(A) The city shall charge, and the permittee shall pay, upon issuance of the permit fees for the review of application and site inspection of costs associated with the work performed under the permit as outlined in the consolidated fee schedule. Such costs could include costs for reviewing the project and issuing the permit, inspections of the project, deterioration of the public way or diminution of the useful life of the public way, and other costs to the city associated with the work to be done under the permit. All costs shall be assessed in a nondiscriminatory manner.
(B) The City Engineer may waive permit fees or penalties, or a portion thereof, provided for in this subchapter when he or she determines that such permit fee or penalty:
(1) Pertains to the construction or rehabilitation of housing for persons whose income is below the median income level for the city; or
(2) Pertains to an encroachment on the public way involving a beautification project which furthers specific goals and objectives set forth in the city’s strategic plan, master plans, or other official documents, including decorative street lighting, building facade lighting, flower and planter boxes, and landscaping.
(C) Additional charges to cover the reasonable cost and expenses of any required engineering review, inspection, and work site restoration associated with each undertaking may be charged by the city to each permittee, in addition to the permit fee.
(D) A street cutting and excavation permit must be obtained prior to any work being done.
(1) Excavation fee for shoulder, gravel, or dirt road: $0.05 per square foot with minimum charge of $30.
(2) Excavation fee for hard surface:
Hard Surface Fee Schedule | Asphalt Shouldering |
Compaction test: application must provide written test results from authorized company “before patching,” or if city doesn’t charge per test | $40 |
Failure to obtain permit before beginning work | $50 |
Inspector charge on large non-city projects | $25 per hour |
Permit charge | $15 |
Summer patching charge | $4.50 sq. ft. with minimum of $60 |
(Prior Code, § 13.06.060) (Ord. 19-98, passed 7-15-1998) Penalty, see § 152.99