An appeal from the Zoning Administrator or application for a variance, amendment or special use permit, including a planned unit development, shall be accompanied by a fee. There shall be no fee, however, in the case of an application filed by the Village of Round Lake Park. In addition to the foregoing fee, any applicant for a special use permit in order to construct a planned unit development shall reimburse the Village of Round Lake Park upon presentation of a statement for its attorneys and engineering fees together with any other consultant's fees reasonably required by the Village to assist it in reviewing the proposed planned development.

All fees payable pursuant to this Article shall be paid at the time of filing unless otherwise specified herein and shall be in the form of cash or a cashier's check payable to the Village of Round Lake Park.

Prior to and as a condition of holding a public hearing on a planned unit development, the applicant, upon receipt of the Village's estimated attorney, engineering and consultant fees, shall reimburse the Village for same.

As a convenience to applicants, the Village of Round Lake Park may publish notification of public hearings, but expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for any acts or omissions whether careless, negligent or intentionally caused or occasioned by its officers, agents or representatives and resulting in the failure to give proper notice or the content or form of such notice. As a condition of and prior to holding a public hearing, the applicant, upon receipt of a statement for the Village legal publication and notification fees, shall reimburse the Village for said costs.