(a) Application under this Zoning Code for a zoning certificate, appeal, variance, occupancy permit, planned development, text or map amendment, or other administrative or quasi-judicial action may require payment of a fee. Fees shall be specified by City Council. The appropriate fee shall be paid to the City with the application. There shall be no fee, however, in the case of applications filed by the City Council or the Planning Commission. Should a project begin prior to payment of fees, fees shall then be doubled.
(b) The fees charged under this Zoning Code shall be in addition to any other fees that may be imposed under other applicable ordinances of the City. The fees imposed by this Zoning Code only partially defray the costs involved in applications, such as publishing and/or posting and mailing the notices of the hearing or hearings, and review of plans by the Zoning Administrator and others. Therefore, these fees are not refundable regardless of the outcome of the application.