20.02.161 Special investigation fees.
For construction activities or projects where no permit has been obtained, this fee includes an interruption of service penalty due to the need to cease work on other permitted projects to address the item(s) not permitted. Such fees shall be as follows:
A. Work conducted without a valid/current permit:
1. A permit fee equal to the original permit fee or at least three times the current hourly rate charged for the city inspector, whichever is the greater amount.
B. Projects with a valid permit, but where work continued beyond the point of permit approval and/or where work was obscured or covered without inspection:
1. Full cost recovery of city services at an amount equal to three times the current hourly rate for a city inspector. (Ord. 2344 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2269 § 15, 2018).