An applicant for a permit to construct any work, except curbs, walks, gutters or highway surfaces, shall, in addition to the issuance fee, pay or make a deposit in an amount estimated by the Commissioner to be equal to twice the actual cost of all necessary engineering and inspection costs.
An applicant for a permit to construct a driveway with surfacing other than dirt, gravel or decomposed rock, shall, in addition to the issuance fee, pay an engineering and/or inspection fee as follows:
(a) For each residential driveway, $1.50.
(b) For each commercial drive, $10.00.
The engineering and inspection costs herein provided for in Subdivision (a) and (b) of § 51.0303 shall be presumed to be the actual cost. A refund shall not be made to any applicant unless the inspection and/or engineering fee was erroneously collected, in which case the entire amount may be returned, or if the driveway or driveways were not constructed by the permittee, the applicant may apply for a refund of the unused fees less a charge of $1.50 on the permit for site inspection costs. Where the deposit has been made for other than driveway construction work, the Commissioner shall, for refund purposes, deduct from the deposit in the same manner as provided by law for the repayment of trust, the required engineering and inspection. If such cost and fee is less than the deposit, the difference shall be refunded to the person making the deposit in the same manner as provided by law for the repayment of trust moneys.
If the cost, plus the issuance fee, exceeds the amount of the deposit, the permittee shall pay the deficiency to the Commissioner. If the applicant fails to pay said deficiency within 15 days, the Commissioner may recover such sum in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until such amount is paid, further permits shall not be issued.
(Ord. 815, passed - -1957)