12-3-5: FEES AND COSTS:
   A.   Fees pertaining to petitions for zoning amendments, use permits, certificates of compliance, variations, and appeals to the Board of Appeals shall be established by the City Council.
(1980 Code § 36-96)
   B.   All publication and hearing costs in all proceedings for amendments to this title, for special uses, and for variances shall be paid by the applicant. In addition thereto, before any proceedings may be had by any applicant for an amendment to this title or for the issuance of a permit for a special use, or for a variance, the applicant shall deposit with and pay to the City Collector a fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00). Any amendment, permit for special use, or variance granted where the applicant has failed to pay the fee shall be invalid.
(1980 Code § 36-128)