1. Purpose. To defray administrative costs of processing requests, a base fee shall be paid by all applicants, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the City Council.
2. Payment of fees. In order to defray the additional cost of processing applications for developments (amendments, conditional use, interim use, variance, appeal, etc.), all applicants shall pay the total cost of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant’s request, and all materials for said request.
   1. Materials shall include, but not be limited to, maps, graphs, charts, drawings, etc., and all printing or reproduction of same.
   2. Staff and/or consulting time shall include any time spent in either researching for or actual production of materials.
   3. The hourly rate for staff and/or consulting time shall be established and made available to the applicant by the City prior to production of any materials and the applicant shall be given a reasonable estimate of project time and/or materials cost. Fees shall be payable at the time applications are filed with the City and are not refundable unless application is withdrawn prior to referral to the Planning Commission and prior to any publication required by the application. There shall be no fee in the case of applications filed in the public interest by members of the Council or by the Planning Commission.
3. Deposit. A deposit to cover staff or consulting time and special materials shall be established and required by the Zoning Administrator at the time the base fee is paid.

(Prior Code, 10.800.0100)

1. Enforcement. This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Zoning Administrator who shall be appointed by the City Council.
2. Duties of the Zoning Administrator. The Building Official and Zoning Administrator shall jointly enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall perform their respective following duties:
   1. Determine that all building permits comply with the terms of this chapter.
   2. Issue Certificates of Occupancy for any use, structure, or building after determination of above.
   3. Maintain permanent and current records of this chapter, including, but not limited to, all maps, amendments, conditional uses, variances, appeals and applications therefor.
   4. Receive, file and forward all applications for appeal, variances, conditional uses and other matters to the designated official bodies.
   5. Institute, in the name of the City, any appropriate actions or proceedings against a violator as provided by law.
   6. The Zoning Administrator may waive requirements for technical information when deemed appropriate. The Zoning Administrator may also request additional information when deemed appropriate.
   7. To inform the applicant of all ordinances, regulations, and procedures governing to the applicants request within five business days.
3. Notification. A certified copy of every ordinance, resolution, amendment or regulation adopted under this chapter shall be filed with the Pine County Recorder’s Office. Copies of resolutions governing subdivision plats within the City, but contiguous to another city or township shall be filed with the governing body of the contiguous city or township as well.
4. Penalties and violations. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500.00 for each offense, or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. Each day that the violation is permitted to exist constitutes a separate offense.

(Prior Code, § 10.800.0200)