(a) At the time of filing the application for a Protected Area permit, there shall be paid to the Director of Finance a filing fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). There shall also, at such time, be deposited with the Director of Finance and thereafter maintained on deposit the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or such larger or lesser amount as may be determined by the Zoning Administrator based on his estimate of the costs to be incurred by the City in reviewing the application for permit and to insure payment by the applicant of expenses incurred by the City in the processing of the application and all pertinent papers connected therewith.
(b) The cost and expense of any investigation which may be necessary by the Zoning Administrator, City Engineer, hydrological and geotechnical engineers, botanists, biologists, landscape architects, and the Law Director and such other City officials to determine whether the proposed application is in accordance with law, the cost of any and all notices required, and all other necessary expenses shall be paid by the applicant.
(c) The actual expenditures shall be paid by the applicant upon demand of the Director of Finance. The unexpended balance of the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant upon completion of all administrative proceedings involved in connection therewith. No filing fee shall be refunded or returned. No permits shall be issued until any amounts required to be paid by the applicant have been paid. (Ord. 2008-15. Passed 6-12-08.)