A minimum nonrefundable filing fee shall be paid for each plan application submitted to the Board. Said fee shall be given to the Planning Board upon submission of the plan. Checks shall be made out to the Town of Great Barrington. See Appendix G[1] for schedule of uses and average daily traffic (ADT). For uses not found in Appendix G, ADT shall be as determined by the current Trip Generation Manual of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
A. 
Fee for a Form A. The fee for a plan submitted for a Form A (subdivision approval not required) shall be $125, regardless of the number of lots shown.
B. 
Fee for a preliminary plan. The fee for a Form B (preliminary plan) shall be $150, plus $50 per lot, or per average daily traffic (ADT) increment of ten (10) based on the projected use, whichever is larger.
C. 
Fee for a definitive plan. The basic application fee for a Form C (definitive plan) shall be $500, plus $100 per lot, or per average daily traffic (ADT) increment of 10 based on the projected use, whichever is larger.
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Editor's Note: Appendix G is on file in the Town offices.
A. 
General. The Board may determine that the size or complexity of a proposed subdivision or its impacts warrant the services of outside consultants (including but not limited to engineers, planners, lawyers, hydrogeologists, or others) for plan review, impact analysis, inspections, or other technical assistance in relation to the proposal. Such professionals shall be selected and retained by the Planning Board as provided in MGL c. 44, § 53G, with the reasonable costs for their services to be paid by the applicant.
B. 
Selection and administrative appeal. The applicant shall be notified in writing with the name of the selected consultant(s) at least seven calendar days prior to initiation of the consultant's efforts, unless the applicant waives this notice period in writing. The applicant may administratively appeal the selection of the consultant(s) to the Board of Selectmen. The grounds for such an appeal shall be limited to claims that the proposed consultant has a conflict of interest or does not possess the minimum required qualifications. Such an appeal may be initiated by the applicant filing notice with the Town Clerk within five working days after the Board's date of notice of its selection. The consultant shall not begin its services until any appeal has been decided or 30 calendar days have elapsed without a decision by the Selectmen, in which case the Planning Board's selection shall stand. Required time limits for action by the Board upon an application shall be automatically extended by the duration of the administrative appeal.
C. 
Funding. The applicant shall file with the Board an amount of money equal to the estimated cost for the services of the consultant(s), as determined by the Board. The cost will be estimated to be generally proportional to the size and complexity of the project, and the number of reviews and meetings required. The funds shall be deposited by the Town Treasurer into a special interest-bearing account as provided by MGL c. 44, § 53G. The funds in the special account, including accrued interest, shall be expended at the direction of the Board without further appropriation. If the unexpended balance falls below 30% of the initial estimate, or the estimate is raised to pay for additional services deemed necessary by the Board, the account shall be restored to its original level or such lower level as determined to be reasonable and necessary by the Board. Upon completion of the project and final payment of the outside consultant(s), any unexpended balance, including accrued interest, shall be repaid to the applicant or the successor in interest.
D. 
Reporting. The Town Accountant shall submit annually a report of all such special accounts to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen for their review. The annual report shall be published in the Town Report and a copy submitted to the State Director of the Bureau of Accounts. A final report of the special account for a project shall be submitted to the applicant or his successor in interest.
E. 
Remedy. Failure of an applicant to pay fees required hereunder (or any other fees required in other parts of this chapter) shall be grounds for the Board to continue hearings, disapprove the application, refuse to release performance guarantees, revoke prior approvals, or take other action.
Failure of the applicant to comply with the requirements of the fee schedule in this article shall be deemed adequate cause for disapproval of the plan.