The fees for all applicant costs incurred in this Code shall be established by City Council. Furthermore, no plan shall be accepted for filing and processing, as provided in this Code, unless and until a filing fee is paid to the City and the application is deemed complete by the City. The applicant shall be responsible for the expenses incurred by the City in reviewing the plan or any modifications to the plan. Such expenses may include items such as the cost of professional services including expenses and legal fees in connection with reviewing the plan, prepared reports, inspections, the publication and mailing of public notice in connection therewith, and any other reasonable expenses directly attributable thereon. Ten percent (10%) shall be added to the final expenses of the applicant to provide for the review of plans by City Staff. At the time of submitting a site plan to the Building Commissioner and Planning Commission for consideration, the applicant shall make a deposit with the office of the City Clerk of Council/Finance Director in the amount equal to the estimated cost of the City's expenses. The deposit shall not exceed $5,000.00 at any time. When this deposit has been depleted to thirty-three percent (33%), another deposit may be requested by the City. For those projects where the City's costs are estimated to be less than $500.00, no deposit may be required. In such cases, the City's costs may be recovered by billing the developer. Failure to pay the above costs within thirty (30) days of invoice shall stop all processing and review of the site development plans or shall cause suspension of all development activities on the site.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)