A.

The City Council shall establish a Schedule of Fees, Costs, and Expenses for all matters pertaining to zoning, land use, land development and land subdivision and consolidation. The Schedule of Fees, Costs, and Expenses may be amended from time to time by the City Council and shall not require a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

B.

No final action shall be taken with regard to any plan or application until all fees pertaining to such plat have been paid in full.

C.

The fee for any plan or application shall be paid upon submission of such plan or application.

D.

The applicant, property owner or developer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses relating to the publication and mailing of notices of any required public hearing. If the application is tabled by either the Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council at the request of the applicant or for failure of the applicant and/or the applicant's authorized representative to attend the meeting, the applicant shall be responsible for the cost of re-advertising the notice of public hearing and the re-notification of the adjacent property owners. The applicant will subsequently be billed, by the City, for the cost of the publication and the mailing of the legal notices.

E.

If, in the opinion of the City's staff or Council, plan review is necessary by an independent engineer retained by the City for this purpose, the applicant, property owner and developer shall be responsible for all fees, costs and expenses relating to the plan review by such engineer. The applicant will subsequently be billed, by the City, for the fees, costs and expenses of the plan review.

F.

If, in the opinion of the City's staff or Council, independent studies, such as traffic studies, are necessary to assist the City in making determinations with regard to the plan or development, the City Manager may retain professional firms in order to complete such studies. The choice of professional firms to conduct such studies shall be in the sole discretion of the City. The applicant, property owner and developer shall be responsible for all fees, costs and expenses relating to such studies. The applicant will subsequently be billed, by the City for the fees, costs and expenses of the studies.

(Ord. No. 2008-3351, 4-15-08)