1-1.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Town Board.
Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time to time by resolution.
The fees set forth in, or determined in accordance with, such fee
schedule or amended fee schedule shall be charged and collected for
the submission of applications, the issuance of building permits,
amended building permits, renewed building permits, certificates of
occupancy, certificates of compliance, temporary certificates, operating
permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections, and other
actions of the Commissioner of Building described in or contemplated
by this chapter. All fees shall be payable to the Town Clerk. Building
permits, amended building permits, renewed building permits, certificates
of occupancy, certificates of compliance, temporary certificates,
and operating permits shall not be valid until all fees have been
paid to the Town Clerk.
1-2.
Upon application for a building permit, a filing fee equal to 1/2
of the building permit fee shall be paid before the application will
be deemed complete. The filing fee shall not be refunded if the permit
is processed. The filing fee shall be a credit against the final permit
fee.
1-3.
Where fees are based upon the cost of construction, the fee shall
be calculated in accordance with the most current building valuation
data as used by the International Code Council (ICC) or any successor
organization.
1-4.
By the adoption of a resolution by the Town Board, all fees contained
in this chapter may be adjusted annually commensurate with any increase
of the consumer price index (Northeast Region All Items — All
Urban Consumers). The annual adjustment shall generally become effective
on January 1 of each year based on the year-to-year change in the
prior September. All fees over $100 shall be rounded off to the nearest
whole dollar.
