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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 33 – Permits; Fees; Security">
  <section prefix="§" num="33-1" heading="Approved plan prerequisite to permits.">
    <text>For any development that requires an erosion and sediment control plan under this Division III, a grading or building permit may not be issued or extended unless a final erosion and sediment control plan has been approved by the Department.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-095</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-2" heading="Fees.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Payable at each phase.">Non-refundable fees will be assessed and collected in advance by the Department for each phase of a development.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Fee schedule.">
      <para num="(1)">The fees assessed under this Division III are in addition to the usual fees charged for grading and building permits.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Fees are assessed for plan reviews, administration and management of the approval process, inspections, and the like.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The amount of the fees are as set forth in the fee schedule established from time to time by the Board of Estimates.  The fee schedule shall be based on the relative complexity of a project.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-095</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-3" heading="Performance bond.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Required.">For any development that requires an erosion and sediment control plan under this Division III, a grading or building permit may not be issued until the applicant posts a surety or cash bond or other means of security acceptable to the Department.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Amount.">
      <para num="(1)">The amount of the security must be equal to at least the estimated cost of the installation, maintenance, and removal of the erosion and sediment controls shown on the approved plan.</para>
      <para num="(2)">This estimate must be prepared by the applicant and submitted with the plan.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Tenor.">The security required by this section must provide for forfeiture on failure to:<para num="(1)">complete all work specified in the approved erosion and sediment control plan;</para>
      <para num="(2)">comply with any provision of this Division III or of any other applicable law, rule, or regulation; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">comply with any applicable time limitations.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Release.">The security may not be released until the Department conducts a final inspection of the completed work.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-095</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
