4-1-140 REFUND OF BUILDING DIVISION FEES:

A. AUTHORITY TO REFUND FEES:

The Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of any fees paid hereunder which were erroneously paid or collected.

B. AMOUNT REFUNDED:

1. Permit Fee: Due to the City’s cost in screening, accepting, and initial processing of land use applications the Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no substantial work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code.

2. Plan Review Fee: Due to the City’s cost in screening, accepting, and initial processing of land use applications, the Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an applicant for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any substantial plan review effort has been expended.

C. METHOD OF OBTAINING REFUND AND TIME:

The Development Services Director shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the fee payment. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005; Ord. 5557, 10-18-2010)