A reinspection fee as fixed by the fee schedule adopted by the
City Council by resolution may be charged and collected for each extra
inspection made necessary, as follows:
(A) Work not ready at time requested for inspection;
(B) Work required to be corrected on previous inspection not ready and/or
correction not made at time requested for inspection.
(Prior code § 6.260.110; Ord. 2302 § 3, 1983; Ord.
3957 § 2, 2010; Ord. 4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 §
2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 § 2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)
An inspection fee fixed by the fee schedule adopted by the City
Council by resolution shall be charged and collected for inspections
made on request for information that requires on-site inspection.
(Prior code § 6.260.111; Ord. 2302 § 3, 1983; Ord.
4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 §
2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)
(A) Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by
this code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit,
a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued
for such work.
(B) Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be
collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued.
The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee
required by this code. The payment of such investigation fee shall
not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of
this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
(Prior code § 6.260.112; Ord. 2302 § 3, 1983; Ord.
4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 §
2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)
Section
18-08.170 shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the administrative authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of work.
(Prior code § 6.260.113; Ord. 2302 § 3, 1983; Ord.
4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 §
2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)
(A) Violations. The Council may establish a fee by resolution for all
inspections during which code violations are discovered or which are
necessary to remedy code violations. Payment of this fee shall be
waived if the violations are corrected prior to the second inspection
conducted by the Building Inspector. The fee established for the second
and subsequent inspections by the Building Inspector shall include
the full cost of each inspection plus previous inspections which are
related to the violations and for which a fee has not previously been
collected.
(B) Fee Surcharge. If the City files a lawsuit or initiates an administrative proceeding which requires an applicant to correct code violations or to obtain a permit as required by this code, there shall be a surcharge fee added to the fee required in Section
18-08.130. The Council may establish by resolution the amount of this fee which shall reimburse the City for all costs of filing the lawsuit or initiating the administrative proceeding, including court costs, expert fees, staff time, and attorney's fees, excluding any costs covered by other fees paid to the City by the applicant.
(Ord. 3422 § 1, 1999; Ord. 4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 § 2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)
Upon application by a residential property owner or authorized
agent and upon payment of a fee fixed by the fee schedule adopted
by the City Council by resolution for the first unit plus any additional
units on the same property, the Building Official or authorized representative
shall perform an on-site inspection of said property and all improvements
thereon, and shall review pertinent City records and deliver the applicant
a report indicating any ordinance or building code violations reflected
on City records or observed during inspection and any specific restrictions
on use or development noted within the City records which are applicable
to the subject property. Said report may specifically exclude areas
not readily accessible for inspection purposes as determined by the
Building Official.
(Prior code § 6.260.114; Ord. 2302 § 3, 1983; Ord.
3227 § 5, 1995; Ord. 4015 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4080 §
2, 2016; Ord. 2019-022 § 2; Ord. 2022-015 § 2)