(A) A fee shall be charged for the purpose of reviewing building permit applications for compliance with city land use and development ordinances and regulations.
(B) The fee(s) shall be annually established by resolution of the City Council or such other period of time, as determined by the City Council. The fee(s) shall be set in such amounts as the Council determines is reasonably calculated to recover the cost of review of land use and development ordinances and regulations, either based upon the average cost of review of the category of building permit applications or for each individual application review, at the discretion of the City Council.
(C) Fees are due and payable at the time the building permit application is filed with the city by the applicant. The fee shall be non-refundable; a determination that the building permit application does not comply with applicable land use and development ordinances and regulations shall not entitle the applicant to a refund. The fee shall be charged each time a building permit application is submitted to the city for review notwithstanding any prior review of building permit application(s) on the same parcel.
(D) In instances which reasonably require the city to obtain plan review by an engineer or other professional to determine compliance with land use and development ordinances and regulations, any such additional direct costs will be paid to the city by the applicant, in addition to the fee as set above.
(Ord. 245, passed 10-20-1998)