6.110A.010 Preliminary/final planning review fees.

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

Table 6.110A.010—Preliminary/Final Planning Review Fees
 

Section

Activity

Fee

Issuance Fee

 

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY REVIEW

 

 

1

 

 

 

Appeals

 

 

 

A

 

 

Appeals to Hearings Examiner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning portion only—See engineering and environmental fees for additional charges

$1,166

$94

 

B

 

 

Reconsideration by Hearings Examiner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimburse county at hourly rate of examiner

$94

2

 

 

 

Planning Fees 8, 9

 

 

 

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 Adjustments 1

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Base fee

$355

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Fee per adjustment over two

$124

N/A

 

E

 

 

Columbia River Gorge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expedited Gorge review

$2,663

$94

 

 

 

 

 

Gorge review

$4,393

$94

 

F

 

 

Conditional Use Permit 2

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Conditional use permit

$5,678

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Conditional use permit submitted concurrently with site plan review application

$2,839

$53

 

 

III

 

 

Additional fee charged to applicant if hearing is requested for conditional use pursuant to Section 40.510.025(C)(5)

$1,490

N/A

 

G

 

 

Continuance of Hearing 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$1,305

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

 

 

Home Business 4—Planning Portion Only—See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Urban and rural Type I review

$125

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Urban and rural Type II review

$1,200

$53

 

K

 

 

Kennel, Commercial in Rural Areas without private road access (base fee)

$2,696

$53

 

 

I

 

 

Plus: private road access

$532

N/A

 

L

 

 

Land Use Compliance Fact Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$53

N/A

 

M

 

 

Legal Lot Determination

 

 

 

 

I

a

 

Type I base fee for one lot

$350

$53

 

 

 

b

 

Fee per lot each additional lot

$150

N/A

 

 

II

a

 

Type II base fee (includes innocent purchaser)

$883

$53

 

 

 

b

 

Fee per lot over two lots

$150

N/A

 

 

III

 

 

Public interest exception

$3,628

$53

 

N

 

 

Lot Reconfiguration

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Base fee

$838

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Fee per adjustment over two

$124

N/A

 

O

 

 

Mining 7, 9, 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost recovery 7

$94

 

P

 

 

Planned Unit Development or Master Plan 2

 

 

 

 

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

 

Q

 

 

Planning Director Review

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Type I (including code interpretation) 5

$500

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Type II nonconforming use determination

$2,000

$53

 

 

III

 

 

All other Type II

$1,000

$53

 

R

 

 

Plat Alterations—Planning Portion Only—See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Plat alteration

$3,331

$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

 

 

IV

 

 

Minor plat alteration process with concurrent declaration review

$1,655

$94

 

S

 

 

Post Decision Review

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Post decision review/Type I (includes deadline extension requests for phased developments)

$1,180

$94

 

 

II

 

 

Post decision review/Type II

$3,162

$94

 

 

III

 

 

Post decision review/Type III

$5,691

$94

 

T

 

 

Pre-Application Conference—Planning Portion Only—See Engineering and Environmental Fees for Additional Charges

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Pre-application conference

$805

$94

 

 

II

 

 

Pre-application waiver request 6

$205

N/A

 

U

 

 

Renoticing 3

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Base fee

$184

N/A

 

V

 

 

Reporting—Application and Permit Information 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 recovery 7

N/A

 

W

 

 

SEPA Review

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Project reviews—Any type with associated land use cases

$1,222

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Nonprojects (includes annual review applications)

$1,987

$53

 

 

III

 

 

EIS Review 7

Cost recovery 7

$53

 

X

 

 

Sewer Waiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$222

$53

 

Y

 

 

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

 

Z

 

 

Short Plat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$4,117

$94

 

AA

 

 

Sign

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Sign

$210

$53

 

AB

 

 

Site Plan Review—All Types—Planning Portion Only—See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Site plan review base fee for up to 20 units or up to 10,000 square feet

 

 

 

 

 

a

 

Type I

$1,621

$94

 

 

 

b

 

Type II

$4,033

$94

 

 

 

c

 

Residential fee per unit for 21 units and greater

$30

N/A

 

 

 

d

 

Commercial/industrial, etc.—fee per building square foot for 10,001 square feet to 50,000 square feet

$0.10

N/A

 

 

 

e

 

Commercial/industrial, etc.—fee per building square foot for 50,001 square feet and greater

$0.05

N/A

 

 

II

 

 

Unoccupied commercial and utility structures

$2,429

$94

 

 

III

 

 

Binding site plan review—Standalone

$3,379

$94

 

 

IV

 

 

Binding site plan review—Combined with PSR

$1,621

$94

 

 

V

 

 

60-day/concurrent review (in addition to site plan review fee in Section AB.I above)

$800

N/A

 

AC

 

 

Special Study Review 7, 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost recovery 7

N/A

 

AD

 

 

Special Valuation—Historic Preservation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$303

N/A

 

AE

 

 

Subdivision

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Base fee up to 30 lots

$7,679

$94

 

 

II

 

 

Fee per lot: 31 to 100 lots

$125

N/A

 

 

III

 

 

Fee per lot: for the 101st lot and greater

$50

N/A

 

AF

 

 

Temporary Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,584

$53

 

AG

 

 

Variance—Planning Portion Only—See Engineering Fees for Additional Charges

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Administrative variance/Type I

$1,014

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Administrative variance/Type I—When considered with a development application

$499

$53

 

 

III

 

 

Administrative variance/Type II

$1,780

$53

 

 

IV

 

 

Administrative variance/Type II—When considered with a development application

$731

$53

 

 

V

 

 

Type III

$4,859

$53

 

 

VI

 

 

Type III—When considered with a development application

$2,928

$53

 

AH

 

 

Zone Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,129

$94

 

AI

 

Wineries/Agricultural Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winery tasting room/events and agricultural markets permit, Type I

$228

$53

 

 

 

 

 

Winery tasting room/events and agricultural markets permit, Type II

$2,284

$53

 

AJ

 

 

Application Submittal Fee 10

$590

$94

 

 

 

 

FINAL REVIEW FEES

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Final plat

 

 

 

 

 

a

 

Short plat

$1,733

$94

 

 

 

b

 

Subdivision

$2,437

$94

 

 

 

c

 

Digital plat submissions

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

County digital plat preparation—base fee

$165

N/A

 

 

 

(2)

 

County digital plat preparation—per lot

$5

N/A

 

 

II

 

 

Final site plan review

 

 

 

 

 

a

 

Type I

$2,000

$94

 

 

 

b

 

Types II and III

$3,071

$94

 

 

 

c

 

Final site plan inspection by planner

$1,097

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

9    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.

10    Applies to Type II or III applications.

(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; amended by Sec. 1 (Att. A and Exh. 2) of Ord. 2012-02-03; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2012-06-15; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2016-09-03; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2020-03-01)