(A) All reasonable costs incurred by the city for professional review of concept plans, preliminary and final plats, as-built plats or plans, engineering and other certificates and for inspection of improvements shall be borne by the applicant and shall be payable to the city prior to final approval of the final plat.
(B) The professional fees shall include, without limitation, civil engineering, land planning, traffic engineering, related legal fees and financial analysis in order to allow for proper evaluation of the application, plats and other requirements to achieve compliance with the terms of this chapter. In addition, a $10 fee to recover the city’s internal administrative costs will be charged for each application that involves professional review costs of $80 or less, and a $25 fee to recover the city’s internal administrative costs will be charged for each application that involves professional review costs of more than $80. At or prior to the time of the initial conference referred to in § 154.021, the applicant shall file a deposit in the amount of $1,000, as a deposit for the city’s costs.
(C) The actual costs shall be determined prior to final approval of the final plat and either an additional amount shall be due from the applicant as a condition of final approval and delivery of a certificate of approval, or reimbursement will be made to the applicant if the actual costs are less than the amount of the deposit. Upon written request by an applicant, the City Secretary will provide to the applicant a detailed list of actual costs.
(Ord. 08-358, passed 11-18-2008; Ord. 2012-03-01, passed 3-6-2012)