The provisions of this schedule shall apply to all fees established
herein and shall be levied by the town immediately upon the effective
date. Separately adopted ordinances also address applicable fees for
other permit requirements within the town. This schedule should not
be construed to be all-inclusive of required permits or fees within
the town.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. IX, adopted 11/20/12)
The individual fees are subject to change to reflect the town’s
actual costs, and, as such, the fees herein may be changed by the
town council at a public meeting through a simple majority vote at
any regular or special called meeting.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. X, adopted 11/20/12)
The town administrator and any other municipal officer collecting
fees, fines, court costs and other services for the town are hereby
authorized to accept payment by credit card of such fees, fines, court
costs or other charge and to collect a fee for processing the payment
by credit card as authorized by chapter 132, Texas Local Government
Code.
(1) Processing
or handling fee.
The town administrator and any other
municipal officer is hereby authorized and directed to assess a processing
fee not to exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the fee, fine,
court cost, or other charge being paid by the use of a credit card,
as an amount reasonably necessary and related to the expense incurred
by the town.
(2) Service
charge for dishonored payment.
If for any reason a payment
by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which
the funds are drawn, the town administrator or any other municipal
officer shall collect a service charge from the person who owes the
fee, fine, court cost, or other charge to the town. The service charge
is in addition to the original fee, fine, court cost, or other charge
and is for the collection of that original amount. The amount of the
service charge shall be the same amount as the fee charged for the
collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds.
(3) Encumbrance
of credit cards.
The town administrator is hereby authorized
to enter into agreements with companies which issue credit cards to
collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated
or otherwise unauthorized and the town administrator is further authorized
to charge the company a fee for the return of said credit cards.
(4) Disposition
of fees and charges.
Processing fees and service charges
collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general
fund of the town.
(5) Payment
through the internet.
Payments may be made through the
internet for fees, fines, court costs, and other services for the
town. The town administrator is hereby authorized to enter into agreements
with a vendor to provide access, collect payments, or provide services
through the internet.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. VI, adopted 11/20/12)
Any person who commences any work requiring a permit before
obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to pay one hundred
percent (100%) of the usual permit fee in addition to the required
permit fees.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. VII, adopted 11/20/12)
(a) Refunding
of fees.
The building official shall authorize the refunding
of permit fees as follows:
(1) The
full amount of any fee erroneously paid or collected hereunder.
(2) Not
more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work
has been done under a permit issued in accordance with adopted building
codes.
(3) Not
more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an
application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid
is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
(b) Waiving
of fees.
The building official may waive or reduce the
required permit fees for the demolition, repair, or reconstruction
of a structure damaged due to a catastrophic event.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. VIII, adopted 11/20/12)