§ 42-694. Administrative and other fees.  


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  • (a)

    General. The subdivider shall pay the City all fees as hereinafter required and at the times specified before being entitled to recording of a plat or certified survey map.

    (b)

    Engineering fee. The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the City for all engineering work incurred by the City in connection with the plat or certified survey map, including inspections required by the City. The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the City for such engineering work and inspection as the Common Council and/or City Engineer deems necessary to ensure that the construction of the required improvements is in compliance with the plans, specifications and regulations of the City or any other governmental authority. Engineering work shall include the preparation of construction plans, standard specifications and administration of the engineering work.

    (c)

    Administrative fee. The subdivider shall pay a fee to the City equal to the cost of any legal, administrative or fiscal work which may be undertaken by the City in connection with the plat or certified survey map.

    (d)

    Preliminary plat/certified survey map.

    (1)

    A subdivider who submits a preliminary plat or certified survey map for the City Plan Commission and the Common Council shall file said preliminary plat or certified survey map with the City Clerk-Treasurer and shall deposit with the City Clerk-Treasurer a fee to cover the costs of reviewing said application. The fee for a preliminary plat shall be in an amount established by the Common Council and made available in the City Clerk-Treasurer's office for up to and including six lots plus an amount established by the Common Council per each additional lot over six. The fee for a certified survey map shall be an amount established by the Common Council. If the plat or map is rejected, no part of the fee shall be returned to the petitioner.

    (2)

    A reapplication fee of which is established by the Common Council shall be paid to the City Clerk-Treasurer at the time of reapplication for approval of any preliminary plat that has previously been reviewed.

    (e)

    Final plat review fee.

    (1)

    The subdivider shall pay a fee which is established by the Common Council for each dwelling unit within the final plat to the City Clerk-Treasurer at the time of first application for final plat approval of said plat to assist in defraying the cost of review.

    (2)

    A reapplication fee which is established by the Common Council shall be paid to the City Clerk-Treasurer at the time of a reapplication for approval of any final plat that has previously been reviewed.

    (f)

    Objecting agency review fees. The subdivider shall transmit all fees required for State agency review to the City Clerk-Treasurer at the time of application. Said review fees shall be retransmitted to the proper State review agency by the City Clerk-Treasurer. Said fees shall be applicable, where appropriate, to review fees required by the State Department of Development, State Department of Transportation, State Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations and the State Department of Natural Resources.

    (g)

    Public site fee. If the subdivision does not contain lands to be dedicated as required in this article, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall require a fee pursuant to Section 42-675 for the acquisition and development of public sites to serve the future inhabitants of the proposed subdivision.

(Code 1991, § 14-1-90)