(a) Generally. A permittee shall pay the inspection fees provided for in this section.
(b) Fees under maintenance permit. Under a maintenance permit, the inspection fee for activity other than an excavation in a paved area is $7 and the inspection fee for an emergency excavation in a paved area is $120.
(c) All other permits. For all permits other than for activity under a maintenance permit, the permittee shall pay a base inspection fee of $80. The permittee also shall pay the following inspection fees:
Type of Work | Inspection Fee |
Boring: | |
Grassy area | $40 for every 750 linear ft. |
Road crossing | $40 for every road crossing |
Longitudinal in paved area | $40 for every 500 linear ft. |
Trenching: | |
Grassy area | $40 for every 500 linear ft. |
Paved area | $40 for every 200 linear ft. |
Excavation in paved area by County | $40 each |
All other excavations in paved area | $40 each |
(d) County transfer of funds. Whenever the County in its capacity as a utility engages in activity for which a utility or other applicant would be required to pay inspection fees, the County shall transfer by the end of each fiscal year from the utility fund to the general fund the inspection fees required by this section, except that no fees shall be transferred in connection with a County capital project or in connection with a work activity that makes no material change to the footprint of a facility or to the surface or subsurface of a right-of-way.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, § 25-3-303) (Bill No. 15-02; Bill No. 63-04; Bill No. 53-06)