(A) Payment. The permit fee and other fees and charges set forth in this code will be collected by the city before the issuance of any permits, and the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, Building Official or other persons duly authorized to issue the permit for which the payment of a fee is required under the provisions of this code may not issue a permit until the fee has been paid.
(B) Double fees. If a person begins work of any kind for which a permit from the city is required, without having secured the necessary permits therefor, either previous to or on the date of commencement of the work, that person must, when subsequently securing the permit, pay double the fee provided for the permit and is also subject to 1criminal prosecution as set forth in this code.
(Prior Code, § 1015.09)