109.04 FEES IN THE BUILDING CODE.
PLATS, PLANS AND ASSESSMENTS
   (a)   At the time of filing a plat, plan, or application pursuant to the provisions of the Planning and Zoning Code, the developer-subdivider shall deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer the amounts specified in Schedule 109.04(a) below. Such funds shall be used to defray the costs incurred by the Village in reviewing the plat, for engineering services and for other services and expenditures required by the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations. The fees so deposited shall be used to pay the Village Engineer for his or her services in reviewing the plans pursuant to the charges contained in his or her contract with the Village and other costs. In the event that the amount of the deposit is less than the amount incurred, by the Village, then the developer- subdivider shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer the excess of the charge over the amount deposited, when billed, and in any event before the final plat is approved.
SCHEDULE 109.04(a)
Deposits of Funds for Residential Plat or Plan Review
Document for Review
Amount
(1) Preliminary plat
$750.00 plus $10.00 per lot
(2) Final plat/Construction plans
(a)
$1,300.00 plus $50.00 per lot
NOTES TO SCHEDULE 109.04(a)
(a) Includes streets, subdivision grading, storm drainage facilities, water supply facilities, and sanitary sewage facilities.
 
   (b)   For non-residential developments, the fees specified in Schedule 109.04(b) shall be deposited with the Clerk-Treasurer. Such funds shall be used to defray the costs incurred by the Village in reviewing the plans, for engineering services and for other services and expenditures required by the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations. The fees so deposited shall be used to pay the Village Engineer for his or her services in reviewing the plans pursuant to the charges contained in his or her contract with the Village and other costs. In the event that the amount of the deposit is less than the amount incurred, by the Village, then the developer shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer the excess of the charge over the amount deposited, when billed, and in any event before the final plans are approved.
SCHEDULE 109.04(b)
Deposits of Funds for Non-Residential Development Plan Review
Document for Review
Base
Amount
(1) Site plan
$1,000.00
(2) Construction plans(a)
$1,500.00
NOTES TO SCHEDULE 109.04(b)
(a)Includes streets, subdivision grading, storm drainage facilities, water supply facilities, and sanitary sewage facilities.
 
   (c)   SCHEDULE 109.04. Deposits of Funds for Review of Assessment Petitions. 
   At the time of filing an application for a residential building permit pursuant to the provisions of the Building and Housing Code, the builder/property owner shall deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the Village in reviewing the residential plot plan, for engineering services and for other services and expenditures required by the provisions of these Building and Housing Regulations. The fees so deposited shall be used to pay the Village Engineer for his or her services in reviewing the plan or plans pursuant to the charges contained in his or her contract with the Village and other costs. In the event that the amount of the deposit is less than the amount incurred, by the Village, then the builder/property owner shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer the excess of the charge over the amount deposited, when billed, and in any event before the occupancy permit is issued.
(Ord. 1985. Passed 10-25-04.)
BUILDING
   The amount of money to be paid for building permits shall be determined by the Building Inspector under the terms of this chapter and shall be noted on the application when approved for the issuance of the permit. The fees shall be paid to the Building Inspector who shall give a receipt therefor and the permit shall be issued to the applicant. The moneys so collected shall be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer daily, and the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue to the Building Inspector the Village receipt for the same, and such moneys shall be credited to the Building Department Fund. The fees to be paid shall be as follows:
(a)   Residential.
(1)   New structures.
A.    House/attached garage
$150.00
plus 10.00
per 100 square foot
or fractional part thereof
B.   Electric
125.00
plus 1.50 per 100 square foot
C.   Plumbing
100.00
plus 1.50 per 100 square foot
D.   Heating
75.00
E.   Air conditioning
50.00
F.   Occupancy
25.00
(2)   Alterations and/or additions.
A.   Building
50.00
plus 10.00
per 100 square foot
or fractional part thereof
B.   Electric
75.00
plus 1.50 per 100 square foot or
fractional part thereof
C.   Plumbing
75.00
plus 1.50 per 100 square foot or
fractional part thereof
D.   Heating (additional)
50.00
E.   Air conditioning
            (additional)
50.00
F.   Mechanical system alt.
            (extension of ducting)
50.00
(3)   Miscellaneous.
