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Section 4: WAIVER OF FEES FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING: Fees may be waived by the Planning Director for projects involving the construction of low income housing. A covenant shall be recorded on the property that runs with the title to the land committing the owner and all future owners, heirs or assigns to maintaining the same number of low income housing units for a minimum of 30 years from the date of approval, or if converted to housing not for low income households, the applicable permit fees at the time of conversion shall be paid to the City. Section 5: ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR SEPA REVIEW: For SEPA reviews which require additional staff needs, unusual or expedited review, or special technical expertise by the City as determined by the Director of Planning and Community Development, the applicant will pay in addition to the fees in Section 1, all additional costs associated with the processing of a SEPA review which exceed those normally associated with the processing of a SEPA review which costs included, but are not limited to, additional staff time, materials, and consultants' fees. Section 6: COST RECOVERY OPTION: Where the fee listed in Section lis "Cost recovery," the City will charge the applicant for all costs incurred to process the application or action. For land use applications or actions with a fee greater than $1,000, an applicant may request, and the City shall have the discretion to agree, that a cost recovery method be used as an alternative to the fee stated herein. If the City agrees to use the cost recovery method, the applicant will be responsible for all costs associated with the application or action, including administrative costs of tracking the City's expenses. The Director of Planning and Community Development is authorized to establish procedures for administering the cost recovery option. Section 7: ENHANCED FEES: Fees listed in Section 1 shall be doubled for failure to apply for and obtain the permits listed in Section 1 prior to commencing construction or any land use development activity for which fees are required. A. This requirement applies to land use permit applications for any action proposed to correct a violation under an enforcement order from the Violations Hearing Examiner or which has been scheduled for a violations hearing before the Violations Hearing Examiner. B. This requirement shall not apply to any application proposed to correct active land use enforcement actions by the Code Enforcement Division for which a hearing before the Violations Hearing Examiner has not yet been scheduled, provided the applicant is diligently pursuing compliance with the applicable land use regulations. C. The Director of Planning and Community Development shall have the discretion to terminate any application for which the Director determines that the applicant is using the application process primarily to delay enforcement. Section 8. ORDINANCES REPEALED. Ordinance No. 1730-90 and 1985-94, as amended, are hereby repealed. Section 9: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise 5