The subdivider shall pay to the Village Treasurer all fees as
hereinafter required and at the times specified before being entitled
to record the plat or certified survey map concerned.
The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the
Village for such inspection as the Village Engineer deems necessary
to assure that the construction of the required improvements is in
compliance with the plans, specifications, and ordinances of the Village
or any other governmental authority.
Impact fees shall be paid in accordance with Chapter
138, Impact Fees, of the Code of the Village of Merton.
The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the cost of any special
legal or fiscal analyses which may be undertaken by the Village in
connection with the proposed land division or condominium plat, including
the drafting of contracts between the Village and the subdivider.
These fees may also include the cost of obtaining independent professional
opinions of engineers, landscape architects, and land planners requested
by the Village Plan Commission in connection with the review of the
land division or condominium plat being considered. Deposits may be
required of any person wishing to come before the Plan Commission
for a conceptual review and/or of any applicant; such deposits to
be utilized for payment of related review fees and any excess deposit
reimbursable upon project approval or formal withdrawal.
The subdivider shall have the right to challenge the amount of any fees levied under §§
205-92,
205-93,
205-96, and
205-97 of this chapter by an appeal to the Village Board. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the Village Board, upon due notice, shall hold a public hearing at which the subdivider and the Village officials concerned can present their case. Based upon review of relevant records and the testimony presented at the public hearing, the Village Board shall make a determination with respect to the fairness of the amount of the fees challenged and shall make a determination to decrease, affirm, or increase the fees concerned.