(a) The applicant shall pay to the Secretary of the Planning Commission or her clerk, cash or a certified or bank check in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), plus the cost of the legal ad, which shall be used at the joint discretion of the Secretary of the Commission, the Law Director and the Finance Director to pay for advertising and legal expenses in connection with the request, including, but not limited to, the cost of advertising for public hearings, obtaining legal descriptions required by the Law Director and drafting of special legislation for submission to Council in the furtherance of the request.
(b) For application for planned unit developments, the applicant shall pay to the Secretary of the Planning Commission or her clerk, cash or a certified or bank check in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), plus the cost of the legal ad, which shall be used at the joint discretion of the Secretary of the Commission, the Law Director and the Finance Director to pay for advertising and legal expenses in connection with the request, including, but not limited to, the cost of advertising for public hearings, obtaining legal descriptions required by the Law Director and drafting of special legislation for submission to Council in the furtherance of the request.
(c) A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee shall be made with and for each separate application which deals with sign approvals. This fee shall be nonrefundable.
(d) If an applicant desires a special meeting by the Planning Commission, he may request this special meeting and shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the services rendered.
(e) Any extra costs or additional work performed by the Law Department or the Municipal Engineer or any other department of the municipality, including, but not limited to, engineering and architectural services, in connection with the matter contained in the application, shall be added to the application fee and the applicant shall bear all additional expenses.
(f) Applications, other than sign applications, must be filed and payment made not less than seven days prior to the meeting date.
(Ord. 2021-2. Passed 1-25-21.)