§ 17.60.050. Application Fees

A.

Filing fees required.  

1.

The Council, by resolution, shall adopt a schedule of fees and charges for the various applications, approvals, extensions, filings, inspections, licenses, permits, reviews, services, and other actions required or provided for under this Zoning Code or required by State or Federal law or regulation and pertaining to any action specified in this Zoning Code. This schedule of fees and charges shall be referred to in this Zoning Code as the Council's Fee Resolution.

2.

These fees and charges shall not exceed the reasonable estimated costs of the City expended in filing, performing the inspection, processing the application, providing the service, or undertaking the action or review required or provided by this Zoning Code.

3.

The schedule of fees may be changed from time to time only by resolution of the Council.

4.

City action shall not be taken with regard to any application, approval, extension, filing, inspection, license, permit, review, service, or other action until payment of the applicable fee or charge is made to the City.

5.

Initial processing shall not commence on an application until all required fees/deposits have been paid. Without the application fee, or a deposit if appropriate, the application shall not be deemed complete.

6.

The City is not required to continue processing any application unless additionally required fees/deposits (e.g., additionally required "real cost" deposits) are paid in full.

7.

Failure to pay the applicable fees/deposits is grounds for disapproval of the application.

B.

Refunds and withdrawals.  

1.

Recognizing thatfiling fees are utilized to cover City costs of public hearings, mailing, posting, transcripts, and staff time involved in processing applications, no refunds due to a disapproval are allowed.

2.

In the case of a withdrawal, the Director may authorize a partial refund based upon the prorated costs to date and determination of the status of the application at the time of withdrawal.