4-4-5: PERMITS; FEES:
   (A)   Permits Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to demolish any building or structure, or any structural part thereof, that is over four hundred (400) square feet, or connected to electric, gas, water, or sewer lines, or has one or more party walls, without having first obtained a demolition permit from the director. Application for a permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the director.
   (B)   Expiration Of Permits: Permits for demolition shall expire thirty (30) days after issuance. The director may, upon good cause shown, extend such date of expiration for a successive fifteen (15) day period.
   (C)   Denial Of Permit: The director may refuse to issue a demolition permit when the requirements of this chapter are not met or where a permit has already been issued for a specific property and no significant progress has been made toward complete demolition.
   (D)   Drawings Required: Applicants for a demolition permit shall provide drawings indicating the height and location of buildings on the site, distance from property lines and adjacent buildings, final grading, party walls, protective canopies and such other information as may be reasonably requested by the director. The director may, if he determines that the safety of persons or property will not be adversely affected, waive the requirements of this subsection.
   (E)   Permit Fees: The director shall collect fees for all demolition permits according to the following schedule:
 
Estimated Cost
Fee
$1.00 to $500.00
$10.00
$500.01 to $2,000.00
$10.00 for first $500.00 plus $1.50 each additional $100.00 or fraction of, to and including $2,000.00
$2,000.01 to $25,000.00
$32.50 for first $2,000.00 plus $6.00 each additional $1,000.00 or fraction of, to and including $25,000.00
$25,000.01 to $50,000.00
$170.00 for first $25,000.00 plus $4.50 each additional $1,000.00 or fraction of, to and including $50,000.00
$50,000.01 to $100,000.00
$283.00 for first $50,000.00 plus $3.00 each additional $1,000.00 or fraction of, to and including $100,000.00
$100,000.01 and up
$433.00 for first $100,000.00 plus $2.50 each additional $1,000.00 or fraction of
 
(Ord. 1923, 3-4-2008)