A. Permit Fees. The fee or charge for each permit in this section shall be established by the city by resolution except as otherwise required by law. In no case shall the fees charged for building permits exceed the cost to the city of the building permit regulatory function.

B. Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be submitted, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Said plan review fee shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee calculated in subsection A of this section. Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be charged.

C. Investigation Fees – Work Without a Permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether a permit is then or subsequently issued. If a permit is not issued, the investigation fee shall be due to the city within 60 days from the date of notification the fee is due. The investigation fee shall be equal to the total permit cost, except the SBCC fee. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this chapter or from any penalty prescribed by law.

D. Renewal Fees. Fees for renewals shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for the work. Such fee may be waived by the building official following written request for same upon showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant prevented work from commencing or action from being taken.

E. Fee Refunds.

1. The building official may authorize the refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

2. The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.

3. The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done. The building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.

F. Planning and Engineering Review of Building Permits. When a plan or other data is required to be reviewed for conformity with the environmental or zoning chapters of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code, a review fee shall be charged in the amount established by the city by resolution. Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional environmental or zoning review, an additional review fee shall be charged.

G. Installation of Solid Fuel Burning Appliances. The city shall charge an appropriate fee for processing and issuing a permit for, or for inspecting, a wood stove or other solid fuel burning appliance in the amount established by the city by resolution. (Ord. 2022-05 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2013-10 § 4, 2013: Ord. 2007-08 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-25 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2005-38 §§ 1, 2, 2005; Ord. 2004-14 § 5, 2004: Ord. 97-10 § 4, 1997; Ord. 96-12 § 7, 1996; Ord. 89-22 § 3, 1989; Ord. 86-14 § 3, 1986; Ord. 84-02 § 2, 1984: Ord. 81-18 § 1, 1981: Ord. 79-28 § 3(C), 1979)