The fees for review, issuance and inspection of the stormwater management certification and recording of required declaration of stormwater facility maintenance agreement and covenant for approved developments shall be as follows:
A. Application Fee: An application fee shall be charged as follows:
1. | For single-family residential developments not involving or impacting floodplain or wetland areas and exempt from BMP (Best Management Practices) and detention requirements | $ 600.00 |
2. | For single-family residential developments requiring detention or involving or impacting floodplain or wetland areas: | |
Projects up to 1 acre in size, plus $600.00 per acre for each additional acre or portion thereof | 950.00 | |
For single-family residential projects over 1 acre, the maximum application fee shall be | 7,500.00 | |
3. | For attached multiple-family residential and nonresidential developments not involving or impacting floodplain or wetland areas and exempt from detention requirements | 1,000.00 |
4. | For attached single-family residential, multiple-family residential, and nonresidential developments not involving or impacting floodplain or wetland areas but requiring detention, and detention is provided in an off site shared detention facility: | |
Projects up to 1 acre in size, plus $250.00 per acre for each additional acre or portion thereof | 1,800.00 | |
The maximum application fee for such developments shall be | 5,000.00 | |
5. | For attached single-family and multiple-family residential and nonresidential developments requiring on site detention or involving or impacting floodplain or wetland areas and multiple lot subdivision developments involving the creation of a shared detention facility: | |
Projects up to 1 acre in size, plus $600.00 per acre for each additional acre or portion thereof | 1,800.00 | |
The maximum application fee for such developments shall be | 10,000.00 | |
B. Inspection Fee: An inspection fee shall be charged as follows:
1. | For subdivisions and nonresidential properties of 3 acres or less | $500.00 |
2. | For properties over 3 acres, plus 2.5 percent of the engineer's estimate of probable construction cost of the stormwater management, BMP, and erosion control improvements | 500.00 |
3. | Individual residential properties | 250.00 |
C. Recording Fee: An additional fifty dollar ($50.00) fee shall be charged when the City's stormwater management certification requires a declaration of stormwater facility maintenance agreement and covenant to be recorded against the applicant's property. The additional fifty dollar ($50.00) fee shall be paid prior to City issuance of the stormwater management certification.
D. Additional Fees: Payments shall be made from the application fee for City services for the review of the document, issuance of the certification and inspection of installation of the stormwater facilities based on time spent by staff multiplied by the employee actual hourly rate or consultant's hourly rate. Consultants may add a charge for overhead and professional fee. An additional charge of twenty five percent (25%) shall be added to the staff or consultant charge for City administrative and executive services. In the event the amount of the application or inspection fee is exhausted by such charges, the City, at its discretion, may require the payment of additional monies for such services.
E. Additional Application And Inspection Fees For Development That Involves Wetland Issues: In order for the City to: 1) review and approve stormwater management certification applications for development that involves wetland issues and 2) inspect the installation and establishment of projects involving wetland issues, the City is required by the DuPage County Countywide stormwater and floodplain ordinance to utilize the services of special environmental consultants (i.e., environmental scientists and soil scientists). Since each development that involves wetland issues has unique circumstances and challenges and such developments can, by their nature, vary greatly in complexity, the City has determined that it would not be fair or equitable to establish a standard flat application and inspection fee for stormwater certifications that involve wetland issues. (Ord. O2017-38, 6-19-2017)
The applicant/developer shall reimburse the City for all environmental consulting costs it incurs during the review, approval and inspection of development that involves wetland issues. Said reimbursement shall be made within thirty (30) days from the applicant's/developer's receipt of an invoice for said costs from the City. The City's invoice to the applicant/developer shall add an additional charge of twenty five percent (25%) to the consultant's charge for City administrative and executive services. If the applicant/developer does not pay said City invoices within thirty (30) days of their receipt, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall be authorized to: 1) draw on the applicant's/developer's letter of credit in the amount of the unpaid invoice or 2) in cases where there is no letter of credit, withhold the issuance or revoke previously issued construction and occupancy permits associated with the development project. (Ord. O2017-38, 6-19-2017; amd. Ord. O2018-10, 3-19-2018)