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. . -' . Page Two Additional Fees Memo As you can see, the City currently charges only $100 for a variance application. The remainder of these expenses would fall under the General Fund. In looking at the greater Metropolitan area, an increase in this fee would be warranted; to $125. It is clear that most communities do not re-coup their land application costs. Overall, our fees are not out of line of other communities and in looking at the option below, you can see the minimal increases that would be justified to bring us in line with other Metropolitan cities. Optional Land Development Current Increase site Plan Review $ 200 + $ 225 Rezoning/ $ 250 + $ 300 Comp Plan Amend. $ 250 + $ 500 Special Use Permit $ 200 + $ 225 Variance $ 100 + $ 125 PUD $ 250 + $ 500 Zoning Ordinance Amend. $ 200 + $ 250 Sign Permit $ 50 $ 50 . Preliminary Plat $ 250 + $ 250 + $ 20/lot $ 20/lot Final Plat Consultant $ 125 Fee Lot Split $ 150 + $ 175 Vacation of Easement $ 100 + $ 150 TIF $2500 $2500 One other option that the city may want to consider is actually reducing its initial fees and charging for staff time. This would be somewhat similar to what the city does now with the consultant fee. With this approach I would again be concerned about our residents being charged after-the-fact for an unknown fee. If the City were to consider this option, I would suggest that a maximum fee be established. with the history we have had of non-payment of these after the fact fees, the City may also consider collecting the maximum up front and then reimbursing the unused portion upon completion of the case. This would eliminate our non-payments, save money for the applicant on a simple request and allow the City to re- coup as much of its costs as possible on more time- . consuming cases. --~-