A. The City of Reading shall establish, by ordinance or resolution, a fee schedule for the submission and processing of all applications pertaining to this Chapter, including an escrow to be established by the City of Reading to cover the costs of plan reviews including, but not limited to, legal, engineering, and planning consultant reviews and site inspections. Tlte fee schedule shall be maintained by the City Clerk or other official designated by the City of Reading.
B. The proposed application shall not be considered by the City of Reading until all pertinent fees and escrow are paid in full. All such fees shall be utilized to pay for all administrative costs and review fees for any professional consultants appointed by the City of Reading, and reasonable overhead expenses as set forth in the fee schedule.
C. The applicant shall be required to pay any review fees required by the Berks County Planning Commission, as well as any other local, state, county or federal agency, which have been requested to review the proposed application in accordance with the provisions established by the City of Reading. Such fees shall be paid directly by the applicant to the agency.
D. If the expenses incurred by the City of Reading for the review of an application exceed the total fees that have been paid by the applicant, such excess expenses shall be paid by the applicant within 30 days of receipt, and prior to the endorsement and release of the final plans by the City of Reading.
E. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees and expenses that are required for site inspections and/or field observations that are relevant to the subdivision or land development plan application.
[Amended 3-22-2021 by Ord. No. 22-2021]