A.   Re-inspection each
            time (to be paid before
            occupancy)
35.00
B.   Outbuildings
   (garages, pole buildings)
100.00
for the first 400 square feet
plus 5.00
per 100 square feet over 400 square feet
or fractional part thereof
C.   Decks and sheds
25.00
D.   Fences
25.00
E.   Swimming pools
1.   Above ground
               (includes
               electrical)
75.00
2.   In ground
               (includes
               electrical)
150.00
F.   Siding/roofing/windows
            (each with discretion)
            gutters/aluminum/vinyl
            trim
25.00
G.   Electrical service upgrade
75.00
H.   Drives
25.00
I.   Demolition
1.   Applied for
50.00
2.   Citation
100.00
J.   Foundation/waterproof/tile
1.   Wall one or more,
               fee per wall   
35.00
2.   Connection at
               foundation   
50.00
K.   Inspection of property grade
            and drainage
150.00
(b)   Commercial/Industrial.
(1)   New, alterations and/or additions.
A.   Application fee (to be applied if permit
issued)
50.00
B.   Plans
1.   New/addition/alteration
150.00
plus 5.00
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
2.   Sprinkler
150.00
plus 2.00
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
3.   Hood
100.00
4.   Hood suppression   
100.00
C.   Building
1.   New
300.00
plus 10.00
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
2.   Alteration
100.00
plus 10.00
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
3.   Addition
150.00
plus 10.00
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
D.   Electrical(new/alteration/addition)
$ 150.00
plus 1.50
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
1.   Temporary service
25.00
2.   Fire alarm   
      75.00
plus 1.00 per 100 square
feet or fractional part thereof
3.   Security alarm
   75.00
plus 1.00 per 100 square
feet or fractional part thereof
E.   Plumbing
   (new/alteration/addition)
150.00
plus 1.50
per 100 square feet
or fractional part thereof
F.   Heating
   (new/alteration/addition)
per unit 75.00
G.   Air conditioning
   (new/alteration/addition)
per unit 75.00
H.   Mechanical system alteration
75.00
1.   New
   200.00
plus 1.50
per 100 square feet or
fractional part thereof
2.   Alteration/addition   
100.00
plus 1.50
per 100 square feet or
fractional part thereof
(2)   Miscellaneous.
A.   Re-plans     examination
150.00
B.   Re-inspection
75.00
each time
(to be paid before occupancy)
C.   Greenhouses/farm buildings
50.00
D.   Site plans (grading/parking/    drainage/drives/drive pipes)
200.00
E.   Furnace/air conditioning/                                water tank replacement
per unit 75.00
F.   Re-roof
50.00
G.   Fence
35.00
H.   Demolition
1.   Applied for
50.00
2.   Citation
100.00
I.   Electric service charge
75.00
J.   Fireplace
1.   Masonry construction
50.00
2.   Manufactured type
35.00
K.   Commercial Exhaust        Hood/Fans
each 175.00
L.   Replace hood/fan/duct
each 75.00
M.   Walk-in Refrigeration Coolers
each 75.00
   (c)   Other.
      (1)   There shall be a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee paid to the Village for inspections made with less than twenty-four hours notice.
      (2)   There shall be a one-hundred-twenty-five dollar ($125.00) registration fee for general contractors and a fifty dollar ($50.00) registration fee for subcontractors. (Ord. 1728. Passed 7-26-99.)
   (d)   Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Fee. The BZA is hereby authorized to require a fee for all requests for variances or appeals in the following amounts:
      (1)   Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for individual residential variance requests;
      (2)   One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for individual residential appeals;
      (3)   One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for all other requests for variance or appeals.
         (Ord. 2840. Passed 10-24-22.)
PARK
   There shall be established the following park fees for all residential, commercial and industrial zones to generate additional green space and for maintenance of such:
   (a)   Residential - for each individual lot, a $100.00 park fee will be paid into the Park Revenue Fund.
   (b)   Residential subdivision - for each residential subdivision development, a $200.00 per lot park fee will be paid into the Park Revenue Fund.
   (c)   Commercial - for each commercial development, a $1,000.00 per acre, or part thereof, fee will be paid into the Park Revenue Fund. (Sites totaling less than one acre will pay $750.00).
   (d)   Industrial - for each industrial development, a $1,000.00 per acre, or part thereof, fee will be paid into the Park Revenue Fund. (Sites totaling less than one acre will pay $750.00).
   Fees paid into the Park Revenue Fund are to be paid, in full, prior to beginning work on site. Monies must be receipted-in, on or before receiving any building permits.
(Ord. 1618. Passed 12-22-97.)
