A. Fees shall be charged to cover all aspects of administration of the building permit program under this title, including, but not limited to, application intake and processing, plan review, inspections, expedited reviews, hearings and appeals, consultation and research, certification programs, fee refund calculations, and other service charges, enforcement, and administrative overhead.
B. Plan review fees and building permit fees (inspections) shall be based either on the estimated value of the work to be done as determined by the chief building official under Section 15.08.110, or on an hourly rate to be charged for actual time expended performing plan review or inspections. The chief building official shall determine whether the fee shall be based on the estimate of value or on an hourly rate, based on type of work or program. The chief building official shall issue administrative rules and regulations establishing when valuation-based fees and when hourly-based fees shall be charged.
C. The amounts of all fees (including deposits) authorized by and charged under this chapter shall be established by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 2011-026 § 3; Ord. 2010-014 § 2)