(A) Payment of fees and expenses. A permit fee, per the city’s approved fee schedule, shall be paid to the city before the issuance of any permit herein prescribed. The permit fee does not include the cost of any outside expenses the city may incur related to the review, inspection or enforcement of the permit, such as those for soil test, planning, legal or engineering consultants. The owner or agent shall make payment for all such expenses when billed therefor by the city.
(B) Work without permit. Should any person begin work of any kind such as hereinafter set forth or for which a permit from the city is required by the Building Code or the city code without having first secured the necessary permit from the city that person shall be subject to a special investigation and fees as per the city’s approved fee schedule.
(C) Building and construction valuation. Building valuation, for the purpose of establishing building permit fees, shall be as adopted by the City Council by resolution and may be amended from time to time. Valuation for alterations, repairs or extensions shall be determined by the Building Official based on the Building Official’s estimate of the materials cost and the labor cost to put the construction in place.
(D) Permit and application fee refunds. The city may refund building permit fees for work that has not commenced within 180 days of the city issuing the permit. The city will not make any fee refunds after 180 days of the city issuing the permit. All persons requesting a refund shall make the refund request in writing. The city will reimburse the paid fees to the person or party that made the initial payment unless the Building Official authorizes the payment to another person or party. The city will not refund the plan check fee if the city has performed a plan check. The city shall not refund state surcharges or fees that the city has reported to the state.
(Prior Code, § 1006.02) (Ord. 508, passed 04-27-1992; Ord. 853, passed 02-03-2011)