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PZAB Resolution
Enactment Number: PZAB-R-22-016
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File ID: 12019 Final Action Date: 7/6/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD ("PZAB")
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING"; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE VI, SECTION 62-22, TITLED "ZONING
AND PLANNING FEES/SCHEDULE OF FEES"; SECTION 62-23 OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "ZONING AND PLANNING FEES/REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND APPEAL";
SECTION 62-25 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ZONING AND PLANNING FEES
/WAIVER AND REFUND OF FEES"; AND ARTICLE VII, SECTION 62-32 OF THE CITY
CODE, TITLED "HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
BOARD/SCHEDULE OF FEES," TO PROVIDE THE YEARLY REVIEW OF FEES AND
ASSOCIATED LANGUAGE WITHIN SO THAT ADJUSTMENTS, IF NECESSARY, ARE
MADE AS PART OF SOUND FISCAL AND PROCESS MAINTENANCE; CONTAINING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), provides the fee schedule for planning and zoning matters, including the
processing of administrative entitlements, covenants, public hearing applications, and
construction plan reviews by the Planning Department and Office of Zoning; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to update fees to have expenses incurred by
specialized planning and zoning permit applications to be covered by fees paid by
applicants rather than being subsidized by the City's general fund; and
WHEREAS, the updated fees and language ensure that City costs do not exceed
the fees charged to applicants for services, but are calibrated to more closely recover
actual costs; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to make all fees within Chapter 62 of the City Code
comprehensive so there are no conflicts with any other portions of the City Code and
the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2022, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB")
considered the proposed amendment to Chapter 62 at a publicly noticed meeting; and
WHEREAS, the PZAB recommended approval with Planning Staff's modification,
as distributed and incorporated herein, and
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WHEREAS, the PZAB recommended that the proposed ordinance be further
amended to change the pre -application fee for Historic Resource Nomination from $500
to $0 because there is no incentive for people to nominate properties as historic; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to ensure that it provides a path through which
waivers for economic hardship can be provided to eligible applicants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING
AND APPEALS BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution
are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The PZAB hereby recommends to the Miami City Commission
that Chapter 62/Article VI of the City Code be amended in the following particulars':
"CHAPTER 62
PLANNING AND ZONING
ARTICLE VI
ZONING AND PLANNING FEES
Sec. 62-22. Schedule of Fees
(a) All fees are non-refundable and shall not be waived, unless otherwise provided in
this chapter. All fees are due as indicated at all times.
(b) Fee caps.
(1) The maximum application fee to be charged any governmental agency
other than the city for any public hearing shall be $1,000.00 per hearing.
(2) The maximum application fee to be charged any religious institution or any
institution of an eleemosynary character for any change of zoning or variance public
hearing shall be $1,000.00 per hearing; any institution so applying shall submit a copy
of a recent affirmation letter from the Internal Revenue Service as well as a copy of its
articles of incorporation to the director of the planning department or his/her authorized
designee(s) for review prior to acceptance of the application.
(c) Hardship waivers for administrative permits and covenants for residential
structures.
Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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(1) The hardship waiver for administrative permits and covenants for
residential structures waives the requirement to pay the following fees: pre -application
meeting fees, administrative application fees, and covenant application fees.
(2) To be eligible for a hardship waiver, an applicant must be the owner -
occupant of the residential structure to be improved with the administrative permit or to
be subject to the covenant being applied for. As the owner -occupant, the applicant has
a current homestead Exemption as defined by F.S. (2020) § 196.031, verifiable by
Miami -Dade County Property Appraiser records.
(d) All fees shall be paid in accordance with the city's finance department's
procedures.
(e) All applicants, persons, or organizations requesting a public hearing on any other
item shall pay the advertisement fee and the notice fee pursuant to Section 62-22.
(f) Pre -application.
(1) All fees for pre -application meetings shall be invoiced and collected by the
planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any
work is initiated by city staff.
