[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Alderman of the City of Derby 9-23-1976 as Secs. 6-4, 6-11, 6-12 and 6-13 of the Charter and Revised Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any person aggrieved by any order or action or denial of the Building Inspector may appeal therefrom to the Board of Aldermen, at its next regular meeting, and shall state the matter of complaint in writing and file the same with the City Clerk at least 48 hours before the meeting of the Board of Aldermen, and at the same time such person shall serve a like copy of his complaint upon the Building Inspector by registered mail, at least 48 hours before the meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen may hear such appeal by itself, or a committee, and may after hearing or report of any committee to which the matter may have been referred, modify, change, alter or revoke any order, action, approval or disapproval of the Building Inspector.
[Amended 2-14-1978; 9-13-1990; 1-9-1992]
The following fees shall be paid to the City Clerk for permits:
PERMIT FEE TABLE
Permit or Activity
Fee
Building permits
Minimum, to $1,000
$ 15.00
1,001 to $2,000
  23.00
Each $1,000, or part, over
   8.00
Certificate of occupancy
  15.00
Second inspection
   5.00
Demolition (plus 1/2 building fee
  50.00
for assessed value)
Electrical
Minimum, to $1,000
  15.00
$1,001 up, per $1,000
  10.00
Second inspection
  15.00
Plumbing
Minimum, to $1,000
$ 15.00
$1,001 up, per $1,000
  10.00
Second inspection
  15.00
Siding
Minimum
  10.00
Plus, per square (square = 100 square feet)
   2.00
Signs
Minimum to 50 square feet, per square foot
   1.00
Over 50 square feet, per square foot
   1.00
Certificate of zoning compliance
  25.00
Certificate of existing nonconformance
  75.00
Zoning Board of Appeals variance
Single-family residential
100.00
Multifamily residential, commercial, industrial
150.00
Zoning Commission, special exception
100.00
Certificate of soil erosion
150.00
Zoning permit
  25.00
Liquor permit
  25.00
Reoccupancy permit
  35.00
SCHEDULE OF VALUES
Type
Fee Per Square Foot
New commercial and industrial buildings
$150.00
Renovate commercial and industrial buildings
  60.00
New residential, additions, remodel
  60.00
Decks, porches
  15.00
Pools, aboveground
  10.00
Pools, built-in
  20.00
The City Clerk shall account to the Treasurer of the city monthly for all money by him received under the provisions of this chapter and shall pay the same at the time of accounting into the treasury of the city.
No building permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector for the construction of any building except on an existing formally accepted street or highway, unless all work necessary for acceptance of the street or highway is completed, as recited, and the street or highway has been formally accepted by the city; provided, however, that any lot owner or joint owners of record as of July 13, 1959, may secure one building permit for the construction of a dwelling for the use of himself or themselves and his or their immediate family, as the case may be, without being required to comply with the provisions of this section.