Pleasant Prairie City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Fees
§ 420-26 Payment required.
A.
Any construction, site development, use, occupancy or other work requiring a permit, certificate, or approval under this chapter shall not be commenced, resumed or continued until all required approvals have been made and all permit fees as required by this chapter or any other Village ordinance shall be paid to the Village Treasurer.
B.
Whenever any construction, site development, use, occupancy or other work requiring a permit, certificate, or approval under this chapter is commenced, resumed or continued before such a permit or certificate is issued, the fee for reviewing and processing the application for such permit shall be tripled to take account of the added difficulty and time required to process the application.
C.
No refund of any application fee or other zoning fee or charges shall be made in the event that an application for a permit, certificate, or approval is withdrawn after the review and processing of such application has substantially commenced and charges have been incurred or an application has been denied.
§ 420-27 Zoning application and permit fees.
[Amended 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 06-63; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 07-60; 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 08-48; 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-50; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 11-34; 2-2-2015 by Ord. No. 15-01; 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-15; 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-05; 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-40; 7-17-2017 by Ord. No. 17-32; 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24; 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-26]
The Village Board shall, from time to time, establish zoning application and permit fees by resolution for the following:
A.
Zoning application fees that also require a predevelopment agreement. An initial application fee shall be paid when an application is submitted to the Village for review. This initial application fee covers the costs of preapplication staff conferences with the applicant and his representatives, site visits if necessary, providing copies of applications and related ordinances, and telephone calls with the applicant related to the Village requirements for the proposed project prior to submitting the application. In addition, the fees contained in Subsection B below shall also be paid for the processing and reviewing of the application.
(1)
Zoning Map/zoning text amendment applications, excluding planned unit developments and planned developments.
(2)
Zoning variance application.
(3)
Wetland staking application.
(4)
Conditional use permit application.
(5)
Site and operational plan application (preliminary or final) that requires Plan Commission review.
(6)
Residential development plan application (preliminary or final) that requires Plan Commission review.
(7)
Joint applications for site and operational plan (preliminary or final) and conditional use applications.
(8)
Joint applications for residential development plan (preliminary or final) and conditional use applications.
(9)
PUD, planned unit development overlay text and map amendments.
(10)
PD, planned development text and map amendments.
(11)
Site and operational plan or residential development plan appeal.
(12)
Motion to reconsider a site and operational plan or residential development plan appeal.
(13)
Appeals application or motion to reconsider a zoning variance or appeal.
(14)
Floodplain boundary adjustment or Floodplain Map correction applications (including zoning text and map amendment and amendments to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan).
B.
Predevelopment agreement. In addition to application fees specified above in Subsection A, the applicant(s) and/or property owner(s) shall agree to be responsible for paying for the Village staff (planners, zoning administrators, parks director, engineers/public works employees, and GIS employees) actual time spent and resources required for the processing and reviewing of the application pursuant to the billable rate specified by the Village Board by resolution. As a condition of submitting the application, the applicant(s) and property owner(s) would enter into a predevelopment agreement with the Village which specifies, at a minimum, the property owner's name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers, the applicant's name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers, the type of application, current billable rates to be used for review of the application, the address, legal description and tax parcel number of the property(ies), and where and to whom invoices shall be sent. If the person is not the owner of the property, then a copy of the invoice will also be sent to the owner of the property.
[Amended 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 23-50]
(1)
The Village shall mail said invoices on a monthly basis to the specified person. All invoices shall be paid within 30 days. There is a penalty of 1.5% per month on the unpaid invoice balance, and there is an additional ten-percent penalty if the outstanding invoice, interest and penalty are placed on the tax roll (a lien against the property). The right of the Village to assess a lien against the property shall be one of the remedies available to the Village but shall not be the exclusive remedy. The Village may also sue for a money judgment for any invoices which are past due. Furthermore, if an invoice becomes past due for more than 30 days, the Village may elect to terminate all staff review and to terminate the Village approval process on the application until all delinquent invoices are fully paid.
