4-1-140 REFUND OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FEES:

A. AUTHORITY TO REFUND FEES:

The Administrator may authorize the refunding of all or a portion of the fees paid hereunder which were erroneously paid or collected, or where the permit review time exceeds those established in RMC 4-8-080E, Permit Review Time Periods. (Ord. 6149, 11-18-2024)

B. AMOUNT REFUNDED:

1. Land Use Permit Application Fee: Based upon an evaluation of the amount of work expended, the Administrator may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no substantial processing work has been done on the application.

2. Building and Public Works Application Fees: The Administrator may authorize the refunding of fees paid when an application is withdrawn or cancelled before any substantial work effort has been expended.

3.     Exceeding Permit Review Time Periods: If the permit review time exceeds those established in RMC 4-8-080E, Permit Review Time Periods, a portion of the application fee shall be refunded, pursuant to RCW 36.70B.080(1)(I). (Ord. 6149, 11-18-2024)

C. METHOD OF OBTAINING REFUND AND TIME:

The Administrator shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the fee payment, except in cases where the permit review time periods are exceeded, as indicated in subsection B3 of this Section. In cases where permit review time periods are exceeded, the Department shall initiate and authorize the applicable refund, pursuant to RCW 36.70B.080(1)(l). (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005; Ord. 5557, 10-18-2010; Ord. 5676, 12-3-2012; Ord. 6149, 11-18-2024)