Chapter 16.08
APPLICATION AND FEES
Sections:
16.08.010 Application.
A. An application form and SEPA checklist supplied by the city clerk shall be completed, and, after consultation with the director or designee to verify in writing that the application is complete by providing all of the required information outlined in BMC 16.20.020(A), shall be submitted to the city clerk. The application shall be accompanied by fourteen prints of the preliminary plat, and payment of all applicable application fees.
B. The subdivider shall provide a list of names, addresses and zip codes of all adjacent property owners, as defined in BMC 16.04.030, or their representative. For those properties where the owner of record is not the resident on the property, the address and zip code of the residents shall be added to the list. In addition to the list, the subdivider shall furnish the city preaddressed, stamped envelopes, omitting the return address, with the names, addresses and zip codes of all persons on the list.
C. Upon receipt of a complete application, preliminary plat drawings, fees, addressed stamped envelopes and list of adjacent property owners, the city clerk shall assign a file number and record the filing date. (Ord. 377 § 1, 2010: Ord. 25.H § 1(part), 1999: Ord. 25.G § 2(Exh. A)(part), 1996)
16.08.020 Fees.
A. The applicant shall pay for work performed by city employees on processing the application, and for such work related to the application but performed prior to the application, at the hourly rate established by city council resolution. The applicant also shall reimburse the city for all charges incurred by the city for services of consultants and agents in connection with the application and approvals, and for such charges related to the application but performed prior to the application, including but not limited to legal, engineering, surveying and environmental review and services.
B. Concurrent with the application, the applicant shall deposit with the city the amounts established by city council resolution for the charges to be incurred by the applicant pursuant to subsection A of this section. Upon completion of the application, the city shall return any excess deposit, without interest. When any deposit has been applied totally to charges, the applicant shall, within fourteen days of the date of a written request from the city, submit an additional deposit. If the applicant fails to submit the additional deposit within the fourteen-day period, the city may suspend all work and services on the application. The period of time thereafter shall be deemed to be a consent by the applicant to extend the period of time for processing the application. (Ord. 353 § 1, 2007: Ord. 25.H § 1(part), 1999: Ord. 25.G § 2(Exh. A)(part), 1996)