6.110A.040 Wetland and habitat review fees.

Fees for review activities included in Table 6.110A.040 shall be collected prior to processing the application.

Table 6.110A.040 Wetland and Habitat Review Fees 

Section

Activity

Fee

Issuance Fee

1

 

 

 

Wetland and Habitat Review Activities1, 2, 3

 

 

 

A

 

 

Add review of wetland or habitat findings to any appeal of a land use decision

$371

 

 

B

 

 

Final permit review (as required by a land use decision)

$1,645

 

 

C

 

 

Monitoring inspection (paid for each year of monitoring)

$247

$11

 

D

 

 

Plan Reviews

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Land use application submittal fee5

$42

 

 

 

II

 

 

Building permit review6 (site inspection may be added)

$42

 

 

 

III

 

 

Development engineering plan review

$62

 

 

 

IV

 

 

Final plat and site plan review

$42

 

 

 

V

 

 

Statement of exemption

$165

$53

 

 

VI

 

 

Stewardship plan4

$658

$53

 

E

 

 

Pre-application conference fee

$103

 

 

F

 

 

Pre-Determination/Determinations

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Standard determination (up to 40-acre sites)

$371

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Additional fee if both WET and HAB determinations are combined

$186

 

 

 

III

 

 

Mapping error determination7

Free

 

 

 

IV

 

 

Large/lineal/multi-site projects (sites over 40 acres in size or multiple noncontiguous sites)

Cost recovery8

$53

 

G

 

 

Public hearing fee (paid with all Level III wetland or habitat permits not subject to a land use review)

$1,931

 

 

H

 

 

Revised mitigation plan review

$371

 

 

I

 

 

Site inspection9

$288

 

 

J

 

 

Level I Permit Review 9

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Standard review, 1st critical area (with valid determination)

$658

$53

 

 

II

 

 

Standard review, 2nd critical area (with valid determination)

$329

 

 

K

 

 

Level II and III Permit Review

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

1st critical area (with valid determination) 9

$1,974

$53

 

 

II

 

 

2nd critical area (with valid determination)

$987

 

2

 

 

 

Procedural Activities (SEPA, Appeal, Hold, Continuance, Etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to activities in Table 6.110A.010 as applicable

 

 

Notes:

1    Where on-site work (including but not limited to grading, excavating, cutting or construction) is started prior to the issuance of county permits, the application fee shall be doubled. If work is commenced while the application is being processed, permits will not be issued until an additional application fee is paid. This provision is in addition to the enforcement measures contained in Title 32.

2    For review of projects authorized for overtime, an additional fifty percent (50%) will be added to the permit fees, as applicable.

3    The responsible official may waive any fees for projects that are undertaken entirely for critical area enhancement or creation. Mitigation and/or restoration activities do not qualify.

4    County auditor recording fees may apply.

5    Applies only to land use reviews when the fee in Table 6.110A.010, row AJ, is charged.

6    Applies only when wetland or habitat indicators are mapped on any of the project parcel(s).

7    Mapping errors are cases where the mapped indicators can be determined to be clearly incorrect without a site inspection or detailed GIS analysis by qualified specialist county staff.

8    Cost Recovery. Applicant will be required to sign an agreement that they will pay salary, benefits and overhead for staff or consultant’s fees required to complete the work. The applicant will be sent an itemized invoice.

9    One (1) site inspection fee is required to accompany each application for a critical area permit.

(Sec. 1 (Exh. 1) of Ord. 2012-02-03; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2014-12-05; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2017-06-08; amended by Sec. 11 of Ord. 2023-03-01)