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§ 71.201 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT
   If any person commences any work on a building or structure before obtaining the necessary permit from the applicable governing body, he shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 71.299.
(Ord. No. 3.72, § 2, 3-21-72)
§ 71.202 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
   On all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a building permit, the required fee shall be paid at the time of filing an application for the permit in accordance with the following schedule:
   (A)   Where the valuation does not exceed $1,000.00   $ 3.00
   (B)   For a valuation over $1,000.00, up to and including $15,000.00, the fee shall be, per $1,000.00 or fraction thereof    $ 3.50
   (C)   For a valuation over $15,000.00, up to and including $100,000.00, the fee shall be, for the first $15,000.00   $ 52.50
      Plus, for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof    $ 2.50
   (D)   For a valuation over $100,000.00, up to and including $500,000.00, the fee shall be, for the first $100,000.00   $265.00
      Plus, for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof   $ 1.00
   (E)   For a valuation over $500,000.00, up to and including $1,000,000.00, the fee shall be, for the first $500,000.00   $665.00
      Plus, for each additional $100,000.00 or fraction thereof   $ 0.40
   (F)   For a valuation over $1,000,000.00, the fee shall be for the first $1,000,000.00   $865.00
      Plus, for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof   $ 0.15
(Ord. No. 3.72, § 4, 3-21-72; Amd. Ord. No. 20.89, § 1, 7-25-89; Amd. Ord. No. 21-97, 11-4-97)
§ 71.203 VALUATIONS TO BE FAIRLY ESTIMATED
   If, in the opinion of the building official, the valuation of a building, alteration, or structure appears to be underestimated on the application; the permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimated cost to meet the approval of the building official. Permit valuations shall include total cost such as plumbing, electrical, mechanical equipment, and other systems.
(Ord. No. 3.72, § 5, 3-21-72)
§ 71.204 PERMIT FEE RECORDS
   The building official shall keep a permanent and accurate accounting of all permit fees and other monies collected, the names of all persons upon whose account it was paid, and the date and amount thereof.
(Ord. No. 3.72, § 3, 3-21-72)
§ 71.205 DISPOSITION OF PERMIT FEES
   All fees for building permits established by ordinance or statutes shall be collected by the building inspector and paid into the city treasury.
(Ord. No. 2.66, § 2, 1-4-66)
§ 71.299 PENALTY
   (A)   In addition to any other remedies available in seeking injunctive relief through the courts on any construction done in violation of this chapter, the failure to obtain a permit in accordance herewith shall be a misdemeanor. Any builder or owner who fails to obtain a permit shall be subjected to a fine of ten ($10.00) dollars per day for every day that the work is undertaken without the permit after the initial construction is begun. Each day shall be considered a separate offense.
   (B)   If upon completion of a building for which a permit has been issued, it appears that the valuation figure stated in the application has been unreasonably underestimated to the extent that it would not be reasonable in regard to the construction prices prevalent in this area, then the under-evaluation shall also be a misdemeanor. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred ($200.00) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
(Ord. No. 3.72, § 6, 3-21-72)
Cross reference:
   For civil penalties, see § 22.606
ARTICLE III. BUILDING CODE
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