In the case of a revocation of a building permit, abandonment or discontinuance of a building project prior to the commencement of the construction, or the performance or required inspections, the portion of the work not yet begun shall be computed and any excess fee shall be returned to the permit holder upon written request. All plan examination and permit processing fees indicated as the “base fee,” and not including “square footage fees,” and all penalties that have been imposed on the permit holder under the requirements of this code shall first be collected. Where construction has commenced and projects are abandoned or have permits revoked because of unsafe building practices, permit fees shall not be refunded. A refund in whole or part shall not be issued after 180 days from the permit issue date.
(Ord. 98-152, passed 12-9-98; Am. Ord. 07-106, passed 10-3-07)