(A) Engineering plan review fee and deposit. Except as otherwise provided herein, the engineering fee for the review of plans by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be based on the design engineer's estimated probable cost of construction which has been approved by the Village Engineer. A plan review deposit is payable at the time of permit application. Plan reviews shall not be performed until the deposit has been paid. This plan review deposit amount may be amended by the Village Engineer, but only upon approval of a preliminary probable cost of construction estimate. This deposit will be utilized for payment of the required plan review fee. If the plan review fee exceeds the deposit amount, then the required additional amount shall be payable at the time of approval of final engineering plans. If a reimbursement of deposited funds is due the permit applicant, then remittance will be made upon approval of the final estimated probable cost of construction.
(1) Engineering plan review deposit. The engineering plan review deposit shall be $2,500.
(2) Engineering plan review fee, subdivision improvement plans. The engineering fee for the review of subdivision improvement plans by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be ½% of the design engineer's estimated probable cost of construction which has been approved by the Village Engineer.
(3) Engineering plan review fee, all other improvement plans. The engineering fee for the review of plans by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be 1% of the design engineer's estimated probable cost of construction which has been approved by the Village Engineer. The engineering fee for the review of plans by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, for minor parking lot maintenance repairs such as resurfacing or patching as determined by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be $175 per application.
(B) Engineering inspection fee. The engineering fee for inspections performed during the course of construction by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be 2% of the probable cost of construction as estimated by the design engineer and approved by the Village Engineer, such fee to be payable at the time of approval of final engineering plans. The engineering fee for inspections performed during the course of construction by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, for minor parking lot maintenance repairs such as resurfacing or patching as determined by the Village Engineer, or his or her designee, shall be 1% of the probable cost of the repairs or construction, as estimated by the design engineer and approved by the Village Engineer.
(C) Stormwater management plan review and inspection fees and deposit. The village's costs of stormwater management plan review and inspections, performed by means of outside consultant services, shall be paid for at the billed rate as charged to the village by the consultant. A stormwater management deposit in an amount as determined by the Village Engineer, in accordance with the village's schedule of stormwater management deposits, plus a non-refundable processing fee of $120, shall be payable at the time of permit application. Plan reviews shall not be performed until this stormwater management deposit and processing fee have been paid. The stormwater management deposit shall be remitted to the permit applicant only at such time as all village invoices for consultant services and the processing fee have been paid.
(F) Grading guarantee deposit for new one- and two-family residential construction. In addition to any other permit fees payable for new one- and two-family residential construction, there shall be deposited with the village cash, or adequate security, in the amount of $500 per lot, which shall be known as the grading guarantee deposit. This deposit shall be in addition to any project performance bond or letter of credit previously established with regard to the property. The purpose of this grading guarantee deposit shall be to ensure that the individual lot has been properly graded so as to provide acceptable drainage, and that a minimum of four inches of topsoil has been spread across the lot.
(1) The village shall return the amount of the deposit or release the amount of the security once the grading conditions of the lot have been tested by usage, settling, rainfall and other conditions. The amount of the grading guarantee deposit shall be held or shall remain available for the benefit of the village for a period of no more than one year after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or occupancy variance, unless the village notifies the party responsible for the grading guarantee deposit of the specific defect existing in the grading and drainage of the lot.
(2) In the event that the grading defect is determined, but not corrected after reasonable notice, the village may utilize the funds to correct the defect. However, the utilization of this grading guarantee deposit shall not prevent the village from taking other action against the party responsible for the defect. Without regard to any other provision of this section, the grading guarantee deposit shall not be released by the village until the entire area immediately affected by the drainage characteristics of the individual lot shall have also been found to comply with the ordinances of the village relating to drainage.
(G) Security for subdivision improvements. For the requirements of securities for subdivision improvements, see § 7-2-8.
(H) Public improvement preservation bond. For the requirements of public improvement preservation bonds, see § 12-3-17.
(Ord. 2010-04-23, passed 4-5-2010; Ord. 2010-11-53, passed 11-15-2010; Ord. 2013-04-11, passed 4-15-2013)