(A) Permit fee required. No drainage and grading permit shall be issued pursuant to this subchapter unless a drainage and grading fee is paid by the applicant. The drainage and grading permit fee shall be in the amount established in the annual fee ordinance.
(B) Deposit. All drainage and grading permits for major projects shall be subject to deposit of a late work fee escrow, unless the major project is required to submit such a deposit pursuant to this chapter.
(C) Expiration of permit. A drainage and grading permit shall expire if the work covered by the drainage and grading permit:
(1) Is not commenced within six months after the issuance of the drainage and grading permit;
(2) Is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months or more; or
(3) Is not completed within six months for minor projects, or 12 months for major projects.
(D) Permit extensions. An extension must be applied for prior to the expiration of the drainage and grading permit for which extension is sought, and may be granted by the code official because of delays resulting from strikes, fire, windstorm or other circumstances beyond the applicant’s control; provided, however, that no single extension shall exceed three months for minor projects and six months for major projects, and the total duration of all extensions granted shall not exceed 12 months. If no such extension is granted and the work is not completed, the applicant shall be required to apply for a new drainage and grading permit under the provisions of this code. No permit fees shall be refunded because of the expiration of any drainage or grading permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. Fees for all extensions shall be in amounts established by the Board of Trustees in the annual fee ordinance from time to time.
(E) Permit requirements.
(1) Any person issued a drainage and grading permit must retain at the work site, throughout the duration of the regulated activity, the engineering plans bearing the approval stamp of the code official.
(2) The code official may require additional or alternate soil erosion and sediment control measures beyond those specified on the approved engineering plans, based on site specific considerations and the effectiveness of the installed control measures.
(3) A foundation survey shall be submitted upon completion of every building foundation. The foundation survey shall include dimensions from the as-built foundation to each property line as well as the as-built top-of-foundation elevation, including all steps and foundation openings.
(4) An as-built plan shall be submitted upon completion of every regulated activity. For major projects, the as-built plans shall be submitted with a signed statement by a licensed professional engineer that the project was completed in substantial conformance with the approved engineering plans.
(5) A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued and the deposit shall not be returned, if applicable, until the code official has approved the as-built plans and completed a final inspection.
(Ord. 1178, passed 10-17-2016)