(A) To defray administrative costs of processing of applications for zoning permits a base fee as set out in § 33.15 per application shall be paid by all applicants at the time the application is submitted and is not refundable unless the application is withdrawn before the processing of the application has begun.
(B) To defray administrative costs of processing of requests for conditional uses, amendments, variances or appeals a base fee as set out in § 33.15 per application shall be paid by all applicants. Fees shall be payable at the time applications are filed with the Zoning Official and are not refundable unless application is withdrawn prior to referral to the Planning Commission.
(C) In order to defray the additional cost of processing applications (zoning, amendment, conditional use, variance, appeal) for developments, all applicants shall pay the total costs of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant’s request, and all materials for the request.
(1) MATERIALS shall include, but not be limited to, maps, graphs, charts, drawings and the like and all printing or reproduction of same.
(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 City Clerk/Administrator prior to production of any materials and the applicant shall be given a reasonable estimate of project time and/or materials costs.
(4) A deposit to cover staff or consulting time and special materials will be established and required by the Zoning Official at the time the base fee is paid.
(Prior Code, § 18.121)