§ 33.090 FEE STRUCTURE.

   (A)   Fee amount. As a condition of the submittal and the review of development plans by town, the applicant shall agree to pay the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner the applicable fee, as set by the Town Council with respect to the review of all drainage submittals, preliminary plans, final plans, construction plans and accompanying information and data, as well as pre-paid inspection fees.

   (B)   Time of payment.

      (1)   After the meeting at which the Town Council is scheduled to consider acceptance of the applicant's final stormwater management plan, the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner will furnish a written statement to the applicant specifying the total amount due the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner in connection with the review of the applicant's submittals, plans and accompanying information and data, including the amount required to be paid by applicant for review and pre-paid inspection fees.

      (2)   As a condition of acceptance of final drainage plans by the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner, applicant shall pay to the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner the sum set forth in said statement. The Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner may issue such a billing statement before the project advances to the final acceptance stage, and such payment is due by applicant upon receipt of said billing statement regardless of whether the project is advanced to the final acceptance stage.

      (3)   The Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner shall have the right to not accept the drainage improvements or to not accept the advancement of any project for which the applicable fees have not been paid.

   (C)   Method of payment.  

      (1)   Fees shall be paid by 1 of the following methods:

         (a)   Certified check;

         (b)   Cashier's check; or

         (c)   Money order.

      (2)   All checks shall be made payable to:

Town of New Palestine
P.O. Box 315
New Palestine, IN 46163

   (D)   Refund of payment. Fees are refundable only if the Town Council and/or Town Manager and/or Building Commissioner determines that compliance by the development to this chapter is not necessary.

(Ord. 051805, passed 5-18-2005)