(a) Before the owner or any architect, builder, plumber, carpenter, mason, electrician or other person who may be employed for the purpose, shall construct an improvement on any property within the Village, and at the time of securing a permit for the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any building or other structure, said owner or his or her agent shall make a cash deposit, in such amount as the Building Inspector shall determine, to guarantee that:
(1) Any damage to the streets, curbing or berms within the Village shall be repaired and restored to their original condition at the cost and expense of the owner;
(2) Work for which the permit was issued shall be completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications; and
(3) The information required by the permit application and the Permit Close Out Report, or its equivalent, has been fully and correctly provided.
In no event shall the cash deposit be less than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) Upon the failure of the owner or his or her agent to replace or restore such streets, curbing or berms to their original condition at the completion of the work for which the permit was issued and the cash deposit made, the Building Inspector shall have such work performed and shall pay the cost and expense thereof out of the funds so deposited, and in the event the deposited sum shall not be sufficient to pay such cost and expense, the owner shall be liable to the Village for the balance.
(c) Upon completion of the work for which the permit was issued and the cash deposit made, the owner or his or her agent shall request the Building Inspector to make an inspection for the purpose of determining what refund, if any, should be made from the deposit. The fee for said final inspection shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). After charges for work by the Village have been deducted from the deposit, the balance shall be refunded to the owner or his or her agent, if the requirements of paragraph (a)(3) hereof have been met.
(d) If the work contemplated by the aforesaid permit has not been completed at the expiration of two years from the date of making such cash deposit, or if the necessary repairs or restoration to the streets, curbing or berms has not been made as required hereunder, such deposit or any portion thereof then remaining shall be forfeited to the Village.
(Ord. 2010-121. Passed 8-10-10.)