[CC 1990 § 31-09-01; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
A.
Collection Of Fees.
1.
In the administration of the provisions of this Unified Development
Code (UDC), the Department of Planning (the Department) shall collect
fees for the various procedures and requests as stated in this Article.
2.
The fees to be charged for the various procedures in this UDC
are not refundable, except where a petition or application is withdrawn
prior to submission for advertising or posting of public hearing notices
for the petition, and then only by order of the City Council.
[CC 1990 § 31-09-02; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 3220, 1-17-2023]
A.
Petitions And Applications. Petitions and applications to the
City of Chesterfield which require a public hearing shall have an
application fee and a public hearing fee. These projects may include,
but are not limited to, petitions for a change of zoning, special
procedure applications, and variance applications to the Board of
Adjustment.
1.
The application fee for a variance request to be heard before
the Board of Adjustment shall be ninety dollars ($90.00).
2.
The application fee for any other petition or application, regardless
of size of development or type of petition, which requires a public
hearing shall be three hundred fifteen dollars ($315.00).
3.
The public hearing fee for any petition or application shall
be equal to the direct cost to the City of Chesterfield for advertising.
A copy of the proof of publication will be provided to the petitioner
for full reimbursement to the City. Payment of this public hearing
fee is required prior to the petition being placed on the agenda.
B.
Plan Review Fees.
1.
The review fee for any sketch plan, site plan, site development
plan, site development concept plan, site development section plan,
or amendment thereto, regardless of development size or type of development,
shall be one hundred ninety dollars ($190.00).
2.
The review fee for any landscape plan, tree preservation plan,
tree stand delineation, lighting plan, sign package or amendment to
architectural elevations, which are not part of an existing site plan
review, shall be sixty-five dollars ($65.00).
3.
The review fee for any mitigation plan subsequent to the approval of special conditions as described in Section
405.04.020 of this UDC shall be one hundred ninety dollars ($190.00).
C.
Subdivision Plat Review Fees.
1.
Display Plat. There shall be a review fee of one hundred forty-five
dollars ($145.00) plus sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per each unit.
2.
Preliminary Plat. There shall be a review fee of four hundred forty dollars ($440.00) accompanying the submission of a proposed preliminary plat, except where previously reviewed under Section
405.02.100 of this UDC.
3.
Minor subdivision plat, condominium plat, boundary adjustment
plat, or lot split applications shall have a review fee of ninety-five
dollars ($95.00).
4.
Record Plats.
a. Review fee for residential record plats shall be
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per lot.
b. Review fee for record plats for multifamily dwelling
unit developments shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) per dwelling unit.
c. Review fee for non-residential record plats shall
be as follows:
(1) One hundred ten dollars ($110.00) per acre for
the first twenty (20) acres.
(2) An additional seventy dollars ($70.00) per acre
for each acre over twenty (20) acres, up to one hundred (100) acres.
(3) An additional forty dollars ($40.00) per acre for
each acre over one hundred (100) acres up to two hundred (200) acres.
(4) No additional fees apply for tracts in excess of
two hundred (200) acres.
D.
Vacation Fees. There shall be a fee of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) for the filing of any vacation petition, such as a petition
to vacate a street, easement, or subdivision.
E. The fees in this Section shall be adjusted annually based upon the
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), St. Louis, one (1)
year recorded percent index change over the previous year, as reported
for July in the prior calendar year. In any year where the referenced
CPI is zero (0) or less, there will be no adjustment to the fee.
[CC 1990 § 31-09-03; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 3220, 1-17-2023]
A.
Grading Permits And Inspection Fees.
1.
Each inspection required shall be paid at the rate of sixty-five
dollars ($65.00) per hour based upon the Director of Planning's (the
Director) estimate of the time required to perform the inspections.
If the estimated fee is inadequate, the necessary additional fees
shall be paid to the City of Chesterfield upon notice and if the fee
is in excess of the amount actually expended, the balance shall be
refunded by the City of Chesterfield.
2.
In lieu of paying the flat fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00)
per hour for inspections, an inspection rate schedule based upon the
size of the development is available at the following rate:
a. Three hundred fifteen dollars ($315.00) for the
first acre and an additional one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)
for each additional acre or portion thereof. The acreage is based
upon the actual area of that portion of the site being developed,
not necessarily the gross area of the site.
Development Size
(acres)
|
Inspection Fee
|
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Up to 1
|
$315.00
|
1.01 to 2
|
$440.00
|
2.01 to 3
|
$565.00
|
3.01 to 4
|
$690.00
|
4.01 to 5
|
$815.00
|
5.01 to 6
|
$940.00
|
6.01 to 7
|
$1,065.00
|
7.01 to 8
|
$1,190.00
|
8.01 to 9
|
$1,315.00
|
9.01 to 10
|
$1,440.00
|
3.
For sites in which the required public improvements have not
been constructed, but the installation thereof has been guaranteed
through the appropriate escrows and sureties, the inspection fees
associated with said improvements shall be as follows:
Escrow Amount
|
Inspection Fee
(percentage of escrow amount)
|
---|
Up to $499,999
|
3.50%
|
$500,000 to $999,999
|
2.5%
|
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999
|
2%
|
$2,000,000 and greater
|
1.5%
|
4.
Highway Inspection Fee. Inspection fees shall be collected at
the rate of forty dollars ($40.00) per hour, based upon the Director's
estimate of time required to inspect storm sewers and other drainage
structures outside the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, and
the streets, public or private, including paving and sidewalks. The
Department shall be entitled to full compensation for the time consumed
in making such inspections. If the estimated fee is inadequate, the
necessary additional fees shall be collected by the Department upon
notice. If the estimated fee is in excess of the amount expended,
the balance shall be refunded by the Department. Claims for such refunds
shall be paid when audited and approved by the Director.
5.
In addition to the fees provided herein, the developer shall
pay for and arrange for inspections by the Department as may be required
by other Sections of this UDC or other such development regulations
of the City.
6.
The Department shall, at the end of each month, account for
the inspection fees collected.
C.
Special Use Permit Fees. Cost is determined by how many units
the applicant uses. A unit is three hundred (300) continuous linear
feet. One (1) unit equals one hundred forty-five dollars ($145.00).
Each cut also counts as one (1) unit.
1.
For example, if a utility company is digging under the roadway
for a total of fifty (50) feet, but it is cutting in two (2) locations,
it would be two (2) units. If the company is digging for two hundred
fifty (250) feet but with only one (1) cut, it would be only one (1)
unit.
2.
Boring under the street equals two (2) units [one (1) unit for
the bore hole in and one (1) unit for the bore hole out].
3.
Twelve (12) telephone poles equals one (1) unit.
4.
There is no charge for residents planting approved street trees
in the right-of-way.
5.
There is no charge for utility companies installing new service
at subdivisions under construction which have not been accepted by
the City.
D.
Sewer Lateral Repair Program Fees. The City of Chesterfield
shall collect a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for
all applications for the sewer lateral repair program.
E. The fees in this Section shall be adjusted annually based upon the
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), St. Louis, one (1)
year recorded percent index change over the previous year, as reported
for July in the prior calendar year. In any year where the referenced
CPI is zero (0) or less, there will be no adjustment to the fee.
[CC 1990 § 31-09-04; Ord. No. 2801 § 3 (Exh. A), 6-16-2014]
A.
General.
1.
Half of the vacation petition fee shall be credited to the special
road and bridge fund with the balance credited to the general revenue
fund.
2.
Special use permit and grading inspection fees shall be credited
to the special road bridge fund.