(A) The City Commission shall by resolution establish fees for the administration of the city’s zoning ordinance, including all proceedings and matters that may arise. A listing of current fees shall be available for review by the public during office hours at City Hall. Such fees may be changed from time to time by resolution of the City Commission. The applicant shall pay all applicable fees upon the filing of any application, proposed plan or other request or application under this chapter, including, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Requests to the Zoning Board of Appeals;
(2) Site plan review;
(3) Rezoning requests and zoning ordinance amendments;
(4) Special land use requests;
(5) Site condominium review;
(6) Planned unit development or amendments to planned unit developments;
(7) Sign permits and other zoning and building permit fees;
(8) Private streets;
(9) Plat (subdivision) review; and
(10) Any other requests or reviews referred to the Planning Commission.
(B) In addition to regularly established fees, the City Commission, in its discretion, may also require an applicant to submit to the city (prior to city review of an application or proposed site plan) an amount of money determined by the city to be a reasonable estimate of the fees and costs which may be incurred by the city in reviewing and acting upon such application or related matters, to be known as an escrow fund. The city shall not charge fees or assess costs for the time expended by city employees (except when authorized under appropriate provisions of the Freedom of Information Act) or for incidental costs and expenses, but may charge fees or assess costs for all other reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the city doing and in connection with the review process and other related proceedings, whether or not the application is granted. Such reimbursable costs and expenses may include, but shall not be limited to, City Attorney fees, city engineering fees, costs and fees for services of outside consultants, fees and expenses of other professionals who may assist the city, costs and fees for studies and reports pertaining to the matters in question, special meeting costs and other reasonable costs and expenses. Escrow funds shall be retained by the city for reimbursement of such costs and expenses. Any escrow funds paid or deposited by an applicant which are not used or spent by the city shall be refunded to the applicant. In the event an applicant fails to comply with escrow fund requirements and all matters pertaining thereto, in addition to all other remedies available, the city shall impose a single lot assessment on the subject premises in accordance with § 1.306 of the city code of ordinances.
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013)