Processing fees are established for each development, platting and other land use action in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

Minor development.

(A)

Reserved;

(B)

Staff review, no charge if a building permit is required;

(C)

Sign permit, $50.00 for the first two signs, and $20.00 for each additional sign.

(2)

Minor subdivision or consolidation.

(A)

Subdivision creating additional lots, $400.00 plus $25.00 for each resulting lot;

(B)

Subdivision creating no additional lots, $110.00 plus $25.00 for each lot changed.

(3)

Major development, conditional use permits or modifications, allowable use permits, and wetlands permits. The fees for these land use actions are based on classes of uses, and shall be paid upon application for permit issuance or modification as set forth in subsections (3)(A)—(E) of this section. The fee for an extension of a permit shall be $250.00 for any class of use.

(A)

Class I uses, $350.00. Class I uses are:

(i)

Mobile homes on single lots;

(ii)

Agricultural uses of under 50,000 square feet;

(iii)

Residential structures, four or fewer units;

(iv)

Transient structures, 12 or fewer rooms for rent;

(v)

Day care and child care homes;

(vi)

Accessory or incidental recycling activities under section 49.25.300, category 11.120 uses;

(B)

Class II uses, $500.00. Class II uses are:

(i)

Commercial, mixed use or enclosed industrial uses with less than 10,000 square feet of building space and using less than one acre of land;

(ii)

Agricultural uses of 50,000 or more square feet;

(iii)

Residential structures, five to ten dwelling units;

(iv)

Transient structures, 13 to 30 rooms for rent;

(v)

Day care and child care centers;

(vi)

Floating residences and floating structures under 2,500 square feet;

(vii)

Churches, schools, and additions thereto;

(C)

Class III uses, $750.00. Class III uses are:

(i)

Commercial, mixed use or enclosed industrial uses with 10,000 to 20,000 square feet of building space or using one to three acres of land;

(ii)

Residential structures, 11 to 30 dwelling units;

(iii)

Transient structures, 31 to 90 rooms for rent;

(iv)

Floating structures, 2,500 to 10,000 square feet;

(D)

Class IV uses, $1,000.00. Class IV uses are:

(i)

Commercial, mixed use or enclosed industrial uses with 20,001 to 40,000 square feet of building space or using more than three but less than six acres of land;

(ii)

Residential structures, 31 to 60 dwelling units;

(iii)

Transient structures, 91 to 180 rooms for rent;

(iv)

Unenclosed industrial uses using less than three acres of land (e.g., batch plants, quarries, sand and gravel operations, junkyards, heliports, and outside storage);

(v)

Floating structures over 10,000 square feet.

(E)

Class V uses, $1,600.00. Class V uses are:

(i)

Commercial, mixed use or enclosed industrial uses with more than 40,000 square feet of building space or using six or more acres of land;

(ii)

Unenclosed industrial uses using three or more acres of land;

(iii)

Residential structures, over 60 dwelling units;

(iv)

Transient structures, over 180 rooms for rent;

(v)

City and state projects with estimated project cost over $2,500,000.00.

(4)

Major subdivisions, including mobile home subdivisions.

(A)

Preliminary plat, $110.00 per lot;

(B)

Final plat, $70.00 per lot;

(C)

Reserved;

(D)

Plat amendment, $110.00 plus $25.00 per lot.

(5)

Street vacation, $500.00.

(6)

Administration of developer's subdivision improvement guaranty.

(A)

Performance bond, $50.00;

(B)

Deposit in escrow, $140.00;

(C)

Deed of trust, reconveyance, agreement or substitution of trust and reconveyance lots, $140.00 for first lot, plus $25.00 for each additional lot.

(7)

Access driveways in rights-of-way, $400.00.

(8)

Special use or area.

(A)

Mining.

(i)

Exploration approval, $200.00;

(ii)

Small mine permit and amendment, $1,200.00;

(iii)

Large mine permit and amendment, $3,600.00, plus any special fee established pursuant to section 49.65.130;

(iv)

Technical revision $500.00;

(v)

Ownership transfer requests $500.00;

(vi)

Summary approval. The fees for a summary approval action shall be based on the classes of uses as established in 49.85.100(3).

(B)

Mobile home parks.

(i)

Preliminary review, $90.00 per lot or $250.00, whichever is greater;

(ii)

Final review, $60.00 per lot or $250.00, whichever is greater.

(C)

Recreational vehicle parks, conditional use permit, $400.00.

(D)

Hillside development endorsement. Gross hourly rate for professional review and inspection, $60.00.

(E)

Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Cottage Housing.

(i)

Preliminary plan application approval, $400.00 plus $80.00 per residential unit;

(ii)

Final plan approval, $300.00 plus $60.00 per residential unit.

(F)

Development in avalanche hazard area conditional use, $400.00.

