(A) Applicant shall pay a permit fee to the County Engineer with the application for permit for all improvements in the county highway system right-of-way. This permit fee shall provide for the review, permit issuance, and inspection of the improvements.
(B) Permit fees shall be as set forth in the schedule of fees as approved by the County Commissioners.
(C) When underground linear projects exceed one mile in total continuous length of impact to county rights-of-ways, the County Engineer may choose to contract outside inspection services. If outside inspection services are hired, additional permit fees will be calculated based on the actual costs for said inspections and other services related to the encroachment and will be assessed in addition to the base fees outlined in the schedule of fees.
(1) County Engineer shall estimate the costs of services related to the requested encroachment.
(2) Applicant shall deposit with the County Engineer the amount estimated by the County Engineer for the services requested plus 10% prior to approval of the permit.
(3) Upon completion of the work and before final inspection, County Engineer shall cause to be prepared a summary of the expenses incurred for the requested service.
(a) The cost of the final inspection shall be estimated by County Engineer and shall be considered adequate for the service, whether the actual costs were more or less than estimated. If the final inspection does not result in approval of the work, a new summary and final inspection estimate will be prepared incorporating the costs of the failed final inspection and estimating the new final inspection.
(b) A copy of the summary shall be provided to the applicant.
(4) If the expenses were less than the deposit, County Engineer shall refund unused funds to applicant after approval of the final inspection.
(5) If the expenses exceeded the deposit, applicant shall deposit with the County Engineer additional funds to cover the cost of the requested services prior to approval of the project.
(D) The provisions of this subchapter pertaining to the fee shall not apply to work done as part of a project owned by any city, town, municipal corporation, or any other county, or by any agency of the state, provided that these entities shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this subchapter.
(E) Permit fees shall be paid by check, money order or credit card made payable to the “Hendricks County Engineering Department”. Cash cannot be accepted. Any payment fees incurred shall be paid by the permittee.
(F) Permit fees shall be deposited in the Engineering Department’s general operating fund for the costs of administering the department.
(G) Permit fees are refundable only if the County Engineer determines that compliance with this section is not necessary.
(Ord. 2023-11, passed 3-14-2023)