(a) Permit Fees. Applicants for the permits required by this Building Code shall, at the time of issuance, pay such fees as have been established by motion of Council. The current Residential and Non-Residential Fee Schedules shall be kept on file in the Building Department.
(b) Professional Fees and Other Expenses; Deposits.
(1) Professional Fee Deposit Required. When a property owner or agent for a property owner files a building and/or Zoning application or presents a formal request to council or the Village Planning and Zoning Commission, funds shall be deposited with the Treasurer as a Professional Fee Deposit to pay for the professional fees and all other expenses incurred by the
Village in administering the laws of the Village to permit the proposed project. The professional fees of Engineer, the Village Planning consultant, the Village Architect, the Village Law Director, the Village Plans Examiner, inspectors and/or any other consultants required by the Mayor, Council or the Planning and Zoning Commission, or any other Village official, or any expense the Village incurs because of plan reviews or inspection sby other governmental bodies which are caused by the project shall be paid out of these deposits. Any other expenses that shall be incurred by the Village in consideration of such application, petition, request or appeal, and in the continued review of construction, revisions to the plans, or other administrative expenses incurred by the Village in administering the zoning and building codes of the Village shall be paid out of the Professional Fee Deposit. The initial Professional Fee Deposit shall be in an amount that has been established by motion of Council. The current Residential and Non-Residential Professional Fee Deposit Schedules shall be kept on file in the Building Department with the approved Permit Fees.
(2) Failure to Make Deposit. No formal application, petition or appeal shall be considered by the Village Council or any Village Board or Commission until all required fees and deposits have been received by the Treasurer.
(3) Payment of Expenses; Replenishment of Deposit. All professional fees and other expenses incurred by the Village in considering such requests shall be paid from the funds deposited with the Treasurer pursuant to this section. If the Professional Fee Deposit is expended by the Village, then the Treasurer shall request, and the applicant shall make, an additional deposit equal to the amount originally deposited, unless the Mayor permits a lesser deposit because the project is nearing completion.
(4) Failure to Replenish Deposit. Upon a failure of an Applicant to replenish the Professional Fee Deposit, as required by the prior section of this ordinance, Council or the Planning and Zoning Commission may dismiss or indefinitely defer consideration of any request, petition, application or appeal, and the Building Commissioner may stop work on any project under construction for which the Professional Fee Deposit is required.
(5) Refund of Unused Deposit. All Professional Fee Deposits that are not expended shall be returned to the applicant, upon the request of the applicant, provided that the Building Department has closed out the project and determined that no further professional fees or other expenses remain to be paid. (Ord. 2022-17. Passed 11-9-22.)