(a) When and to whom paid. Except as provided in § 17-11-207, the fee shall be paid to the Department of Inspections and Permits before the issuance of a building permit for the improvement, a mobile home park construction permit, or a zoning certificate of use for a change of use. The amount of the fee shall be set as of the date of application for the permit or zoning certificate of use. A permit or a zoning certificate of use may not be issued until any applicable development impact fee has been paid.
(b) Commercial and industrial structures. For commercial and industrial structures, the fee shall be paid for the initial building permit for the primary structure. Subsequent building permits for tenant improvements shall not be subject to the fee unless the land use type for which the tenant improvement permit is sought is subject to a higher fee than the land use type indicated when the initial permit was obtained. Any tenant improvement subject to a higher fee shall pay only the difference between that higher fee and the fee for the original land use.
(c) Collection. Development impact fees not paid when due shall be collected as provided by § 1-8-101 of this Code.
(d) Refund upon building permit expiration. If a building permit expires and construction under the permit has not commenced, the feepayer is entitled to a refund of any development impact fee paid as a condition of the permit's issuance and shall apply to the Department of Inspections and Permits for the refund within 60 days of the expiration of the building permit. The County shall retain 6% of the fee as an administrative fee to offset the costs of collection and refund.
(1985 Code, Art. 24, § 7-106) (Bill No. 50-87; Bill No. 96-01; Bill No. 71-08)