This article shall be known as "An Ordinance Fixing Fees for Building Permits of 1972."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ESTIMATED COST
The current value of all services, labor, materials, construction equipment, rental and service equipment installations, but not including costs of such grading, decorating or other work as is intended primarily for appearance or embellishment and which is not necessary for the safe and lawful use of the building or structure.
PERSON
Includes one or more natural persons of either sex, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities of any kind capable of being sued, including their agents, excepting the United States of America, State of New York and municipal corporations.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
Any person who proposes to erect or structurally alter any building or structure within the City, whether interior or exterior, shall be required to first obtain a building permit duly issued upon application to the Director of Public Works. Said application shall be made upon forms and shall contain the information required by the Director of Public Works, which shall include but not be limited to the estimated cost of the work to be done and the Westchester County license number for each contractor proposed to be utilized. At the time of the filing of the application, the applicant shall pay the fee in the amount as set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained by the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare and from time to time amend a Building Permit Square Foot Work Sheet, subject to review and approval of the City Manager after consultation with the Common Council, for determination of fees to be charged for the issuance of building permits on a square-foot basis. The prescribed fees for a building permit for any building, addition, alteration, demolition of an existing structure, temporary construction and erection of fire escapes or signs shall be determined by the Director of Public Works as per the City of Peekskill Square Foot Work Sheet and shall be set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained by the office of the City Clerk.
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The building permit fee shall be tripled for any person who erects or alters any building or structure without first obtaining a building permit in accordance with §§ 575-49 and 275-11 and such alteration is not listed on any certificate of occupancy issued after January 1, 2006.
When no construction has been started within six months after the granting of a building permit, a renewal of such building permit shall be required, for which the fee shall be set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained by the office of the City Clerk.
Any person violating this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.