(a) Inspection Fee. The developer shall pay to the City or, where applicable, the County a reasonable fee, as may be prescribed by the Engineering Division thereof, to defray the cost of any inspection and whatever engineering services may be involved in the installation of the improvements. These payments shall be made in advance, based upon the estimate of the appropriate engineer.
(b) Filing Fee.
(1) The developer of subdivisions with a plat required shall pay a filing fee at the time of submitting a final plat. The amount of such fee shall be determined from the following schedule:
Number of Lots, Dwelling Units, Building Sites or Trailer Sites in Plat | Amount of Fee |
1 - 5 |
$40.00 |
6 - 10 |
50.00 |
11 - 15 |
60.00 |
16 - 20 |
70.00 |
21 - 25 |
80.00 |
26 - 30 |
90.00 |
31 - 35 |
100.00 |
36 and over |
100.00 plus $1.00 for each lot or site in excess of 35 |
(2) The filing fee shall be legal tender or certified check or money order made payable to the City of Ashland and deposited with the City Engineer. The fee shall be payable to the City, regardless of the location of the subdivision. (See subsection (b)(4) hereof for exception.)
(3) In the event that a plat is disapproved by the City Planning Commission before any physical inspection of the site has been made, the Commission may at its discretion order that all, or a portion of, the fee be returned to the developer.
(4) The filing fee for a division of land for which a plat is not required, in accordance with Section 1111.06
(c), shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for each new lot or parcel and shall be deposited at the office of the appropriate Planning Commission (City or Regional).
(Ord. 39-81. Passed 10-7-81.)