San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Fees

All fees required pursuant to this title shall be paid in the amount established set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 28166.)

The fee for each building permit shall be paid as set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of council.

(Ord. 28166.)

A. 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 checking. The plan review fee is separate and in addition to the building permit fee.

B. The plan review fee shall be as set forth in the schedule of fees established by council.

C. Whenever a permit is requested for the construction of a single-family or duplex structure as part of a subdivision previously plan-checked and approved under Section 24.02.310.B, a fee as set forth in the schedule of fees established by council for each such structure shall be paid at the time of application for each such building permit.

D. Upon request to review plans on file, a fee as set forth in the schedule of fees established by council shall be paid, if the plans for such building or structure must be obtained from the city records center.

(Ord. 28166.)

A. An applicant shall pay appropriate fees when requesting a plan review or approval time extension.

B. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay full new plan review fees. However, where said plans are resubmitted without change and there has been no substantial intervening change in codes, law or circumstance, as determined by building official, applicant shall only pay a refiling fee in the amount stated in the schedule of fees.

(Ord. 28166.)

A. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this title has been commenced without first obtaining the proper permits, a special investigation shall be made before any permit may be issued for such work.

B. The investigation fee in an amount set forth in the schedule of fees, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued.

C. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this title nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

(Ord. 28166.)

A. The building official may authorize and initiate the refunding of the overpayment of any fee paid hereunder when such overpayment was made because of a clerical error, system error or arithmetic miscalculation and such error or miscalculation has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the building official or designee.

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

C. The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent of the plan review fee paid when an application is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing has been started.

D. Other than refunds identified in Subsection A, the building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than three hundred sixty-five days after the date of the fee payment.

(Ords. 28166, 29749, 29806.)

A. Fees shall not be required for buildings erected for and owned by the United States of America, the State of California, or any of its political subdivisions, or by any school district or hospitals, where the city has no jurisdiction for issuance of permits.

B. However, if an applicant requests a plan review or permit for any of the aforementioned projects, full fees are charged.

(Ord. 28166.)