To be acceptable for filing, any application of the type listed below submitted after the effective date of this chapter shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $5,000, payable to the Town, to cover costs incidental to the awarding or enforcement of the franchise, as appropriate:
A. 
Application for an initial franchise or for issuance of an RFP.
B. 
Application for renewal of a franchise.
C. 
Application for modification of a franchise agreement.
D. 
Application for approval of a transfer.
To the extent consistent with applicable law:
A. 
The Town may require the franchisee or, where applicable, a transferor or transferee to reimburse the Town for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in considering the application, including consultants' fees;
B. 
No payments made hereunder shall be considered a franchise fee, but fall within one or more of the exceptions in 47 U.S.C. § 542(g)(2).