HomeMy WebLinkAbout2507 Permit Application and Appeal FeesOrdinance No. ~3~-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING
SECTIONS 3.36.010, FEES - GENERAL, AND 3.36.018, APPEAL FEES, OF
CHAPTER 3.36, PERMIT, APPLICATION AND APPEAL FEES OF THE
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Port Townsend City Council deems it necessary to add an appeal fee for
appeals of administrative enforcement decisions to defray the costs to the taxpayers of such appeals
on behalf of individuals,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section 3.36.010, Fees - General, of Chapter 3.36, Permit, Application and
Appeal Fees, of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.36.010 Fees - General.
A. Application fees for the various applications, permits and utility connections set forth
below, shall be as provided in this chapter. No application shall be considered, nor shall any permit
or utility connection be allowed, unless and until the fee has been paid to the city treasurer, which
fee shall not be refundable unless the application is withdrawn in writing prior to the date of the first
hearing scheduled on the application. Any such refund must be approved by the director of planning
~,,nd building and. community development or the director of public works and the c. lcrk city
treasurer and any and all costs incurred by the city deducted from fees paid.
B. Major Projects: Some of the application fees set forth in Section 3.36.015 vary
depending upon whether the proposed development project is for a "major" versus a "minor"
project. The term "major project" includes the following: planned unit developments, as defined
in Chapter 17.40 PTMC, in excess of 5 acres; all long subdivisions, as defined in title 18, PTMC;
and all commercial projects in excess of 10,000 square feet. (Ord. ~5"07, §1, 1996; Ord. 2492,
§ 1, 1995; Ord. 2173 § 1, 1989; Ord. 2050 § 1, 1986).
Section 2. Section 3.36.018, Appeal Fees, of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3.36.018 Appeal fees.
Fees for appealing any land use and building .permit application determination or any other
ap_t~alable administrative decision, shall be as follows:
A. For appeals of sensitive area permit decisions appealable to the city council, $200.00;
B. For an appeal of an environmentally sensitive area determination, $25.00;
C. For an appeal of an administrative decision of the director of building and community
development, pursuant to PTMC 17.64.090 and Chapter 1.14 PTMC, $200.00;
D. For an appeal of the director's environmental determination made pursuant to PTMC
19.04.280, $200.00. This appeal fee shall be waived if a valid petition is signed by 200 Port
Townsend citizens and is submitted to the department within the designated appeal period. Any such
appeal must clearly list the name and address of each signator.
E. For appeals of any appealable decisions made by the public works director or designee,
$200.00.
F. For appeals of any land use administrative and enforcement decision of the BCD, public
works or other director, made appealable pursuant to Chapter 20.10, PTMC, $200.00.
(Ord. o9J"07 § 2, 1996; Ord. 2492, § 1, 1995; Ord. 2431 § 3, 1994).
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence,, paragraph, section or part of this Ordinance
or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of
the remainder of any part of this Ordinance. To this end, the provisions of each clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part of this law are declared severable.
This ordinance shall become effective March 1, 1996, upon its approval and publication in the
form and manner required by law.
Read for the first, second, and third times and passed by the City/,, Council of the City of Port
Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 907 day of February, 1996.
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Jul~6/McCulloch, Mayor
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