(a) At the time of filing the application for a Protected Hillside Zone permit, there shall be paid to the Treasurer a filing fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). At such time there shall also be deposited with the Treasurer and thereafter maintained on deposit the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or such larger or lesser amount as may be determined by the Building Official based on his or her estimate of the costs to be incurred by the Village in reviewing the application for the permit and to ensure payment by the applicant of expenses incurred by the Village in the processing of the application and all pertinent papers connected therewith.
(b) The cost and expense of any investigation which may be necessary by the Building Official, the Village Engineer, hydrological and geotechnical engineers, botanists, biologists, landscape architects, the Director of Law and other Village officials, to determine whether the proposed application is in accordance with law, the cost of any and all notices required, and all other necessary expenses, shall be paid by the owner, developer or builder.
(c) The actual expenditures shall be paid by the applicant upon demand of the Treasurer. The unexpended balance of the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant upon completion of all administrative proceedings involved in connection therewith. No filing fee shall be refunded or returned. No permits shall be issued until any amounts required to be paid by the applicant have been paid.
(Ord. 2508. Passed 9-8-92; Ord. 2014-03. Passed 4-8-14.)