(A) No new pollution control facility site application shall be accepted until the following filing fees are paid:
(1) Sanitary landfill, refuse derived fuel facilities and/or incinerators - $200,000;
(2) Mixed waste processing facilities - $75,000; and
(3) Waste transfer stations - $50,000. All application fees shall be made payable to the City of Mattoon and shall be paid to the City Treasurer's Office.
(B) The applicant shall be responsible for any costs that may be incurred above the application fee during the application process. The additional costs incurred during the application process exceeding the application fee shall be submitted by the applicant for payment as they are incurred. Further, for any projected costs above the application fee, the city has the right to request payment for any projected cost above the fee; the costs to be paid by the applicant within 30 days of the request by the city.
(C) The fees collected hereunder shall be used only to defray the costs incurred by the city in connection with site approval applications, which may include professional consultants hired to provide technical assistance. Any remainder after final resolution shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 2001-5096, passed 12-21-2001)