1.

The Richwood City Council shall serve as the members of the board of adjustments that may in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special conditions to the terms of this section in harmony with the ordinance's general purpose and intent.

[a.]

The board of adjustment will operate and function in accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 211.08.

2.

Any person, firm, corporation, individual, or association, having a proprietary or tenancy interest in a certain piece of property, and who desires a variance from any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall make said application to the board of adjustment of the City of Richwood.

3.

Any individual, firm, corporation or association applying for a temporary use permit, a variance, a specific use permit, or any other type of zoning change under this ordinance shall pay in advance, at the time of making said request, for a temporary use permit, a variance, a specific use permit, or other zoning change pursuant to the zoning ordinance, the following fee as it applies to said person, firm, individual, corporation or association:

[a.]

Where the application includes one or more lots in a subdivision, a plat of which is on file in the office of the county clerk of Brazoria County, Texas, a fee of $200.00 for one or more lots but not more than ten such lots and for each additional lot in excess of ten, a fee of $20.00 per lot.

[b.]

Where the application includes any parcel of land not covered by the above fee provisions, a fee of $300.00 for the first acre or fraction thereof and a fee of $60.00 for each additional acre or fraction thereof.

[c.]

For each owner of each lot or parcel of land included in any application and for each owner of each lot or parcel of land owned within 200 feet thereof, a fee or charge of $5.00 for each owner required to be notified pursuant to law.

4.

The above-denoted fees in reference to applications for temporary use permits, variances, specific use permits, or any other type of zoning change, will be used to defray the cost of legal publication of said notices.

5.

Once the above fees for a temporary use permit, variance, specific use permit or any other type of zoning change have been paid, the individual, firm, corporation or association applying for the temporary use permit, variance, specific use permit or any other zoning change, may present their application to the board of adjustment of the City of Richwood.

6.

Any appeals taken from any decision of the board of adjustment of the City of Richwood, shall be taken in accordance with Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 1011g. The board of adjustment of the City of Richwood is not a legislative body; however, [it] is a quasi-judicial body.

7.

A conditional use of property shall be considered to be a type of zoning change as mentioned above, and should any individual, firm, corporation, association or other entity apply for a conditional use of property, said individual, firm, corporation, association or entity must follow the procedures denoted in this section and pay the appropriate fees denoted in this section upon applying for a conditional use.