(a) Along with the application for a permit for hazardous transport, the applicant shall submit a fee. That fee shall be based upon the number of vehicles the applicant intends or expects to use to transport hazardous materials in or through the city during the coming twelve (12) months and shall be calculated using a fee schedule which shall be promulgated, adopted and updated by the fire chief in consultation with the police chief.
(b) The fee schedule shall reflect the costs of administering this permit program and of establishing and maintaining hazardous materials transportation emergency response capabilities and may also reflect the relative hazard and potential risk to the public of hazardous cargoes to be transported within the city based on volume, toxicity, combustion potential and other risk factors which may be deemed appropriate.
(c) The full fee shall be refunded to the applicant immediately upon denial of a permit application. The applicant shall resubmit the full fee along with the applicant's written appeal of such a permit denial should the applicant wish to appeal. The full fee shall be refunded to the applicant immediately upon a decision of the permit appeal board upholding a decision to deny a permit.
(Ord. No. 6581, § 4, 12-8-86)