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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-93 RESOLUTION NO. 1-93 A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles establishing fees for permits, plan review, and inspection of clearing, grading, filling, and drainage activities. WHEREAS, the City Council in Chapter 15.28 PAMC, adopted a requirement for the issuance of a permit for clearing, grading, filling, and drainage; and WHEREAS, 15.28.130 PAMC requires the City Council to establish by resolution the fee schedule for such permits; and WHEREAS, the fair and reasonable method of establishing fees for clearing and grading permits is to provide for the reimbursement of the City's actual costs in reviewing and administering such permits; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES as follows: Section 1 - Plan Review and Permit Fees - Grading and Filling. When plans or other documentation are required to be submitted with permit applications for grading and filling lactivities, and no building permit including such activities has been issued, a permit fee shall be paid at the time of submitting Dlans and other documentation for review. The permit fee shall be as follows: Estimated volume of grading and fill Fee a. 250 cubic yards or less and less than 4 feet of cut or fill No fee b. 251 to 1,000 cubic yards $22.50 c. 1,001 to 10,000 cubic yards $30.00 10,000 cubic yards or more $30.00 + $15.00 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof. d. Additional plan review required for changes, additions or revisions to the approved plans shall be at the rate of $30.00 per hour, provided that the minimum charge shall be $22.50. The hourly cost to the City shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved. Section 2 - Plan Review and Permit Fees - Clearing and Drainage. When plans or other documentation are required to be submitted with permit applications for clearing and drainage activity, and no building permit including such activities has been issued, a permit fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and other documentation for review. This permit fee shall be in addition to any fee required pursuant to Section 1. The permit fee shall be as follows: Estimated area of clearing Fee a. Less than one acre $30.00 b. One acre to 5 acres $50.00 c. Over 5 acres $10.00 per acre d. Additional plan review required for changes, additions or revisions to the approved plans shall be at the rate of $30.00 per hour or the total hourly cost to the City, whichever is the greatest, provided that the minimum charge shall be $15.00. The hourly cost to the City shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved. Section 3 - Construction Inspection Fees. After approval of the plans and specifications, the City Engineer shall provide the applicant with an estimate of the construction inspection fee, based upon the inspections which will be necessary as listed in 15.28.160 PAMC. Such inspection fee shall be separate from the above plan review fees. A permit for construction will be issued only after the deposit of the inspection fee has been made with the City Treasurer. If the City -2- Engineer determines that the remaining funds on deposit are not adequate to pay for the inspections required for project completion, the applicant will be so notified and provided with an estimate of the amount of additional fee deposit rewired. This additional fee shall be deposited with the City Treasurer prior to depletion of the funds on deposit. Any monies unexpended from the deposit shall be refunded to the depositor upon final completion and acceptance of the project. The basis of the estimate shall be as follows: a. Inspections during normal business hours $30.00 per hour b. Inspections outside normal business hours (The mini- mum charge shall be two hours.) $60.00 per hour PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of January , 1993. ATTEST: B~ky ~.-~P~6~, Cit~ ~erk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Craig D. ~nutson~ City ~ttorney CC. 255 -3-