Building permits shall not be issued for an individual dwelling or building on an individual lot for one- or two-family dwellings until plans are approved by the City Engineer. No building permit shall be issued for such dwelling or building on an individual lot unless the lot is served by a dedicated street. At the time of application for permit, the builder shall deposit one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each lot.
(a) This deposit shall be used for plan review, the establishing of finished ground grades, the inspection of all grades to see if they conform to the approved plans; and if necessary, to perform an "as-built survey" or to grade the site in accordance with the approved grading plan. Costs shall be calculated on the basis of the actual time expended at the current hourly rate as established by and on file in the Engineering Division.
(b) If the grading account of an individual builder diminishes below fifty percent (50%) of the required deposit, the builder shall be required to deposit additional funds to bring his account up to the required deposit. The City Engineer may issue a stop work order if additional funds are not deposited within seven days of the notice to make such a deposit. When a builder has completed all work on a building and final grading has been inspected and approved by the City, the builder shall be refunded whatever balance may be remaining in his grading account. (Ord. 2016- 39. Passed 5-3-16.)