A. General. No permit to begin work for new construction, alterations, replacement, removal, demolition, relocation, or other building construction operations or work requiring a building permit will be issued until after the fees required for that permit, as prescribed in Title 3 of the Municipal Code, have been paid in full to the Village and any other fees or debt owed to the Village have been paid in full. In addition, no amendment to a permit for which an additional fee must be paid as prescribed in this chapter will be approved until after the additional fee has been paid in full to the Village.
B. Basis of Fees. The permit fee shall be as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended. The total construction cost of the project shall include the value of all work performed, materials used and site improvements made in conjunction with the permit and shall be subject to review and adjustment by the code official if the costs submitted on the permit application do not reflect the actual costs. Fees to be established in the Village Fee Schedule include:
1. General permit fee (based on the value of the work and inspection fees with a minimum permit fee amount regardless of valuation).
2. New construction (residential, non-residential).
3. Minor permits (equipment replacement, fixture replacement).
4. Exterior work (windows, doors, roof, siding).
5. Remodeling.
6. Accessory structure.
7. Fences.
8. Driveways (new construction, replacement, resurfacing).
9. Demolition permits (residential structure, accessory structure, partial, non residential).
C. Work Without a Permit. The fee for work without a permit shall be as listed in the Village’s Schedule of Fees, unless specific fees are described in the relevant section of the building code. The Village may waive such fees for emergency repair work provided that the permit is applied for in a timely manner during regular business hours.
D. Additional Fees. The payment of the fees for the construction, alteration, replacement, removal, demolition, relocation or other building construction operations and for all other work done in connection with or concurrently with the work contemplated by a building permit does not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the obligation to pay all other fees prescribed by law or ordinance. These fees may include:
1. Permit renewal fees.
2. Stop Work Order fees.
3. Work without a permit fee.
4. Utility fees.
5. License and registration fees.
E. Reinspection Fee: There shall be no charge for the initial inspection for each phase of a project. For each subsequent reinspection required due to failure of the initial inspection, the work not being ready, or inability to gain access to an inspection site, to ensure compliance with these regulations a reinspection fee for each subsequent reinspection shall be charged as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended. Said fee must be paid before any reinspection will be scheduled.
F. Miscellaneous Inspection Fees:
1. Miscellaneous inspections shall be charged as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended. This fee shall be paid before any inspection can be made.
2. If it is necessary for the village to utilize an outside consultant to perform a necessary inspection, the permittee shall be responsible for payment of said fee prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. If an escrow deposit has been made for payment of professional fees, this amount may be deducted from the deposit.
G. After Hours, Saturday, Sunday or Holiday Inspection Fee: In the event that a permittee requests an inspection after normal operating hours the following procedure shall be followed:
1. Any person who requests an inspection to occur after normal operating hours, on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday shall submit a written request for such inspection and pay the additional fee as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended, on or before twelve o'clock (12:00) noon of the regularly scheduled workday preceding the date requested.
2. The code official shall determine if Village personnel can be provided and shall notify the person requesting such inspection whether or not such inspection can be provided.
3. The fee for said inspection shall be calculated by multiplying the hourly wage of the assigned inspector by a factor of two (2), plus the amount, if any, of additional costs incurred by the Village for any employee benefits to be paid as a result of such employee being employed for such additional time.
4. In the event the time spent by such inspector exceeds the additional inspection fee so prepaid, such additional amount shall be paid to the Village before an occupancy permit for the inspected premises is issued.
H. Plan Review Fee:
1. When the total construction cost exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the plans shall be reviewed by a qualified plan review service unless the code official shall determine that said plans are of such a character that the Village can adequately review for life safety, fire protection, smoke removal and other aspects. The actual cost of this consultant review will be paid by the building permit applicant in addition to all other related building permit fees.
2. The plan review fee shall be paid at the time of building permit application submittal. No review will be conducted until this fee is received.
3. All plan review fees charged by the Village include the cost of one review and one rereview. Should more than two (2) reviews be required due to an inadequacy of the plans and specifications submitted for review, the fees for such additional reviews will be computed in accordance with the schedule outlined in this section.
4. The plan review fee shall be based on a percentage of the building permit fee as set forth and as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended.
5. The basic plan review fees shall contain the following elements and the plan review fees for each of these elements shall be as provided in the Fee Schedule of the Village, as amended:
a. Building code plan review:
b. New residential construction.
c. Residential alterations, additions and accessory structures.
d. New commercial and industrial construction.
e. Commercial and industrial alterations.
f. Mechanical Code plan review.
g. Plumbing Code plan review.
h. Electrical Code plan review.
I. Deposits and Bonds
1. Deposit or Bond Required. Every applicant must post with the Village, at the time of issuance of a permit, all performance sureties as required by the Municipal Code. For projects that do not have a specific bond requirement, the bond amount shall be not less than the minimum construction bond as listed in the Village’s Fee Schedule. The Village may waive the cash deposit requirement if it is determined that the work is either unlikely to impact the public right-of-way, or the scope of work is such that Village abatement in the event of failure to complete the project is unlikely.
2. Village Right to Draw on Deposit. The Village has the right at all times, at its option, to draw on the site/performance cash deposit to reimburse the Village for the costs, including without limitation legal fees and administrative expenses, actually incurred and reasonably estimated to be incurred by the Village in exercising any of its rights under this title in the event (1) the applicant undertakes any work in violation of any provision of this title or of any permit issued or plan approved pursuant to this title or (2) the applicant fails or refuses to complete the work authorized by any permit issued under this title in accordance with all plans approved in connection with said permit.
3. Replacement of Deposit. If the Village draws on the site/performance cash deposit, then the applicant must replenish the deposit to the full amount required by this section within five days after demand therefor is made to the applicant in writing by the Village. Any failure of the applicant to fully replenish the deposit will result in cancellation of the related permit, which permit will not be reissued thereafter except after the filing of a new application and paying the required fees therefor.
4. Return of Unused Deposit. The Village will promptly return any unused portion of the site/performance cash deposit to the applicant, without interest, as follows:
a. For all work other than a temporary sign, after proper completion of all work.
b. For a temporary sign, after removal of such sign, but only if that removal occurs within 48 hours after the permit for the temporary sign has expired. If removal occurs later than 48 hours after the permit expired, then the site/performance cash deposit is forfeited to the Village.
5. Forfeiture of Deposit. A site/performance cash deposit posted pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be forfeited to the Village in full (1) if the permittee does not request a final inspection prior to the expiration of the permit for which the deposit was made, or (2) if the permittee does not cure all defects in the performance of the work pursuant to the permit for which the deposit was posted within 30 days after the specified date for completion; or (3) if the permittee occupies the building or any portion of the building without written permission or Certificate of Occupancy. (Ord. 2023-O-8)