Chapter 3.64 FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND ZONING ACTIONS

Chapter 3.64
FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND ZONING ACTIONS

Sections:

3.64.010 Fees imposed.

3.64.020 Requirements.

3.64.030 Consultants’ fees.

3.64.010 Fees imposed.

Fees and charges as specified in Table 3.64.010 are imposed for payment by applicants who apply for any type of action itemized in said table.


FEE SCHEDULE
Preliminary Review
	Preapplication Conference			$500
	Community Conference			$1,000
Planning Permit Review
	Level 1 Home Occupation			$200
	Accessory Dwelling Units			$200
	Level 2 Home Occupation			$400
	Administrative Adjustment of Standards
		Single-Family/Duplex		$600
		Signs		$600
		Other		$1,500
	Administrative Site Development Permit
		Minor:	Minor Changes to Facades, Awnings, Espresso Carts, Changes in Use, Mechanical Equipment, Painting in the CBD, Review of Nonconforming Situations
			Level 1	$350
			Level 2	$1,000
		Major:	Major Commercial Exterior Modifications or Remodels, Substantial Commercial Additions, Utility Facilities, New Duplexes
			Level 1	$1,000
			Level 2	$1,500
		New:	New Commercial or Multifamily Developments
			Level 1	$7,000
			Level 2	$8,500
	Site Development Permit			$10,500
	Secure Community Transition Facilities			$10,500
	Master Site Plan			$30,000
		Major Amendment		$15,000
		Minor Amendment		$2,000
	Variance
		Single-Family/Duplex		$1,000
		Sign		$1,500
		Other		$10,000
NOTE: For variances, the applicants are responsible for 100 percent reimbursement of Hearing Examiner costs. This requires a $2,000 deposit in addition to the submittal fee at the time of application submittal.
Shoreline Permits
	Substantial Shoreline Development Permit
		Single-Family/Duplex		$600
		Other		$5,000
	Shoreline Conditional Use
		Single-Family/Duplex		$600
		Other		$1,200
	Shoreline Variance
		Single-Family/Duplex		$600
		Other		$1,200
	Shoreline Exemption
		Single-Family/Duplex		$500
		Other		$1,200
	Shoreline Revision
		Single-Family/Duplex		$500
		Other		$1,200
Sign Permits
	Temporary			$25
	A-Frame			$125
	Permanent
		Valued Between $1 and $999.99		$100
		Valued Between $1,000 and $1,999.99		$175
		Valued Over $2,000		$300
	Additional Plan Check Fee for Freestanding Signs and Signs Valued Over $1,000			50% of Permit Fee
	Additional State Surcharge for Signs			$4.50
NOTE: Within the Cultural and Business District (CBD), if an existing cabinet sign is being removed, the permit fees for the new sign shall be waived.
Subdivisions
	Preliminary Plat			$16,000
	Final Plat			$2,000
	Plat Alteration			$2,000
	Short Plat
		Single-Family/Duplex		$2,000
		Other		$8,000
	Binding Site Plan			$7,000
	Lot Line Adjustment
		Single-Family/Duplex		$600
		Other		$1,500
Policy Planning Review
	Comprehensive Plan Amendment			$3,000
	Property Rezone			$5,000
	Preannexation Agreement			Staff Hours at $70/hour
	Annexation: Initial Request Processed to the City Council
		10 Acres or Less		$300
		More Than 10 Acres		$700
	Annexation:
		Processed through Boundary Review Board, including Council Action		Staff Hours at $70/hour*
*NOTE: For annexations going to the Boundary Review Board, a $2,000 deposit toward the hourly fee will be required at the time of application submittal.
Appeals
	Appeal			$300
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review Fees
	If Land Use Fees Total Less Than $1,000
		Single-Family/Duplex		$175
		Other		$250
	If Land Use Fees Total Between $1,000 and $5,000			$600
	If Land Use Fees Total More Than $5,000			$900
Transfer of Development Rights
	Receiving Site Project Review			$1,250
	TDR Certification Review			$550
	Request for Changed Priority			$4,000
	Request for New Sending or Receiving Site			$4,000
Transportation Concurrency
	Application Fee			$100
	Computer Modeling Run			$2,500
NOTE: The City will notify the applicant if the cost of the model run will exceed the $2,500 permit fee because of the size, scope or complexity of the project to be modeled. This notice shall include an estimate of the cost to run the model and the applicant shall be required to deposit this amount with the City prior to the model run. Any unused amount of the deposit shall be returned to the applicant. Any subsequent model runs will require an additional fee.
Miscellaneous
	Zoning Verification Letter			$50
	Development Agreement			Staff Hours at $70/hour
	Extended Service Fee			Staff Hours at $70/hour
	Periodic Review			Staff Hours at $70/hour
Examples of periodic review include, but are not limited to, annual review of home occupation compliance and landscape reinspections.
Consultant Fees:
In the review of a land use permit application, the City may determine that such review requires the retention of professional consultant services. In addition to the above land use fees that an applicant is required to submit, the applicant shall also be responsible to reimburse the City for the cost of professional consultant services if the City determines such services are necessary to complete its review of the application submittal. The City may also require the applicant to deposit an amount with the City which is estimated, at the discretion of the Planning Director, to be sufficient to cover anticipated costs of retaining professional consultant services and to ensure reimbursement to the City for such costs.

(Ord. 2491 § 3, 2007; Ord. 2456 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2439 § 6, 2005; Ord. 2434 § 2, 2005; Ord. 2311 § 1, 2001; Ord. 2290 § 5, 2000; Ord. 2259 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2226 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2189 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2050 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2034 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2014 § 4, 1993; Ord. 1947 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1319 § 1, 1978).

3.64.020 Requirements.

The fees set for “single-family residential applicants” as that phrase is used in the fee schedule in Table 3.64.010 shall apply to applications which meet the following criteria:

A. The proposed type of action will not change the existing and/or proposed primary single-family or duplex use of the property and 1 of the following criteria;

B. The property is zoned single-family residential (including RS-6000), and developed with a single-family or duplex residence; or

C. The property includes a single-family residential dwelling or duplex; or

D. A single-family residential building permit has been applied for on the property. (Ord. 2014 § 4, 1993; Ord. 1947 § 2, 1992; Ord. 1319 § 2, 1978).

3.64.030 Consultants’ fees.

In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to Table 3.64.010, the applicant for the permits set forth in Table 3.64.010 shall reimburse the City for the costs of professional consultants hired by the City to process and/or review and inspect the applicant’s proposal when the City is unable to do so with existing in-house staff. These professional services may include, but shall not be limited to, engineering, traffic engineering, legal, financial and accounting, soils, mechanical and structural engineering, and electrical engineering. The City may require the applicant to deposit an amount with the City to cover anticipated costs of retaining professional consultants; provided, that the Mayor has approved retaining the professional consultants. (Ord. 2014 § 4, 1993; Ord. 1768 § 1, 1987).