(a) At the time of submitting a preliminary plan, the subdivider shall pay a filing fee and the amount of such fee shall be determined from the following schedule:
Number of Lots in Plat | Amount of Fee |
2-5 | $100.00 |
6-10 | 175.00 |
11-15 | 225.00 |
16-20 | 275.00 |
21-25 | 350.00 |
26-30 | 425.00 |
31-35 | 500.00 |
36 and over | 500.00 plus $10.00 for each lot in excess of 35 |
(b) The filing fee shall be paid in legal tender or by check or money order made payable to the Municipality and deposited with the Clerk of Council for transfer to the General Fund.
(c) In the event that a plat is disapproved by the Planning Commission before any physical inspection has been made of the site, then the Commission may, at its discretion, order that the developer be refunded an amount not to exceed one-half (1/2) of the fee paid to the Clerk of Council.
(d) In addition to the above filing fee the subdivider may be required to submit a cash bond of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the cost of the engineering review by the Director of Building, in the event he or she makes definite drawings for revising the plat. In the event no drawings are submitted to the subdivider as to revising the plat, the cash bond shall be refunded to the subdivider. In the event drawings are prepared by the Director of Building only the unused portion of the cash bond shall be refunded, or in the event greater cost than the cash bond is incurred, the subdivider shall be billed for such additional cost.
(e) In addition to the above filing fee, the subdivider shall be charged a fee by the City Engineer for the cost of supervision of all improvements in the subdivision which fall under his or her jurisdiction.
(1) The amount of the deposit and method of payment shall be as required by the department or office concerned.
(2) The supervision shall be for all time spent by the Engineer or his or her duly authorized representative in supervising the subdivider's improvements.