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• is AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 5-4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, AS AMENDED, TO AUTHORIZE COLLECTION OF A STATE SURCHARGE ON BUILDING PERMIT FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Section 5-4 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1976, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained as follows: Section 5-4. Building permits and fees. Fees for building permits issued pursuant to the Statewide Building Code shall be as follows: (a) A minimum fee of eight dollars shall be charged for each permit issued when the total cost or the total physical value of the work performed is no more than two thousand dollars. (b) When the cost or the total physical value of the work is in excess of two thousand dollars, the fee for all permits shall be based on the following schedule: $2,001 up to $50,000, a fee of $4.00 per $1,000. $50,001 up to $100,000, a fee of $200.00 plus $3.00 for each $1,000 over $50,000. All estimated cost over $100,000, a fee of $350.00 plus $2.00 for each $1,000 over $100,000. (c) All permits shall be issued upon payment of the fee based on the estimated total physical value. Upon completion of the work for which a permit is issued, an accurate statement of the actual cost thereof shall be furnished to the building official by the party to whom the permit was issued. An adjustment of the difference between the fee properly chargeable, based on the actual cost, and the fee paid, based on the estimated total physical value, shall then be made. If the actual cost exceeds the estimated cost, the party to whom the permit was issued shall pay the difference in the fee; if the actual cost is less than the estimated cost, then the city treasurer is hereby authorized, upon request of the building official, to refund to the party who paid the estimated fee such portion thereof as constitutes an overpayment. Approved by Council April 2, 1990 C rk of City Council 9 -7-7