Section 6.110A.010 Preliminary/final planning and environmental review fees.

6.110A.010 Preliminary/final planning and environmental review fees.

Fees for those preliminary plan review activities included in Table 6.110A.010 shall be collected prior to processing the application:

Table 6.110A.010 Preliminary/Final Planning and Environmental Review Fees
Section				Activity		Fee	Issuance Fee
1				Appeals
	A			Appeals to Hearings Examiner
					Planning portion only – See engineering fees for additional charges	1,166	94
	B			Reconsideration by Hearings Examiner
						Reimburse county at hourly rate of examiner	94
2				Planning Fees9
	A			Address Change
						105	N/A
	B			Applicant Initiated Hold/Open Record for Hearing
						174	N/A
	C			Annual Reviews Initiated by Property Owners
					Fee includes rezones in conjunction with annual review	8,113	94
	D			Boundary Line Adjustments1
		I			Base fee	355	53
		II			Fee per adjustment over 2	124
	E			Columbia River Gorge
					Expedited Gorge review	2,663	94
					Gorge review	4,667	94
	F			Conditional Use Permit2
		I			Conditional use permit	5,952	53
		II			Conditional use permit submitted concurrently with site plan review application	2,976	53
		III			Additional fee charged to applicant if hearing is requested for conditional use pursuant to Section 40.510.025(C)(4)	1,490	N/A
	G			Continuance of Hearing3
					For any hearing postponed or continued, as requested by the applicant after legal notice has been given; provided, that this requirement shall not apply (1) where the request is based upon new information presented at the hearing other than from the applicant or (2) when renoticing of the hearing is requested and approved.3	1,579	N/A
	H			Covenant Release – Full and Partial
						1,266	94
	I			Design Standards Review – Mixed Use/Performance Based Zoning Including Hwy 99
		I			Highway 99 sub-area Level I review	279	53
		II			Highway 99 sub-area Level II review	785	53
		III			Highway 99 sub-area Level III review/mixed use design review	Site plan review fee plus 100% increase	53
	J			Forest Practice
		I			Conversion option harvest plan (COHP) with approved current use timber management plan	648	53
		II			COHP without approved current use timber management plan	1,226	53
		III			Class IV G		53
			a		including SEPA	3,166	53
			b		without SEPA	1,638	53
		IV			Open space/current use taxation	1,963	53
		V			Type I, single-family dwelling moratorium waiver and field reviews of nonexempt Class I forest practices	876	53
		VI			Type III, all other moratorium waivers	2,838	53
		VII			Hazard tree removal determination, stand alone	554	53
	K			Habitat Conservation
		I			Clearing permit Type I	849	53
					Clearing permit Types II and III	1,467	53
		II			Habitat predetermination	625	53
		III			Stewardship plan	849	53
		IV			Habitat only programmatic permit – Type I	1,358	53
		V			Habitat only programmatic permit – Type II	2,552	53
		VI			Habitat only programmatic permit – Re-authorization	783	53
		VII			Habitat portion of combined habitat/wetland programmatic permit – Type I	1,222	53
		VIII			Habitat portion of Combined habitat/wetland programmatic permit – Type II	2,297	53
		IX			Habitat portion of combined habitat/wetland programmatic permit – Re-authorization	705	53
		X			Agricultural management plan	0	N/A
		XI			Habitat permit Type III – Public interest exception	3,445	53
		XII			Residential building permit review	288	N/A
			a		Plus: field visit	230	N/A
		XIII			Habitat ordinance applicability review for site plan or land division	115	N/A
			a		Plus: field visit	230	N/A
		XIV			Habitat conservation covenant alteration		N/A
			a		Type I review	6682	53
			b		Type II review	1,0122	53
			c		Type III review	2,5672	53
		XV			Monitoring inspection/permit10,11		53
			a		First year	604	N/A
			b		Subsequent years	316	N/A
			c		Additional inspections	230	N/A
	L			Home Business4 – Planning Portion Only – See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges
		I			Minor urban and rural Type I review without private road access	106	53
		II			Minor urban and rural Type I review with private road access/neighborhood agreement	159	53
		III			Minor urban and rural Type II review with private road access/no neighborhood agreement	2,058	53
		IV			Major urban Type II review without private road access (base fee)	2,696	53
					Plus: private road access	532	N/A
		V			Major rural Type II review (base fee):	2,696	53
			a		Plus: private road access	532	N/A
			b		Plus: activity area screening	532	N/A
	M			Land Use Compliance Fact Sheet
						53	N/A
	N			Legal Lot Determination
		I	a		Base fee	838	53
			b		Fee per lot over 2 lots	372	N/A
		II			For individual single-family or manufactured home	527	53
		III			Innocent purchaser	1,020	53
		IV			Public interest exception	3,765	53
	O			Lot Reconfiguration
		I			Base fee	838	53
		II			Fee per adjustment over 2	124	N/A
	P			Mining7,12
						Cost recovery7,12	94
	Q			Planned Unit Development or Master Plan2
		I			Planned unit development	3,142	53
		II			Planned unit development submitted concurrently with site plan review or subdivision application	1,571	53
