A. If a fee payer desires not to have the impact fees determined according to the City's consolidated fee schedule, then the fee payer shall prepare and submit to the Director an independent impact fee calculation for the development activity for which a building permit is sought. The documentation submitted shall show the basis upon which the independent impact fee calculation was made. The appropriate department staff persons shall review the independent impact fee calculation and provide an analysis to the Director concerning whether the independent impact fee calculation should be accepted, rejected, or accepted in part. The Director may adopt, reject, or adopt in part the independent impact fee calculation based on the department's analysis and based on the specific characteristics of the development activity. The impact fees or alternative impact fees and the calculations shall be set forth in writing and shall be mailed to the fee payer.
B. Any fee payer submitting an independent impact fee calculation must pay to the City a fee to cover the cost of reviewing the independent impact fee calculation. The fee shall be an amount equal to the actual review costs incurred by the City, including the cost of any consultant services deemed necessary by the City. The City shall require the fee payer to post a cash deposit in the amount set forth on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule prior to initiating the review. If the City's actual review costs exceed the cash deposit amount, then the fee payer will be responsible for paying such additional review costs. However, if the City's actual review costs fall below the cash deposit amount, then the fee payer shall be entitled to a refund of any portion of such cash deposit amount that exceeds the actual costs of review.
C. The Director shall consider the documentation submitted by the fee payer and the analysis prepared by the appropriate department staff persons, but is not required to accept such documentation or analysis. The Director may require the fee payer to submit additional or different documentation for consideration. The Director may adjust the impact fees on a case by case basis based on the independent impact fee calculation and the specific characteristics of the development activity. The impact fees or alternative impact fees and the calculations shall be set forth in writing and shall be mailed to the fee payer. (Ord. 6-19, 2019: Ord. 41-14, 2014)