A. The city council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of fees for such permits as may be required by the fire code and this chapter.

B. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced first without obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. An investigation fee, in addition to a permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee required by the applicable code. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.