[Ord. No. 302 §§1 — 2, 2-26-2001; Ord. No. 510 §2, 10-16-2006; Ord. No. 521 §1, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 619 §1, 8-16-2010]
A. 
The fees and deposits for applications, filings, City review, and exceptions and appeals therefrom pertaining to the City's regulation of land use are established as follows:
1. 
Zoning Code. Filing fees for the various procedures and petitions addressed in Chapter 405, being the City's Zoning Code, and any amendments thereto, to be submitted by applicants at the time of submission of the applicable application shall be as follows:
Application/Permit
Amount of Fee/Deposit
Zoning Code Reference
1. Rezoning
$250.00 plus $50.00 per acre
or part thereof
§ 405.420(B)(2)
2. Text Amendments
$250.00
§ 405.420(B)(1)
3. Site Plan Approval
$100.00 plus $20.00 per acre
or part thereof
§ 405.450(B)
4. Conditional Use Permit
$500.00
§ 405.430(C)
5. Special Events Permit
$100.00
§ 405.210
6. Board of Adjustment
(Appeals/Variances)
Residential
$50.00 for all acreage
Commercial
$100.00 for less than ¼ acre
$150.00 for ¼ acre and up to but less than ½ acre
$200.00 for ½ acre and up to but less than 1 acre
$300.00 for 1 acre or more
$100.00 for signs
Ch. 150; §§400.050, 405.430, 405.450, 405.460, 405.470
§ 415.150
7. Building Permit
$80.00 (residential)
$150.00 (commercial — new construction/addition)
$85.00 (commercial — alteration/tenant finish)
$150.00 (demolition for residential/commercial)
§ 405.470
8. Occupancy Permit
$110.00 (residential)
$75.00 (commercial)
§ 405.480
9. Administrative Permit
$500.00
§ 405.440(F) and (G)
10. Development Plan or Planned Residential District Approval
$1,500.00
§ 405.460(C); § 405.140
2. 
Subdivision Code. Filing fees for the various procedures and petitions addressed in Chapter 410, being the City's Subdivision Code, and any amendments thereto, to be submitted by applicants at the time of submission of the applicable application shall be as follows:
Application/Permit
Amount of Fee/Deposit
Subdivision Code Reference
1. Subdivision (filing of
Preliminary Plat)
$2,000.00
§ 410.040(C)
2. Boundary Adjustment
$300.00
§ 410.040(D)
3. Preliminary Plat Extension
$200.00
§ 410.090(A)(4)(d)
4. Review and Inspection
Fees
1% of estimated cost of improvements
§ 410.090(C)(2)
5. Extension of Site
Improvement Permit
$200.00 plus 1% of any estimated cost increase
§ 410.090(C)(2)
6. Improvement Guarantee
Review
$200.00
§ 410.100(C)(2)
7. Grading Permit
$500.00 (no permit needed if included in site improvement permit)
§ 410.110(B)(2)(a)
8. Extension of Grading
Permit
$200.00
§ 410.110(B)(2)(b)
9. Right-Of-Way Permit
$100.00 single right-of-way
$1,500.00 annually for non-exclusive franchisees
$50.00 for work adjoining residential property
§ 410.120(A)(7)
3. 
Sign Code. Filing fees for the various procedures and petitions addressed in Chapter 415, being the City's Sign Code, and any amendments thereto, to be submitted by applicants at the time of submission of the applicable application shall be as follows:
Application/Permit
Amount of Fee/Deposit
Sign Code Reference
1. Permanent
$100.00 (commercial)
$50.00 (residential)
§ 415.130
2. Temporary
$75.00 (commercial)
$50.00 (residential)
§ 415.130
3. Sign plan
$200.00
§ 415.090
B. 
Fee Administration.
1. 
The filing fees and deposits set forth in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be paid in anticipation of the City's expenses incurred in processing the application or submission at issue, including, but not limited to, administrative and clerical costs, costs of title research, surveys, legal, engineering and planning review, cost of traffic and planning consultants employed by the City, publication expenses, expenses of notification to adjoining property owners, expenses of hearings including rental of a hall, if necessary, court reporter, if requested by either the City or the applicant, and other investigations deemed necessary by the City. Processing and all other actions related to the application or submittal shall not proceed until the applicable fee is paid in full.
2. 
In the event the fee or deposit noted are insufficient to pay all such expenses incurred by the City, the City Administrator may document additional costs incurred by the City and request payment of same within thirty (30) days. Processing and all other actions related to the application shall not proceed until such additional sums are paid in full. Any and all unused portions of any additional sums required under this Section shall be refunded to the applicant. Appeals from any decision hereunder shall be taken pursuant to Chapter 150 of the Municipal Code.
3. 
The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment may adopt fees for processing matters that come before it where those fees are not otherwise provided by ordinance. These fees may not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for commercial matters and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for residential matters. A schedule of such fees shall be filed with the City Clerk, at which time they shall become effective.