[Amended 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 4-1979; 6-4-1991 by L.L. No.
1991; 6-1-2006 by L.L. No. 3-20067-19-2007 by L.L. No. 6-2007; 3-1-2012 by L.L. No.
1-2012; 12-5-2019 by L.L. No. 15-2019]
A. A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time to time by like resolution. The fees set forth in, or determined in accordance with, such fee schedule or amended fee schedule shall be charged and collected in connection with the issuance of permits under Article
IV.
B. All fees specified in the fee schedule shall be paid to and collected
by the Village Clerk simultaneously with the filing of any application.
The particular application shall not be deemed filed until said fees
shall be paid and until the other requirements of this chapter have
been complied with. No permits shall be issued by the Building Inspector
until such fees have been paid.
C. Deposits, as set forth in the fee schedule, shall be paid at the
time an application is filed for the permits issued. Deposits shall
be applied, to the extent necessary, to the reimbursement of the Village
for any expenditures incurred in connections with the issuance of
building permits. Any remaining portion of the deposit not needed
to reimburse the Village will be returned to the applicant upon receipt
of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion.
D. Before the issuance of a permit for all new construction or alterations involving the repair, replacement, alteration to an existing building or structure of 40% or more of its floor area or walls, for both residential and commercial properties, the applicant shall execute and file in the office of the Village Clerk a surety bond in the amount specified in the fee schedule, conditioned upon the performance of the work in accordance with the plan submitted under Article
IV, and indemnifying the Village against any damage to Village property. In the event of a default, such bond shall be forfeited to the Village. In lieu of such surety bond, a cash deposit, letter of credit or negotiable securities may be deposited with the Village. Upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, such bond or cash deposit shall be released by the Village, less any indemnification costs.
E. If the fee for any type of work for which a permit is required under
this chapter is not specified in the fee schedule, the Village Board
shall, in such case, determine and fix a reasonable fee therefor consistent
with the Village's cost of processing the application and approving
said work under the permit. If any of the specifically described work
for which a permit fee is required to be paid, as set forth in the
fee schedule, is included in an overall application for a building
permit, no separate application or fee shall be required under this
chapter.
F. The payment of fees specified in the fee schedule shall not preclude
the payment of fees required under other provisions of the Village
Code or Village rules and regulations, or fees required to be paid
to any other governmental or quasi-governmental agency or any sewer
or water district having jurisdiction in the premises.
G. The fees specified in the fee schedule shall not be refunded, except
when a permit has not been processed by the Village, and a written
request for a refund is submitted to and approved by the Board of
Trustees.
H. Determination of value of work. The Building Inspector shall not
be bound by any statement of value contained in any application for
a permit. His determination of value shall be binding unless the applicant,
by proper documentation, i.e., bills, invoices, cost estimates, etc.,
establishes the fair value of the work to be done and the fee to be
charged. If there is any conflict as to the value or estimated cost,
the Building Inspector's finding shall prevail. The Building
Inspector may consider, among other things, the cost per square foot
of different types of construction in arriving at the value or estimated
cost of any work.