(a) To protect the City property from damage, to ensure the completion of all construction work, the removal of temporary offices, tools and/or storage sheds, and the satisfactory restoration of the property involved, a deposit is required, prior to issuance of a building permit, on all new dwellings, commercial construction or any construction deemed necessary by the Building Commissioner.
(1) On every new dwelling, a minimum cash deposit of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be required.
(2) For group building of dwellings by one contractor, for commercial construction or any other type of construction, the amount of the cash deposit shall be set by the Building Commissioner in an amount he deems adequate to the particular circumstances.
(3) All deposits shall be subject to increase if the nature of the work so warrants.
(b) When all construction work is completed, all temporary office, tool and/or storage sheds are removed, and when the property involved has been restored to a reasonable state of orderliness, then a final inspection shall be made.
(1) Where work has been completed satisfactorily at the time of final inspection, any cash deposits shall be refunded, except for any charges deemed necessary for extra inspections.
(2) If the work is not satisfactorily completed within a specified time given by the Building Commissioner in writing, the entire amount of the cash deposit shall be forfeited.
(Ord. 7026-1987. Passed 6-16-87; Ord. 9546-2008. Passed 12-16-08.)