§ 12.12.024. Permit fees.

Each applicant shall pay permit fees consistent with the Master Fee Schedule.

Director of Public Works may require a drawdown account for certain excavations within the public right-of-way. When such is required of the permittee or his or her designee, City shall provide the permittee the estimate of the drawdown. The permittee shall post such drawdown before commencement of the work.

In instances where administration of this chapter is or will be unusually costly, the Director, in his or her discretion, may require permittee to pay any sum in excess of the amounts charged. This additional sum shall be sufficient to recover actual costs incurred by the Department and shall be charged on a time and materials basis. The Director may also charge for any time and materials costs incurred by other City agencies and departments in connection with the administration of this chapter. Whenever additional fees are charged, the Director, upon request of the applicant or permittee, shall provide in writing the basis for the additional fees and an estimate of the additional fees.

Notwithstanding other provisions, fees or charges shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee or charge is imposed

(Ord. No. 13300, § 1, 3-31-15)