An owner of property seeking a tax exemption under this chapter shall submit an application to the director of community development prior to the application for any building permit for the project. The application shall be on a form established by the director, along with the required fees. The initial application fees to the city shall be $500.00 plus any amount required by the county assessor in administering this chapter. If the application is approved, the city shall pay the application fee to the county assessor for deposit in the county current expense fund, after first deducting that portion of the fee attributable to the city's administrative costs in processing the application. If the application shall result in a denial by the city, the city shall retain that portion of the fee attributable to its own administrative costs and refund the balance to the applicant.
(Ord. 3020 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)