§ 2-321 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES.

   (a)   For services rendered, the following schedule of fees and charges is hereby adopted; provided, however, that such fees may be waived or refunded by action of the city council in accordance with policies adopted by the city council:

Application Fees
Alarm system permits
Residential	$50
Other alarm system locations	$100
Alcohol
Variance request to City Council	$500
Distance check	$100
Annexation
75 acres or less	$700
	(Fee waived for commercial/industrial use only of 25 acres or less)
More than 75 acres	$700*
	(*Plus $10 per acre over 75 acres)
Limited purpose annexation	$3,000
Appeals
Downtown Design Review Board	$300
Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission	$300
Urban Design Commission	$300
City Plan Commission
Concept plan	$900
Plats:
Preliminary plat	$850*
	(*Plus $30 per each acre nonresidential)
	(*Plus $15 per lot residential)
Final plat	$385*
	(*Plus $30 per lot residential)
	(*Plus $25 per acre nonresidential)
Re-plat (with public hearing)	$500*
	(*Plus $25 per lot residential)
	(*Plus $25 per acre nonresidential)
Minor plat and re-plat (no public hearing)	$425*
	(*Plus $25 per lot residential)
	(*Plus $25 per acre nonresidential)
Conveyance plat	$200
Plat revisions after first revision	$220
Plat correction	$50
Plat vacation	$400
Waivers and other matters of business	$220
Filing fees with the county: Collection of filing fees for the appropriate county will be in addition to the fee rates above
Agreements Application Fees
Community Facilities Agreement and amendments	$2,230
Stormwater Facilities Management Agreement	$635
Transportation Impact Fee Credit Agreement	$1,000
Easements and Vacations by Separate Instrument	$700
	(Fee for processing application)
Credit Access Business	$100
	(Application and renewal)
Comprehensive Plan Inconsistency	$600
	(For a change in zoning that is incompatible with the city comprehensive plan and future land use)
Hearing Continuance	$600*
* At applicant’s request (after public notice) of board of adjustment, city plan commission and zoning commission public hearings
Inspection and Testing Fees
a.   Administrative Material Testing Service Fee	$24.50 per test
b.   Construction Inspection Service Fee	$300 per day
c.   Water Testing Lab Fee	$30 per test
Infrastructure Plan Review Center
Design Review Fee: Cost Per Design Page	$387 per page | The total number of detail pages shall be considered one page
IPRC Pre/Post Submittal Conference	$1,000
Stormwater Development Services
Drainage Study Review	$1,250
	(Plus $10 per acre over 1 acre)
Transportation Development Review
Transportation Impact Analysis Review	$1,000
Master Thoroughfare Plan - Amendment	$700
Miscellaneous Projects
Application Fee	$1,500
Review Fee	$387 per design sheet
Project Management Fee	3% of total construction costs
Newsracks
Permit Fees	$28
Application fee per applicant plus, per newsrack	$10
Paper Filing Fee	$50*
* Additional fee assessed for any development application that can be submitted online
Parkway Permit
Commercial	$250
Residential	$225
Pre-submittal Meeting	$250
Private ETJ Release	$400
Sexually Oriented Businesses; Application for Specialized Certificate of Occupancy
Amended, modified, renewal or transfer	$1,000
New	$1,000
Special Districts (MUDS/WCIDS)
Petition	$15,000
Agreement amendments	$10,000
Street Name Change	$700
Technology Fee for all Permits	$15
Traffic Control Review Plan	$100
"CR," "C," and "D" Zoning Districts Site Plan
New	$600
Revised	$300
Unified Sign Agreement	$1,500
Urban Forestry
Application fee for staff review
Base fee - First five acres (up to 5.00 acres), including one revision	$250*
Additional acreage - 5.01 acres and over, per acre above base fee	$15*
Additional revisions (each)	$100
After-the-fact base fee - First five acres (up to 5.00), including one revision	$500*
After-the-fact additional acreage - 5.01 acres and over, per acre above base fee	$30*
*   The acreage will be based on the preliminary plat or site plan, whichever is appropriate, at the time of submission of the urban forestry plan
Vesting Letters	$200
Permit Renewal	$125
Developer Agreement	$1,500
Application fee for appeal hearing before urban design commission	Tiered, $550 - $5,000
	Waivers to Urban Forestry Ordinance; waiver from tree planting and nonprotected trees: $550; Waiver from preservation of protected trees: $1,000; Waiver from preservation of significant trees or large trees - city wide: $5,000; Waiver from preservation of significant tree or large trees east of I35: $3,000 (lower threshold)
Vacations or Closures, ROW, Emergency and Public Access Easements
Public access or emergency easement vacation	$400
Street and alley vacations	$700
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Interpretation request	$400
Variance
Nonresidential/other residential	$750
	Plus an additional $400 for each additional variance requested in same application for owner-occupied residential.
Residential (owner-occupied)	$500
	Plus an additional $500 for each additional variance requested in the same application for nonresidential property or other residential property
Sign - Nonresidential/other residential	$1,000
	Plus an additional $1,000 for each additional variance requested in the same application for nonresidential property or other residential property.
Special exception
Nonresidential/other residential	$1,500
	Plus an additional $300 for each additional special exception requested in the same application for nonresidential property or other residential property.
Residential (owner-occupied)	$750
	Plus an additional $150 for each additional special exception requested in same application for owner-occupied residential.
Multifamily Dwelling (MFD/PD) Waiver	$600 for first waiver, $300 for each next waiver
Zoning Commission
Administrative site plan amendment	$250
“CD” Conservation District overlay rezoning	No fee
“HC,” “HSE” and “DD” Historic and Cultural Landmarks District overlay rezoning	No fee
Planned Development (PD) site plan review*	$800*
0—5 acres	$1,200
For application requests of less than one acre in size, when down zoning to a one- or two-family districts that is consistent with the most current adopted Comprehensive Plan, a fee of $450 is required.
5.01—10 acres	$2,700
10 acres or more acres*	$3,300
	(Plus $75 per acre, not to exceed $9,000)
PD or CUP Waiver Fee	$750
	(PD or CUP with requested development standard waivers)
Vendor permit: holiday and 10-day	$50
Zoning Application:	Designated fee shall be twice the amount shown when double noticing and special city council consideration is required or requested, apart from the normal processing schedule. Double fee charge is not exempt of incentive programs granted to the project.
Less than 1 acre*	$1,200
For application requests of less than one acre in size, when down zoning to a one- or two-family districts that is consistent with the most current adopted Comprehensive Plan, a fee of $450 is required.	$50
1—5 acres*	$1,800
5.01—10 acres*	$2,700
10.01—25 acres*	$3,300
25.01 or more acres (base fee)*	$3,300
	(Plus $75 per acre, not to exceed $9,000)
Zoning verification letter:
10-day letter	$50
3-day letter	$100
Notes:
*In addition to Zoning Change Application Fee

