1. Permit Fees:
A. A fee for each electrical permit shall be paid to the building official in the amount set in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the City Council. No electrical permits shall be issued to any person who has fees outstanding as required by this code or any other laws or ordinances of the City. Fees for repairs to items listed shall be the same as for new construction. Any permit required by the provisions of this code may be revoked by the Building Official upon the violation of any provision of this code.
B. If a permit is issued for a specific amount of work and, upon inspection, it is determined that more work was performed than was authorized by the permit, the permittee shall amend the permit or obtain another permit to include all additional work and shall pay a new base fee and any unit fees as described in paragraph A above.
2. Additional permit fees are as follows:
A. Double Fee. Except in emergency situations, as determined by the Building Official, where work for which a electrical permit is required by this code is started or proceeded with by any person prior to obtaining a required permit, the fees specified as set forth in the amount set in the Schedule of Fees as adopted by the City Council shall be doubled. The payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work or from any other penalties prescribed herein. No additional permits of any type shall be issued to any person who owes the City the double fee described in this subsection. However, no double fee shall be imposed upon any person who starts without a permit if:
(1) The work is started on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, or during any other day when the Building Department is not normally open for business; and
(2) The person secures the proper permit on the next Building Department working day.
(3) No plan review is required prior to issuance of the permit.
B. Refunds. If, within 30 days of the date of issuance, the holder of a electrical permit decides not to commence the work described in said permit, said person may, upon application to the Building Official, be refunded that portion of the permit fee which is in excess of the permit refund fee set in the schedule of fees adopted by the City Council.
C. Fees for Permit Renewals as stated in Section 158.11 shall be based on the amount of remaining work to be completed. If the plans are changed enough to warrant a review then the permit fee shall be ½ the cost of the original fee plus any fees as set forth in subsection E of this code section.
* Or the hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greater. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
D. Reinspections. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made. This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall pay the reinspection fee in accordance with the schedule of fees as adopted by City Council. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.
E. Other Inspections and Fees: See the schedule of fees as adopted by City Council.
Persons performing work for the Federal Government, the State, the county or city may obtain permits for such work without paying the permit fees described herein; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt payment of permit fees by persons performing work under the direction of the City in connection with the abatement of any public law.
An expired permit may not be reissued without a permit fee except by resolution of the City Council.