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Sec. 6-4. Permit fees.
<br /> (a) No person shall build or construct any new building or structure, or alter, repair, remodel,
<br /> demolish, or move an existing structure, or install a sign, billboard, fence, in-ground pool,
<br /> or wood burning stove within the City without obtaining, in advance, a permit from the
<br /> Department.
<br /> (b) Withhold issuance of permits.
<br /> (1) Whenever a person owes fees to the Building Department (including checks returned
<br /> for insufficient funds, permit fees owed pursuant to the South Bend Municipal Code, or
<br /> inspection fees owed pursuant to the South Bend Municipal Code) applies for or
<br /> otherwise seeks to obtain a building permit, the Building Commissioner shall withhold
<br /> the issuance of a building permit to such person until such time that all fees are paid or
<br /> are no longer due and owing by operation of law.
<br /> (2) Whenever a person applies for a building permit for a structure that is not being used
<br /> or constructed in conformance with the Zoning Ordinance or any other ordinance
<br /> relating to land use, the Building Commissioner shall withhold the issuance of the
<br /> requested building permit until such time that the structure is brought into conformance
<br /> with all applicable ordinances; provided, however, that if additional construction is
<br /> necessary to achieve compliance, the Building Commissioner is authorized to permit
<br /> such construction, which shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws and
<br /> subject to regulation and enforcement by the Building Department.
<br /> (c) Permit revocation. The Building Commissioner shall revoke a building permit when any of
<br /> the following is applicable:
<br /> (1) The application, plans or supporting documents contain a false statement or
<br /> misrepresentation as to a material fact;
<br /> (2) The application, plans or supporting documents reflect a lack of compliance with
<br /> building standards and procedures;
<br /> (3) There is a failure to comply with any provisions of state or local law; or
<br /> (4) The structure for which the building permit has been issued is not being used or
<br /> constructed in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance or any other ordinance relating
<br /> to land use.
<br /> (d) Where a building permit for a building or structure has been issued prior to the effective
<br /> date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, and provided that construction
<br /> begins within six (6) months of the effective date and is diligently performed to completion,
<br /> that building or structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the
<br /> basis of which the building permit has been issued, and further, may, upon completion, be
<br /> occupied under a certificate of occupancy for the use for which was originally designated,
<br /> subject thereafter, if applicable, to the provisions herein for nonconforming buildings,
<br /> structures, and uses.
<br /> (e) Unless otherwise provided in the Building Code, the fees to be charged for the issuance of
<br /> permits by the Department shall be paid at the time the permit is issued.
<br /> (1) The fee for permits issued for residential and commercial new construction and
<br /> building additions shall be based upon the following:
<br /> a. Cost per Square Foot (CSF) times the total square footage (TSF) times the Local
<br /> Variable Factor(LVF) of$0.00098, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.
<br /> b. Cost per square foot (CSF) shall be determined by the International Code Council
<br /> Building Valuation Table in effect in January of each year.
<br /> c. The cost per square foot (CSF)by occupancy classifications shall be amended as
<br /> follows:
<br /> 1. Groups F-1, F-2, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, and M shall have the same rate as A-3.
<br /> 2. Groups 1-4, R-2, and R-4 shall have the same rate as I-1.
<br /> 3. Groups S-1, S-2, and U shall have the same rate as R-3.
<br /> d. Minimum fee—Sixty dollars ($60.00).
<br /> (2) Permits issued for all alterations, repairs, remodeling of existing structures over five
<br /> hundred dollars ($500.00), fence installations, swimming pool installations,
<br /> communication towers, and utilities, as verified by the submitted documentation shall
<br /> be subject to the following fee schedule:
<br /> Estimated Construction Costs Permit Fees
<br /> $1.00 to$3,000.00 $60.00
<br /> 3,001.00 to 4,000.00 65.00
<br /> 4,001.00 to 5,000.00 70.00
<br /> 5,001.00 to 6,000.00 75.00
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