Chapter 15.24 — DEVELOPMENT AND PERMIT FEES

This chapter is adopted and established to provide for the collection of costs incurred by the city for obtaining necessary planning, engineering, and legal consultation and assistance relating to development and permit application processing. The fees established shall be in addition to any other charges established by ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations hereinbefore adopted, enacted or approved by ordinance, resolution, or other rules and regulations of the city.

(Ord. 240 §1, 1988)

Any applicant to the city requesting approval of site plans, use permits, variances, zoning changes, general plan amendments, major and minor subdivision maps, parcel maps, annexations and development agreements shall be required, at the time an application or preapplication is submitted to the city, to agree to pay any and all costs incurred by the city for planners, engineers, attorneys and other consultation services required to insure that said application is processed and completed timely and in accordance with applicable law.

(Ord. 240 §2, 1988)

The fees to be paid by an applicant for the planning, engineering, legal and other consultation services herein referred to shall be in such amounts and/or at such rates as the city shall from time to time establish by resolution. Cash or other appropriate deposits based upon the anticipated costs of application processing for the services herein covered may be required at the time an application or preapplication is

submitted, or at any time thereafter. Charges incurred hereunder by the city shall be billed by the city to the applicant. Any such bill shall include an itemized listing of the dates and hours spent on specific tasks.

(Ord. 240 §3, 1988)

Failure to pay on default on payment by any applicant affected by this chapter shall result in denial or termination of any application or preapplication then before the city, and the city shall exercise any and all other legal recourse it may have to collect any costs incurred by the city relating to any such application.

(Ord. 240 §4, 1988)

In enacting this chapter the city finds that it is necessary for the preservation of the public health and welfare of the city that the city make project applicants responsible for the payment of all costs associated with the review and consideration of development and other projects.

(Ord. 240 §5, 1988)