Belmont Municipal Code Div. 4 Fee Protests and Adjustments

Each applicant is hereby notified that, in order to protest the imposition of any impact fee required by this article, the protest must be filed in accordance with the requirements of this article and the Mitigation Fee Act. Failure of any person to comply with the protest requirements of this article or the Mitigation Fee Act shall bar that person from any action or proceeding or any defense of invalidity or unreasonableness of the imposition.

(Ord. No. 2014-1081, § 1, 11-25-14)

The applicant shall pay all city costs related to any protest. At the time of the applicant's protest, the applicant shall pay a deposit in an amount established by the city to cover the estimated reasonable cost of processing the protest and any appeal. If the deposit is not adequate to cover all city costs, the applicant shall pay the difference within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the director.

(Ord. No. 2014-1081, § 1, 11-25-14)

As a condition of any adjustment or waiver made for a fee imposed upon a particular development project, the applicant may be required to provide an acknowledgment and waiver, in a form acceptable to the director, of any further right to protest or appeal the city's imposition of fees for that development project.

(Ord. No. 2014-1081, § 1, 11-25-14)