12.12.040 Permit fees.
A. The city shall charge and the permittee shall pay upon issuance of the permit, fees for the review of the application and site inspection of the work performed under the permit as outlined in the consolidated fee schedule.
B. The city engineer may waive permit fees or penalties or portion thereof provided for in this chapter, when he/she determines that such permit fee or penalty:
1. Pertains to construction or rehabilitation of housing for persons whose income is below the median income level for the city; or
2. Pertains to an encroachment on the public way involving a beautification project which furthers specific goals and objectives set forth in the city’s strategic plan, master plans, or other official documents, including decorative street lighting, building facade lighting, flower and planter boxes, and landscaping.
3. Additional charges to cover the reasonable cost and expenses of any required engineering review, inspection, and work site restoration associated with each undertaking may be charged by the city to each permittee, in addition to the permit fee. (Ord. 2020-03 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 8-11-98 (part))