La Quinta Municipal Code Ch. 9.260 Fees (CA)

9.260.010 - Administration of fees.¶

A. Filing Fees. A filing fee to defray the cost of processing and notification for each application for a discretionary permit or other discretionary action shall be paid by the property owner or the owner's authorized agent at the time the application is accepted. Such fees shall be set by resolution of the city council.

B. Refunds. Whenever an application for a change of zone or for a permit or variance that requires a public hearing is terminated for any reason, upon request of the applicant a refund of a percentage of fees paid may be made by the director in accordance with the following schedule. If any portion of the application fee has been paid out by the city to another jurisdiction or agency for services to be rendered in connection with the application, no refund of that portion of the fee shall be made.

1.	Application accepted by the planning division, fee not receipted	100%
2.	Application accepted and fee receipted by department, but no processing begun	90%
3.	Application processed, but public hearing not advertised or noticed	50%
4.	Public hearing advertised or noticed but hearing not held	20%
5.	Public hearing held by planning commission	0%

C. Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit organizations are exempt from paying the fees charged for the processing of a special event application per Chapters 9.60 or 9.100. For the purposes of this section, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation, association or other organization which is exempt from taxation under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, and which has received determination letters from the United States Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board confirming its exempt status under such sections.

(Ord. 550 § 1, 2016; Ord. 284 § 1, 1996)

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