Amending Various Sections of Chapter 6 Addressing Minimum Permit Fees and Service Charges of the Building Department

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(7) Sign Permits.Fees shall be charged for the issuance of permits for the installation or erection of freestanding signs; billboards, including outdoor and off-premises signs; fascia signs; marquee or canopy signs and for lettering on buildings as follows: a. Under one (1) square foot or less of display area and embellishments: No fee b. One (1) square foot to twenty-five (25) square feet of display area and embellishments: Forty dollars ($40.00); c. Twenty-six (26) square feet to fifty (50) square feet of display area and embellishments: Sixty dollars ($60.00); d. Fifty-one (51) square feet to one hundred (100) square feet of display area and embellishments: Eighty-five dollars ($85.00); e. In excess of one hundred (100) square feet of display area and embellishments: One hundred twenty dollars ($120.00); f. Temporary signs: Initial permit, Thirty five Forty dollars ($35.00) ($40.00); each extension of a temporary permit, Forty-five dollars ($45.00). (8) Wrecking and demolition permit fees shall be as follows: a. Residential: 1. $0.02 per square foot,with a minimum fee of Thirty Forty dollars ($30.00$40.00). b. Commercial: 1. $0.015 per square foot,with a minimum fee of Forty dollars ($40.00). (9) Move any one- or two-story building over public streets or alleys: One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). (10) Move any building greater than two (2) stories in height over public streets or alleys: One hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00). (11) The fee for installation of a wood-burning stove shall be Thirty Forty dollars($30.00$40.00) per flue (including chimney and chimney connector). Section II. Chapter 6,Article 1, Section 6-4.1 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 6-4.1. - Filing fees;improvement location permits and document processing/preparation fees. The fees levied by this section shall be paid prior to the issuance or acceptance by the Building Commissioner of any petitions filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals. Improvement location permits, or written documents on zoning and uses as regulated by Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code. Document processing fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of documents, including, but not limited to,verifying zoning, legal nonconforming uses, lots of records and rebuild letters. (1) Board of Zoning Appeals: a. Appeals and Variances $85.00 b. Special Exceptions $300.00 c. Each variance filed simultaneously with another variance or special exception $45.00