The applicant at the time of filing a submission to the Planning
Board or Zoning Board shall pay to the City of Port Republic the required
application fees and escrows.[1] The application fees are nonrefundable. The escrow fees
will be paid to the City and are held to cover the costs of Board
professional services and other expenses and administrative costs.
In addition to the above fees and escrows, the applicant shall pay
to the City of Port Republic a nonrefundable fee in the following
amounts to be used by the City to revise the City's Tax Map as a result
of subdivisions of land within the City limits:
The required escrows are estimates and the actual amounts needed
may be less than or more than the amounts indicated. Any escrow funds
not used will be returned to the applicant at the conclusion of the
matter without interest. If the escrow funds are substantially depleted
before the conclusion of the matter, the applicant will be required
to post additional funds in order to return the escrows to the original
required amounts and to have the matter proceed.
If at the conclusion of the matter there are not sufficient escrow
funds to cover all costs of the City, a bill for such deficiency will
be submitted to the applicant and will be paid immediately. In the
event that it is necessary for the City to file suit to collect any
unpaid costs, the applicant will be responsible for all costs of collection,
including reasonable attorney's fees. The City may enforce payment
by the withholding of building permits or certificates of occupancy.
Where one submission includes more than one application or request
for relief, or where preliminary and final approval is sought simultaneously,
the applicant shall be responsible for payment of the sum of all of
the individually required fees and escrows. The Board may, however,
waive any portion of the required escrows where it appears reasonably
likely that the full amount normally required would not be necessary.
The applicant would not be relieved of the obligation to post the
full required escrow amounts should the Board subsequently determine
it necessary. Also, the applicant would still remain responsible for
paying the actual amount of Board expenses and costs.
Waiver. Existing single-family homes are permitted to add accessory
buildings and structures, such as garages, sheds, outbuildings, pools
and the like, and the Planning Board may waive site plan approval
if the applicant can clearly demonstrate that there is no likelihood
of an adverse impact on any wetlands area based upon such factors
as the size and location of the proposed improvement, the extent of
any required disturbance, the distance to the wetlands, the ground
contours and elevations, the extent of existing vegetation and similar
factors. The applicant shall submit a waiver application to the Planning
Board, pay the required application fee and, if specifically required
by the Planning Board, post the specified review escrow. The posting
of the escrow is only required if the Planning Board requires review
of the application by the Board's consulting engineer or other professional.
Storm damage restoration. Any application for variance relief for
the repair, restoration or replacement of a residential structure
damaged by flood, windstorm or hurricane shall only be required to
post the required escrow for such application, but not the otherwise
applicable application fees. The payment of such fees are waived in
such circumstances.