§ 30-26. Fees.

The following shall apply to fees established by this Chapter XXX, Development Regulations, in order to cover the costs to the City to process development applications:

a.

All filing fees shall be submitted in full at the time of application. Where a project requires more than one permit, the full fee shall be collected for each and every permit required.

b.

No filing fee shall be required for an application made by the City through its Planning Board, or by any City Department.

c.

Repealed.

d.

Portions of fees may be refunded upon withdrawal of an application. The amount of refund shall be determined by the Planning Director, based on the amount of work done by the City staff prior to withdrawal. No part of any fee shall be returnable after an application is heard by the Planning Board or Zoning Administrator.

e.

Fee credits may be granted toward resubmittal of an application if an application is withdrawn and resubmitted within sixty (60) days of the withdrawal with the prior written authorization of the Planning Director specifying the fee credit. The amount of credit shall be determined by the Planning Director, based on the amount of work done by the City staff prior to withdrawal.

f.

At the initiation of an applicant, and with the agreement of the Planning Director, expedited processing may be provided for complex projects such as, but not limited to: General Plan Amendments, rezonings, Development Plans and Master Plans, subdivisions or conversion to multiple houses, by the City retaining a consultant or extra-hire staff where the applicant agrees to pay all costs related to the arrangement for and provision of the consultant or extra-hire staff.

g.

From time to time, the City Council shall set by Resolution, the fee amounts to process development applications required in this chapter.

h.

Notwithstanding the penalties provided for under subsection 30-24.3, separate and additional penalty filing fees may be required when an application is a result of an enforcement action by the Planning Department or any other Department of the City of Alameda, in accordance with the fee schedule set by City Council Resolution.

(Ord. No. 2652 N.S. § 4: Ord. No. 1931 Exh. A; Ord. No. 2734 § 1)