Planning Department Services and Fees (BLMC 3.68.010):  
Effective December 27, 2007:

Type of Permit	Fee
A.  ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS	$500
B.  AMENDMENTS
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment
a. Less than One Acre	$500
b. One to Three Acres	$1,500
c. More than Three Acres	$3,000
2. Minor change to a permit.	$400
C.  ANNEXATION PETITION	$500
D. APPEALS
1.  Appeal of Administrative Decision	$750
2.  Appeal of Hearing Examiner’s Decision	$1,500
E. SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
1. Environmental Checklist Review	$700
2. Environmental Impact Statement	$1,000 plus cost of EIS. If the Mayor authorizes City staff or a City consultant to prepare the EIS, the Director(s) shall estimate the cost, which amount the applicant shall pay as a deposit plus the $1,000 processing and review fee. After the EIS is complete, the City shall bill the applicant (or remit as the case may be) for the City’s total EIS preparation cost, including overhead, minus the deposit.
3.  Addendum review	$250
F.   Environmental and Infrastructure Review and Inspection
1.  City processing and review of Critical Area Reports (wetlands, hydro-geologic, geologic hazard, habitat conservation, etc.)	$500 for City processing and review. The applicant shall obtain the report from a qualified professional per BLMC 16.20.090.A.
2.  City review of Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)
a.  Level I – Scoping	$500 for City processing and review.
b.  Level II – Analysis	$1,500 for City processing and review of up to five intersections impacted by a project. For all additional intersections required to be analyzed beyond five, the City Engineer shall estimate the additional review fee which shall be paid as a deposit, billed at $100 per hour. The applicant shall obtain the TIA from a qualified professional transportation planner or engineer.
3.   City Review Of Stormwater, Erosion Control, Civil Engineering
a.  Water booster pump station
i. Engineering review	$8,000
ii. Permit	$500
b.  Sewer lift station
i. Engineering review	$8,000
ii. Permit	$500
c.   Civil infrastructure engineering review (water, sewer, stormwater, street)
i. Short Plat 2-3 lots	$1,500
a. Outside City water or sewer only	$500
ii. Short Plat 4-9 lots	$3,500
a. Outside City water or sewer only	$2,250
iii. Long Plat	$4,000 plus $40 per lot
a. Outside City water or sewer only	$2,000 plus $40 per lot
iv. Commercial with fire flows up to 2,500 gpm	$4,500
a. Outside City water only	$3,000
v. Commercial with fire flows greater than 2,500 gpm	$12,000
a. Outside City water only	$9,000
vi.  Civil infrastructure permit	$500
d. Resubmittals
i. First resubmittal	$100
ii. Second resubmittal	$200
iii. Third and subsequent resubmittal	$500
e. Inspection Fees	Inspection fees shall be three percent (3%) of infrastructure development costs, including lift stations and booster pumps. The public works director is authorized to establish reasonable unit costs for various water, sewer, stormwater, street, retaining wall, and miscellaneous improvement components upon which the inspection fee shall be based. Said inspection fee schedule shall be periodically reviewed and updated.
4. Sensitive Area Permit	$500
G.   HEARING EXAMINER’S COSTS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED	$100 plus actual hearing examiner costs
H. LAND DISTURBANCE
1. Clearing, Vegetation & Tree Removal	$250
2. Grading, Cut and Fill
a.  0-249 cubic yards	$500
b. 250-999 cubic yards	$1,500
c. 1000 to 49,999 cubic yards	$2,500
d. 50,000 cubic yards or more	$2,500 plus the cost of any special monitoring and inspection. The City Engineer shall estimate the preliminary monitoring and inspection fee, calculated at $100 per hour, which shall be paid in advance as a deposit against the final total fee.
I. PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS
1. First Meeting	$150
2. Subsequent Meetings	$300
J. DESIGN REVIEW PROCESSING	$  400
K. RIGHT OF WAY VACATION	$1,400
L. SHORELINES MASTER PROGRAM
1. Shoreline Substantial Development Permit	$2,000
2. Shoreline Conditional Use Permit	$1,300
3. Shoreline Variance	$1,300
4. Shoreline Letter of Exemption	$200
M. SITE PLAN REVIEW
1. Commercial and Multi-family
a. Type 1 permit	$1
b. Type 3 permit	$5
N. SIGNS
1. Sign Permit	$150
2. Temporary Sign	$50
O. SUBDIVISIONS
1. Boundary Line Adjustments	$1,450
2. Lot Combinations	$250
3. Short Plat (2 to 9 lots)	$1,200 plus $50 per lot
4. Long Plat (10 or more lots)
a. Preliminary Plat	$2,000 plus $80 per lot
b. Final Plat	$1,500 plus $80 per lot
5. Plat Alteration or Vacation	$1,200
P. APPLICATION/PERMIT TIME EXTENSIONS	$500
Q. ZONING
1. Conditional Use Permit	$1,200
2. Temporary Use Permit	$100
3. Variance
a. Single Family Residence	$150 plus Hearing Examiner Costs
b. All other variances	$300 plus Hearing Examiner Costs
4. Zone Reclassification/Map Amendment	$1,500 plus $100 per acre
5. Zoning Code Interpretation	$200
R. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES	$500

 

¤        Efforts expended on the project will be billed on a monthly basis based upon time taken by city staff, city consultants, and/or the city attorney to review. 

¤        Invoices are due and payable immediately upon receipt. 

¤        All invoices not paid within 30 days of the date of the mailing shall be assessed a 12 percent APR (one percent per month) interest charge. 

¤        If the final invoice exceeds the amount of the deposit, the owner of the project shall be responsible for paying the additional amount due. 

¤        Project shall not be issued final approval until the final invoice is paid in full. 

 

¤        Water consumption will be billed on a monthly basis. 

¤        All invoices not paid within 30 days of the date of the mailing shall be assessed a 12 percent APR (one percent per month) interest charge. 

¤        If the final invoice exceeds the amount of the deposit, the applicant shall be responsible for paying the additional amount due.