38-25 Amending Articles 1 Through 7 and Article 11 of Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Update Regulations Governing the Building Department

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(6) Reserved. (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, Forty dollars($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 Sixty dollars ($60.00). b. Commercial: 1. $0.015 per square foot,with a minimum fee of Sixty dollars ($60.00). (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 sixty dollars ($60.00) per flue (including chimney and chimney connector). (f) The fees provided in this section shall not include permits for plumbing, heating or electrical installations covered by other provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the City. (g) Refunds of fees paid for permits which have been revoked for any reason, or which have expired prior to full completion of work shall not be made; nor shall such fee be applied to reduce the fee of any subsequent permit issued by the Department, including any permit which may be issued for any structure at the same location. (h) Where a person shall unlawfully proceed to do any work or construction without a required permit, the applicable permit fees shall be tripled as a penalty. The payment of such penalty shall not release the person in default from any other penalties hereafter provided, nor from compliance with any relevant provisions of the Building Code. (i) The Building Commissioner shall periodically review the permit fees charged by the Department, comparing the fees to those charged by other local governmental entities and comparing the total annual fees collected to the annual cost of operating the Building Department. Such a review shall be made at least once every three (3)years. The Building Commissioner shall report the findings and conclusions from such review to the Common Council of the City. (Ord. No. 8243-92, § 1; Ord. No. 8931-98, § 1; Ord.No. 9126-00, § 1; Ord. No. 9528-04, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 9779-07, § 1, 8-27-07; Ord.No. 1013 7-1 1, § I, 12-12-11; Ord. No. 10394-15, § I, 10-26-15; Ord. No. 10662-19 , § I, 8-26-19) Page 7 of 42