16.72.010 Establishment of fees—Fee schedule.
The following schedule of fees shall apply for the processing of land use applications, permits, review processes and related services for the department of planning and community development:
A. Type of Action or Application |
Fee |
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1. Review Process I actions not otherwise listed herein |
$500 |
(Except determination of complete or incomplete application which has no fee) |
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2. Review Process II actions not otherwise listed herein |
$750 |
3. Review Process III actions not otherwise listed herein |
$1,500 |
B. Type of Action or Application |
Fee |
1. Additional public notification required by error or action caused by applicant: |
|
Mailing |
$150 |
Publication |
$150 |
Posting of property |
$150 |
2. Appeals of administrative decisions: |
|
Staff or director code interpretation |
$500 |
All other appeals |
$1,500 |
3. Amendment to land use permit or approved site plan |
Same as original permit fee |
4. Billboard |
$2,000 plus SEPA |
5. Boundary line adjustment |
$1,000 |
6. Building/sign permits—review of plans |
10% of building permit fee |
7. Comprehensive plan amendment, text only |
Cost recovery |
8. Comprehensive plan amendment, map |
$5,000 plus rezone fees |
9. Comprehensive design sign permit |
$1,500 |
10. Design review for any zone or geographic area with design standards in the zoning code: |
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Size of project: |
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Less than 10,000 square feet |
$500 |
10,000 to 25,000 square feet |
$750 |
25,000 to 50,000 square feet |
$1,500 |
50,000 to 100,000 square feet |
$3,000 |
Greater than 100,000 square feet |
$6,000 |
Design modification, no notification required |
Add 25% to above fees |
Design modification, public notification required |
Add 25% plus $300 |
11. Floodplain development permit |
$1,000 |
12. Lot certification |
$500 |
13. Nonconforming building certification |
$200 |
14. Pre-application meeting |
$500 |
C. Type of Action or Application |
Fee |
1. Rezone: |
|
Up to one acre |
$2,000 |
Over one acre |
$2,000 plus $250 per acre |
2. SEPA exemption certification |
$500 |
3. SEPA review—environmental checklist: |
|
Less than one acre, 10,000 sq. ft. or 10 lots |
$500 |
1 to 5 acres, 10,000—25,000 sq. ft., 10-25 lots |
$750 |
5 to 10 acres, 25,000-50,000 sq. ft., 26-50 lots |
$1,000 |
10 to 20 acres, 50,000-100,000 sq. ft., 51-100 lots |
$1,500 |
Over 20 acres, over 100,000 sq. ft., over 100 lots |
$2,000 |
Nonproject action |
$500 |
SEPA addendum to DNS or MDNS |
Same as above |
4. SEPA review—planned action: |
|
Less than one acre or 10,000 square feet |
$500 |
One acre or greater; 10,000 square feet or greater |
$1,000 |
5. SEPA review—environmental impact statement or addendum to EIS |
Cost recovery |
6. Shoreline substantial development permit: |
|
Less than one acre |
$2,500 |
1 to 5 acres |
$5,000 |
Over 5 acres |
$5,000 plus $1,000 for every $1 million project value |
7. Shoreline permit exemption letter |
$500 |
8. Shoreline permit revision |
$500 |
9. Shoreline conditional use permit |
$1,000 plus shoreline permit fee |
10. Shoreline variance |
$1,000 plus shoreline permit fee |
11. Special property use permit: |
|
Review Process I |
$500 |
Review Process II |
$750 |
Review Process III |
$2,500 |
Review Process V |
$2,500 |
D. Type of Action or Application |
Fee |
1. Special studies required for any land use process |
$400 |
2. Subdivisions, short subdivisions, binding site plans: |
|
Preliminary approval |
$5,000 plus $100 per lot |
Final plat approval |
$1,000 plus $50 per lot |
Variance, alteration or vacation |
$1,000 |
Variance, administrative |
$500 |
3. Time extension for all land use permits |
$250 |
4. Unlisted use determination |
$500 |
5. Unspecified land use permits not listed herein |
To be determined by director |
6. Variance: |
|
Single-family residential zone or use |
$750 |
All other variances |
$1,500 |
7. Zoning certification letter |
$100 |
8. Zoning code text amendment: |
|
Letter requesting initiation |
$500 |
Fee if commission or council agree to consider |
$5,000 |
9. Multifamily tax exemption application, city processing fee |
$1,000 base fee, plus $50 per residential unit |
10. Multifamily tax exemption application, county assessor processing fee |
$150 |
11. Multifamily tax exemption, extension of conditional certificate |
$150 |
(Ord. 3635-18 § 3, 2018; Ord. 3390-14 § 1, 2014.)