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931.03 GRADE DEPOSITS FOR INDIVIDUAL LOTS FOR ONE- OR IO-FAMIL Y DWELLINGS. Building permits shall not be issued for an individual dwelling or building on an individual lot for one- or two-family dwellings until the builder has deposited one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each lot. No building permit shall be issued for such dwelling or building on an individual lot unless the lot is served by a dedicated street. (a) This deposit shall be used for plan review, the establishing of finished ground grades, the inspection of all grades to see if they conform to the approved plans; and if necessary, to perform an "as -built survey" or to grade the site in accordance with the approved grading plan. Costs shall be calculated on the basis of the actual time expended at the current hourly rate as established by and on file in the Engineering Division. (b) If the grading account of an individual builder diminishes below fifty percent (50%) of the required deposit, the builder shall be required to deposit additional funds to bring his account up to the required deposit. The City Engineer may issue a stop work order if additional funds are not deposited within seven days of the notice to make such a deposit. When a builder has completed all work on a building and final grading has been inspected and approved by the City, the builder shall be refunded whatever balance may be remaining in his grading account. 93 1. 10 GRADE DEPOSITS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. Building permits requiring engineering approval shall not be issued for commercial (including multi -family housing) developments until the builder has made a deposit in accordance with the provisions of this section. (a) The required deposit shall be the City's estimated costs for engineering and inspection time using the rates set forth in subsection (b) below, based on the size of the commercial development, and calculated by the City Engineer as follows: (1) For developments up to 20,000 square feet (SF) of proposed structure(s), engineering time of twenty (20) hours + two (2) hours for every 1,000 SF, and inspection time of twenty (20) hours + five (5) hours for every 1,000 SF; and (2) For developments greater than 20,000 square feet (SF) of proposed structure(s), engineering time of sixty (60) hours + one (1) hour per every 1000 SF over 20,000 SF, and inspection time of one hundred twenty (120) hours + one (1) hour per every 1,000 SF over 20,000 SF. (b) This deposit shall be used for plan review, the establishing of finished ground grades, the inspection of all grades to see if they conform to the approved plans, and if necessary to perform an "as built" survey or to grade the site in accordance with the approved grading plan. Costs shall be calculated on the basis of the actual time expended at the current hourly rates as established by and on file in the Engineering Division.