C.

Issuance of building permits. [Amended 2-5-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

(1)

Residential.

 

Permit For

Fee

 

One- or two-family residences

$0.15 per square foot

 

Mobile homes

$0.15 per square foot

 

Multifamily residences (apartments, condominiums, townhouses —  zero lot lines)

$0.15 per square foot

 

Additions (residential)

Minimum $15, plus $0.15 per square foot

 

Detached accessory buildings and structures

$0.10 per square foot or $30 minimum

(2)

Commercial (includes buildings, additions, alterations and repairs and accessory structures): $0.12 per square foot for first 100,000 square feet; and $0.16 per square foot over 100,000 square feet.

(3)

Where work is started before a building permit is issued, the application fee is doubled.

(4)

Building permits expire one year from the date of issue. Renewal for one year is 25% of the original permit fee.

D.

Miscellaneous. [Amended 2-5-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

(1)

Demolition permits:

(a)

Residential buildings: $50.

(b)

Commercial buildings: $150.

(2)

Swimming pools:

(a)

Above ground: $30.

(b)

In ground: $50.

(3)

Signs per square foot of face area, minimum each sign: minimum of $45, plus $1 per square foot.

(4)

Open decks:

(a)

Up to and including 400 square feet: $25 minimum.

(b)

Over 400 square feet: $40.

(c)

Decks with roofs: same as additions.

(5)

Commercial tents (temporary; 20 days' maximum): $100.

(6)

Fireplaces, stoves and other solid-fuel-burning appliances: $30.

(7)

Certificates of occupancy:

(a)

Residential buildings, one- and two-family: $50.

(b)

Multiple dwellings: $25 per dwelling.

(c)

Nonresidential buildings:

[1]

First 1,000 square feet: $100.

[2]

Each 1,000 square feet or part thereof: $10.

(d)

Construction inspection. When, at the discretion of the Town Codes Enforcement Officer or the Town Engineer, it is determined that independent construction inspection services for site work, exterior utilities and appurtenances are required to ensure compliance with the requirements for Town codes and other Town policy, an additional fee will be assessed to the applicant to compensate for the charge incurred by the Town. A prepaid fee will be established by the Town Board based on the current hourly inspection rate schedule approved by the Town Board.

(8)

Site grading permit fee: $100 minimum or $100 per acre; fractional acreage will be rounded to the nearest acre.

(9)

Sewer permits:

(a)

Residential: $50.

(b)

Commercial: $150.

(10)

Septic tank permits: $50.

(11)

Driveway permits: $25.

(12)

Reinspection fees. [Added 10-5-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]

(a)

Amount.

[1]

First inspection: $25.

[2]

Second inspection: $50.

[3]

Third inspection: $100.

(b)

A reinspection fee is payable in the following circumstances:

[1]

When a request is made for inspection, an inspector responds to the site and the work is not ready to be inspected.

[2]

When an inspection is made, corrective measures are directed by the inspector, a schedule is established for reinspection, a reinspection (free of charge) is made but defective work is not properly corrected and a still further inspection is necessitated.

[3]

When an approved plan is deviated from in the field, the deviation is discovered by an inspector and reinspection is necessitated to confirm that the work conforms to the original plan.

[4]

When work is performed in phases and more than one inspection is required before the work is corrected; a maximum charge of $25 would apply to this type of inspection.

E.

Application to Zoning Board of Appeals. [Amended 2-5-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

(1)

Application for area variances:

(a)

Residential, one- and two-family: $60.

(b)

Multiple dwellings and other nonresidential uses: $200.

(2)

Application for use variances (all uses): $200.

(3)

Applicants appearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals, upon payment of the designated fee, are entitled to only one "no-show" at a Zoning Board of Appeals' meeting, unless otherwise adjourned by said Zoning Board; and after that, the applicant must reapply and pay the designated fee.