(A) Fee amount. As a condition of the submittal and the review of development plans by the city, the applicant shall agree to pay the city the applicable plan review fee shown in the schedule below. This fee will cover the review of all drainage submittals, preliminary plans, final plans, construction plans and accompanying information and data. This fee may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the city for complex plans.
(B) Time of payment.
(1) After the meeting at which the city is scheduled to consider acceptance of the applicant’s final stormwater management plan, the city will furnish a written statement to the applicant specifying the total amount due the city in connection with the review of the applicant’s submittals, plans and accompanying information and data, including the amount required to be paid by applicant for review and pre-paid inspection fees.
(2) As a condition of acceptance of final drainage plans by the city, applicant shall pay to the city the sum set forth in the statement. The city may issue such a billing statement before the project advances to the final acceptance stage, and such payment is due by applicant upon receipt of the billing statement regardless of whether the project is advanced to the final acceptance stage.
(3) The city shall have the right to not accept the drainage improvements or to not approve the advancement of any project for which the applicable fees have not been paid.
(C) Method of payment.
(1) Fees shall be paid by one of the following methods:
(a) Check.
(b) Certified check.
(c) Cashier’s check.
(d) Money order.
(2) All checks shall be made payable to the:
City of Washington
101 N.E. Third Street
Washington, IN 47501
(D) Refund of payment. Fees are refundable only if the city determines that compliance by the development or project to this chapter is not necessary.
(E) Fee schedule. Plan review, stormwater permit application and inspection fees will be in accordance with the fee schedule shown below.
Service | Fee |
Plan review up to 10-acres disturbance | $500 |
Plan review over 10-acres disturbance | $500 + $100 per acre |
Application fee/inspection fee | $250 |
(Ord. 10-2024, passed 7-8-2024)