[Adopted 10-13-1976 by Ord. No. 38]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall file any
application, motion, or request for any action of any kind before
the Town Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Probate Court, Tax
Assessors Board of Review, Police Department, Building Official or
any and all other bodies of the Town government shall be required
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses thereof, including, but not
limited to, advertising, notices, all mailings, taking and reproducing
of stenographic records, costs of all hearings, and all other incidental
costs related thereto, in addition to all other filing fees required
by statute, ordinance or law.
Compliance with the above shall be required prior to any action
to be taken by such governmental body, and no action shall proceed
until compliance shall have been made by such person, firm or corporation.
Such person, firm or corporation shall pay to the appropriate
Town body or Town officer all such costs which are ascertainable at
the time of the application, motion, or request for action plus the
estimated costs of those which are not; provided, however, that such
person, firm or corporation shall also execute a written promise to
pay forthwith, upon notice, any sums which exceed estimates; but shall
be refunded all excess advances.