(G)

Alternative residential subdivisions.

(i)

Preliminary plan application review, $400.00 plus $80.00 per residential unit;

(ii)

Final plan review, $300.00 plus $60.00 per residential unit.

(H)

Floodplain development permit.

(i)

Minor development, no building permit required, $45.00.

(ii)

Major development, building permit required, $100.00.

(iii)

Exception, $400.00.

(9)

Zone changes and comprehensive plan amendments, $600.00.

(10)

Variances and alternative development permits.

(A)

Administrative variance, $120.00;

(B)

Non-administrative variance, $400.00.

(11)

Street name change, $400.00.

(12)

Preparation of deed restrictions, certificates of common ownership, and similar documents, $100.00.

(13)

Sidewalk obstruction permit under CBJ 62.10.010: $100.00.

(14)

Certification of zoning compliance letters, $150.00.

(15)

Appeal of director's decision, refundable if applicant prevails, $200.00.

(16)

Fee not listed. The processing fee for any development, platting, or other land use action not specifically listed in this section shall be the fee established for the most similar action listed, as determined by the community development director.

(17)

Fee cancellation. The director may authorize the refunding of a portion of the fee paid for a land use action when the permit application is cancelled before completion of the land use review process. The director may estimate the amount of work not completed and set the amount of the refund at that amount, less ten percent of the fee.

(18)

Wireless communication facility application fees.

(A)

Application fees required by subsection 49.65.940(b): $350.00.

(B)

Additional fee required for special use permit applications required by subsection 49.65.970(b)(1): $500.00.

(C)

Any actual costs incurred for technical expert review, publication and mailings.

(19)

Marijuana license fee, $250.00.

(20)

Certification of nonconforming status, $150.00; fee is waived if applied for in conjunction with a development permit.

(21)

Parking waiver, $400.00. If the application is filed in conjunction with a major development permit the fee shall be reduced by 20 percent.

(22)

Fee in lieu, $10,000.00 per off-street parking space required.

(Serial No. 87-49, § 2, 1987; Serial No. 91-02, § 2, 1991; Serial No. 91-42, § 2, 1991; Serial No. 92-42, § 4, 1992; Serial No. 94-24, § 2, 1994; Serial No. 95-33, § 10, 1995; Serial No. 95-40, § 5, 1996; Serial No. 96-30, § 8, 1996; Serial No. 97-04, § 2, 1997; Serial No. 97-12, § 3, 1997; Serial No. 2000-38, § 2, 10-16-2000; Serial No. 2003-07(am), § 7, 5-12-2003; Serial No. 2010-15(c), § 3, 5-19-2010; Serial No. 2014-32(e)am, § 4, 9-29-2014, eff. 10-29-2014; Serial No. 2015-03(c)(am), § 61, 8-31-2015; Serial No. 2015-38(b)(am), § 2 5-2-2016, eff. 6-2-2016; Serial No. 2017-16, § 3, 6-26-2017, eff. 7-27-2017; Serial No. 2018-04(b), § 3, 5-14-2018, eff. 6-14-2018; Serial No. 2018-41(c), § 4, 12-17-2018, eff. 1-17-2019; Serial No. 2019-37, § 8, 3-16-2020, eff. 4-16-2020; Serial No. 2021-06, § 7, 4-26-2021, eff. 5-26-2021; Serial No. 2021-19, § 10, 8-2-2021, eff. 9-1-2021; Serial No. 2022-04(b), § 5, 4-25-2022, eff. 5-26-2022; Serial No. 2021-36, § 4, 9-12-2022, eff. 10-13-2022; Serial No. 2023-18(am), § 8, 12-11-2023, eff. 1-11-2024)

The manager may adjust the rates in this chapter from time to time to reflect changes in the cost of providing municipal services generally.

(Serial No. 87-49, § 2, 1987)

No application, petition, request or appeal for which a fee is established under this title shall be complete unless accompanied by the required fee and shall be returned unless accompanied by such fee. All fees shall be nonrefundable except, if the appellant prevails in an appeal to the assembly or if the appeal is withdrawn prior to commencement of the hearing, the appeal fee shall be refunded less $25.00 and hearing officer expenses incurred to withdrawal.

(Serial No. 87-49, § 2, 1987)

(a)

Any development, work, or use for which a permit is required under this title, but for which no permit is applied for and issued prior to the commencement of the development, work, or use requiring the permit, shall be subject to processing fees in an amount double that specified in section 49.85.100 for the permit.

(b)

The director may waive processing fees in excess of those listed in section 49.85.100 upon a finding that processing the permit application will not require staff time and/or materials in excess of what would have been required to process the permit application if it had been applied for prior to commencing the development, work, or use.

(Serial No. 2009-04, § 2, 6-8-2009)