(2) Required pre -application meeting fees shall be paid to the city for a pre -
application meeting. The column in the below table of fees labeled
"Required/Recommended" indicates whether a pre -application meeting is required or
recommended.
(3) Fifty percent of the pre -application fees will be credited towards the
application fee if applied for within the required timeline, if applicable, or within 90 days.
After 90 days, a new pre -application meeting must be conducted and new fees must be
paid
(4) Table of fees.
Pre -Application Meeting
Required/
Recommended
Fee
Rezoning
Required
$500.00
SAP Designation
Required
500.00
FLUM
Required
500.00
Variance
Required
500.00
MUSP Maior Use Special Permit (MUSP)
Required
500.00
Major Use Special Permit (MUSP) Modification
Required
500.00
Exception
Required
500.00
Special Appearance
Required
500.00
Historic Resource Nomination
Rcquircd
50 00.0
Recommended
Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land
Required
500.00
Interim Parking
Required
500.00
Special District Permits
Required
500.00
Special Area Plan Permits (SAP)
Recommended500.00
Class II Special Permit
Required
500.00
Class II Special Permit Modification
Required
500.00
Warrant Modification
Required
500.00
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Pre -Application Meeting
Required/
Recommended
Fee
Affordable/Workforce Housing Warrant
Required
500.00
Minor Modification (A Change That Does Not Modify
Density, Intensity, or Height)
Required
500.00
Expansion to Transit Oriented Development, Pedestrian
Required
500.00
Shed/Bicycle Shed Network Proposal
Vacation and closure via Platting
Recommended500.00
Special Certificate of Appropriateness
Recommended500.00
Special Certificate of Approval
Recommended
500.00
Warrant
Recommended
500.00
Waiver
Recommended
500.00
Waiver Modification
Recommended500.00
(g) Administrative permit.
(1) All administrative permit fees shall be invoiced and collected by the
planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any
work is initiated by city staff, unless exempted by subsection (c).
(2) In the table of fees below, each fee has a flat fee or a minimum fee with
additional fees based on square footage. Fees per square foot amount apply to the
additional square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable.
(3)
Administrative Permit Type
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee
Per
Square
Foot
Credit from Pre -Application Fee, If Applicable
$-250.00
—
—
Application Fee (Warrants) —Upfront Fee
200.00
Special Area Plan Permit Application Entitlement Fee
—
475.00
0.05
(Due Prior to Issuance of Notification Letter) (Base
Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
Warrant Application Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to
Issuance of Notification Letter) (Base Fee for
Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
—
475.00
0.05
Warrant —Additional Warrant(s) Beyond the First in
475.00
0.05
an Application (SEE WAIVERS ADDITIONAL)
Warrant —Sign Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to
Issuance of Notification Letter)
475.00
—
—
Warrant —Sign Package (SF Based on Gross Sign
Area)
—
1,500.00
150.00
Warrant —Modification
100%
Original
Fee
—
—
Warrant —After -The -Fact (Legalization) Single-
Family/Duplex
950.00
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Administrative Permit Type
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee
Per
Square
Foot
Warrant —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other
Uses for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
1,900.00
Warrant -After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other Uses
for Structures 9,501 Square Feet and Over) (Base
Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
1,900.00
0.15
Application Fee (Waivers) —Upfront Fee
200.00
Waiver
950.00
—After -The -Fact (Legalization —Single-
Family/Duplex)
Waiver —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other
Uses for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
1,900.00
—
—
Waiver —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other
Uses for Structures 9,501 Square Feet and Over)
(Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet)
1,900.00
0.15
Waiver —Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to Issuance of
Notification Letter) (Base Fee for Structures Up to
9,500 Square Feet)
475.00
0.05
Waiver —Additional Waiver(s) Beyond the First in an
