Chapter 3.68
PLANNING DEPARTMENT SERVICES AND FEES

Sections:

3.68.010    Land use fees.

3.68.010 Land use fees.

There are hereby established various fees to defray the costs incurred in administering various land use permits which shall be paid by the applicants to the city, based upon the type of land use application. Fees for the following land use applications shall be as set forth in the schedule below. A copy of the fee schedule shall at all times be maintained in the office of the city clerk and displayed in the permit center of the department of planning and community development.

 

 

 

 

Type of Permit

Fee

A.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

$500.00

 

B.

AMENDMENTS

 

 

1.

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

 

 

 

a.

Less Than One Acre

$500.00

 

 

b.

One to Three Acres

$1,500

 

 

c.

More Than Three Acres

$3,000

 

2.

Minor Change to a Permit

$300.00

 

C.

ANNEXATION PETITION    

$400.00

 

D.

APPEALS

 

 

1.

Appeal of Administrative Decision

$750.00

 

2.

Appeal of Hearing Examiner’s Decision

$1,500

 

E.

SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

 

 

1.

Environmental Checklist Review

$700.00

 

2.

Environmental Impact Statement

$1,000 plus cost of EIS. If the mayor authorizes city staff or a city consultant to prepare the EIS, the director(s) shall estimate the cost, which amount the applicant shall pay as a deposit plus the $1,000 processing and review fee. After the EIS is complete, the city shall bill the applicant (or remit as the case may be) for the city’s total EIS preparation cost, including overhead, minus the deposit.

 

3.

Addendum Review

$250.00

 

F.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW AND INSPECTION

 

 

1.

City Processing and Review of Critical Area Reports (Wetlands, Hydrogeologic, Geologic Hazard, Habitat Conservation, Etc.)

$500.00 for city processing and review. The applicant shall obtain the report from a qualified professional per BLMC 16.20.090(A).

 

2.

City Review of Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)

 

 

 

a.

Level I Scoping

$500.00 for city processing and review.

 

 

b.

Level II Analysis

$1,500 for city processing and review of up to five intersections impacted by a project. For all additional intersections required to be analyzed beyond five, the city engineer shall estimate the additional review fee which shall be paid as a deposit, billed at $100.00 per hour. The applicant shall obtain the TIA from a qualified professional transportation planner or engineer.

 

3.

a.

Water Booster Pump Station

 

 

 

 

i.

Engineering review

$8,000

 

 

 

ii.

Permit

$500.00

 

 

b.

Sewer Lift Station

 

 

 

 

i.

Engineering review

$8,000

 

 

 

ii.

Permit

$500.00

 

 

c.

Civil Infrastructure Engineering Review (Water, Sewer, Stormwater, Street)

 

 

 

 

i.

Short plat 2 3 lots

$1,500

 

 

 

 

A. Outside city water or sewer only

$500.00

 

 

 

ii.

Short plat 4 9 lots

$3,500

 

 

 

 

A. Outside city water or sewer only

$2,250

 

 

 

iii.

Long plat

$4,000 plus $40.00 per lot

 

 

 

 

A. Outside city water or sewer only

$2,000 plus $40.00 per lot

 

 

 

iv.

Commercial with fire flows up to 2,500 gpm

$4,500

 

 

 

 

A. Outside city water only

$3,000

 

 

 

v.

Commercial with fire flows greater than 2,500 gpm

$12,000

 

 

 

 

A. Outside city water only

$9,000

 

 

 

vi.

Civil infrastructure permit

$500.00

 

 

d.

Resubmittals

 

 

 

 

i.

First resubmittal

$100.00

 

 

 

ii.

Second resubmittal

$200.00

 

 

 

iii.

Third and subsequent resubmittal

$500.00

 

 

e.

Inspection Fees

Inspection fees shall be three percent of infrastructure development costs, including lift stations and booster pumps. The public works director is authorized to establish reasonable unit costs for various water, sewer, stormwater, street, retaining wall, and miscellaneous improvement components upon which the inspection fee shall be based. Said inspection fee schedule shall be periodically reviewed and updated.

 

4.

Sensitive Area Permit

$500.00

 

5.

Critical Areas Variance

$1,500

 

G.

HEARING EXAMINER’S COSTS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

$100.00 plus actual hearing examiner costs

 

H.

LAND DISTURBANCE

 

 

1.

Clearing, Vegetation and Tree Removal

$250.00

 

2.

Grading, Cut and Fill

 

 

 

a.

0 249 cubic yards

$500.00

 

 

b.

250 999 cubic yards

$1,500

 

 

c.

1,000 to 49,999 cubic yards

$2,500

 

 

d.

50,000 cubic yards or more

$2,500 plus the cost of any special monitoring and inspection. The city engineer shall estimate the preliminary monitoring and inspection fee, calculated at $100.00 per hour, which shall be paid in advance as a deposit against the final total fee.

 

I.

PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS

 

 

1.

First Meeting

$150.00

 

2.

Subsequent Meetings

$300.00

 

J.

DESIGN REVIEW PROCESSING

$400.00

 

K.

RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION

$1,400

 

L.

SHORELINES MASTER PROGRAM

 

 

1.

Shoreline Substantial Development Permit

$2,000

 

2.

Shoreline Conditional Use Permit

$1,300

 

3.

Shoreline Variance

$1,300

 

4.

Shoreline Letter of Exemption

$200.00

 

M.

SITE PLAN REVIEW

 

 

1.

Commercial and Multifamily

 

 

 

a.

Type 1 Permit

$1,000

 

 

b.

Type 3 Permit

$5,000

 

N.

SIGNS

 

 

1.

Sign Permit

$150.00

 

2.

Temporary Sign

$50.00

 

O.

SUBDIVISIONS

 

 

1.

Boundary Line Adjustments

$1,450

 

2.

Lot Combinations

$250.00

 

3.

Short Plat (2 to 9 Lots)

$1,200 plus $50.00 per lot

 

4.

Long Plat (10 or More Lots)

 

 

 

a.

Preliminary Plat

$2,000 plus $80.00 per lot

 

 

b.

Final Plat

$1,500 plus $80.00 per lot

 

5.

Plat Alteration or Vacation

$1,200

 

P.

APPLICATION/PERMIT TIME EXTENSIONS

$500.00

 

Q.

ZONING

 

 

1.

Conditional Use Permit

$1,200

 

2.

Temporary Use Permit

$100.00

 

3.

Variance

 

 

 

a.

Single-Family Residence

$150.00 plus hearing examiner costs

 

 

b.

All Other Variances

$300.00 plus hearing examiner costs

 

4.

Zone Reclassification/Map Amendment

$1,500 plus $100.00 per acre

 

5.

Zoning Code Interpretation

$200.00

 

R.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

$500.00

(Ord. 1325 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1263 § 1, 2007; Ord. 1243 § 1, 2007; Ord. 1163 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1131 § 3, 2005; Ord. 1063 § 2, 2004; Ord. 789 § 1, 1999).