		III			Additional fee charged to applicant if hearing is requested for conditional use pursuant to Section 40.510.025(C)(4)	1,490	N/A
	R			Planning Director Review
		I			Code interpretation	733	53
		II			Nonconforming use determination	3,066	53
		III			Similar use determination	1,170	53
		IV			All other reviews5	2,650	53
	S			Plat Alterations – Planning Portion Only – See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges
		I			Plat alteration	3,468	94
		II			Additional fee charged to applicant if hearing is requested for plat alteration pursuant to Section 40.540.120(B)	1,882	N/A
		III			Plat declaration	1,471	94
	T			Post Decision Review
		I			Post decision review/Type I (includes deadline extensions requests for phased developments)	2,103	94
		II			Post decision review/Type II	3,436	94
		III			Post decision review/Type III	5,965	94
	U			Pre-Application Conference – Planning Portion Only – See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges
		I			Pre-application conference	1,288	94
		II			Pre-application waiver request6	342	N/A
	V			Renoticing3
		I			Base fee	184	N/A
	W			Reporting – Application and Permit Information7
					Cost recovery – Applicant will be required to sign an agreement that they will pay billable hourly rate of the program. The applicant will be sent an itemized billing.	Cost recovery7	N/A
	X			SEPA Review
		I			Project reviews – Any type	1,528	53
		II			Non-projects (includes annual review applications)	1,987	53
		IV			EIS review7	Cost recovery7	53
	Y			Sewer Waiver
						222	53
	Z			Shoreline Permit
		I			Shoreline permit	2,899	53
		II			Shoreline conditional use permit	3,431	53
		III			Shoreline permit when considered with a variance request	3,431	53
		IV			Shoreline exemption determination	421	53
	AA			Short Plat
						4,802	94
	AB			Sign
		I			Sign	210	53
	AC			Site Plan Review – All Types – Planning Portion Only – See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges
		I			Site plan review/Type I	2,163	94
		II			Site plan review/Type II or commercial pad within a previously approved site plan which was not reviewed for the specific use or structure under the original site plan review	5,589	94
		III			Unoccupied commercial and utility structures	2,429	94
		IV			Binding site plan review – Stand alone is full price, if combined with PSR, this fee is reduced 50%	3,927	94
		V			Fast lane process	Site plan review fee plus 25% increase	N/A
		VI			60-day process	Site plan review fee plus 25% increase	N/A
		VII			Review and Inspection by planner for final site plan process	Cost recovery7	N/A
	AD			Special Study Review7,12
						Cost recovery7	N/A
	AE			Special Valuation – Historic Preservation
						303	N/A
	AF			Subdivision
						8,364	94
	AG			Temporary Use
						1,584	53
	AH			Variance
		I			Administrative variance/Type I	1,014	53
		II			Administrative variance/Type I – When considered with a development application – Planning portion only – See engineering fees for additional charges	499	53
		III			Administrative variance/Type II	1,780	53
		IV			Administrative variance/Type II – When considered with a development application – Planning portion only – See engineering fees for additional charges	731	53
		V			Type III – Planning portion only – See Engineering fees for additional charges	4,859	53
		VI			Type III – When considered with a development application – Planning portion only – See engineering fees for additional charges	2,928	53
	AI			Wetland Protection8
		I			Predetermination or determination at time of application	740	53
			a		With stormwater review	855	53
		II			Wetland permit/Type I	892	53
		III			Wetland permit/Types II and III	1,928	53
		IV			Wetland permit/Type III reasonable use – Stand alone	3,445	53
		V			Wetland delineation digital preparation	273	53
		VI			Wetland only programmatic permit – Type I	1,358	53
		VII			Wetland only programmatic permit – Type II	2,552	53
		VIII			Wetland only programmatic permit – Re-authorization	783	53
		IX			Wetland portion of combined wetland/habitat programmatic permit – Type I	1,222	53
		X			Wetland portion of combined wetland/habitat programmatic permit – Type II	2,297	53
		XI			Wetland portion of combined wetland/habitat programmatic permit – Re-authorization	705	53
		XII			Wetland protection covenant alteration		53
			a		Type I review	6682	53
			b		Type II review	1,0122	53
			c		Type III review	2,5672	53
		XIII			Stormwater/wetland review	460	53
		XIV			Residential building permit review	355	53
			a		Plus: field visit	284	53
		XV			Final wetland permit – Type I	1,467	53
		XVI			Final wetland permit – Type II	2,158	53
		XVII			Mitigation plan revision	367	53
		XVIII			Final stormwater wetland review	345	53
			a		Request release of performance assurance	504	53
			b		Request release of maintenance assurance	504	53
		XIX			Monitoring inspection/permit10,11		53
			a		First year	604	53
			b		Subsequent years	316	53
			c		Each additional inspection	230	53
	AJ			Zone Change
						5,403	94
	AK			Wineries
					Winery tasting room/events permit, Type I	228	53
					Winery tasting room/events permit, Type II	2,284	53

