Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25.02.01 of this article, sections 109.2 and 109.6 of the Building Code are amended to read as follows:
109.2 Schedule of permit fees. The fee for each permit shall be as periodically established by City Council resolution.
109.2.1 Plan review fees. When plans or other data are required pursuant Section 107.1, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Said plan review fee shall be 100 percent of the building permit fee established by resolution of the City Council.
109.2.2 Expiration of plan review. Applications for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date the application or the date of final approval, if one exists, shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
109.2.3 Expiration of building permits. Building permits will remain valid if the work on the site authorized by that permit is commenced within 12 months after its issuance, unless the permittee has abandoned the work authorized by the permit.
The Building Official may extend the permit expiration date for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request (submitted prior to the expiration date) by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once.
If an applicant wishes to renew a permit that has been expired for less than 6 months, 50% of the original fees paid shall be required to renew the permit. If an applicant wishes to renew a permit that has been expired for more than 6 months, 100% of the original fees paid shall be required to renew the permit.
109.6 Fee refunds. The Building Official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit in accordance with the Building code.
The Building Official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee within 60 days of the date of fee payment.
(Ord. 0-19-1357, 11-13-2019)