(A) Permit fees shall be in accordance with the schedules enumerated in this subchapter, except where work without a permit is in progress or complete; in such cases, the following schedule shall apply to all work without permits or development orders:
(1) Where it can be determined that the current owner is responsible, four times the amount(s) shown in the regular schedules in this subchapter; and
(2) Where it cannot be established that the current owner is responsible, double the amount(s) shown on the schedules in this subchapter (permits).
(B) All fees in division (A) above shall apply unless the owner or his or her authorized agent can produce satisfactory evidence to the Director of the Building Department that the work was performed prior to his or her ownership; in such case, the double fee amount will apply.
(Ord. 450, passed 9-9-2003)