(A) No permit as required by the building code shall be issued until the fee prescribed in this section has been paid. Further, no amendment to a permit shall be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building or structure, has been paid.
(B) Building permit fees.
(1) A building permit for the construction or alteration of a building or structure shall require the payment of a fee at the following rates:
Estimated Costs | Fee |
$0 to $1,000 | $15 |
1,001 to 10,000 | 15 plus $10 per $1,000 |
10,001 to 40,000 | 105 plus 5 per 1,000 |
40,001 to 70,000 | 255 plus 4 per 1,000 |
70,001 to 100,000 | 375 plus 3 per 1,000 |
100,001 to 150,000 | 465 plus 2 per 1,000 |
Over 150,000 | 565 plus 1 per 1,000 |
(2) If the estimated cost of construction provided by the applicant is not consistent with current construction costs, the building permit fee shall be based upon the current construction costs as established by sources such as F.W. Dodge and the Homebuilders Association.
(3) Any project started before obtaining a permit shall be charged DOUBLE the regular permit rate.
(4) Building permits for state projects shall be one-half the regular city building permit fee.
(C) For a permit for the removal of a building or structure to a new location on the same lot or to a new location or another lot or parcel of land, the fee shall be at the rate of $100 plus additional fees as hereinabove provided in division (B) based on the estimated cost of construction of new foundation, appurtenances and other labor and material necessary to make the building complete and usable in its new location.
(D) (1) For a permit for the demolition of a building or structure, the fee shall be as follows:
(a) One- and two-family: $50, plus bonding.
(b) Multi-family, professional office, commercial, and industrial: $100, plus bonding.
(c) Accessory structure: $10; no bonding.
(2) A bond or deposit in the name of the city shall be made by the owner or his agent in the amount of the contract price of demolition. In the event a contract price is not established, the Zoning Administrator or his/her assistant shall designate the amount of the bond or deposit. The permit for demolition may state a completion date; if no completion date appears on the permit, a completion date 60 consecutive calendar days from the date of issuance of the permit is implied.
(3) Upon completion of demolition to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator, the bond shall be released or deposit returned. In the event the completion date has been exceeded, the Zoning Administrator shall notify the owner or his/her agent by certified mail. The notice shall state that failure to complete demolition to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator within 30 consecutive calendar days of receipt of the notice shall result in forfeiture of the bond or deposit.
(4) Upon forfeiture, the Zoning Administrator shall use the monies acquired therefrom to effect the completion of demolition. Any monies remaining after completion of demolition shall be returned to the owner or his/her agent.
(E) No fee for a permit or part thereof shall be refundable.
('83 Code, § 150.02) (Ord. 0-6-80, passed 1-7-80; Am. Ord. 0-19-89, passed 6-19-89; Am. Ord. O-5-2010, passed 4-19-10)