(A) All expense incurred by the county in conducting the review of the request for site approval, the subsequent hearing and the site approval decision shall be paid from the application fee as provided in this chapter.
(B) Upon termination of any proceedings under the hearing process, a final accounting and summary of all authorized expenditures and reimbursements shall be presented to the appropriate County Board committees.
(C) Any portion of an application fee not required for reimbursement to the County for costs or expenses incurred by the County under the hearing process shall be returned to the applicant. Should there be costs and/or expenses in excess of the amount paid by the applicant in the application fee, the applicant shall bear any and all additional costs.
(D) In order to properly administer the application fee received with respect to the hearing process and procedure set forth herein, the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and hold such application fees for administration subject to the review and approval of the Building and Zoning Committees.
(E) In order to expedite payment of all bills incurred as a result of administering the hearing process, all bills and questions concerning billing should be directed to the Building and Zoning Department.
(1993 Code, § 111.38) (Ord. 89-3, passed 3-15-1989; Ord. 2024-01, passed 3-5-2024)