331.5-18. Fees for Permits and Inspection.
(a) Any person required to obtain a building, plumbing, electrical, heating or comfort-cooling permit under this chapter, or a combination of any such permits, shall at the time of filing an application therefor pay to the Chief Building Official the fees set forth in the current resolution of the Board of Supervisors establishing fees for permits issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Where work is commenced after the effective date of these regulations and prior to obtaining a permit, a double fee shall be charged.
(c) The Chief Building Official may refund up to eighty (80%) of the permit fee subject to the following limitations:
(1) Fees allocable to plan checking are not refundable after that Building Department has commenced review of the pans;
(2) No work shall have commenced on the project for which such permit was issued;
(3) The permit must be canceled by the owner or holder, in writing, within sixty (60) days of the date of issuance; and
(4) No refund shall be made when the permit fee is Ten Dollars ($10.00) or less. (Ord. 1644, § 2, 7/17/1984)