A. State Regulations Apply: The issuance of building permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in Minnesota Statutes section 326B.121, subdivision 2.
B. Fees:
1. Fees Established:
b. Permit Fees: Building permit fees shall be assessed in accordance with section 3-1-2 of this Code for work governed by this chapter and chapter 2 of this title.
c. Special Investigation Fee: If work for which a building permit is required by the Building Code has been commenced without first obtaining approval of said permit, a special investigation shall be made before the permit is issued, and a special investigation fee collected in addition to the permit fees as established in section 3-1-2 of this Code.
2. Refund Policy:
a. Procedure:
(1) The request for a refund must be submitted from the person, firm, or corporation that paid the original fees.
(2) All requests for cancellations of permits and refunds of fees must be in writing, shall include a copy of the original permit and the reason why the refund is being requested.
(3) Any request for refund must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date when the fee was paid or the request will not be considered.
b. Eligibility For Refund:
(1) One hundred percent (100%) of permit fees less an administrative fee specified by Section 3-1-2.E of this code may be refunded when determined by the Department of Building Safety that:
(A) The request for a refund is made within one hundred (180) days from the date of payment.
(B) No work requiring a building permit has been started.
(C) A fee was erroneously paid or collected.
(2) All building permit fees shall be nonrefundable once a building permit has been issued and work requiring a building permit has been started.
(3) All plan review fees and permit surcharges shall be nonrefundable once an application for a building permit has been accepted by the City. (Prior Code § 4-1-2; amd. Ord. 2023-07, 9-25-2023)