(A) Payment of fees. No permit, certificate, license or approval shall be issued until the fees hereinafter prescribed shall have been paid. When there is a processing fee as required by division (B) hereof, the balance of the permit fee shall be paid before the issuance of the permit and shall be equal to the difference between the total permit fee and the processing fee. A receipt shall be rendered to the person making a fee payment, which receipt shall indicate the amount paid and the purpose of the fee.
(B) Processing fee. No application for a building permit shall be accepted for filing unless the applicant shall, at the time of filing, pay a processing fee in accordance with § 156.09. Processing fees shall become a part of the permit fee and any other fee which may accrue thereafter; and no portion of such processing fee shall be refunded, except as provided in this chapter.
(C) Renewal fee. The fee for the renewal of a permit shall be one-half of the original permit fee; provided, however, that the minimum fee for any renewal shall be the sum of $25 and the maximum fee for any renewal shall be the sum of $200.
(D) Record and deposit of fees. Records shall be kept by the Director of Community Development of all fees received. Such records shall show the date of receipt, the name of the person making payment, and the purpose for which such fees have been paid. All fees thus received shall be deposited with the City Treasurer to the credit of the general fund.
(E) Refund of permit fees:
(1) Refund of permit fees may be authorized if applied for within one year from the date of issuance of the permit if:
(a) The permit has expired by time limitation;
(b) The project is abandoned; or
(c) There is a major change in the project (different type of building, different model, change of occupancy and the like).
(2) Refund shall be at the discretion of the Director of Community Development and, if granted, shall be in the amount of one- half of the permit fee, less $15. No refunds shall be granted where the permit fee is $30 or less and, no refund of a building permit processing fee shall be granted.
(3) Claims for return of refundable permit fees, bonds, and deposits shall be by written requests on forms provided by the city.
(F) Unclaimed fees. Unclaimed permit fees, bonds, and deposits. Unclaimed permit fees, bonds, and deposits remaining on the books of the city for more than one year after issuance of the same shall be returned to the general fund of the city, and thereafter no refund shall be made. Extensions may be requested in advance of the expiration date if the work is not completed.
(G) Inspection fee. The inspection fee for services of the city inspection personnel pertaining to the inspection of streets and the public right-of-way, not specifically provided for in other ordinances, shall be at the rate of $40 per hour. The developer or person requesting an inspection shall pay the inspection fee, in addition to all other permits or fees paid or to be paid in connection with that development.
(H) Public hearing fees. Fees for procedures involving public hearings include the cost of up to maximum of two signs to be provided and installed by the city (when required by the code) and notices to a maximum of 25 adjacent property owners (when required by the code). Fees for signs or notices not included in the application fee will be assessed at the time of application at the rate of $20 per sign and $.50 per notice. The additional fee for notice is based on the notices being sent by regular mail. Certified or other more costly methods will be assessed at correspondingly higher rates.
(Ord. 9-1986, passed 5-5-86; Am. Ord. 21-1992, passed 9-8-92; Am. Ord. 01-2003, passed 2-17-03; Am. Ord. 06-2018, passed 4-15-18)