(a) For a permit for the demolition of a building or structure, the fee shall be as provided for in section 6-79 of this chapter and in the annual fee resolution adopted by the corporate authorities. (Ord. 0-12-36, 10-1-2012)
(b) In case of abandonment or discontinuance, the cost of work performed under a permit may be estimated, an adjustment of the fee made and the portion of the fee for uncompleted work returned to the permit holder, provided that no refund of a prescribed minimum fee shall be made. If such discontinuance is due to revocation of a permit, a similar adjustment and return may be made, provided that no refund shall be made until all penalties incurred or imposed by due authority have been collected. After such a refund has been made, no work shall be resumed until a new application has been made and a new permit has been issued.
(c) The term "estimated cost" as used in this section means the reasonable value of all services, labor, materials, and use of scaffolding and other appliances or devices entering into and necessary to the prosecution and completion of the work ready for occupancy; provided that the cost of excavation or grading, and of painting, decorating or other work that is merely for embellishment or not necessary for the safe and lawful use of the building or structure is not deemed a part of such estimated cost. (1963 Code § 22.602A; amd. Ord. 0-67-63 § 4; Ord. 0-04-29, 5-17-2004)