(a) Schedule. The following minimum fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be paid when application is made and prior to the issuance of zoning permits and shall not be refundable. This minimum fee does not apply to outdoor advertising.
(1) Residential and residential apartments. Five cents (5 cents) for each usable square foot of each floor of the entire structure and any accessory structures, exclusive of cellars or basements not intended for living space.
(2) Business and commercial. Seven and one-half cents (7.5 cents) per square foot of usable floor space for each floor, exclusive of cellars not intended for use other than storage or mechanical equipment.
(3) Industrial. Ten cents (10 cents) per square foot of each floor area.
(4) Outdoor advertising.
A. All signs of up to ten square feet - $15.00 per sign face.
B. Signs of more than ten square feet, but less than twenty square feet in area, $20.00 per sign face.
C. Signs of twenty square feet, but less than twenty-six square feet in area, $25.00 per sign face.
D. Signs of twenty-six square feet or more, $1.00 per square foot of sign area per sign face, not to exceed a maximum of $200.00 per sign face.
(5) Communications Towers.
A. Construction of new tower ($900.00).
B. Replacement of equipment on existing tower ($450.00).
(b) Additional Information. In addition to the above fees, any actual costs for plans, permits, professional assistance and advice and extraordinary expense furnished by the Zoning Administrator and the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be charged to the applicant for a zoning permit.
(1) Contractors shall obtain a zoning permit before new construction, additions or alterations have been started. Contractors shall properly display zoning permit cards in a manner which is clearly visible from the street. The above mentioned fees shall be doubled when zoning certificates are issued after construction, or additions, or alternations have been started by the contractor.
(2) A receipt for all fees paid by the applicant for a zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator, and such fees shall be turned over to the Village Clerk for proper accounting according to law.
(3) This Zoning Ordinance shall not be interpreted as interfering with, abrogating or annulling any regulations, resolutions or permits previously adopted or issued by Council except where such regulations, ordinances or amendments are in conflict with this Zoning Ordinance or amendments hereto; in which event this Ordinance or amendment hereto shall prevail.
(4) Neither the Zoning Administrator nor any Assistant Zoning Administrator nor Clerk shall, during the term of his (or her) office, be employed or engaged, directly or indirectly, in any building construction business for others, or enter into any contract for building construction for others or for furnishing materials, plans, specifications or equipment for others within the Village. Nor shall any duly licensed real estate broker or salesman or spouse of any duly licensed real estate broker or salesman be appointed Zoning Administrator, Assistant Zoning Administrator or Clerk within the Village.
(Ord. 17-2020. Passed 6-15-20.)