(a)
All persons, firms or corporations applying for licenses, inspections, permits or other city services, activities, or uses that require the applicant to pay a fee incident to such application shall pay the requisite fees as established by the city council.
(b)
All persons, firms or corporations applying for licenses, inspections, permits or other city services, activities, or uses that require the applicant to submit plans, drawings or documents for review shall pay the actual cost of that review by city staff or persons retained by the city for the purpose of reviewing such plans. These costs shall be paid upon receipt of an invoice from the city and work shall not proceed until such costs have been paid in full.
(c)
It shall be a violation of this chapter to conduct any activity or commence any use for which payment of a fee is required until such fee has been paid. It shall be a violation of this chapter to conduct any activity or commence any use for which payment of these costs are required until such payment has been made. The penalty for violations shall be a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each day that a violation occurs shall be a separate violation.
(1998 Code, sec. 30-1; Ordinance 200649, sec. 13, adopted 7/11/06; 2013 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 2019-07 adopted 3/19/19; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)