All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by complete and finalized plans and specifications. No permit shall be issued except upon prior payment of the total building fee required by the following schedule. The fee schedule set forth hereafter is cumulative, and is in addition to all other fees required by applicable provisions of the municipal code, unless specifically noted to the contrary.
A. Building Permit Fee: 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.
B. Beginning Work Without A Permit: It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other entity to commence any work within the village without obtaining the permit or permits required for such work. Should any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity be in violation of the provisions of this subsection, and after such violation or violations then apply for the appropriate permit or permits, the permit fee shall be twice the amount of the published permit fee.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. 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 cost of this 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:
(1) New residential construction.
(2) Residential alterations, additions and accessory structures.
(3) New commercial and industrial construction.
(4) Commercial and industrial alterations.
b. Mechanical code plan review; new construction only.
c. Plumbing code plan review; new construction only.
d. Electrical code plan review; new construction only.
G. Temporary Certificate Of Occupancy:
1. When, in the opinion of the code official, a building may be occupied prior to completion of the approved plans, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued. The fee for this certificate shall contain the following elements and the fees for these elements shall be as provided in the fee schedule of the village, as amended:
a. Residential homes.
b. Residential units.
c. Commercial or industrial.
2. Any other provision of this code to the contrary notwithstanding, a temporary certificate of occupancy may, in the sound and reasonable discretion of the building commissioner, be extended to a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days from its date of issuance. The building commissioner may further extend a temporary certificate of occupancy not to exceed an additional one hundred eighty (180) days, if and only if:
a. Another fee is paid therefor in the same amount as the original certificate;
b. There has been substantial compliance with the requirements and conditions of the original temporary certificate of occupancy; and
c. The further extension will not jeopardize the health or safety of persons occupying the permitted structure and/or the public in general.
H. Demolition Permit Fee:
1. The permit fee shall contain the following elements and the fees for these elements shall be as provided in the fee schedule of the village, as amended:
a. Accessory building.
b. One- and two-family residential buildings.
c. All other buildings.
2. In addition to the above permit fee, a bond, in the form of a cash bond or letter of credit in proper form, insuring the proper cleanup of the property shall be placed on file with the village in the following amount. Such bond shall contain the following elements and the fees for these elements shall be as provided in the fee schedule of the village, as amended, and shall be released by the village upon completion of the demolition and an inspection of the property by the building official.
a. Accessory building.
b. One- and two-family residential buildings.
c. All other buildings. (Ord. 2014-O-36: Ord. 1996-O-28 § 1: Ord. 1995-O-29 § 1)