18.30.070 Fees and penalties.
A. The fees for various permits are as follows:
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Animal husbandry, not including conditional use permits for these uses |
$25.00 |
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Sign permit |
$25.00 |
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$50.00 |
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$50.00 |
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$75.00 |
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Special conditions permit |
$150.00 |
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Conditional use/variance permit |
$150.00 |
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Rezoning/subdivision permit |
$200.00 |
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Site development permit |
$25.00 |
B. Penalties.
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1. After-the-fact fee in addition to the normal associated permit fee for beginning work without a permit or construction declaration* |
$250.00 or 3% of the project value to a maximum of $2,500 |
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2. Penalty for violation of any section of this title (except beginning work without a permit – see after-the-fact fee above) |
$100.00 |
*For construction declarations, after-the-fact penalties shall be waived if the declaration is filed with the borough assessor prior to December 31st of the year construction began, to ensure that the property can be assessed for purpose of tax levy. Penalties may be waived in whole or in part by a decision of the assessor if the declaration is filed in the year following construction commencement provided there is time to include the revision in the tax roll of the current year.
3. The procedure for assessing penalties shall be as follows: After-the-fact fees for beginning work without a permit or construction declaration shall be assessed upon discovery of the violation. In all other violations of this title, borough staff shall notify the violator by certified letter. The letter shall state the nature of the violation and inform the violator that they will have 10 business days to conform to the code. If the violation is not corrected within 10 business days, a penalty of $100.00 shall be assessed.
4. If a penalty is not paid within 30 days, interest of one and one-half percent per month (18 percent annually) will accrue. If the penalty is not paid within one year, the sum becomes a lien on the property identified in the notice of violation which, upon recording, may be foreclosed using the procedures followed when collecting real property tax.
C. An applicant having been processed under a permit listed above, who subsequently encounters the requirement of another permit type, shall be charged the permit fee which is the highest, including any permit fees paid with the original application (i.e., an applicant who pays $50.00 for a land use permit who then is required to apply for a variance shall be charged only $150.00 for the entire process).
D. Multiple buildings or improvements and/or multiple variance requests as part of a single application for the same site will be considered as one permit respectively and not subject to successive permit fees.
E. The planning commission may recommend to the assembly that charges and fees be stayed. The assembly may stay the fees under subsection (A) of this section if it is in the best interest of the municipality to do so and special circumstances warrant. The action must be made in writing and made part of the borough assembly’s public record. (Ord. 21-07-587 § 5; Ord. 19-06-542 § 4; Ord. 13-12-361 § 5; Ord. 13-10-353 § 4; Ord. 06-06-146)