§ 156.138 FILING FEES AND FORMS.
   (A)   Application forms. Applications and petitions shall be prepared on the forms provided by the Building Inspector, and accompanied by the filing fees herein specified, to be paid to the Building Inspector who shall forthwith pay over to the County Auditor to the credit of the county’s General Fund.
   (B)   Improvement location permit fee. For each application for an improvement location permit or a temporary improvement location permit, the sum of $10 shall be paid.
   (C)   Certificate of occupancy fee. For each application for a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy, the sum of $5 shall be paid.
   (D)   Fees for amendments, appeals and requests. Applications for petitions to amend this chapter, appeals from the decision of the Building Commission, requests for variances, special exceptions, temporary uses, exceptions and other matters upon which the Board is required to act, shall be accompanied by the following fees for each application:
      (1)   Variance: $100;
      (2)   Amendments: Change of zone classification; or change of text: $100;
      (3)   Change in development plan which previously has been approved: $100;
      (4)   Unit development plan:
         (a)   Preliminary unit development plan:
            1.   Less than 20 acres: $400;
            2.   One hundred acres: $500 plus $10 for each acre over 19 acres;
            3.   Over 100 acres: $10 for each acre; and
            4.   Maximum fee: $2,000.
         (b)   Detailed unit development plan:
            1.   Any number of acres: $200 plus $5 for each acre; and
            2.   Maximum fee: $500.
      (5)   Special exception: $100; and
      (6)   Exceptions and temporary uses: $70.
   (E)   Fees must be paid. Until all applicable fees have been paid in full, including any fees or deposits for building permits, no application shall be processed by the Building Inspector.
   (F)   Fees not returnable. No part of any filing fee paid pursuant to this section shall be returnable to the applicant or petitioner.
   (G)   Publication costs. In addition to the fees set forth herein, the applicant, petitioner or appellant shall meet the cost of publication notices and due notices to interested parties, when required.
   (H)   Coincidental applications. 
      (1)   An improvement location permit shall be applied for coincidentally with the application for a building permit whenever a building permit is necessitated by the proposed improvements.
      (2)   In such cases, the improvement location permit fee is charged in addition to the building permit fees (and deposit) set forth in § 150.41 of this code.
(Ord. 8-7-12-3, passed 10-10-1961; Ord. passed 1- -2004) Penalty, see § 156.999