HomeMy WebLinkAbout2329 Building and Land Use FeesORDINANCE 2329
AN ORDINANCE relating to revenue and finance; setting fees
for various building and land use applications, permits and
services; amending Sections 3.36.015 and 19.04.260 of the
Port Townsend Municipal Code; and establishing an effective
date.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3.36.015 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
3.36.015 Fees--Building and land use. Application and service fees for the various
building and land use applications, permits and agreements shall be as follows:
A. For rezones, the sum of two three hundred and fifty dollars (825{1) ($350), plus
twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour of staff time spent in excess of ten (10) hours.
B. For application for amendment, supplementation or modification to the text
of the zoning code (Title 17), seventy-five dolla~ ($7fi) one hundred seventy-five dollars
($175);
C. For variances, the sum of one hundred and seventy-five two hundred dollars
($17S) ($200) for single-family residences, or for an administrative variance; one hundred
fifty dollars ($150) for a sign variance; three hundred fifty dollars ($300) ($350) for other
uses variances;
D. For street vacations, the sum of two hundrexLand fifty_dollax~($25~ three
hundred dollars ($300);
E. For conditional use permits, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)
when processed administratively; three hundred fifty dollars ($350) when to be decided
by the City Council; plus in either case an additional twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour
of staff time spent in excess of ten (10) hours;
F. For short subdivision approval, the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($300)
($350);
G. For application for preliminary approval of a subdivision, condominium,
binding site plan or planned unit development approval, the sum of four five hundred
dollars ($400) ($500). plus an additional 17tv_e thirty dollars ($5) ($30) for each lot or
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dwelling unit proposed; for f'mal plat review, the sum of one hundred Fifty dollars, plus
filing costs;
H. For building permits, the fees and charges set forth in the Uniform Building
Code, as currently adopted by the city, plus an additional ten dollars for each radon test
kit to be provided as required by RCW 19.27;
I. For home occupation permits, the sum of forty, fifty dollars ($40) ($50).
J. For sign permits, twenty-five dollars ($25), plus an additional five ten dollars
($fi) (_$10) for each additional sign included in the same permit application;
IC Preparation of legal agreements, forty, sixty-five dollars ($40) ($65);
L. For boundary line adjustments, for~r, sixty-five dollars ($65);
M. For street vendor licenses, an application fee of fifty (50) dollars, and an annual
license fee of three hundred and fifty (350) dollars payable upon the issuance of the
license and on or before the First of January of each succeeding calendar year for which
the permit remains valid;
N. For Environmentally Sensitive Area Permits, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars plus
Twenty-Five Dollars an hour over ten hours;
O. For Environmentally Sensitive Peer Reviews, the full costs, in advance, of any
third party charges which may accrue;
P. For Environmentally Sensitive Area Reasonable Use Exception Applications, Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars plus Twenty-Five Dollars an hour over ten hours;
Q. For appeals of Sensitive Area Permit decisions appealable to the City Council,
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars;
R. For an appeal of an Environmentally Sensitive Area Determination, Twenty-Five
Dollars;
S. For an Advance Determination under the Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Ordinance, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250);
T. For an environmental checklist threshold determination, the sum of two
hundred fifty dollars ($250), plus twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour for each additional
hour of staff time in excess of six hours, provided that a credit of one hundred fifty
dollars shall be applied if an environmentally sensitive area permit is also required for
the proposal;
U. For revision of a permit application or of conditions of prior approval, the sum
of twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour of staff time, plus other direct costs to process the
revision;
V. For mobile home title elimination, thirty dollars ($30).
Section 2. Section 19~04.260 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
19.04.260. Fees. The city shall require the following fees for its activities in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter:
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A. Threshold Determinations. For every environmental checklist the city reviews
when it is lead agency (excluding checklists for subdivision or shorelines substantial
develc~pment permit review), the city shall collect a fee ~ in the amount
established by ordinanance plus any publication or notice costs from the proponent.
This fee shall be collected prior to undertaldng the threshold determination. The time
periods provided by this chapter for making a threshold determination shall not begin
to run until fee payment is made.
B. Environmental Impact Statements.
1. When the city is lead agency for a proposal requiring an EIS, and the EIS
is prepared by the city, the city shall charge the applicant a fee to cover all costs incurred
by the city.
2. When the city is the lead agency for a proposal requiring an EIS, and the
EIS or portions of the EIS are prepared by a consultant, the applicant shall pay all
consultant fees. Such consultants shall be selected by mutual agreement of the city and
applicant.
3. The cimlK~ city may require the applicant to post bond or otherw/se
ensure payment of all such costs. The responsible official shall advise the applicant of
the projected cost for the EIS prior to actual preparation.
4. The city shall collect a fee from the applicant to cover the city's review
of the EIS plus all costs incurred in meeting the public notice requirements of this
chapter.
5. If a proposal is modified so that an EIS is no longer required, the
responsible official shall refund any fees collected under subsection B(1) or (2) of this
section which remain after incurred costs axe paid.
C. The city shall not collect a fee for performing its duties as a consulted agency.
D. The city will charge any person for copies of any document prepared under
this chapter, and for mailing the document, in a manner provided by RCW Chapter 32.17.
(Ord. 2005 S 9.10, 1984).
Section 3. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this
ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or
invalidate any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed
and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained therein; provided, that
any provision which shall for any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall
be deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted by law.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after its
passage and publication.
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Read for the first time on December 21. 1992 and for the second and third time
times and passed by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a
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/John M. Clise, Mayor
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David/c Grove, City Clerk
Approved as to f~ _
Dennis McLerran, City Attorney
First reading:
Second reading:
Third reading:
Passed:
December 21, 1992
December 21, 1992
December 21. 1992
December 21, 1992
Signed by Mayor:
Published:
Effective:
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