(1)
The following fees for reviewing applications under this USDO shall apply from June 1, 2017, until a schedule of application fees appears in an Administrative Manual approved by the Chief Planning Official.
(a)
Grading and mining.
(i)
Grading permit fees. Before issuing any grading permit, the City Engineer shall collect a fee, the amount of which is based on the total amount of cut or fills, whichever is larger, as shown in the following table:
Cubic Yards | Fee |
|---|---|
50 to 100 | $35 |
101 to 1,000 | $50 |
1,001 to 10,000 | $50 for the initial 1,000 cubic yards, plus $15 for each additional 1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof |
Over 10,000 | $200, plus $35 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof |
(ii)
The City Engineer may, at his discretion, refer the applicant to an authorized representative of the City Engineer for plan checking and inspection. All fees for these services shall be borne by the applicant and will be substituted for the grading permit fees listed above.
(b)
Board of Zoning Appeals.
(i)
No application for a permit, certificate, appeal, amendment or other zoning purpose will be processed nor shall any action be taken unless the various charges for expenses or fees are paid in accordance with the schedule shown in the following table:
Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
Use variance | $400 |
Per additional variance | $100 |
Area variance | |
One- to two-unit dwelling | $50 |
All others | $150 |
Per additional variance | $25 |
Conditional use permit | $250 |
Per additional permit | $100 |
Interpretation | $100 |
Administrative appeal | $250 |
Amendment | $200 |
Extension | $100 |
Rescheduling | $100 |
Zoning compliance letter | $50 |
(c)
Additional zoning related fees.
Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
Development plan review: residential | |
Base fee | $300 |
Per additional 1,000 square feet of new construction (parking structures excluded) | $50 |
Per 1,000 square feet of renovated space | $20 |
Per new parking space: | |
1 - 10 spaces | $75 |
11 - 50 spaces | $150 |
51 - 100 spaces | $300 |
101 - 500 spaces | $600 |
501 - 1,000 spaces | $1,200 |
1,000+ spaces | $2,400 |
Development plan review: nonresidential | |
Base fee | $200 |
Per residential unit or lot | $50 |
Per new parking space | $20 |
Development plan review amendment | $200 |
Development plan extension | $100 |
Rescheduling | $100 |
Zoning change/amendment | |
Base fee | $500 |
Per acre of lot size | $50 |
State environmental quality review (SEQR) | |
Draft environmental impact review and notice | $350 |
Final environmental impact review and notice | $350 |
(2)
For those new types of applications created by this USDO for which an application fee has not been established, the Chief Planning Official is authorized to charge a fee consistent with § 375-504(4)(c), Application fees, and New York State law.
(3)
Applications generated by the City of Albany and in connection with and furtherance of the governmental purpose and objective shall be exempt from such fees.