A. Certain costs are necessarily incurred by the village in processing petitions for annexation, rezoning, planned unit developments, subdivisions, site plans and other land use matters (the development petition), including, but not limited to, staff costs and fees of planning consultants, engineers, attorneys, building officials, environmental consultants, and other consultants, as well as out of pocket costs of the village such as mailing, photocopying, telephone, publication, recording and other out of pocket costs (collectively "development costs"); and (2013 Code § 1-17-5; amd. 2016 Code)
B. The village board has determined that development costs should be borne by the person filing a development petition ("petitioner") rather than the taxpayers of the village. (2013 Code § 1-17-5)