The applicant shall bear the cost of processing applications
and reviewing plans submitted to the Board for approval. Where a use
requires both a special permit and a site plan approval fee, the applicant
need only pay the larger amount.
A. Application fee. Any application for a permit from the Planning Board
shall include a fee to cover the expenses incurred by the Board in
processing the application. The applicant shall submit the application
fee for the particular permit applied for as listed on the Harvard
Planning Board application form. The fee is not refundable. The fee
shall be submitted in check made payable to "Town of Harvard."
B. Legal notice.
(1) If the application requires a duly advertised public hearing or any
subsequent notices, the applicant is responsible for the cost of the
legal advertisement as described elsewhere in these regulations. The
applicant shall pay a local newspaper of general circulation for the
current cost of advertising the hearing. The applicant will be billed
directly from the newspaper for the cost of the advertised hearing.
(2) If a deficiency in the application or a difficulty with a particular
site requires, in the opinion of the Board, that the public hearing
be continued to a date to be determined sometime in the future, requiring
the re-advertisement of the legal notice and pending the submission
of additional information by the applicant, then the applicant shall
pay the cost of any additional advertising and mailing.
C. Mailing fee. The Planning Board shall mail the notice of the public
hearing to the "parties in interest" contained on the list provided
by the Assessors' office, and mail a "Notice of Decision" after
the Board files its decision with the Town Clerk. The mailing fee
is included in the application fee, but the Board may request additional
funds if the amount is insufficient to cover the cost of all required
mailings.