(a) Fees and charges for permits and inspection services required by this Chapter shall be as set forth in the Comprehensive Fee and Fine Schedule. The term "basement area", when used in the Comprehensive Fee and Fine Schedule, shall mean those portions of a basement consisting of habitable space (as defined by the International Building Code as adopted pursuant to § 9-18 of this Code), and related bathrooms, toilet, closets, halls and storage areas, but shall not include areas of a basement such as utility spaces and similar areas in which the walls and ceiling are not finished with drywall or similar building material.
(b) In addition to the permit fees noted in this section, there shall be paid such charges for water used in connection with building operations as are fixed by the scheduled water rates now in force or as the same may be amended from time to time by the village president and board of trustees.
(c) All fees shall be paid to the village before issuance of any permits provided for by this article and no fees are refundable.
(d) All work being done on public property shall require that a cash deposit be posted in an amount the director of public works deems adequate to restore that property and its improvements to its original condition.
(e) Permits for construction, alteration or improvements listed in subsection 9-15(a), (b) or (c) above, except for permits for the erection or construction of any new dwelling, will not be issued until permit applicant has provided an accurate estimate, appraisal or other instrument describing the value that would result from the construction, alteration or improvement, which estimate, appraisal or instrument shall be acceptable to the director of public works. The director of public works may establish, from time to time, minimum amounts or rates upon which any estimate, appraisal or instrument shall be formulated. Upon completion of the work authorized under the building permit, and prior to the issuance of a certificate for occupancy, the director of public works may require the permit applicant to deliver to the director of public works verifiable evidence of the actual value relating to the construction, alteration or improvement for which the permit was issued. To the extent that the actual value is more than the estimated value reported at the time of the application (or any application or notice regarding revisions to the permit activities), the permit applicant shall be required to pay an additional permit fee in an amount that reflects the actual final value; provided, however, in the event that the actual value exceeds the estimated value reported for permit application purposes by more than 25%, then an additional charge of 10% to the final permit amount, as adjusted, shall be imposed. To the extent that the final value is less than the estimated value reported for permit application purposes, the building permit fee shall be adjusted and a refund will be issued.
(Ord. No. 04-26-3115; Ord. No. 06-08-3150; Ord. No. 2019-11-3459)
(f) Eleemosynary institutions applying for permits for construction or improvements listed in subsection 9-15(a), (b) or (c) above shall be charged a fee of .25% of the value of the new construction, improvement, installation or alteration. In no event shall such fee be less than $50.
(Ord. No. 94-13-1949)
(g) When deemed appropriate by the department of public works/community development, an application for exterior appearance review for a development in the R-D, B-1 and B-2 zoning districts filed pursuant to § 7-503 of the zoning code shall be accompanied by an additional amount for recoverable costs as provided in subsection 9-15(m)(1) below, as determined by the department of public works/community development, to be deposited in an application fee escrow.
(Ord. No. 04-09-3098)
(1) The costs incurred by the village in processing an application shall be deemed to consist of at least the following items of direct and indirect expense:
A. Legal publication (direct cost);
B. Recording secretarial services (direct cost);
C. Court reporter (direct cost);
D. Document preparation and review (hourly staff salary times a multiplier to be established from time to time by administrative order of the village manager at a level sufficient to recover 100% of the direct and indirect cost of such service);
E. Consultant fees and expenses (engineering, legal, planning, etc.) (direct cost);
F. Copy reproduction (direct cost);
G. Document recordation (direct cost); and
H. Inspection and review fees (direct cost).
(2) From the date of the filing of any application pursuant to this code, the village shall maintain an accurate record of the recoverable costs as herein above defined, incurred in the processing of such application. If the project is withdrawn at any time before the building permit is issued, the village manager shall draw funds from the escrow account established for such application to pay such costs and shall transfer such funds to the appropriate village accounts. The village manager shall maintain an accurate record of all such drawings.
(3) Should the village manager at any time determine that the escrow account established in connection with any application is, or is likely to become, insufficient to pay the actual costs of processing such application, the village manager shall inform the applicant of that fact and demand an additional deposit in an amounted deemed by the department of public works/community development to be sufficient to cover foreseeable additional costs. Unless and until such additional amount is deposited by the applicant, the village manager may direct that processing of the application shall be suspended or terminated.
(4) As soon as reasonably feasible following the issuance of a building permit, the village manager shall return the escrow deposit to the applicant.
(5) In the event that the project is withdrawn at any time before the building permit is issued and the amount in the escrow is insufficient to pay the total actual costs, a written demand for payment of the balance due shall be mailed to the owner and the applicant. If unused balance remains in the escrow account after paying the total actual costs, it shall be returned to the applicant.
(6) The owner of the property subject of the application and, if different, the applicant shall jointly and severally be liable for the payment of the fee. By signing the application (either directly or through an agent), the owner shall be deemed to have agreed to pay such fee and to consent to the filing and foreclosure of a lien on the subject property to ensure collection of any such fee, plus the costs of collection, in the event such fee has not been properly paid as required with the filing of the application. Any lien filed pursuant to this subsection may be foreclosed in the manner provided by statute for mortgages or mechanics’ liens.
(h) Reserved.
(Ord. No. 2010-01-3259)
(i) Reserved.
(Ord. No. 2010-01-3259)
(j) For any permit application submitted pursuant to this § 9-15 in connection with a multiple family dwelling or non-residential structure, to the extent that the village manager or the manager’s designee determines that third-party consultant services are required to review, process or inspect such multiple family dwelling or non-residential structure, an additional building permit fee shall be imposed, which additional building permit fee shall be in the amount of the direct costs incurred by the village for such third-party consultant services.
(Ord. No. 92-39-1905; Ord. No. 06-08-3150; Ord. No. 08-04-3215; Ord. No. 2016-04-3394)