Morgan Hill Municipal Code Ch. 3.32 Fees

The fee due upon annexing any parcel or parcels of land to the city as part of one proceeding shall be determined by resolution of the city council. The fee shall be due upon filing the application, but the fees due the state are not due until the annexation has been completed and certified by the Secretary of State. No part of these fees shall be returnable except as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

Any discretionary decision by the planning commission, city engineer or community development director may be referred to the city council for resolution of grievances by any concerned citizen upon submission of a written application for appeal and the required appeal fee to be determined by resolution of the city council. The appeal fee shall be submitted to the city clerk within the time period prescribed by ordinance for each entitlement in question.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

A written statement issued by the community development director verifying that real property in question complies with the provisions of the State Map Act and local ordinances enacted thereto. The certificate of compliance shall be filed with the county recorder. Fees necessary to cover the cost of issuance and recording of such certificate are established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

All persons required to obtain an encroachment permit from the city under any applicable ordinance shall pay the fee as determined by resolution of the city council as a condition to obtaining a permit.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

An "environmental assessment" means a preliminary environmental analysis by the lead agency to determine whether a negative declaration or environmental impact report must be prepared (14 California Administrative Code Section 15029.5). Processing of the environmental assessment is initiated by the applicant for a project by submitting a completed environmental assessment application form and the required fee as determined by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The fee for filing an EIR required by state law or the city's designated officer shall be determined by resolution of the city council. No part of this fee shall be returnable except as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

All changes to the adopted general plan of the city and all elements therein shall be made by an amendment procedure involving submission of a general plan amendment application and the required fee as determined by resolution of the city council. The fee and application are to be submitted to the community development department and shall be processed by the department in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and California State Government Code.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

All applicants and developers who install improvements on public property such as streets, sidewalks, utilities, etc., which require inspection by the city engineer or department of public works prior to acceptance, shall pay a fee determined by resolution of the city council based on the city engineer's estimate of the project.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

A lot line adjustment between two or more adjacent parcels where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created, provided the lot line adjustment is approved by the local agency or advisory agency. The fee shall be determined by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

A survey map prepared by a surveyor or engineer registered in the state meeting requirements for final maps pursuant to the State Subdivision Map Act to be recorded with the county recorder. Fees necessary to cover the cost of review and recordation of the record of survey shall be collected by the city engineer in the amount prescribed by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The filing fee for each application for a rezoning under Title 10 of this code or a prezoning pursuant to the California Government Code shall be determined by resolution of the city council for each acre or major fraction thereof. No part of the fee shall be returnable except as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The filing fee for each site review shall be determined by resolution of the city council. A "site review" means any application for a building permit which must be reviewed by the planning commission or city council under applicable laws. No part of such fee imposed by this section shall be returnable.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

All applicants and developers shall pay to the city a fee determined by resolution of the city council for the inspection of a street or sidewalk or a parking lot where compaction tests are required and where this improvement is not a part of another project requiring fees to be paid under Section 3.32.080 of this chapter.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The filing fee for subdivision maps (parcel map and tentative map) shall be determined by resolution of the city council. No part of the fees imposed by this section shall be returnable.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

Uses permitted subject to a temporary use permit are those temporary uses which are required for the proper functioning of the community or are temporarily required in the process of establishing a permitted use, or constructing a public facility. Such uses shall be so conducted that they will not be detrimental in any way to the surrounding properties or to the community. This temporary use permit is referred to as a special permit in Section 6.36.060 of this code. The fee shall be determined by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The filing fee for a use permit under Title 18 of this code shall be determined by resolution of the city council. No part of said fee shall be returnable except as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

All applicants for an entertainment permit shall pay a permit fee. The fee shall apply to the dates of the specific occasion for which the application is made or if the application is for a continuous permit, to the first year or portion thereof during which the permit has been granted, and shall be renewed each year thereafter at the same time as the permittee's business license is renewed. Fees are established to cover part of the cost of the investigation and processing of applications and shall not be refundable. The annual permit fee under Title 5 of this code shall be determined by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 1379 N.S. § 2, 1998)

The filing fee for a variance under Title 18 of this code shall be determined by resolution of the city council. No part of such fee shall be returnable except as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

The fee required for Williamson Act zoning shall be determined by resolution of the city council. All filings shall be submitted prior to December 15th of each year. No part of the fee imposed by this section shall be returnable.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

Whenever an application is withdrawn prior to final approval, the payor shall be entitled to a partial refund of fees for any costs not yet incurred for processing the application. If the application is withdrawn after any formal action or administrative approval, then no part of the fee shall be refunded.

(Ord. 1415 N.S. § 33, 1998: Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)

It shall be unlawful for any employee of the city or any of its officers to act upon any of the applications set forth in this article until all the fees provided for in this article have been paid in full. No such application shall be deemed to have been duly filed until the filing fee imposed by this article has been paid.

(Ord. 516 N.S. § A (part), 1980)