§ 70-508. Imposition and collection.

The mobility fee and service charge imposed by this Article shall apply to new applications for building permits and business use permits applications for a change in use submitted on or after January 1, 2016.

(a)

Mobility fees and service charges shall be calculated upon the issuance of a building permit or upon application for a business use permit if an existing building is changing use. Mobility fees shall be calculated for the Principal Use as set forth in the applicable Mobility Fee Schedule contained in Section 70-522 by verifying the nature of the Principal Use, the respective size of the Principal Use by the unit of measure referenced in the Mobility Fee Schedule, and multiplying the rate listed in the mobility fee schedule by the number of determined number of units.

(b)

No Certificate of Occupancy or Business Use Permit shall be issued for a principal use unless the applicant has paid the applicable mobility fee and service charge imposed by this Article.

(1)

Mobility fees and service charges calculated in connection with the issuance of a building permit shall be collected and paid prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a building or a certificate of completion for interior completion of a shell building. The mobility fee shall be computed at the rate established in the mobility fee schedule.

(2)

Mobility fees and service charges calculated in connection with the issuance of a business use permit shall be collected and paid, prior to issuance of the business use permit. The mobility fee shall be computed as the difference between the rate established in the mobility fee schedule for the proposed new use and the rate established in the mobility fee schedule for the current use.

(c)

No mobility fee or service charge shall be assessed upon the issuance of a commercial retail shopping center building permit, foundation permit, or a nonretail multiuse building permit for an unfinished building, i.e., a shell permit. Each individual use shall thereafter be assessed the applicable mobility fee and service charge based on the calculations herein upon subsequent issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each unit.

(d)

Alterations, which do not result in a higher assessment under the mobility fee schedule, shall not be charged a mobility fee and service charge for such alterations.

(e)

Alteration or replacement of an existing residential dwelling unit that does not increase the livable square footage of such dwelling unit for the size category which the dwelling unit applies shall not be charged a mobility fee and service charge for such alteration or replacement of the dwelling unit.

(f)

Expansion or replacement of an existing residential dwelling unit that increases the square footage to such an extent that the expanded or resulting dwelling unit exceeds the threshold established for single family residential units under the mobility fee schedule shall be required to pay the difference in the mobility fee and associated service charge between the original square footage and the resulting square footage threshold. Documentation via building plans, survey of the new structure, and issued certificate of completion shall be required to establish the original square footage of the residential dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 2015-051, § 1, 9-8-2015)