Whenever any person is required by the Village Code, Village Land Development Code, Village ordinance or an ordinance or statute of the federal, state or county government to submit an application, petition, plans, specifications, technical reports or other documents to the Village to be reviewed, and in connection therewith it shall be necessary for the Village to retain the professional services of an attorney, architect, engineer, surveyor, landscape architect, arborist, and/or other professional, the person submitting such documents shall be fully responsible to reimburse the Village for all fees and costs charged by such professional to the Village for reviewing and providing professional opinions as to the documents.
For the purposes of this Section, the requirement to pay for professional fees or costs incurred by the Village shall apply to, but not be limited to, applications or petitions for annexations, rezoning, special uses, variations, subdivisions or building permits. Neither preliminary nor final approval shall be given for any annexation, rezoning, special use, variation, subdivision or building permit unless and until the Finance Director certifies that all fees and costs as herein above defined incurred by the Village have been paid in full.
(Ord. 5578, 1-4-21)