§ 17.40.740. Generally.

Standardized fee schedules may be established to partially defray the processing and administration costs associated with each type of application associated with this title. A fee schedule established by this article shall be authorized by passage of a resolution by the council. All application fees shall be paid to the metropolitan government by the applicant at the time of filing. A fee structure established under authority of the preceding code and in effect upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall remain in effect until superseded by a fee structure established under authority of this title. Fees shall be waived for the following:

A.

Applications initiated by any federal or state agency, any department of the metropolitan government, or the metropolitan development and housing agency;

B.

Any large area rezoning initiated by the planning commission to implement the general plan.

C.

Any rezoning request initiated by a member or members of council for the purpose of:

1.

Rezoning the property from a greater intensity residential use to a lesser intensity residential use (i.e., an "R" district to an "RS" district);

2.

Rezoning the property from an office, commercial, or industrial district to a residential or residential single-family district;

3.

Applying the urban design overlay district, historic preservation district, neighborhood conservation district, urban zoning overlay district, or contextual overlay district as provided in Chapter 17.36;

4.

An amendment to or cancellation of a planned unit development (PUD) district after the planning commission has determined the PUD to be inactive in accordance with Section 17.40.120.H.; or

5.

For any other rezoning request initiated by a member of council, provided that each member of council shall be entitled to no more than three such fee waivers per fiscal year unless the rezoning request is consistent with subsections C.1 through C.4 of this section.

(Ord. BL2016-218 § 3, 2016; Ord. BL2014-771 § 7, 2014; Ord. BL2014-715 § 3, 2014; Ord. BL2012-229 § 1, 2012; Ord. BL2010-725 § 1, 2010; Ord. BL2006-1173 § 1, 2006; Ord. BL2004-409 § 1, 2005; Ord. 96-555 § 10.16(A), 1997)