Ord. No. 10-95-1583ORDINANCE NO.10-95-1583
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.14-90-
1454,AS AMENDED BY 92-1501,AS AMENDED BY 92-1512,BY
ADDING A NEW PERMIT FEE REFUND SCHEDULE,TIME LIMITATION,
AND CANCELLATIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING
FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,onoraboutAugust 21,1990,theCityofSouthMiami
enacted Ordinance No.14-90-1454 providing for permit fees for all
construction projects;and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor andtheCity Commission wish to amend the
Ordinanceby adding anewpermitrefund schedule andacontractor
registration;and,
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR ANDCITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.Thatanewpermitfeerefundschedulebeaddedas
follows:
REFUNDS.TIME LIMITATIONS.AND CANCELLATIONS
Thefeeschargedpursuanttothis schedule,providedthesameare
for a permit required by Section 301.1 of the South Florida
Building Code,shall be refunded by the Building Official subject
to the following:
1.No refunds will be made on requests involving:
a)Permit fees of $200.00 or less;or
b)Permits revoked by the Building Official under authority
granted bytheSouthFlorida Building Code;or
c)Permits cancelled by court order;or
d)Permits which have expired;or
e)Permits under which workhas commenced as evidenced by
any recorded inspection and/or field inspections;or
f)The original permit holder whenthereisa change of
contractor.
2.Afullrefundwillbegrantedtoapermit holder whotakes
outa permit covering work outside the jurisdictional
inspection area.
Ordinance No.10-95-1583
3.A full refund less $200.00 or 50%ofthe permit fee,whichever
is greater,will be granted to a permit holder who requests
a refund in writing,provided:
a)A written request is submitted to the City prior to the
permitexpirationdate;and,
b)That a validated copy of the permit be submitted with
such request.
4.Where a permit has become null and void pursuant to paragraph
304.3(a)of the South Florida Building Code,a credit of fifty
percent (50%)of the permit fee will be applied to any re-
application feefor a permit covering the same project and
involving the same plans that were originally submitted
provided that the complete re-application is made within six
(6)months of the expiration date of the original permit and
provided that no refund has been made as provided in this
section.
section 2.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction,the holding will not affect the validity of
theremainingportionsofthisordinance.
section 3.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
section 4.This ordinance will take effec£immediately at the time
of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTESJ
CITY CLERK ta Taylor
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY Earl G.Gallop
MAYOR ftgi i Carver
MAYORCARVER
VICE MAYORYOUNG
COMMISSIONER BASS
COMMISSIONER COOPER
COMMISSIONER CUNNINGHAM YEA
1995.
YEA v NAY
YEA S NAY
YEA ^NAY
YEA '^NAY
YEA S NAY