§ 35-C101. Generally.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this appendix is to establish the fee amounts for administrative fees, which are designed to defray the costs incurred by the city for administering this chapter and/or for providing off-site infrastructure attributable to new development.

(b)

Amendment. The fees established herein may be revised from time to time provided, however, that the fees shall not exceed the reasonably anticipated costs associated with the issuance, investigation and monitoring of permits required by this chapter.

(c)

Effect. No application for development approval shall be accepted until the applicant has paid all processing fees as set forth herein. Fees paid shall be non-refundable except as provided in subsection (f), below.

(d)

Earmarking. There shall be established with the city treasurer an escrow fund for purposes of reimbursing the departments responsible for processing the permit applications subject to this appendix for services rendered in connection with administration of this chapter. Said escrow account shall include the proceeds of the project review fees established in sections 35-C102 through 35-C105 herein. The funds contained in said escrow account shall be used solely to reimburse the departments for actual costs associated with administration of the this chapter including, but not limited to, compensation for staff time and salaries attributable to the processing of permits, agency attendance fees, project notification costs, and related costs.

(e)

Credit. The applicant may apply to the board of adjustment for a credit against a fee previously paid in the event that a portion of the costs of review and processing is duplicative, pursuant to the standards of applicable case law or statutes then in effect.

(f)

Refund. After the approval, conditional approval or denial of an application for approval as set forth herein, the city shall refund to the applicant any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the escrow account established herein for said application.

(g)

Technological Improvement Fee. An amount of three (3) percent of the fee assessed for zoning and platting permits required by this Code shall be required to be paid, in addition to the permit fee, at the time of application for any of the aforementioned permits.

(h)

Administrative Fees for Processing Permits.

Escrow Deposit Credit Card Fee	3% of deposit
Online Application Processing Fee for applications and permits available on-line	$10.00/Application
Online Inspection Processing Fee for inspections available on-line	$3.00/Inspection Request
Processing Fee to Close Escrow Account	$50.00

 

(Ord. No. 2007-05-17-0540, § 10, 5-17-07) ( Ord. No. 2016-09-15-0697, § 1(Att. G, § 3), 9-15-16, eff. 10-1-16 )