Ordinance 1452-88 - Laserfiche WebLink

/ // • • 1 • ORDINANCE NO.L�—I,57 AN ORDINANCE adopting a new set of fees for all land use actions and repealing Ordinance No. 701-80 and Ordinance 1124-85 WHEREAS, changes have been made to the City's land use development ordinances which require additional staff time to administer those ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the fees for various land use development permits and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Everett and its citizens to adopt a new set of filing fees; NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Everett does ordain: SECTION I: TITLE: This Ordinance shall hereafter be known as the "Land Use Development Permit Fee Ordinance," may be cited as such, and will hereinafter be referred to as "this Ordinance." SECTION II: PURPOSE: The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide a consolidated and consistent set of filing fees for all land use development permit applications which will best satisfy the following needs. A. Provide a single convenient listing of all land use development permit application fees for the general public and city staff. B. Provide a greater degree of consistency and equity in setting fees for similar types of land use development permits. C. Expedite City permit processing and provide greater convenience to permit applicants by reducing the number of fees to be paid for each proposed project and to consolidate the payment of land use development permit fees at one central City Department. D. Collect sufficient revenues to offset a reasonable share of the costs incurred by the City in reviewing and approving each type of land use development permit application.