The schedule of fees entitled "city of Milton permit and utility fee and charge schedule," which is on file in the office of the city clerk, is adopted as the official schedule in this chapter by this reference as if set forth in full. The fees adopted by this chapter shall supersede any inconsistent fees or charges required in the Milton Municipal Code. The schedule shall set the amount of deposits required for reimbursable expenses identified in MMC § 3.48.040.
(Ord. 1690 § 3, 2007)
The schedule of fees and charges adopted by this chapter may be revised from time to time by the city council in order to respond to changes in costs incurred by the city. Approvals of schedule changes shall be by resolution.
(Ord. 1690 § 3, 2007)
All permit fees required in MMC § 3.48.010 must be paid in full at the time the application is submitted. No application shall be processed or deemed complete, nor shall the application acquire any right by virtue of having submitted an application, until all fees due at the time of application submittal have been paid.
(Ord. 1690 § 3, 2007)
A. 
Cost for planning, engineering, legal or other professional services which services are performed by city staff or an independent contractor for the city for the processing and/or review of a development permit application shall be reimbursed by the applicant in addition to the basic permit fee. In addition, all costs directly attributable to the processing and/or review of a permit application charged by third party service providers and incurred by the city shall also be reimbursed by the applicant. Finally, the city will charge a 15 percent administrative fee, not to exceed $100.00 per billing, on all reimbursable amounts.
B. 
At the time of application for a development use permit, the applicant shall pay all applicable fees including a deposit for reimbursable expenses, as set by the fee schedule adopted in MMC § 3.48.010. The director of community development may require a higher deposit within the first month after notice of complete application if the director reasonably estimates by a calculation done in writing that the deposit in the fee schedule will be inadequate to cover the reimbursable expenses of the application. Payment shall be due within 10 days of request. All reimbursable costs incurred by the city during processing and/or review of applicant's permit shall be deducted from the deposit made by the applicant.
C. 
In the event the deposit for independent contractor expenses falls below 10 percent of the amount of the deposit prior to the conclusion of processing, the director of community development shall require the deposit to be replenished in an amount necessary to cover any estimated further independent contractor expenses. Payment shall be due within 10 days of request unless an alternate payment schedule is agreed to by the clerk and the applicant.
D. 
If any amount is past due under this section it shall bear interest at 12 percent per annum after 30 days of delinquency. Permit processing shall be suspended during any delinquency period and no permit shall issue until all sums due under this section are fully paid. Any permit processing deadlines shall be tolled during any period of delinquency.
E. 
The finance director or designee is authorized and directed to assign delinquent accounts not paid within six months of first invoice after project completion to a collection company; provided, that the director shall maintain a list of those accounts assigned; and provided, that the charges for collection shall not exceed the usual collection charges prevailing.
F. 
Any deposit monies not expended upon independent contractors and third-party service providers upon completion of permit processing shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 1690 § 3, 2007; Ord. 2021 § 1, 2021)