(2)
The Village shall invoice and the applicant/property owner(s) shall pay for the staff billable time and costs spent for processing and reviewing the plans, specifications, drawings and other documents submitted with respect to the proposed application, specific plans, plats, and maps for the development or project; for preparing memorandums and letters; for preparing, mailing, faxing, emailing and publishing meeting notices and agendas; for meetings, telephone calls and emails with the applicants, agents, developers, property owners, officials and-neighbors; and inspecting the site/building/projects. Billable time includes preparing reports and documents for the Village Plan Commission, Village Park Commission, Village Board of Appeals, or Village Board and any other Village staff time expended to review or analyze the applications, specific plans, plats, maps or development plans. Other charges included in the billable hours and costs are associated with:
(a)
Preparing and publishing Village Municipal Code text and map amendments for the referenced application(s) from the Village's consultant. (Note: Invoices from the Village's General Code consultant are typically sent semiannually, which often results in a time delay in sending final invoices from the Village to the owner/applicant);
(b)
The Village staff seeking expert advice in meetings and reviewing and preparing correspondence regarding the specific plans, plats, maps, development plans or project, such as, but not limited to, the Village's attorney, environmental consultant, or architectural consultant expertise; and
(c)
Requests from the agent/developer/property owners in gathering additional information; preparing GIS mapping; reviewing materials; preparing meetings, documents, letters, emails and other correspondence; and researching information for existing or speculative development proposals to assure that the proposed applications, specific plans, plats, maps, development plans, Digital Security Imaging System (DSIS) plans, reviews and inspection or project details are in compliance with the applicable Village, county, state or federal ordinances, rules and regulations and any approved plans or specifications.
(3)
The Village shall continue to invoice the applicant/property owner until final consideration is made regarding said application and all conditions have been satisfied, preconstruction meetings are held and inspections have been completed or said application is withdrawn in writing by the applicant/property owner(s). All invoices and all Village staff time and resources spent prior to the date of the written request to terminate the application shall be paid by the applicant/property owner(s).
(4)
The Zoning Administrator may allow a cash deposit to be accepted by the Village to pay the invoiced amounts in lieu of sending an invoice to be paid. A predevelopment agreement is still required.
C.
Other application fees.
(1)
A minor amendment to a site and operational plan or residential development plan previously approved by the Plan Commission.
(2)
Extension of site and operational plan or residential development plan approval that requires Plan Commission approval.
(3)
Site and operational plan application or residential development plan application that requires staff review only.
(4)
Stipulated shoreland permit application.
(5)
Sign application.
(6)
Sign special exception permit application.
(7)
Commercial communication structures permit application.
(8)
Sign permit application.
(9)
Sign special exception permit application.
(10)
Stipulated conservancy permit application.
(11)
Temporary use permit application.
§ 420-28 Zoning permit and sign fees.
[Amended 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 06-63; 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-50; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 11-34; 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-15; 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-05; 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-40; 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24; 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-26]
A.
Zoning review and inspection permit fees shall be paid to the Village Treasurer at the time any such permit is approved:
(1)
New single-family building.
(2)
New two-family building.
(3)
New multiple-family building.
(4)
New principal commercial, industrial, governmental or institutional structure or building.
(5)
Additions or alterations to any dwelling unit or early footing and foundation.
(6)
Residential or agricultural accessory structure or building, including but not limited to an attached or detached garage, shed, pole barn, deck, porch, sport court, swimming pool, hot tub, or residential communication structure.
(7)
Addition or alteration to an existing commercial, industrial, governmental or institutional structure or building.
(8)
Commercial, industrial, governmental or institutional tenant change (without alterations) or an accessory structure or building (excluding fences) or early footing and foundation.
(9)
Any residential or commercial fence.
(10)
Any driveway (new, extend or replace).
(11)
Freestanding sign. No sign permit fee for any of the following temporary signs is required: coming soon sign, community banner sign, special event sign or device, or temporary banner sign.
(12)
Nonfreestanding sign or changing the display area of an existing freestanding sign. No sign permit fee for any of the following temporary signs are required: coming soon sign, community banner sign, special event sign or device, or temporary banner sign.
(13)
Commercial communication structures permit.
§ 420-29 Other fees.
[Amended 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 08-48; 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-50; 4-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-08; 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-05; 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 16-40; 1-15-2018 by Ord. No. 18-04; ; 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24; 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-26]
A.
Business license fees (initial, renewal and late fees). The Village may require additional information for verification of any nonprofit status:
[Amended 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 23-50]
B.
Zoning information request.
C.
Parcel information/review letter.
D.
Release of waiver or other similar document.
E.
Performance bond or cash deposit to ensure compliance with permit inspection conditions and an administrative processing fee.
F.
Recording fees.
G.
Special fees. The applicant/property owner shall pay to the Village Treasurer, upon presentment of an itemized statement, a fee equal to the actual cost incurred by the Village for all engineering, attorney and/or other special expert consultation or review conducted by or on behalf of the Village in connection with the review of an application or request for information; meeting with the applicant/property owner of a project or other engineering, attorney and/or special expert consultation or review services; or review, meeting, research of information for speculative development proposals incurred by the Community Development Department as the Village Zoning Administrator, Plan Commission and/or the Village Board may deem necessary to assure that the proposed application or existing plans or request is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the approved plans and specifications.
H.
Any fee paid by credit card or e-check to the Village will be charged an additional finance fee for processing the transaction.
[Amended 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 23-50]