ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS

Spring Clean-Up
City: 4/19-4/23
County: 4/19-4/24

Fall Clean-Up
City: 10/4-10/8
County: 10/4-10/9

When Are Permits Required?
115 W Grant Ave
620.356.4400
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
 Closed: Saturday-Sunday, Holidays

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE NEED OF PERMITS, PLEASE CALL THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPT.

"Do I need a permit for........"

• Pouring concrete for a driveway or sidewalk?

• Installing sprinkler systems, gas lines, water lines or sewer lines? See 4-406 or page 4 of City of Ulysses Plumbing Code

• Building a garage or shed?

• Remodeling a kitchen, restroom, bedroom?

• Installing a carport, deck, patio or porch?

• Moving in a modular home or mobile home?

• Adding a basement?

See below or view the full Chapter 4 Building Code in PDF form:
Chapter 4 Building Codes of the City of Ulysses

4-104.              AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS.  Amendments and additions to the Uniform Building Code as incorporated herein are as follows:

(A)    FEES. Each person requesting a permit, as required by Section 106 of the Uniform Building Code shall pay a permit fee.  Exception: Grant County and the City of Ulysses, USD 214 or those specific projects the Governing Body has waived the permit fees.  The fees shall be as follows:

(1)    For the erection or construction of any new building, structure or addition with a roof, or placement of a mobile home the fee shall be $.05 per square foot of the floor area, of each floor, including garages and basements as measured by the outside dimensions thereof, with a base fee of $20.00

(2)    For demolition of a residential building not connected to a sewer, gas or water lines and less than 200 square feet in total floor area, and based on the outside dimensions thereof, no charge.  For the demolition of all other buildings or structures, the fee shall be $10.

(3)    For repairing, equipping, remodeling, erecting antennas, or building and demolition work not covered in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section, a fee of $2 for the first $1,000, $2 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof of the estimated or contract cost of such work, with a minimum fee of $20.  The minimum fee for non-structural residential concrete on City right-of-way, i.e. sidewalks or driveways shall be $5.

(4)    For starting or commencing any work for which a permit is required without first securing a permit and payment of fees required in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this section, the fee shall be double to the fee required in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this section.

(5)    No building permit or inspection shall be required for any accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses of less than 120 square feet in area and not over one story in height; for non structural repairs of less than $1,000 value; or for residential none structural concrete that is not being placed on City right-of-way.  Although no permit or inspection is required, all appropriate codes must be followed.  

(B)   “INCORPORATED.”  Dwelling Construction under the Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, prepared and published by the International Conference of Building Officials is hereby incorporated by reference with deletions and alterations as set forth by City Code relating to dwelling construction within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Ulysses. Three copies of the “1997 Dwelling Construction under the Uniform Building Code” shall be filed with the city clerk and marked or stamped “Official Copy as incorporated by the Code of the City of Ulysses.”

(C)  Plan review requirements.  All plans must be reviewed and approved by the Building Official prior to starting construction.

2009 Citizen Satisfaction
Survey Results:
2009 Citizen Satisfaction Survey here
Written Summary of Survey here
Summary of the Scores here
Results for Specific Questions here