§ 8-29. Building permit fees.

The following permit fees hereby are imposed and are assessed and shall be paid at the time of the making of an application for a permit for the work or service, installation or construction hereinafter described:

(1)

For issuing permit ..... $ 35.00

(2)

Cost of construction

$0—100.00(charged only if inspection required) ..... 11.00

$100.01—1,000.00 ..... 27.50

$1,000.01—2,000.00 ..... 38.50

$2,000.01—3,000.00 ..... 55.00

$3,000.01—4,000.00 ..... 60.50

$4,000.00—5,000.00 ..... 66.00

$5,000.01—6,000.00 ..... 71.50

$6,000.01—7,000.00 ..... 77.00

$7,000.01—8,000.00 ..... 82.50

$8,000.01—9,000.00 ..... 88.00

$9,000.01—10,000.00 ..... 93.50

$10,001.00 to $100,000—$93.50 for the first $10,000 + $5.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or part thereof up to $100,000.00;

$100,001.00 to $500,000.00—$588.50 for first $100,000 + $2.75 each additional $1,000.00 or part thereof up to $500,000.00;

$500,001.00 and up—$1,688.50 for first $500,000 + $1.38 each additional $1,000.00 thereafter.

(3)

Reinspection fees. When a permit holder due to any of the following reasons makes extra inspection trips necessary, an additional fee shall be charged for each additional inspection:

a.

Wrong address given on call for inspection;

b.

Work not ready for inspection at time specified;

c.

Required corrections not made within time specified;

d.

Failure to request required inspections;

e.

Additional work done after inspection has been made;

f.

When reinspection is necessitated due to a previously failed component and said reinspection is hindered or impossible due to continued construction activity by the permittee;

g.

Emergency inspections or requesting of unscheduled inspections.

(4)

Refund of fees. Where no work has been done under a valid permit for which fees have been paid and a written request for refund of fees is made by the holder thereof within six (6) months of the date of original issuance, the building official may authorize the refund of fifty (50) percent of the building permit fee upon surrender of the permit and cancellation of same. In no event shall any plan check fee be refunded.

(Ord. No. 2003-12, § 1, 11-20-03; Ord. No. 2006-17, § 2, 9-25-06; Ord. No. 2017-18 , § 1, 7-5-17)