(a) The Village shall publish a Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule established by the Planning Commission subject to the approval of a majority vote of Council. A copy of this schedule shall be attached to and made a part of every application form associated with the permits, certificates, hearings, and/or administrative functions regulated by Part Eleven of these Codified Ordinances. This schedule shall also list any bond that is required or established in Part Eleven of these Codified Ordinances.
(b) All applications for permits, certificates, hearings, or administrative functions associated with projects regulated by Part Eleven of these Codified Ordinances, known as the Planning and Zoning Code, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee established pursuant to subpart (a) and be made payable to the Village of Boston Heights. No such application for permit, hearing, or administrative function shall be accepted by the Village of Boston Heights unless accompanied by the payment of such fee. Such fee may be in addition to any other fee or deposit required by the Village, County of Summit or other political subdivision or governmental agency.
(c) The application fee in this section is separate from and in addition to any deposit into or charge against a Professional Fees, Costs, and Review Account established under Section 1101.06 of these Codified Ordinances.
(d) The Village Office Clerk shall be the records keeper and prepare appropriate documents for execution by the Zoning Inspector, Planning Commission, and/or the Board of Zoning Appeals. All applications for permits, certificates, hearings, or other administrative functions associated with projects regulated by Part Eleven of these Codified Ordinances shall be filed with the Village Office Clerk. All applications shall be time-stamped upon submission. Each application and/or other request shall be designated with a docket number. The docket number sequence shall be a four-part designation in the form DD-YYYY-MM-II, comprising:
(1) The particular department (DD), whether it be Zoning Inspector (ZI), Planning Commission (PC), or Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA); and,
(2) The calendar year of submission (YYYY); and,
(3) The month (MM) of that calendar year; and,
(4) An index number (II) with the first application in that particular month receiving the number 01, and continuing so on.
(e) The Village may consider and permit in its discretion a refund of any such fee paid hereunder where the Village finds that such application was made for a matter not under its or one of its departments' jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2017-7-15. Passed 9-12-17.)