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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 0817 92 ORDINANCE NO. 10-0817-92 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 5-89 PLANNING & BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Planning and Building Depart- ment Fee Schedule to include fees for new services as follows: Interim Zoning Applications SEPA Checklist Fee SEPA Pending Threshold Notice Boards $75.00 90.00 30.00* Fee to be fully refunded if applicant returns boards to the Planning Department. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective the 1992. Ist day of September ADOPTION: This Ordinance is hereby adopted this 17th day of Au.qust , 1992. SEA~:? ~.~.~.~'~' JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS .'~,~ ~ ' . t; * ~ D~nni~on, Chairm~n - - ~ G. Dr, ,wn, M~be~ ~ ~ Lorna L Delaney, >~:~ ~!~:( Clerk of the Board ~ ~hard Wojt, Member ~ JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, Washington 98368 Planning (206) 385-9140 Building (206) 385-9141 FAX (206) 385-9357 Craig Ward, Director MEMORANDUM To: Board of County Commissioners From: Planning and Building Department Date: August 19, 1992 Subject: Amendment to Ordinance 5-89: Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule Revised and Adopted at Public Hearing, August 17, 1992. The proposed amendment to the Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule is a response to County implementation of the Emergency Zoning ordinance and changes in the SEPA ordinance. Three additions to the existing fee schedule are being requested: - A $75 fee for Interim Zoning Applications - A $40 fee for publication of SEPA Pending Threshold Determination - A $30 refundable deposit for SEPA Pending Threshold Determination Notice Boards. INTERIM ZONING APPLICATIONS The $75 fee for zone change applications made under the Emergency Zoning Ordinance (No. 1-0106-92) is designed to replace the Certificate of Compliance fee charged for administrative reviews under the old Development Code. While the Certificate of Compliance base fee was set at $50, and credited towards any building permit subsequently issued, additional fees were charged for cases that: Firstly, required referral to the Planning Commission, Secondly, required a public hearing. The referral fee and hearing notice fee were set at $50 each, giving a total fee of $150 ($100 non-refundable) for cases that required the Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing. The proposed $75 fee for Interim Zoning Applications therefore represents a $25 reduction in non-refundable applicant costs for a process with similar requirements to that existing under the old development code. PUBLICATION OF SEPA PENDING THRESHOLD DETERMINATION The $50 fee currently charged by the County for the SEPA checklist review process was adopted prior to the recent amendments to the SEPA Implementing Ordinance. These changes have increased the public notification responsibilities of the County through requiring publication of pending threshold determination notices in the 'Leader'. These notices have been costing the Planning Department an average of approximately $30 each, leaving $20 to cover the costs of administrative review and notice board production. Comparing the current fee with other counties in western Washington reveals the following information: SEPA County Checklist Fee Jefferson $ 50 Clallam $125 Kitsap $ 94 Island $125 Thurston $170 Snohomish $350 - $610 It should be noted that in addition to having higher SEPA fees than Jefferson County, none of the other counties listed has equivalent requirements for publication of pending threshold determinations, thus these costs are not incurred. Conversations with Kitsap County Planning staff also revealed that a forthcoming review of their fee ordinance is expected to result in their SEPA checklist fee being increased. SEPA NOTICE BOARDS The recent amendment to the SEPA implementing ordinance also required the County to provide notice boards for the petitioner to post notices of pending threshold determination at a review site. In order to meet this requirement, the Planning Department arranged for a number of 2' by 3' wooden notice boards to be constructed by volunteers. Even allowing for the.fact that no labor was charged for constructing these boards the average cost in materials was $6.50 (80 boards being constructed at a total cost of $520.05). Charging applicants a refundable deposit of $30 for the 3 boards required for each site would: Firstly, offset all the material costs associated with constructing the boards in the event of their not being returned. Secondly, allow for the possibility of the Department being required to pay labor charges for constructing replacement boards. Applicants would receive a full refund of the $30 deposit if all notice boards were returned to the department following the threshold determination process. This may provide a sufficient incentive to raise the board return rate above its present 50% level.