Application Single Family -Duplex (Each Additional
150.00
Waiver)
Waiver- Additional Waiver(s) Beyond the First in an
475.00
Application
(Each Additional Waiver) All other Uses
Waiver —Demolition Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to
Issuance of (Notification Letter)
225.00
Waiver —Modification
50%
Original
Fee
Waiver Extensions of Time
225.00
Preliminary Zoning Review (Single -Family Duplex)
475.00
.05
(Base Fee for Structures up to 9,500 Square Feet)
Preliminary Zoning Review-AII other Uses
1000.00
.05
Alcoholic Beverage Application (Per Chapter 4—
License review)
300.00
Assisted Living Facility Reservations/Applications
295.00
200
Class II Special Permit (Zoning Ordinance 11000)
(Base Fee for Structures up to 9,500 Square Feet)
—
475.00
0.05
Temporary Occupancy Permit
500.00
—
—
Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land (Base Fee for Lot
Area up to 9,500 Square Feet)
475.00
0.05
Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land Extensions of
100%
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Administrative Permit Type
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee
Per
Square
Foot
Time
Original
Fee
Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land Modifications
100%
Original
Fee
Temporary Event, Other Permit
250.00
—
—
Garage Sales
25.00
Transfer of Development Density and/or Density
(TDR; TDD): (Zoning Review)
200.00
—
—
TDR and/or TDD: Certificate of Eligibility (Non-
Historic)
200.00
TDR and/or TDD Certificate of Transfer -Base Fee
(Non -Historic)
300.00
TDR: Certificate of Transfer —Square footage (Non-
Historic)
0.06
TDD: Certificate of Transfer —Per dwelling unit (Non-
Historic)
200.00
Zoning Verification Letter Per Folio (Standard)
Addressing zoning designations, permitted uses,
certificates of use, and land use
200.00
—
—
Zoning Verification Letter Per Folio (Complex/Non-
Standard) Addressing matters pertaining to zoning
not covered in the Standard Zoning Verification Letter
400.00
—
—
(h) Staff review.
(1) All fees in staff review shall be invoiced and collected by the planning
department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any work is
initiated by city staff.
(2) Non-refundable plan review fees in accordance with this chapter shall be paid
upon completion of reviews and prior to issuance of any permits. In the case of an
applicant cancelling an application or the city cancelling an application due to the
applicant becoming non -responsive and ultimately abandoning a permit application after
plan reviews are completed, fees will be not be refundable.
(3) In the table of fees below, each fee has a flat fee or a minimum fee with
additional fees based on square footage. Fees per square foot amount apply to the
additional square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable.
(4) Projects not approved after the sixth review shall be terminated with no refund of
fees.
(5)
Staff Review Type
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee Per
Square
Fee
Foot
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Staff Review Type
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee Per
Square
Foot
Planning Review not covered elsewhere
in this Chapter
$295.00
—
—
Zoning Review (Warrant or Similar
Permit)
295.00
—
—
Zoning Review
—
275.00
0.55
(Exception) —Maximum
$3,000.00 (Base Fee for Structures Up to
500 Square Feet)
Zoning Review (SAP or Similar Permits) -
Maximum $3,000 (Base Fee for
275.00
0.55
Structures Up to 500 Square Feet)
Zoning Review (Variance) (Single
Family/Duplex)
275.00
Zoning Review (Variance) (All Other
Uses) $3,000.00 Fee
275.00
0.55
—Maximum (Base
for Structures Up to 500 Square Feet)
Resilience & Public Works Review
(Compliance with the provision of the
Miami 21 Code and miscellaneous zoning
fees)
275.00
Staff Review -Third Consecutive and Each
Subsequent Review
495.00
—
—
Interim Parking Lot (Zoning Review)
1,000.00
Interim Parking Lot (Resilience & Public
Works Review)
525.00
Interim Parking Lot Extensions of Time
1,000.00
Joint Plans Review -Building Permits
(every two hours per discipline)
276.00
—
Expedited Overnight Review Building
Permits (Outside Source Review)
At Cost plus 10%
Administrative Fee
Expedited Overnight Review Building
Permits (In -House Review) (every four
hours per discipline)
350.00
Extension Per Executive Order
$50.00
Planning Review -Proposed expansion of
1,500
bicycle or pedestrian shed for TOD
expansion.
