Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 3 Fees and Charges

Applications submitted under this Chapter, except appeals, shall be accompanied by payment of all required processing fees and all outstanding fees, charges, and penalties that are owed by the applicant (or by a related person such as the applicant's principal, parent company, or subsidiary company) to the County for charges billed under the NCZO, CZO, and this Chapter. Furthermore, each application submitted under this Chapter, including appeals, shall be accompanied by the fees, deposits, and charges specified by the Board-adopted Fee Schedule for the requested action before it is accepted for filing and processing. If processing costs exceed the amount of a deposit, the applicant shall be billed for and be responsible for timely payment of the balance. Should final processing costs be less than the amount of the deposit, the unused portion shall be refunded to the applicant.

The Planning Division shall charge and collect a single deposit from the applicant at the time of application submittal, and all affected County agencies will charge against that deposit. Applicants shall be responsible for payment of all County costs incurred by each County agency to process the application including to review, investigate, process, and make recommendations regarding the application and associated environmental review.

(Ord. No. 4566, § 1, 6-16-2020)

The person responsible for constructing improvements pursuant to this Chapter or an approval hereunder shall pay all County fees and costs associated with the improvements including, but not limited to, those regarding plan checking, permitting, document processing, inspecting, and recording documents with the Office of the County Recorder.

(Ord. No. 4566, § 1, 6-16-2020)

For any outstanding balance that is past due, the County may pursue collection in any manner authorized by law. Additionally, the County may suspend processing of an application when the applicant (or a related person, such as the applicant's principal, parent company, or subsidiary company) owes an outstanding balance until full payment is made, or the County may terminate the application. No map, parcel map waiver, certificate of compliance, voluntary merger, lot line adjustment, or any other approved application authorized by this Chapter shall be recorded until the entire outstanding balance is paid in full.

(Ord. No. 4566, § 1, 6-16-2020)