[Bill No. 182, 10-11-2011]
A. 
The following development fees and bonds are hereby authorized:
1. 
Residential Building Permits.
a. 
Plan review fee for all projects: fifty dollars ($50.00) per application.
b. 
Building permit fee for new residences for A-1, R-1, R-2, and R-MP: five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00) per residential unit.
c. 
A performance bond is required for each new residential unit that is held to protect the City from damage to public or private property caused by the contractor or subcontractors on the project and to ensure completion of the project.
(1) 
Five hundred dollar ($500.00) cash bond; or
(2) 
Five thousand dollar ($5,000.00) performance bond.
d. 
Accessory structures requiring permits: twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square feet, thirty-five dollar ($35.00) minimum fee. (See International Residential Code 2003 for work exempt from permit requirements.)
2. 
Commercial Building Permits.
a. 
Plan review fee: three percent (3%) of building permit fee, one hundred dollar ($100.00) minimum fee.
b. 
Building permit fee for C-1, C-2, and I-1: twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot.
3. 
Reinspection fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00). As required by Article VII, Inspections and Reinspections.
4. 
Conditional use permit fee: fifty dollars ($50.00) per year.
[Bill No. 182, 10-11-2011]
All development fees and bonds required in Section 500.210 for every building permit shall be paid by the applicant at the time the building permit is submitted. In addition, all duly authorized impact fees, connection fees, inspection fees, and deposits required for new water or sewer services shall be paid at the time the building permit is submitted.
[Bill No. 182, 10-11-2011]
A. 
Plan review fees, reinspection fees, and conditional use permit fees are non-refundable fees. In situations where a building permit is cancelled or withdrawn by the permit holder and no work on the project has occurred, the Building Inspector shall notify the City Treasurer that the building permit fee and development bond, if applicable, are to be refunded.
B. 
Performance bonds required in Section 500.210 are refundable by the City Treasurer when either of the following conditions are met:
1. 
The building permit is cancelled or withdrawn by the permit holder, no work on the project has occurred, and the Building Inspector has notified the City Treasurer.
2. 
The project is complete, has received approval for all required building code inspections, the utility work and all associated repairs to public property have been completed, the 911 address is posted on the property, and a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector.
[Bill No. 182, 10-11-2011]
A. 
The performance bond may be forfeited if the project is not completed before the associated building permit expires, if the permit holder refuses to repair damage to public or private property caused by his/her contractors or subcontractors, or if the contractor's insurance does not reimburse the City for damage to public or private property caused by the contractor or subcontractor.
B. 
Notice must be provided to the Board of Aldermen and to the permit holder that includes the nature of the damage, a refusal to pay by the insurance company or the permit holder, and any other documents deemed necessary by the Building Inspector. The Board of Aldermen shall notify the permit holder of the hearing to be held within twenty-one (21) days of the Building Inspector's notice that damage has occurred. At that hearing, the permit holder may present evidence to refute the Building Inspector's claim of damage against the City. The Board shall issue a statement of findings and order the bond refunded or forfeited at that time.