Transfer of Ownership or Operator (Miami295.00
21 Special Permits)
Extension of Time via Invocation of State
295.00
of Emergency
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(i) Covenants (also includes releases, modifications, unities of title, covenants in
lieu of unity of title, and similar documents).
(1) All fees in staff review of covenants shall be invoiced and collected by the
planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any
work is initiated by city staff.
(2) In the table of fees below, each fee is a flat fee.
(3) Table of fees.
Covenants (also includes releases, modifications, unities of title,
covenants in lieu of unity of title, and similar documents)
Flat
Fee
Covenant Application
$200.00
Covenant Review —Zoning
295.00
Covenant Review —Planning
295.00
Covenant Review —Resilience and Public Works
295.00
Covenant Recording Fee
At Cost
(j) Other services.
(1) The table of fees below is a list of various services provided by the planning
department and office of zoning.
(2) Table of fees.
Administrative Function
Description
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Other
Fees
Change of Applicant/Point of Contact/Representative
Fee (Per Instance)
$100.00
Map and GIS Analysis/Production ("Geo-Planning
Requests")
35.00
per
hour
Scanning Fee
At Cost
School Concurrency Staff Processing for Public
Hearings and Entitlements
150.00
School Concurrency Staff Processing of
Informational Letter
50.00
School Concurrency Staff Processing of
Proportionate Fair Share Mitigation Agreement
1,000.00
Traffic Study
6,000.00
Trip Generation Statement Fee pursuant to
Comprehensive Plan policy TR-1.1.3 (This fee is fully
creditable towards a Traffic Study if required)
1,000.00
Future Land Use Verification Letter (Per Folio)
200.00
Concurrency Letter
200.00
Document Certification (Per Page)
3.00
Updating or Changing Address (Per Address)
100.00
—
—
Updating or Changing Address (Per Suite/Unit or for
Lien Search)
50.00
Alternate Method of Closure (Not via Platting)
2
—
—
295.00
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Administrative Function
Description
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Other
Fees
Community Workshop, Planning Staff
1,000.00
Community Workshop, Zoning Staff
1,000.00
TOD Expansion: Planning Director Determination
5,000.00
Memorializing Expansion Based on Planning &
Resilience and Public Works Reviews
(k) (1) Application requiring public hearing.
a. No less than 50 percent of public hearing fees shall be invoiced and
collected by the planning department or office of zoning, as applicable, from the
applicant at the time of pre -application submittal. This fee shall not be refunded once
payment has been remitted to the city.
b. The remaining balance due for a submission requiring public hearing shall
be invoiced and collected by hearing boards from the applicant no later than ten
business days from the date on which the application was referred to hearing boards
with the appropriate stamp from the electronic plans review system. This fee shall not
be refunded once payment has been remitted to the city.
c. Applicants who have not remitted all of the public hearing fees invoiced by
hearing boards within 180 days from the date on which the application was batch -
stamped in the electronic plans review system (or successor system) and referred to
hearing boards shall have their application terminated and closed. Applicants who wish
to have their projects reconsidered after an application has been terminated must
submit new applications and pay all applicable fees for those new applications.
(2) In the table of fees below, each fee either has a flat fee or a minimum fee with
additional fees per square foot. Fees per square foot amount apply to the additional
square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable.
(3)
Application Fees
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee Per
Square
Foot
Credit from Pre -Application Fee, If Applicable
$-250.00
—
—
Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Small
Scale —Base fee for up to 2 Acres of Lot Area)
—
12,000.00
0.15
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Non -
Substantial Change Fee after Batch Stamp (All
Types of Comprehensive Plan Amendments)
Changes to the Following Are Included: Letter of
Intent; Applicant Analysis; Supplementary
Materials for Staff Analysis (All other changes,
including corrections to legal descriptions and
addition or subtraction of square footage to the
application requires a new application and a
new pre -application, subject to new fees.)