PLAN INSPECTION
   (a)   Where existing ordinances require it, or where the provisions of the Ohio Basic Building Code, as adopted in Section 1301.01, are applicable, there shall be charged a fee for the inspection and processing of plans by the Village Plan Examiner as set forth in Section 1335.10(b)(1)B.
(Adopting Ordinance)
   (b)   The fee for preliminary plan evaluations, or for the special evaluation of products and materials for the purpose of determining conditions of acceptability for compliance with these Codified Ordinances and the Ohio Basic Building Code, shall be forty dollars ($40.00) per hour.
   (c)   The fee for each special inspection of the Village Plan Examiner, other than those required in subsection (a) hereof, shall be eighty dollars ($80.00 per inspection. Requests for special inspections shall be in writing and delivered to the Village Plan Examiner, and the fee shall be paid prior to the inspection.
(Ord. 1061. Passed 12-12-88.)
   REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS
   (a)   A certificate of registration shall be issued to an applicant upon payment of a one hundred twenty-five dollar ($125.00) registration fee and proof of passage by the individual of an examination, to test his or her fitness as a contractor in his or her particular trade, administered by either the City of Lorain or the City of Elyria, or a comparable city, or upon passage of a test administered by the Village. Such certificate of registration and fee incident thereto shall be for a period of one calendar year from January 1 to December 31. It will be necessary on January 1 of each year to obtain a new certificate of registration and to pay a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) therefor.
   (b)   A certificate of registration shall be issued to an applicant for a subcontractor permit in accordance with the following schedule upon the payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00):
      (1)   Drywall contractor
      (2)   Plastering contractor
      (3)   Concrete
      (4)   Masonry
      (5)   Excavation and sidewalk
      (6)   Insulation
      (7)   Siding installation
      (8)   Others
      (9)   Plumbing
      (10)   Heating and ventilating
      (11)   Electrical
   Such certificate of registration and the fee incident thereto shall be for a period of one year from January 1 to December 31. It will be necessary on January 1 of each year to obtain a new certificate of registration and to pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) therefor.
   (c)   The Building Inspector is hereby designated the administrative officer who shall collect the fee, issue the certificate, conduct the test or receive proof of passage of a test as aforesaid and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AND STORAGE TRAILERS
   (a)   A license shall be issued by the Mayor for a period of sixty days for an on-site construction office or storage trailer. Applicants for such a license shall pay a fee of ninety dollars ($90.00) for the first sixty days and one dollar ($1.00) per day during the construction period.
   (b)   Every such construction office and trailer shall be removed within thirty days after completion of the building.
(Ord. 1088. Passed 6-26-89.)
SIGNS
   (a)   Nonelectric signs or illuminated signs, not including electric signs, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per sign plus one dollar ($1.00) per square foot for each side on which a sign is displayed, with a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
   (b)   Electric signs, fifty dollars ($50.00) per sign plus five dollars ($5.00) per square foot for each side on which a sign is displayed, with a minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Ord. 1754. Passed 12-13-99.)
FEES FOR BOARD OF BUILDING AND ZONING APPEALS (“BZA”)
   A.   DEPOSIT OF FUNDS FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOT APPEALS AND REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES.
   At the time of filing a request for a variance or an appeal with the BZA for an individual residential lot, property owner shall deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the Village for engineering and legal services and for other services and expenditures and the Village Engineer and Law Director are hereby authorized to provide said services. The fees so deposited shall be used to pay the Village Engineer and Law Director for his or her services pursuant to the charges contained in his or her contract with the Village and other costs. In the event that the amount of the deposit is less than the amount incurred by the Village, then the property owner shall pay to the Clerk- Treasurer the excess of the charge over the amount deposited, when billed, and in any event before decision on the appeal or variance is issued and becomes official.
   B.   DEPOSIT OF FUNDS FOR ANY APPEAL OR REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE OTHER THAN FOR “INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS” (A. ABOVE).
   At the time of filing an application for a permit for an appeal or request for appeal or request for variance with the BZA other than for an individual residential lot [see Section A.], the property owner shall deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the Village for engineering and legal services and for other services and expenditures and the Village Engineer and Law Director are hereby authorized to provide said services. The fees so deposited shall be used to pay the Village Engineer and Law Director for his or her services pursuant to the charges contained in his or her contract with the Village and other costs. In the event that the amount of the deposit is less than the amount incurred by the Village, then the property owner shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer the excess of the charge over the amount deposited, when billed, and in any event before decision on the appeal or variance is issued and becomes official.
(Ord. 2542. Passed 9-26-16.)