Planning Board fee schedule

[Added 10-19-1995 by Ord. No. 951; amended by Ord. No. 1015; 5-12-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-7; 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-13]

• A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish an updated schedule of fees to be paid to the Town of Johnston for submissions and reviews by the Planning Board.
• B. Fee schedule. The following fee schedule for Planning Board fees is hereby adopted as follows:

  [Amended 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-12]

  	Description		Fee
  	Advisory opinion from Planning Board's Administrative Officer		$100
  	Advisory opinion before Planning Board		$150
  	Preapplication conference with Administrative Officer		$50/project
  	Administrative subdivision
  		Application fee	$80, plus $75/lot 1
  		Review fee	$50/hour (5-hour minimum) 2
  	Concept review stage
  		Subdivisions
  		Application fee	$80, plus $50/lot
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Land development projects	$50 per unit or acre, 2 plus $80
  		Application fee	$80, plus $50/unit or acre 3
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  	Master plan stage
  		Subdivisions
  		Application fee	$80, plus $75/lot
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Land development projects
  		Application fee	$80, plus $75/unit or acre 3
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Decision (preparation fee)	$150/decision
  	Preliminary plan stage
  		Subdivisions
  		Application fee	$80, plus $125/lot
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Land development projects
  		Application fee	$80, plus $125/unit or acre 3
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Decision (preparation fee)	$150/decision
  	Informational meeting preparation fees
  		Subdivisions	$50, plus $2/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Multifamily and/or residential unit planned development projects	$50, plus $2/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Land development projects	$50, plus $2/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Any other project not otherwise listed (requiring an informational meeting)	$50, plus $2/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  	Public hearing preparation fees
  		Subdivisions	$50, plus $5/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Multifamily and/or residential unit planned development projects	$50, plus $5/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Land development projects	$50, plus $5/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  		Any other project not otherwise listed (requiring a public hearing)	$50, plus $5/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
  	Final stage
  		Subdivisions
  		Application fee	$80, plus $105/lot
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Land development projects
  		Application fee	$80, plus $105/unit or acre 3
  		Review fee	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  		Decision (preparation fee)	$150/decision
  	Review for recording for subdivisions [Note: Town Clerk recording fees are not included.]		$80, plus $75/lot
  	Review for final filing for land development projects and any other non-subdivision projects not otherwise addressed		$80, plus $75/unit or acre 3
  	Review of buildable lot applications		$300/application
  	Review of Town Council referred projects		$100/acre 3 ($100 minimum)
  	Review of Zoning Board of Review referred projects		$100/acre 3 ($100 minimum)
  	Review of Comprehensive Plan proposed land use map amendment proposals		$700/acre 3 ($700 minimum)
  	Review of Comprehensive Plan proposed text amendment proposals		$1,000
  	Review of Town Council Zoning Map amendment petitions		$700/acre 3 ($700 minimum)
  	Review of Town Council zoning text amendment petitions		$1,000
  	Site plan review
  		Application for industrial projects	$700/acre 3
  		Application for commercial and business projects	$700/acre 3
  		Application for planned development (PD) projects	$300, plus $50/acre, 3 plus $25/unit
  		Application for nonresidential projects requiring landscaping review (less than one acre)	$250/acre 3
  		Application for nonresidential projects not otherwise addressed	$700/acre 3
  		Application for multifamily development and other residential (non-PD) projects not otherwise addressed	$300, plus $50/acre, 3 plus $25/unit
  		Review fee for all site plan review projects	$50/hour (five-hour minimum) 2
  	Appeal to the Johnston Board of Appeals to a decision of the Planning Board and/or Administrative Officer		$250
  	Recording fee for all decisions		Actual costs
  	Mailing costs for required notifications (actual mailing costs plus duplication cost of materials and attachments) [Note: Applicants will be charged for each meeting where they do not attend the meeting (no-show) or request to be continued after the notice has been published or are repeatedly incomplete with their presentation thereby requiring a continuance.]		For each meeting, $50, plus duplication and preparation costs, plus actual mailing costs
  	Advertising costs for required notices for public hearings, including newspaper advertisement		Actual costs
  	Advertising costs for required monthly meeting notices [Note: Applicants will be charged for each meeting where they do not attend the meeting (no-show) or request to be continued after the notice has been published or are repeatedly incomplete with their presentation thereby requiring a continuance.]		$50/agenda item

  	NOTES:
  	1 "Number of lots" based on highest number of lots before or after the administrative subdivision.
  	2 Actual hourly review costs at five-hour minimum will be charged and collected at time of application submission; hours spent in excess of five hours will be billed to the applicant at the actual costs ($50/hour minimum); no final decision or recording will be completed until all fees have been paid.
  	3 "Acres" refers to acres to be disturbed (rounded up); fee cost is the greater cost based on the per-unit or per-acre formula cost.