10% Original
Application
Fee
—
—
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Application Fees
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee Per
Square
Foot
Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—
(Expedited State Review —Base fee for up to 10
acres if this process is required due to the size
of the property)
—
20,000.00
0.15
Comprchcnsivc Plan Amcndmcnt FLUM
20,000.00
0.10
(Expcditcd Statc Rcvicw Basc Fcc for up to 2
acres whcn City exceeds statutory limit of 120
acres of FLUM amendments through Small
Scalc amcndmcnts in a
ycar)
Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—For
Category A Properties listed in Appendix PA-1
of the MCNP, subject to Expedited State
Review —Base fee for up to 2 acres
25,000.00
0.30
Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—
Subject to the Port of Miami River Sub -Element
(Category A Property): Market Study Peer
Review
At Cost
—
—
Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—
Subject to the Port of Miami River Sub -Element
(Category B Property) Base fee for up to 2 acres
20,000.00
0.30
Rezoning (Changes from Any Transect [Except
D3] to: T3, T4, T5, CS, CI, D1, D2, D3)—Base
—
12,000.00
0.15
fee for up to 2 acres
Rezoning (Changes from Any Transect [Except
D3] to: T6 or CI fee for to 2 acres
—
20,000.00
0.27
-HD) —Base up
Rezoning (Changes from D3 to any Transect)—
Base fee for up to 2 acres
—
25,000.00
0.30
Rezoning Application Non -Substantial Change
Fee after Batch Stamp (All Types of Rezoning
Applications) Changes to the Following Are
Included: Letter of Intent; Applicant Analysis;
Supplementary Materials for Staff Analysis (All
other changes, including corrections to legal
descriptions and addition or subtraction of
square footage to the application require a new
application and a new pre -application, subject to
new fees.)
10% Original
Application
Fee
—
—
Special Area Plan
30,000.00
Special Area Plan, Fee per square foot in
excess of 9 acres
0.30
Development Agreement or Modification of
Development Agreement
8,500.00
—
—
Special Area Plan Amendment after Adoption:
60% of
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Application Fees
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee Per
Square
Foot
Modification of either the Regulating Plan or the
Concept Book
Original Fee
for each
SAP Amendment after Adoption: Change to
Square Footage
0.30
Variance —T3 Transect
1,500.00
—
—
Variance—T3 Transect, Fee for Each Additional
Variance Beyond the Original
150.00
—
—
Variance —Outside T3 Transect
2,500.00
—
—
Variance —Outside T3 Transect, Fee for Each
Additional Variance, Per Request
1,500.00
—
—
Modification of Approved Variance
Original Fee
—
—
Variance —After -the -fact legalization or to
remedy a violation
4 x 100% of
the Fee
Exceptions Only Requiring PZAB Review for CS
or T3
1,500.00
—
—
Exceptions Requiring City Commission Review
for CS or T3
2,500.00
—
—
Exception for Modification of a Major Use
Special Permit not Involving Phases for the
Modification
—
5,000.00
1.00
Exception for Modification of a Major Use
Special Permit That Includes Phases or
Expands Phases, Per Phase
—
12,000.00
2.50
Exception Approved Exception
Original Fee
—
—
—Modification of
Exception (CS, T3 Transects—Single-
Family/Duplex Residential Uses), Fee for Each
Request, Per Folio
1,000.00
—
—
Exception (All Transects Other Than CS and T3,
Only Requiring PZAB Hearing), Fee for Each
Request, Per Folio
2,000.00
—
—
Exception (All Transects Other Than CS and T3,
Requiring City Commission Hearing), Fee for
Each Request, Per Folio
3,500.00
—
—
Exception for Projects with Affordable Housing
as Defined by the Miami 21 Code —Fee for
Each Request, Per Folio
500.00
—
—
Exception —Extension of Time
750.00
—
—
Exception -After -the -Fact Legalization or
Remedy of a Violation
4 x 100% of
the Fee
Exception Application Non -Substantial Change
Fee After Batch Stamp (All Types of Exception
Applications) Changes to the Following Are
10% Original
Application
Fee
—
—
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Application Fees
Flat Fee
Minimum
Fee
Fee Per
Square
Foot
Included: Letter of Intent; Applicant Analysis;
Supplementary Materials for Staff Analysis. (All
other changes, including corrections to legal
descriptions and addition or subtraction of
square footage to the application require a new
application and a new pre -application, subject to
new fees.)
