Legal Documents of Newport

The building code of the city as adopted in this chapter, is amended in the following respects:

Section 107.2. Failure to Obtain a Permit. This section is amended to read as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any person to commence any work on a building or structure before obtaining the necessary permit therefor from the city.

Section 107.4. Schedule of Permit Fees. This section is amended to read as follows:

On all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a building permit, as set forth in section 105, a fee shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the following schedule:

a. Permit fees.

1. Where the valuation does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), no fee shall be required unless an inspection is necessary, in which case there shall be a one dollar ($1.00) fee.
2. For a valuation over one hundred dollars ($100.00) up to and including two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), the fee shall be one dollar ($1.00) per five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fraction thereof.
3. For a valuation over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00) for the first two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) plus one dollar ($1.00) for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

b. Moving of building or structures. For the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

c. Demolition of buildings or structures. For the demolition of any building or structure, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

Section 114. Violations and Penalties. This section is deleted in its entirety. (1973 Code, § 6-19, as amended by Ord. #90-9-B, Oct. 1990)