The City Clerk, on behalf of the Building Inspector, shall at the time of the filing of any application for the issuance of any building permit, charge and collect a fee in the following amount: $20 for the first $2,000 of the valuation of the building project, and an additional $1 for each additional $1,000 of valuation of the building project. The permit fee shall cover the issuance of the permit and all inspection of the premises required. The fee shall be paid to the City Treasurer for credit to the City General Fund. The Building Inspector shall deliver to the applicant a certificate of satisfactory construction when the building is completed in accordance with this chapter, and no utility shall be made available for use in the building until the certificate is issued and delivered.
(1999 Code, § 9-203)