Notes:

1 Boundary line adjustment does not include legal lot determination fee.

2 Conditional use permit fee reduced by fifty percent (50%) when submitted concurrently with a site plan review application. Planned unit development fee reduced by fifty percent (50%) when submitted concurrently with a site plan review and/or subdivision application. Covenant alteration fee reduced by fifty percent (50%) when submitted concurrently with another application of the same or greater type as the covenant alteration.

3 Written request for rescheduling and renoticing of the hearing will be accepted by the applicant if filed within fourteen (14) days of the original public hearing notice mailing. After this fourteen (14) day period only requests for a hearing continuance will be accepted.

4 No sign fee required.

5 Review and approval fee not required for single-family homes in multifamily zones, if submitted with land division application.

6 If accepted, paid at time of application for preliminary review. If denied, included with and paid at time of pre-application.

7 Cost recovery—Applicant will be required to sign an agreement that they will pay salary, benefits and overhead for staff or consultant’s fees required to complete the work. The applicant will be sent an itemized billing.

8 The responsible official may waive a part or all of the wetland permit fees for wetland and buffer enhancements, provided (1) the project is not intended to mitigate for wetland buffer impacts, and (2) the project is not the result of an enforcement action.

9 For review of projects authorized for overtime, an additional fifty percent (50%) will be added to the permit fees, as applicable.

10 Where both a habitat and wetland monitoring permit is required for the same parcel, the combined monitoring fee shall be reduced twenty-five percent (25%).

11 Habitat and wetland monitoring permit fees shall be paid prior to issuance of the building permit or final wetland permit. If the monitoring fees change after payment, but during the applicant’s monitoring period, the applicant shall pay or be refunded the difference.

12 Where a special study is required and the county lacks the expertise to review and comment on the study, the applicant shall pay for an independent consultant with the required expertise. The county shall contract with the independent consultant and require them to review the special study and make recommendation to the county as part of the preliminary plan review process.

(Sec. 3 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2001-12-09; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2002-03-12; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2002-11-07; amended by Sec. 6 of Ord. 2003-02-16; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2004-02-09; amended by Secs. 2 and 24 of Ord. 2004-06-11; amended by Ord. 2004-12-02; amended by Ord. 2005-12-01; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 2006-05-27; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 2006-06-09; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-09-13; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-11-07; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2007-04-17; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2007-11-13; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2008-02-01; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2008-06-02; amended by Sec. 1 (Att. A) of Ord. 2009-03-02; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2009-06-08; amended by Sec. 11 of Ord. 2009-10-19; amended by Sec. 1 (Att. A § 2) of Ord. 2009-12-01; amended by Sec. 6 of Ord. 2010-10-02; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2011-07-03)