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 Sewalls Point
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 50. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
 Article V. PERMITS

  § 50-101. Fees.  

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  • (a)

    Prescribed fees. A permit shall not be issued until fees authorized under F.S. § 553.80 have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building, structure, electrical, plumbing, mechanical or gas systems, has been paid.

    (b)

    Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the building official's approval or the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty of 100 percent of the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees or as provided by local resolution, however where there has been a repeat violation of this section, the penalty shall be four times the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees. This provision shall not apply to emergency work when delay would clearly have placed life or property in imminent danger. But in all such cases the required permit(s) must be obtained within three business days and any unreasonable delay in obtaining those permit(s) shall result in the charge of a double fee. The payment of a double or quadruple fee, shall not preclude or be deemed a substitute for prosecution for commencing work without first obtaining a permit. The building official may grant extensions of time or waive fees when justifiable cause has been demonstrated in writing.

    (c)

    Accounting. The building official shall keep a permanent and accurate accounting of all permit fees and other monies collected, the names of all persons upon whose account the same was paid, along with the date and amount thereof.

    (d)

    Schedule of permit fees. On all buildings, structures, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the schedule as established under section 50-103.

(Ord. No. 298, Exh. A, 2-18-2004; Ord. No. 314, § 6, 6-21-2005)