[Amended by Ord. No. 1419; Ord. No. 1470; Ord. No. 1562; Ord. No. 1581; Ord. No. 1715; Ord. No. 1716; Ord. No.
1731; Ord. No. 1766; Ord. No. 1780]
A. A Schedule of Fees for Village permits and services is maintained
on file in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village
Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
B. The rules and regulations pertaining to the delivery of services
and the collection of the fee therefor shall be promulgated by the
Village Board, and said rules and regulations shall be maintained
on file in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
C. Except for those permit fees which have otherwise been set in other
sections of this Municipal Code, all permit fees for building permits,
electrical permits, plumbing permits, sign permits and zoning permits
shall be as provided for in resolutions adopted, from time to time,
by the Whitefish Bay Village Board.
D. All permittees, by signing permit applications with the Village,
agree to comply with the requirements of the Municipal Code and understand
that fees not paid within 15 days of receipt of invoice or grant of
permit, whichever is earlier, shall be considered delinquent, and
permittee automatically authorizes the Village Clerk-Treasurer to
place any amounts due and owing to the Village upon the Village tax
roll. Such amount shall further become a lien upon said real estate,
and may be collected as a special charge for current services pursuant
to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1649]
A. The applicant or petitioner for any license, permit, approval, zoning
change, lease of Village property, variance or special exception may
be required to reimburse the Village for its reasonable professional
fees and expenses (including but not limited to legal, engineering,
accounting, and financial consultant fees and expenses) incurred from
non-employee vendors in processing the application, petition or request
where the total of such fees and costs exceeds or is expected to exceed
$500. The Village Manager shall have the discretion to impose the
requirement for reimbursement of the Village's professional fees
and expenses in whole or in part, based on a review of the following
factors:
(1) Financial burden to the applicant, petitioner, or requestor;
(2) The extent to which fees and costs incurred are a direct and proximate
result of the application, petition or request or the actions of the
applicant, petitioner or requestor;
(3) The cost of the Village's professional fees and expenses relative
to the value of the permit, license, approval, rezoning, lease, variance
or special exception or the subject matter thereof; and
(4) Any prior agreements with the petitioner, applicant or requestor.
B. The Village Manager shall make the determination as to what fees
and expenses shall be reimbursed before a final decision on the petition,
application or request. Applicants for licenses, permits, zoning changes,
leases, variances and special exceptions shall be provided a copy
of this ordinance prior to the Village incurring reimbursable fees
and expenses.
C. The Village Manager may require a deposit, bond, or other financial
assurance before a final decision on the license, permit, approval,
zoning change, lease, variance, or special exception in an amount
sufficient to cover the Village's reasonable anticipated professional
fees and expenses.
D. Unpaid professional fees and expenses may be placed on the property
tax bill for the property in question pursuant to § 66.0627,
Wis. Stats., or may be collected by legal action in a court of competent
jurisdiction.