Vacation of Right -Of -Way
—
3,000.00
2.00
Other Application, Requiring Public Hearing
That Must Be Heard Only by PZAB
1,500.00
—
—
Other Application, Requiring Public Hearing
That Must Be Heard Only by City Commission
2500.00
,
—
—
Appearance for Review and Recommendation
Before an Advisory Board, a Committee, or a
Quasi-judicial Board for which the Planning
Department or Office of Zoning are Liaisons
(excludes any Code Enforcement Board)
350.00
—
—
Request to Modify TOD Areas
3,500.00
Remanded Application by a City of Miami
Board, Per Instance
50% Original
Application
Fee
—
—
Remanded Application by a Court of Law, Per
Instance
100%
Original
Application
Fee
(I) Noticing, advertising, property posting fees for public hearings.
(1) One hundred percent of application fees shall be invoiced and collected by
hearing boards from the applicant no later than ten busincss days from the date on
which the application was referred by the planning department or office of zoning, as
applicable, to hearing boards.
(2) Applicants who have not remitted 100 percent of noticing, advertising, and
property posting fees within 180 days 135 days from the date on which the application
was referred to hearing boards shall have their application terminated and closed on the
136th day.
(3) Public hearing mail notice, newspaper advertising, and property posting fees
must be paid before being scheduled on an agenda.
(4) For every instance in which a decision -making body indefinitely defers an
item at the request of an applicant, whether solely or jointly, the applicant shall bear the
cost of all noticing, advertising, and posting of properties, as applicable.
(5) For every instance in which a decision -making body makes a motion initiatcd
by the city, at the request of one of its members or the City Administration, to indefinitely
defer an item, the clerk to the board shall read the following fiscal impact statement on
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the record before the Board decision -making body takes its vote: "Pursuant to Section
62-22 of the City Code, an indcfinitcly dcfcrrcd action initiatcd by thc City an indefinite
deferral on this item will cost the City mail noticing, advertising, and posting of
properties, as applicable."
(6) Table of fees.
Noticing, Advertising, Property Posting
Fee
Public Hearing Notice, hearing
$4.50
—Mail per notice, per
Public Hearing Advertising,
1,500.00
—Newspaper per application, per
hearing
Public Hearing —Property Posting, per application, per hearing
200.00
Public Hearing —Property Posting, per posting, per hearing
45.00
Application Public Hearing —Deferral or Continuance, applicant's
2nd request at PZAB (Maximum fee $1,000.00)
Initial
Application Fee
Application Public Hearing —Deferral or Continuance, applicant's
1 st request at City Commission (Maximum fee $1,000.00)
Initial
Application Fee
Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral Notice,
4.50
—Mail per
notice, per hearing
Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral
1,500.00
—Newspaper
Advertising, per application, per Indefinite Deferral
Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral —Property Posting,
per application, per hearing
200.00
Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral —Property Posting,
per posting, per hearing
45.00
(m) Permits shall not be issued for a property with any outstanding code compliance
violations, building violations, or any relevant city lien or invoice due and owing to the
city. Permits required to cure life safety issues, permits which are required to bring
outstanding violations into compliance, or permits for any properties owned by a
governmental entity are exempted from this prohibition.
Sec. 62-23. - Request for review and appeal.
