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��/��1��M � �� -`��- ;� �~~°" ' � ` � osAuzocoonTY �/L - � BOARD OF ;tcd= Egancla Iuznmu- E-5 ACT IcmsssscA IamsTRAcr November 17 1981 x��z�c o�zu " Subject' Proposed Refund Policy for Building Permit Fees : �7 ; Plannin | paT1iC7F°rozg: yes Attachment(s): Information Contact: No Jim Pnlatty 732 nlHl ext.zhcro2mq� "��: ' 342 sURPCso: To consider the suitability of what is proposed for implementation. NEED: The Board, in discussing this at a 1980 meeting, indicated that hardship should be the primary criterion for any refund. Accordingly, the following is proposed: PERMIT FEE REFUND POLICY Fees for permits issued for construction which does not start shall not be refunded unless the applicant can show verifiable hardship. North Carolina State law states building permits expire after six months if no construction has begun. No fees shall be refunded for permits that fall within this • -- category. Application for a refund must be made within six (6) months'' of the date of issuance of the permit, and be accompanied by the permit. The application shall give reason or show cause that there is a hardship- Proofmust be given that no work has begun on the project. The service charge retained by the County shall be either twenty dollars or 20% of the original fee or the smaller of these. Hardship cases are analyzed by examining personal hardship, natural disaster, hardship caused by the government, or hardship caused by the individual . When a hardship is caused by the death of a family member, sickness of the applicant, a natural disaster, such as hurricane or flood, or for other reasons not caused by the applicant, the fee will be refunded. Other reasons not caused by the applicant may include actions taken by Orange County which render construction impossible or impractical when the applicant has made application in good faith reliance on the state of things before the precipitating action. IMPACT: Approval of a policy would permit administrative action to be taken on three cases that are pending. In all three cases building permits were revoked by the County pursuant to Article 11 '3 of the Zoning Ord- inance which provides for review and a ruling by the zoning office con- cerning revocation'of previously issued building permits for non-con- ' forming projects underway at the time of Zoning Ordinance adoption, RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt the policy; 2) Authorize the Planning Department to make refund when eligible under the policy.