(a) Provided the estimated valuation equals five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, before the erection, construction or alteration of any building or other structure or part thereof, and before the installation or alteration of the drainage or electric wiring of any building or other structure is begun, there shall be submitted to the Director of Public Safety, by the contractor, an application for a permit in duplicate, on appropriate blanks to be furnished by the Director, containing a detailed statement of the specifications, cost, location and kind of building or other structure, and the name and address of the owner(s) of the property where the work is to be performed. The plans and specifications are to be in accordance with the provisions of the National Building Code adopted under Section 1325.01. The plans and specifications are to be approved by the Director and a permit issued before the beginning of work. The Director shall approve or reject any plans filed with him pursuant to this section within a reasonable time after they are submitted to him. A copy of the permit application and plans, as approved by the Director, shall be retained by him, and a copy, as approved by him, shall be kept at the building or other structure during the progress of work. The work shall be open to inspection by the Director or his authorized agent.
(b) A fee shall be paid to the Safety/Service Fund for issuing a permit for the erection, alteration or repair of a building or other structure, in accordance with the following estimated valuation schedule:
ESTIMATED VALUATION | FEE |
$1,000.00 or less | No permit or fee required |
$1,001.00 - $1,500.00 | $20.00 |
$1,501.00 - $2,500.00 | $25.00 |
$2,501.00 - $5,000.00 | $30.00 |
$5,001.00 - $7,500.00 | $35.00 |
$7,501.00 - $10,000.00 | $40.00 |
$10,001.00 - $15,000.00 | $45.00 |
$15,001.00 or more | $50.00 plus $1.00 per thousand in excess of $15,001.00 |
Building cost estimates may be re-evaluated by the Director if it is apparent that such costs are underestimated for permit purposes.
(Ord. 2008-17. Passed 9-4-08.)
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 98-51. Passed 9-3-98.)