Article 9 — Fees and Deposits

• (a) Upon the submission of a tentative map, or reactivated subdivision, the subdivider shall pay a fee established by resolution of the City Council.

• (b) A lot required by the provisions of Section 9-1.615 of Article 6 of this chapter shall be omitted in calculating the amount of the filing fee.

• (Ord. 230, § 700; Ord. 376, § 1)

Upon the submission of a final map or parcel map, the subdivider shall deposit with the County Engineer a sum of money equal to the amount required by law for filing the map, which money shall be deposited in a trust fund for that purpose until the map is filed. If the subdivider abandons his or her intention to cause the map to be filed, and so notifies the County Engineer in writing, the deposit shall be returned to the subdivider.

(Ord. 230, § 701)

Upon the submission of a final map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map-checking fee to the City Engineer, in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. Such fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County for checking final maps. (Ord. 230, § 702)

Upon the submission of a parcel map for checking, the subdivider shall pay a map-checking fee to the City Engineer, in addition to all other fees and charges required by law. Such fee shall be equal to the fee established by the County for checking parcel maps. (Ord. 230, § 703)

The subdivider shall pay to the City a fee equal to the cost of checking the improvement plans. Upon the submission of the plans to the City, the subdivider shall deposit an amount estimated by the appropriate City officer to be adequate to cover the cost of checking the plans. If, at any time subsequent to making such deposit, the actual funds expended exceed the amount of the deposit, the subdivider shall make an additional payment equal to the deficiency. Excess deposits, if any, shall be returned to the subdivider after the completion of the plan checking. (Ord. 230, § 704)

Before commencing the construction or installation of a required improvement, the subdivider shall deposit with the City, for the inspection of other improvements, a sum estimated by the appropriate City officer to be adequate to cover the actual costs of the inspections. (Ord. 230, § 705)

In lieu of making the special deposits required by Section 9-1.906 of this article, the subdivider may make and maintain with the City a general deposit in an amount determined by the officer with whom the deposit is made to be sufficient to protect the interests of the City. Such deposits shall be not less than $1,000. The general deposit shall be held and used for the same purposes as the special deposit.

(Ord. 230, § 706)

If a deposit made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9-1.906 or 9-1.907 of this article is insufficient to pay all of the costs of the inspections, the subdivider, upon the demand of the City, shall pay to the City an amount equal to the deficiency. Until such deficiency is paid in full, the improvements for which the insufficient deposit was made shall be considered incomplete. (Ord. 230, § 707)

If the actual costs of the inspections are less than the amount deposited, the City shall refund to the applicant any amount still remaining. (Ord. 230, § 708)