Any person who commences any work for which a permit is required without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently allowed to obtain a permit, pay the required permit fee established by city council resolution for such work and an additional penalty fee in an amount equal to the required permit fee, provided that no penalty fee shall be less than $30; and provided further, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be provided to the satisfaction of the inspector of the building division of the city, or other authorized city officials, that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of this work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and, if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, the penalty fee as herein provided shall be charged.
(Prior code § 16-601(K); Ord. 72-O-110 § 4, 1972; Ord. 81-O-107, 1981; Ord. 82-O-110, 1982; Ord. 96-O-104 § 1, 1996; Ord. O-2007-07 § 4, 2007)
The chief building official of the city shall collect such fees as are provided to be paid by this code. He or she shall make no refunds on fees collected amounting to $30 or less, or on any plan checking fee; refunds may be made in the amount equal to 50% of the permit fee paid, unless the fee paid for the issuance of the permit has been made for an area outside of his or her jurisdiction or duplication of permits has been made and two fees have been collected for the same job, in which case 100% may be refunded; provided, that no refund of any fee or portion thereof shall be made in either of the following cases:
(1) 
After one year has elapsed from the date of issuance of the permit; or
(2) 
If the work designated in the permit has been commenced.
(Prior code § 16-601 (L); Ord. 71-O-110 § 5, 1972; Ord. 81-O-107, 1981; Ord. 82-O-110, 1982; Ord. 96-O-104 § 1, 1996)
Sewer connection fees are assessed by the county and collected by the building division of the city.
(Ord. 80-O-106, 1980)