HomeMy WebLinkAbout2561 Building, Land Use and Development FeesOrdinance No. 2561
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING
SECTION 20.09.020, BUILDING, LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT FEES,
CHAPTER 20.09, LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION AND
APPEAL FEES, OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE, TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW CHAPTER 20.04
WHEREAS, the fees for the Port Townsend Comprehensive Plan and land use map
amendments need to be amended to be consistent with the new Chapter 20.04 PTMC,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section 20.09.020, Building, land use and development fees, of the Port
Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
20.09.020 Building, land use and development fees.
The fees stated in this section are set in an amount to reimburse the public for staff time and
resources expended in reviewing and processing permit applications. These fees do not include
costs of publication, mailing and other costs incurred by the city. These costs are charged in
accordance with PTMC 20.09.040 and 20.09.060. Application and service fees for the various
building, land use and land development permit applications shall be as follows:
A. Type I Applications (See PTMC 20.01.040).
1. Building permits: the fees and charges set forth in the Uniform Building Code,
as currently adopted by the city, plus an additional $10.00 for each radon test kit to be provided
as required by Chapter 19.27 RCW; plus an additional special examiner/special inspector fee
pursuant to the Nonresidential Energy Code as set forth in the suggested fee schedule set by the
utility code group;
2. Home occupation permits: $30.00;
3. Sign permits: $25.00, plus an additional $10.00 for each additional sign included
in the same permit application;
4. Boundary line adjustments not resulting in lot reorientation: $150.00, plus
$50.00 per hour of staff time spent in excess of five hours;
5. Advance determinations under the environmentally sensitive areas ordinance:
$250.00;
6. Mobile home title elimination: $30.00;
7. Shoreline exemption letter or a residential setback analysis: $50.00;
8. Temporary certificate of occupancy: $50.00 for each residential dwelling unit;
$100.00 for commercial, industrial, and institutional uses;
9. Revision of a permit application or of conditions of prior approval: $50.00 per
hour of staff time, plus other direct costs to process the revision.
B. Type II Applications (See PTMC 20.01.040).
1. Minor variances, including sign variances: $150.00;
2. Minor conditional use permits: $250.00, plus an additional $50.00 per hour of
staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
3. Short subdivisions and boundary line adjustments resulting in lot reorientation:
$250.00, plus $50.00 per hour of staff time in excess of 10 hours;
4. Environmentally sensitive area permits: for minor projects, $250.00, plus $50.00
an hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours; for major projects, $500.00, plus $50.00 per
hour of staff time spent in excess of I0 hours;
5. Environmentally sensitive area reasonable use exception applications: $250.00,
plus $50.00 an hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
6. Revision of a permit application or of conditions of prior approval: $50.00 per
hour of staff time, plus other direct costs to process the revision.
C. Type III Applications (See PTMC 20.01.040).
1. Major variances: $200.00 for single-family residences; $350.00 for other
variances;
2. Major conditional use permits: $500.00 for major projects, plus an additional
$50.00 per hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
3. Long subdivisions, binding site plans or planned unit developments: $500.00,
plus an additional $30.00 for each lot or dwelling unit proposed, plus an additional $50.00 per
hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
4. Site-specific rezones which are consistent with the comprehensive plan: $500.00,
plus $50.00 per hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
5. Shoreline substantial development permit applications: a base fee of $350.00 for
a primary use and $500.00 for a secondary use or $600.00 for a conditional use. In addition, an
hourly fee in the amount of $50.00 shall be charged for staff time in excess of 10 hours;
6. Shoreline variance application: $350.00 for a primary use and $550.00 for a
secondary use, in addition to the amounts charged for a shoreline exemption letter or a residential
setback analysis, if requested. In addition, an hourly fee in the amount of $50.00 shall be charged
for staff time in excess of 10 hours;
7. Revision of a permit application or of conditions of prior approval: $50.00 per
hour of staff time, plus other direct costs to process the revision.
D. Type IV Applications (See PTMC 20.01.040).
1. Final long plat approval: $300.00, plus filing costs (no additional fees are
charged for final short plat approvals).
E. Type V Applications (See PTMC 20.01.040).
1. Comprehensive plan and/or subarea plan amendments and/or amendments to the
land use map, proposed by interested persons (as defined in 20.04.040 PTMC): $500.00, plus
$50.00 per hour for staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
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2. Amendment, supplementation or modification to the text of the zoning code or
other land use codes: $500.00, plus $50.00 per hour of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
3. Shoreline master program (SMP) amendments: $500.00, plus $50.00 per hour
of staff time spent in excess of 10 hours;
4. Street vacations: $300.00, plus the cost of property appraisal.
F. Unspecified land use and development fees: $250.00, plus $50.00 per hour of staff time
spent in excess of 10 hours, or such other fee as established by the director of BCD based upon
the most closely related land use permit fee listed. (Ord. 2561 § 1, 1996;Ord. 2523 § 1, 1996).
~. 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 take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication
in the manner provided 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 16th day of December, 1996.
Ju~lqcCulloch, Mayor
Attest: Approv~ ~ as to Form:
Pam Kolacy, Cit Clerk
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