(A) The petitioner shall pay all required fees associated with the request as well as the required publication costs. The filing fee shall be paid to the Community Development Department at the time of filing of the special use and the publication cost shall be paid prior to any final disposition of the request by the County Board.
(B) When the case involves a Class A request, the applicant, upon submittal of an application shall submit a certified check to the Tazewell County Community Development Department in the amount of $50,000. A lesser amount may be accepted at the Community Development Administrator's discretion if defined criteria can be met. All funds shall be made payable to Tazewell County. This amount shall be placed in a FDIC-insured money-market interest bearing account and will be used to cover the county's cost incurred during the review process and public hearings. The fund shall be used for, but not limited to; costs of experts and attorneys retained by the county, cost incurred due to additional hearing beyond the normally scheduled hearings, cost due to additional staff time required to process and review the case and the cost of any appeals or judicial review should it be necessary. Should the county find it necessary to draw on such fees, written and detailed notice related to the cost should be provided for review which shall not exceed a 15-day period. Should the actual costs to the county exceed the cost deposit, the applicant shall remit additional funds as outlined in the applicable fee schedule within 15 days of the receipt of written notice from the Tazewell County Community Development Department. Total fee shall not exceed $100,000. The county may refuse the issuance of a permit application or continue any hearings until additional funds have been paid. In the absence of administrative review or appeal, all remaining funds not drawn upon, including interest accrued, shall be returned to the petitioner 45 days following the decision of the Tazewell County Board.
(Prior Code, 7 TCC 1-25(k)) (Res. LU-23-02, passed 1-25-2023)