The purpose of this article is to set forth various fees to be charged by the city in administering its municipal functions. Fees shall generally be approved by Council resolution in accordance with law, including A.R.S. §§ 9-499.15, as amended, and consolidated into a fee schedule. To the extent fees are established in city code, or there is a conflict between fees in city code and the fee schedule adopted by Council, the fees in code shall govern.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984; Am. Ord. 610, N.S., § 5, passed 8-27-2024)

The City Manager may, with the approval of the Council, waive or modify any of the fees charged under this article or any other codes of the city, if benefits to the city are to be provided by the applicant to offset the charges waived.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984)

The fees provided by this article shall be collected by the City Manager or his or her designated representative. Separate bank accounts, when appropriate and required, shall be maintained by the city.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984)

Various fees and penalties as set forth in the international building codes adopted by the city in Chapter 12, Article 12-1, of this code shall be paid as prescribed by the code's latest edition.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984; Am. Ord. 449, passed 2-13-2007; Am. Ord. 560, N.S., § 9, passed 12-8-2015)

The applicant for site plan review, as set forth in § 12-4-169, of this code, shall pay to the city a review fee in an amount adopted by City Council by resolution and set forth in the citywide fee schedule.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984; Am. Ord. 560, N.S., § 10, passed 12-8-2015; Am. Ord. No. 615 N.S., § 6(Exh. A), passed 3-25-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 547, N.S., passed Oct. 14, 2014, repealed § 12-5-17 which pertained to development impact fees and derived from Ord. 235, N.S., passed Nov. 27, 1984; Am. Ord. 342, N.S., passed Nov. 28, 1995; Am. Ord. 374, N.S., passed Sept. 22, 1998; Am. Ord. 414, N.S., passed Feb. 24, 2004; and Am. Ord. 434, N.S., passed Jan. 10, 2006.

Zoning fees, as adopted by the City and set forth in the fee schedule, shall be charged for items relating to zoning to be paid at time of application.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984; Am. Ord. No. 615 N.S., § 6(Exh. A), passed 3-25-2025)

(A)

The following fees shall be collected by the city for the enhancement of the environment in the city. These fees shall be used for purposes designated by the Council to include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)

To provide parks and recreation facilities;

(2)

To assist in improvement of the air quality; and

(3)

To provide funds for legal fees and costs necessary for the maintenance and bettering of the quality of life in the city.

(B)

The fees charged herein shall be collected at the time an application for zoning change is granted by the City Council or at the time building permits are issued if the fee had not been previously paid to the city at the time of the zoning change.

(C)

Any landowner who may have contributed in 1984 to the legal fees in the case of Sunland Beef v. Tolleson shall be allowed a credit for any fees paid at that time.

(D)

The fee schedule shall be:

(1)

Per acre rezoned in the case of a zoning change: $100;

(2)

Residential building permit unit: $100; and

(3)

Commercial or industrial building permit unit: $200.

(E)

The fees collected under this article shall be segregated from general fund accounts and placed in a separate interest-bearing account. Disbursements from this fund shall be primarily for the purposes set forth in division (A) above with the approval of the Council.

(Ord. 235, N.S., passed 11-27-1984)

(A)

The subdivider shall file with the Building Department the final plat and eight true copies thereof, with a letter of transmittal and recordation fee and a fee for final plat and construction plat review in accordance with the following schedules:

(1)

Residential single and multi-family:

(2)

In industrial development areas: the fees shall be double the above fees;

(3)

In commercial development areas: the fees shall be double the above fees; and

(4)

Maps of dedication process fee: $960.

(B)

The final plat, together with the above fees, shall be filed at least 21 days prior to the Commission or Council meeting at which the case will be heard.

(C)

Following final review procedures, the City Manager's office shall transmit to the City Clerk's office the final plat and a copy of the recording fee receipt. The developer shall be responsible for recording all plats with the Maricopa County Recorder's office. One copy shall be kept on file in the City Engineer's Department for public access.

(D)

Fifteen copies of the preliminary plat and required engineering and other supporting data, prepared in accordance with requirements set by this code and the zoning code shall be filed with the City Manager.

(E)

The submittal shall be checked by the city staff for completeness; if incomplete as to city requirements, the submittal shall be rejected and the subdivider notified.

(F)

In commercial and industrial park districts including: the fee shall be $1,500 per plat.

(G)

The filing fee for a revised preliminary plat is 40% of the original preliminary review fee. If a final review fee has been paid, the final plat fee after a revised preliminary plat shall also be 40% of the original final plat fee. If 12 months have expired from preliminary approval prior to application for final approval, the plat shall be resubmitted for preliminary approval as a new case, and the subdivider shall pay the required fee.

(H)

Fee for time extension on preliminary report: $185 or 20% of original preliminary fee whichever is greater.

(I)

The fees set forth above are in addition to those required by Ord. 235 or any other provision of this code or the zoning code.

(Ord. 293, N.S., passed 10-11-1988)