(A) To defray administrative costs of processing requests for conditional uses, amendments, variances, appeals and site plan review for zoning compliance, a base fee in an amount set forth in Ch. 35 of this code of ordinances per application shall be paid by all applicants. Applications for conditional uses and variances made after the fact of a construction or commencement of an activity shall pay double the established fee.
(B) In order to defray the additional cost of processing applications (amendments, conditional uses, variances, appeals) for developments, all applicants shall pay the total cost of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant’s request, and all materials for said request.
(1) “Materials” shall include, but not be limited to, maps, graphs, charts, drawings and the like and all printing or reproduction of materials.
(2) “Staff and/or consulting time” shall include any time spent in either researching for or actual production of materials.
(3) The hourly rate for “staff and/or consulting time” shall be established and made available to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator prior to production of any materials and the applicant shall be given a reasonable estimate of projected time and/or material costs.
(C) Fees shall be payable at the time applications are filed with the Zoning Administrator and are not refundable. A deposit to cover staff or consulting time and special materials will be established and required by the Zoning Administrator at the time the base fee is paid. Where said costs of staff and/or consulting time exceed the initial deposit, monthly billing statements shall be forwarded to and subsequently paid in full by the applicant within 30 days of receipt. No application for zoning or subdivision action or other city permit shall be granted or approved until all fee statement balances are paid in full.
(D) Fee for certificate of occupancy shall be $10 per application.(Ord. 827, passed 4-19-1983; Ord. 1061, passed 6-16-1992; Ord. 1320, passed 6-3-2003)