(A) To defray administrative costs of processing requests for subdivision review, amendments and variances, a base fee shall first be paid by all applicants, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the City Council. The fee schedule is as follows:
(1) Subdivision review: set by City Council;
(2) Variance: set by City Council;
(3) Amendments: set by City Council; and
(4) Minor subdivisions: set by City Council.
(B) In order to defray the additional cost of processing applications (amendments, variance or subdivision) for developments, all applicants shall pay the total cost of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant’s request, and all materials for the request.
(1) “Materials” shall, include, but not limited to, maps, graphs, charts, drawings and the like, and all printing or reproduction of same.
(2) “Staff and/or consulting time” shall include any time spent in either researching for or actual production of materials.
(3) The hourly rate for staff and/or consulting time shall be established and made available to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator prior to the production of any materials and the applicant shall be given a reasonable estimate of project time and/or materials costs.
(C) Fees shall be payable at the time applications are filed with the City Clerk-Administrator and are not refundable unless application is withdrawn prior to referral to the Planning Commission and prior to any publication required by the application. A deposit to cover staff or consulting time and special materials will be established and required by the City Clerk- Administrator at the time the base fee is paid.
(Prior Code, § 154.51) (Ord. passed 6-6-1978; Ord. 582, passed 9-3-1996) Penalty, see § 154.99