(a) Whenever the Building Department or the Housing and Community Development Department require inspection services by the City Engineer in connection with any construction project, the City Engineer shall make a reasonable estimate of its inspection fees. The property owner or developer shall be obligated to deposit with the Building Department or Housing and Community Development Department, as the case may be, the estimated amount of engineering inspection fees.
(b) Following the provision of engineering inspection services by the City Engineer or its designee, the City Engineer shall present its invoice for said services with the Building Department or the Housing and Community Development Department, as applicable. The City shall apply the amounts on deposit to pay said engineering inspection fees.
(c) In the event that the amount on deposit for engineering inspection fees is greater than the actual costs for said engineering inspection fees as set forth in the City Engineer's invoice, the amounts remaining on deposit shall be promptly refunded to the owner or developer. In the event that the amount on deposit for engineering inspection fees is less than the actual costs for said engineering inspection fees as set forth in the City Engineer's invoice, the shortfall shall be invoiced to the property owner or developer.
(Ord. 2024-02. Passed 1-16-2024.)