§ 6-108. Fees.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish the authority, schedule, and exemptions for permitting and related fees.

(b)

Authority and fee schedule. Except as specifically established by this chapter, the board of county commissioners may by resolution establish a fee schedule for, but not limited to, permit applications, permits, plans examination, certificates of competency, re-inspections, permit renewals, administrative fees, variance requests, and administrative appeals.

(c)

Required. Except as authorized by this chapter, no permit shall be issued without payment of all appropriate fees. Where a nonrefundable application fee is charged, the fee may be applied to off-set the total permit fee at the time the permit is issued, except where the application fee exceeds the total permit fee. In this case, the application fee shall become the total permit fee.

(d)

Exemptions. Exemptions only exist as specifically provided by state statute and for volunteer fire departments.

(e)

Waivers. Any entity may apply to the board of county commissioners for fee waivers from the building permit and building permit application fees for construction or renovation of affordable, low or very low income housing intended for occupancy for those households with income up to 120 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income as defined by Monroe County. Persons or entities which have a development order in effect as of February 17, 2010 for affordable housing may apply for such fee waivers. Persons or entities building affordable housing which uses a higher percentage median income than 120 percent for qualification for occupancy may apply for a waiver from building permit and permit application fees only if the specific project for development is being subsidized with or is leveraging state or federal funding. All such waivers apply only to the individual housing units being constructed. There are no other waivers of permit fees.

(f)

Refunds. No fees paid for permit fees shall be refunded without the approval of the building official with concurrence from the planning director.

(Code 1979, § 6-27; Ord. No. 010-2002, § 6; Ord. No. 019-2003, § 1; Ord. No. 036-2009, § 1 ; Ord. No. 004-2010, § 1 ; Ord. No.012-2011, § 1 ; Ord. No. 019-2015 , § 1)