(a) Appeal fees for planning determinations of usc; zoning intcrprctations; mural
app als; any app al of an app alablc dccision by thc planning, zoning and appcals
board to thc city commi-lion, including but not limitcd to a dccicion on an altcrnatc
bc accompanicd by an appcal fcc of $800.00 unlcss thc dccision applics to a spccific
property and at Icast 60 perccnt of thc property owncrs locatcd within 500 fcct of thc
(b) Appcal fccs for varianccs, cxccptions, waivcrs, and warrants shall bc thc cquivalcnt
appcal fcc.
(c) The advcrtiscmcnt fcc and thc noticc fcc pursuant to subscction 62 22(a) shall
apply to all appcals.
to bc dcfcrrcd, continucd, or rcschcdulcd by any body shall bc acsc-scd a
rcschcduling fcc bascd on thc original fcc, not to cxcccd $1,000.00. Such fee plus
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advertisement fcc and notice fee shall be paid by thc applicant or appellant, as
applicablc, prior to thc itcm bcinq rcschcdulcd.
(c) The city commission may initiatc a rcqucst for rcvicw and such rcqucst shall be
initiated only by duly adoptcd resolution of thc commission.
(f) The maximum appcal fee to be charged for any appcal shall be $5,000.00 plus
advcrtiscmcnt fcc and noticc fce.
(a) The city commission may initiate a request for review and such request shall be
initiated only by duly adopted resolution of the commission.
(b) Fees, plus advertisement fee and notice fee shall be paid by the applicant or
appellant, as applicable, prior to the item being rescheduled.
(c) Table of fees.
Appeal Fee
Maximum
Advertisement
Appeal Fee
fee and the
notice fee
Appeal fee for appeals not covered
$800
$5,000
Required as per
elsewhere in the City Code
Chapter 62
Appeal fee for appeals not covered
$0
$0
Required as per
elsewhere in the City Code for a
Chapter 62
specific property and at least 60
percent of the property owners
located within 500 feet of the
subject property request an appeal
in writing
Appeal fees for variances,
Equivalent to
$5,000
Required as per
the original
Chapter 62
exceptions, waivers, and warrants
application fee
Appeal fees for variances,
$0
Required as per
exceptions, waivers, and warrants
Chapter 62
by abutting property owners
An applicant that solely requests
Based on the
$1,000
Required as per
for its application to be deferred,
Chapter 62
indefinitely deferred, continued, or
original fee
rescheduled by any body.
An applicant that solely requests
Based on the
$1,000
Required as per
for an appeal to be deferred,
Chapter 62
indefinitely deferred, continued, or
original fee
rescheduled by any body.
An appellant that solely requests
Based on the
$1,000
Required as per
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Appeal Fee
Maximum
Advertisement
Appeal Fee
fee and the
notice fee
for its appeal to be deferred,
original fee
Chapter 62
indefinitely deferred, continued, or
rescheduled by any body.
An appellant that solely requests
Based on the
$1 000
Required as per
for an application to be deferred,
Chapter 62
indefinitely deferred, continued, or
original fee
rescheduled by any body.
Sec. 62-25. - Waiver and refund of fees.
(a)Waiver of fees. The fees required under this chapter may be waived by the director of
planning or the zoning administrator, as applicable, for entities and agencies of the city.
(b)Refund of fees. Application, Appeal, advertising, and noticing fees authorized by
Section 62-22 and Section 62-23 shall not be refunded once remitted to the city.
(c) Invoicing errors. In the event that the Planning Department or Office of Zoning
issues an invoice that includes errors of calculation or itemization, an adjustment of fees
paid shall be permitted with the authorization of the planning director. The city's finance
director shall make payment to the payee within thirty (30) days of the planning
director's authorization.
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ARTICLE VII
HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD
* * *
Sec. 62-32. Schedule of Fees
(a) Public notice.
(1) Notice fees as set forth in subsection 62-22(151).
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(2) Advertising fee for applications for homesteaded properties within T3
transects $0.00
(3) Advertising fee for applications within T4 transects or higher as set
forth in subsection 62-22(451).
(b) All after -the -fact permits assessed at double normal rates.
