§ 14-48. Penalty.  


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  • When work which requires a building permit is commenced before the permit is properly applied for and issued, a penalty fee shall be charged as provided by resolution of the city council. The penalty fee shall be waived for emergency work if the work was required to prevent or minimize property damage or a life safety hazard caused by a natural phenomenon and the building department was closed for business at the time of the emergency, provided that the required permit is applied for on the first working day thereafter.

(Ord. No. 1990-28, § 4, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 2007-9, § 1, 3-20-07)