§ 2-1. Fees for special services provided by public works, development services, and parks and recreation departments.

(a)

Public works department services performed for individuals as special services, either on private property or not offered as a general public service shall be charged according to the actual cost of personnel, materials, and equipment, plus an overhead and administrative expense as specified in appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which may be amended from time to time by ordinance.

(b)

There shall be a charge for the services of the engineering department for review of construction of municipal infrastructure items, such as roadway improvements, drainage systems, water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems. This fee shall be used to ensure that such construction is in compliance with the approved plans. Such fee shall be calculated on the basis of the valuation of the infrastructure improvement project and shall be due in full prior to final issuance of a construction permit as specified in appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which may be amended from time to time by ordinance. Subdivisions of ten or fewer residential lots under development by or for nonprofit builders of affordable housing as determined by the city housing division, or by or for the city housing finance corporation, shall be exempt from engineering inspection fees.

(c)

All persons requesting services that require one or more standard or non-standard facilities agreements and/or development agreements (referred to collectively herein as "agreement" or "agreements") shall be charged as specified in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances, which charge(s) may be amended from time to time by ordinance, for the processing of such standard and/or non-standard agreements. Standard agreements are defined as those agreements that have been previously approved by city council to serve as a basis for future agreements. A non-standard agreement is defined as an agreement in which the wording of a standard agreement is modified.

(d)

There shall be a charge for the services of the engineering department performed during the weekend or after 5:00 p.m. on a normal business day as specified in appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which may be amended from time to time by ordinance.

(e)

There shall be a charge for the services of the Engineering Department for review of submittals for Revocable License Agreements regarding the limited use of City easements by the owner of the property burdened thereby for the installation or location of private improvements, such as signs, that do not interfere with the City's use of the easement. Such charges shall be as specified in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which fee amount may be amended from time to time by ordinance.

(f)

There shall be a charge for the services of the Engineering Department for review of submittals for floodplain reclamation activities. Such charges shall be as specified in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which fee amount may be amended from time to time by ordinance.

(g)

There shall be a charge for the services of the Engineering Department for review of submittals for tree permit processing and issuance. Such charges shall be as specified in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances which fee amount may be amended from time to time by ordinance.

(Code 1982, § 2-1; Ord. No. 1196, § 3, 9-23-1980; Ord. No. 1519, § 7, 2-19-1985; Ord. No. 1803, § 8, 9-6-1988; Ord. No. 1881, § 2, 9-18-1990; Ord. No. 1919, § 1, 9-17-1991; Ord. No. 92-09-26, 9-22-1992; Ord. No. 97-10-58, § 4, 10-21-1997; Ord. No. 2001-06-066, § I, 6-6-2001; Ord. No. 2006-09-109, § 2, 9-19-2006; Ord. No. 2008-08-078, § 2, 8-19-2008; Ord. No. 2008-09-093, § 2, 9-16-2008; Ord. No. 2011-09-060, § 2, 9-20-2011; Ord. No. 2016-04-031, §§ 2, 3, 4-19-2016)