Any applicant for a boundary change for the city, including proposed annexations, shall assume and pay or cause to be paid, the city’s actual costs of the boundary change procedure, including though not exclusively the costs of title reports, maps, aerial photos, engineering studies and surveys, if required by the city, filing fees assessed by the Boundary Commission, publication costs for required notices, attorney fees and legal expenses, and the city’s costs of any appeal from any final order of the Boundary Commission.