(A) A building permit issued by the city is required prior to commencement of any building, construction, reconstruction, renovation or demolition within the city whenever such activity requires a building permit under the provisions of the Uniform State Building Code. The city, through its Code Enforcement Officer, shall issue building permits in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform State Building Code as adopted in § 150.01 of this chapter.
(B) Fees to be paid by the applicant for the issuance of the required building permit issued by the city shall be based upon a rate of $2 for every $1,000 of estimated total building costs; and the total estimated building costs shall be determined based upon the following documents:
(1) For repair and remodeling, the total estimated building costs shall be determined by the most recently published edition of the publication entitled "Means Repair & Remodeling Cost Data;"
(2) For initial commercial and/or residential construction, the total building costs shall be determined based upon the most recently published edition of the publication entitled "Means Square Foot Costs;" or
(3) As an alternative to the determination of total building costs established above in divisions(B)(1) and (B)(2), any person or entity seeking a building permit for either initial construction or repair and remodeling may submit a notarized copy of a fully executed contractual agreement, signed by both the owner/occupier of the property upon which the subject building project is to be constructed, and the party performing the construction work, which sets forth the total building costs for the project for which the permit is requested, and in the event that such written document is submitted the total building costs shall be based upon the amount stated in the executed document.
(C) The building permit for a sign permit shall be $0.25 per square foot of signage, with a minimum fee of $25 per sign.
(D) Any person or entity seeking a building permit shall submit a copy of the plans or drawings for the building to be constructed with the building permit application required.
(Ord. 93-002, passed 5-11-93; Am. Ord. 95-004, passed 6-15-95; Am. Ord. 2009-007, passed 11-10-09) Penalty, see § 150.99