(c) Standard certificate of appropriateness (COA) 0.00
(d) Special certificate of appropriateness (SCOA):
(1) Demolition 500.00
(2) New construction/relocation.
a. Single-family and duplex 200.00
b. Other and commercial 300.00
c. Plus $0.05 per square foot.
(3) Modifications.
a. Single-family and duplex 150.00
b. Other and commercial 250.00
c. Plus $0.05 per square foot.
(4) Waivers, exceptions, and exclusions
a. Single-family and duplex 200.00
b. Other and commercial 300.00
c. Pcrmits othcrwisc rcquiring planning, zoning, and appcals
bard approval: 65 percet-ef-ty-p-ica-lpermit fee. Plus 65
percent (65%) of typical fee for permits otherwise requiring
planning, zoning, and appeals board approval....
(e) Certificates of approval (CEA).
(1) Single-family and duplex 75.00
(2) Other and commercial 150.00
(f) Special certificates of approval (SCEA).
(1) Single-family and duplex 150.00
(2) Other and commercial 250.00
(g) Certificate to dig (CTD).
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(1) Single-family and duplex 75.00
(2) Other and commercial 150.00
(h) Archaeological monitoring.
First hour 100.00
Each additional hour 50.00
(1) Archaeological field work and excavation.
First hour 150.00
Each additional hour 65.00
(i) Special certificate to dig.
(1) Single-family and duplex 150.00
(2) Other and commercial 250.00
(j) Time extensions.
(1) SCOA and COA: Max 12-month extension 75.00
(2) SCEA and CEA: Max 12-month extension 75.00
(3) SCTD and CTD: Max 12-month extension 75.00
(k) Designation report requests.
(1) Initial review of historic significance (preliminary evaluation)
$150.00
Plus $0.05 per square foot of floor area under consideration.
(2) Individual property (final evaluation) 50.00
(I) Designation report requests: Districts.
(1) Up to 20 contributing resources 500.00
(2) Each additional contributing resource 50.00
(m) Transfer of development rights and density fees.
(1) Certificate of eligibility 200.00
(2) Conditional certificate of transfer: $300.00 plus $0.06 per square foot
of floor lot area to be transferred.
(3) Plus $200.00 per unit of density to be transferred.
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(n) Certificate of transfer if no conditional certificate of transfer issued 300.00
(1) Plus $0.06 per square foot of floor lot area to be transferred.
(2) Plus $200.00 per unit of density to be transferred.
(o) An additional amount equal to 15 percent of the value of the capital
improvements pursuant to Section 23-6 will be retained:
(1) Five percent for the historic preservation trust fund as per article XVII.
(2) Ten percent for the public benefits trust fund, particularly for
affordable/workforce Housing as per article XIV, with priority of five percent for
the city's senior rental assistance program, and five percent for the city's
employee homeownership assistance program.
(p) Deferment or continuance of hearing.
(1) After the legal ad has been placed 150.00
(q) Appeals of designations for properties zoned T3-O to city commission
0.00
(r) Ad -valorem tax abatement application.
(1) Residential.
a. Single-family and duplex 50.00
b. Multi -family under 30 units 262.50
c. More than 30 units 500.00
(2) Commercial.
a. Under 10,000 sq. ft. 1,250.00.
b. 10,001-50,000 sq. ft. 3,000.00
c. 50,001-100,000 sq. ft. 6,000.00
d. Over 100,000 sq. ft. 9,000.00
(3) Mixed -use:
a. Combination of the above as applicable.
(s) Any other permit requiring historic and environmental preservation board
approval: $100.00 plus noticing pursuant to subsection 62-32(a), as applicable.
(t) Any other administrative permits: 50.00 plus noticing pursuant to subsection
(a), as applicable.
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Section 3. The PZAB recommends that Section 62-22(f)(4) be amended to
amended to change the pre -application fee for Historic Resource Nomination from $500
to $0 because they believe there is no incentive for people to nominate properties as
historic.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of
this Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not
be affected.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
Reviewed and Approved:
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sha Hull AICP LEED AP BD+C
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