(a) The Building Department or person as designated by the Mayor shall collect a five hundred dollar ($500.00) deposit at the time of application for a permit. The City Engineer shall estimate the cost of the grade plan review. If the estimated cost exceeds the five hundred dollar ($500.00) deposit, the applicant shall be informed of the estimated cost and shall be directed to deposit the difference between the Engineer’s estimate and the applicant’s original five hundred dollar ($500.00) deposit, which difference shall be so deposited prior to the Engineer’s examination of the plot plan.
(b) The applicant shall be charged for the actual costs incurred by the City Engineer for reviewing the plot plan, issuing the permit, inspecting the site and checking the grade, and any and all other expenses associated with the issuance of the permit. Such costs shall be computed on the basis and in accordance with the legislation governing the right of compensation for the City Engineer at the time. Any deficiency between the actual costs of the services rendered by the City Engineer and the deposit paid by the applicant shall be paid to the City prior to the approval of the final plot plan. Any excess of the deposit over the actual costs of the City Engineer and the permit fee shall be returned to the applicant.
(c) All costs and fees paid pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City. (Ord. 1996-89. Passed 1-9-97.)