 

   (b)   No final approval of a plat shall be given by the city plan commission of the city unless and until a receipt is furnished to the secretary of such commission showing that the fee provided for in this section has been paid; no petition shall be docketed with the zoning commission of the city unless and until a receipt has been furnished to the secretary of such commission showing that the fee provided for in this section has been paid; no application for relief shall be docketed with the board of adjustment of the city unless and until a receipt is furnished the secretary of such board showing that the fee provided for in this section has been paid and no petition shall be docketed with other boards and commissions of the city unless and until a receipt has been furnished to the secretary of such commission and boards showing that the fee provided for in this section has been paid.

(Ord. 17522, § 4, passed 4-24-2007; Ord. 17718, § 1, passed 8-21-2007; Ord. 18460-02-2009, § 1, passed 2-3-2009; Ord. 20426-09-2012, § 1, passed 9-25-2012, eff. 11-5-2012; Ord. 21190-04-2014, § 1, passed 4-1-2014, eff. 4-8-2014; Ord. 22373-08-2016, § 1, passed 8-30-2016; Ord. 23383-09-2018, § 1, passed 9-18-2018, eff. 10-1-2018; Ord. 23656-05-2019, § 3, passed 5-7-2019, eff. 6-1-2019; Ord. 23820-09-2019, § 1, passed 9-10-2019, eff. 10-1-2019; Ord. 24449-09-2020, § 1, passed 9-22-2020, eff. 4-1-2021; Ord. 25772-09-2022, § 1, passed 9-27-2022, eff. 10-1-2022; Ord. 25816-11-2022, § 1, passed 11-8-2022)