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City of Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo County
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Zoning Map New Laws (15) Index Notes (8)
[Adopted 3-15-1982 by Ord. No. 1247]
[1]
Editors Note: At the editor's discretion, Ord. No. 1247, § 1, adopted 3-15-1982, has been codified as herein set out in Art. XI, §§ 2-281 through 2.287. Said ordinance did not expressly amend this Code.
This article shall hereafter be known as the "Kalamazoo Building Permit and License Fee Schedule Ordinance."
[Amended 3-28-1988 by Ord. No. 1436]
Fees, as established by ordinance or resolution, shall be charged for each permit or license issued by the Buildings Division or Division of Public Works. In the case where a permit is required and no fee is prescribed, the Building Official or City Engineer, respectively, shall establish a reasonable fee. Any and all fees shall be paid prior to commencement of the work for which the permit is issued.
All licenses and annual permits shall expire December 31st of each year.
The total fee shall be doubled whenever work is commenced prior to obtaining a permit. Annual sign fees which have not been paid within 60 days of the expiration date shall be doubled. It shall be the responsibility of the annual permit or license holder to make such payments without notice from the City.
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A charge of 25% of the permit fee, but not less than $5, shall be made against all permit fee refunded when the permit has been returned to the Building Division.
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No refund shall be made unless the permit is first returned. A charge of $5 shall be made against all permit fees credited to another permit when that permit is for the same property.
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Application for refund or credit to another permit shall be requested by the permit applicant on forms provided by the Buildings Division.
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No refunds or credits of permit fees shall be made after 30 days from the date of issuance of the permit.
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The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to permits issued in error to properties located outside the City limits.
Any person, firm, corporation or association who shall engage in any activity or business, or maintain a sign, poler, clock or ornamental light, sell liquid dispensing units, construct, add to or repair, or any building system, or structure or re-roof, wreck, move or do any other act either referred to in the established fee schedule for which a fee is listed or for which a fee is required by the building official pursuant to this article, shall pay said fee within the time limited by this article.
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Any person, firm, corporation or association convicted of any violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, in any court of competent jurisdiction, be subject to punishment as provided in § 1-8 of this Code.
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Any person, firm, corporation or association may be enjoined from doing any act or maintaining any condition regulated by this article for which the prescribed fee has not been paid as herein provided.