Zoning and related fees are established or referenced as set forth herein and are not refundable except as otherwise stated herein. The Zoning Administrator shall provide a copy of the Village Zoning Ordinance upon application for any permit, excluding annual renewals of the Business Occupancy Permit, and payment of the applicable fee.
(a) Zoning Permits.
(1) A fee shall be charged for each zoning permit based on actual construction cost as follows: For projects with construction costs up to and including ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the permit fee shall be seventy dollars ($70.00); for projects with construction costs exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the permit fee shall be seventy cents ($.70) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of construction cost.
(2) At the time of initial issuance of a zoning permit, there shall be collected a fee, computed as provided herein, based on the estimated cost of construction. If the actual cost of construction exceeds the estimated cost, there shall be collected, prior to the issuance of an occupancy certificate, the difference between the fee computed on the basis of actual cost and the amount previously paid.
(3) No permit fee will be refundable.
(b) Zone Change. The permit fee to accompany a request for a zone change shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) Board of Zoning Appeals. The permit fee to accompany a request for a hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(d) Variance Request. The fee accompanying a request for a zoning variance shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(e) Signs. The fee for all signs requiring a permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(f) Replat. The fee accompanying a request for a replat shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(g) Demolition Permit. The fee accompanying a request for a demolition permit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(h) Zoning Code. The fee for a complete copy of this Zoning Code is ten dollars ($10.00).
(i) Zoning Minutes. The fee for zoning minutes is two dollars ($2.00) per copy.
(k) Business Occupancy Permit. The fee for an initial business occupancy permit, as required by Section 1262.05, shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be waived if the applicant is required to pay one of the other fees set forth in this section. The fee for an annual renewal of the business occupancy permit as required by Section 1262.05(c) or (d), shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
(l) All zoning permits and related fees issued by the Village will expire after one year from the time of issuance.
(Ord. 710-78. Passed 9-19-78; Ord. 778-83. Passed 4-19-83; Ord. 802-86. Passed 7-8-86; Ord. 897-92. Passed 9-1-92; Ord. 919-93. Passed 1-5-93; Ord. 1053-97. Passed 10-7-97; Ord. 1144-00. Passed 12-5-00; Ord. 1488-16. Passed 3-16-16.)