HomeMy WebLinkAbout2050 Fees for Various Permits and ApplicationsORDINANCE NO. ?~-uQSC~
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR PERMITS AND
APPLICATIONS, BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO THE
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING PRIOR
ORDINANCES.
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
Application fees for the various application, permits and
utility connections set forth below, shall be as provided in this Or-
dinance. 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 under
any circumstances:
a. For rezones, the sum of $150.00.
b. For variances, the sum of $150.00.
c. For street vacations, the sum of $150.00.
d. For conditional use permits, the sum of $150.00.
e. For short subdivision approval, the sum of $200.00.
For subdivision or planned unit development approval,
the sum of $200.00, for those proposals consisting of
ten (10) lots or less~ plus an additional $5.00' for
each additional lot proposed.
For building permits, the fees and charges set forth
in the Uniform Building Code, as currently adopted by
the City.
Section 2
h. For home occupation permits, the sum of $40.00.
The fees for water service connections shall be as follows:
For the installation of pipe up to and including
three-forths-inch diameter connections, the charge
shall be $250.00.
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Fees for one-inc~ one-and-one-half-inch and two-inch
connections shall be $350.00, $700..00, and $1,000.00,
respectively, except that where it becomes necessary
to open pavement or hard-surface streets the actual
cost of labor and materials in the laying of such
service and replacement of pavement or hard surface
shall be charged.
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Water tap fees for multiple-unit service and/or
mobile home parks under one ownership will be
charged the basic fee for the size tap requested
plus a $100.00 fee for each additional unit.
For services outside the city limits and not
connected to the general water system which serves
the area outside the corporate limits of the city,
the cost of such service shall be $500.00 for instal-
lation up to three-quarter-inch diameter. Fees for
one-inch, one-and-one-half-inch and two-inch shall
be $600.00, $900.00, and $1,200.00, respectively,
plus the actual cost of removing and replacing street
surfaces~
From fees charged for the sale of taps outside the
city limits, fifty percent is to be put into a fund
for the replacement or improvement of that portion
of the system.
In the case of installation of service along a city
street in which no main exists, the f~es specified
in this Section shall apply. In addition, the
applicant for service shall pay all costs of labor
and material for the laying of such service and
water lines and the repair of streets, payable in
advance by the applicant.
_Sect. ion 3
The fee for connecting to the sewage system of the City and
the connection charge therefor shall be $100.00.
Section 4
Section 17.56.030 of the Port Townsend MUnicipal Code,
together with the Ordinances or parts of Ordina/Tces codified therein,
are each amended to read as follows:
~7.56.030. . ... .ApPlication~ · . ~ ~ _Fees... ~.u ApPlication fees for apPlications for
street vacations, rezones, conditional use permits and variances shall
be paid at the time the application is submitted, and shall be in the
amount as set forth in other Ordinances of the Cit.
b?--~e~-~e~e~e?-ehe-s~m-e~-$~9799~
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Section 5
Section 18.20.040 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code,
together with all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances codified therein,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
18..~0.,.040,..Fee. At the time of application, the subdivider shall pay
a fee (~f-~8-.~ i~h~am.9.UD~ estab%i,sh, ed~y ot~ Qr~!nance_ of the
City on any proposal P~rs~ant-'t~ .~h!.s..Qr_~.$n~Dce. (~~-~e~-~e~s
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Section 6
Section 13.04.050 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code,
together with all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances codified therein,
is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
13.04.050 Conne~.ti.on..Cba~r~g~. In addition to the foregoing rates and
charges, the City shall charge the owne~, contract vendee or author-
ized agent of owner of the particular premises hereafter connecting
to the sewage system of the City a connection charge (e6-$~9~7997) in
an amount es.t~b~ksh~_d ~y~.t. hg~.~Q~d~.n.a, nc_e...9.f.~he~ City. Such connection
charge shall become due and payable at the time each connection is
completed, and if not paid on or before Said date, the same shall
become delinquent and shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent
per year from the date of the delinquency until paid.
Se.c~ion. 3
Section 13.12.080 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code,
together with all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances codified therein,
are here and hereby amended as follows:
13.12. 080 Fees For wa_t_er .Ser~i_c.e .C.on_n_.ectio_n_s~-Crea.t.i..On' _of .W. at. er~, ,ain.
Revolvinq Fu_nd~ The fees for service connections shal_!_.,be,. ,as .e.st_a.b-
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~) From fees charged for the sale of taps outside the city
limits, fifty percent is to be put into a fund for the replacement
or improvement of that portion of the system.
Se~,t,i,o~,.8
The Ordinances and laws repealed or amended by this Ordinance
are repealed and amended except with respect to rights and duties
which matured and proceedings which have begun or will begin prior to
the effective date of this Ordinance.
Sec tion,, ,9
This Ordinance shall be added as a new Chapter entitled
"Permit and Application Fees" to Title 3 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code.
Section 10
If any part of this Ordinance is held or declared to be
invalid for any reason, by any Court of competent jurisdiction, then
the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby but
shall continue in full force and effect.
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Se.ction~l!~
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage, approval
and publication in the manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the
City Council for the City of Port Townsend, and approved by the Mayor
of the City on November · ~, 1986.
MAYOR, Brent Shirley
David ~ ro v~e
City Clerk
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p ~ t Fo rm:
K~ith C.~ Harper
City Attorney
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