CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON

RESOLUTION NO. 228

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR PERMIT FEES AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE FEES, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 320

 

            WHEREAS, the Burien City Council adopted Ordinance No. 320 on December 11, 2000, establishing that the fee schedule for community development permits and other fees will be set by resolution.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

 

            Section 1.  The fee schedule for permit fees and other community development and land use fees is hereby amended as shown on Exhibit A, pursuant to Ordinance No. 320.

 

            Section 2.  The Community Development Director is authorized to amend the adopted fee schedule on January 1 of each year to reflect the July CPI-W for the Seattle-Tacoma region.

 

            Section 3.   Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect on January 1, 2006.

 

            ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURIEN, WASHINGTON, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2005.

 

CITY OF BURIEN

/s/ Noel Gibb, Mayor

 

ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:

/s/ Janice Roegner, City Clerk

 

Approved as to form:

/s/ Lisa Marshall, City Attorney

 

Filed with the City Clerk: November 21, 2005

Passed by the City Council: December 5, 2005

Resolution No. 228

 

RESOLUTION 228

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 
 
Land Use Permit

  Fee Schedule

 

 

415 SW 150th St. Burien, WA 98166

Phone: (206) 241-4647 l FAX: (206) 248-5539

www.ci.burien.wa.us

 

Effective January 1, 2006, as amended

Permit

Fee

Appeal to City Council or Hearing Examiner

$250

Binding Site Plan, Minor

$1,350 + Costs

Binding Site Plan, Major

$4,500 + Costs

Building Permit--Planning Review

$120 + Costs

Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment

$1,500 + Costs

Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment

$1,000 + Costs

Critical Area Reviews

 
  • Administrative Review Process

$120 + Costs
  • Type 1 Review Process

$1,950 + Costs
  • Additional Fee For Flood Hazard Area

$1,000 + Costs

Director Approvals

$150 + Costs

Land Use Review, Type 1

$1,950 + Costs

Land Use Review, Type 2

$3,300 + Costs

Land Use Review, Type 3

$4,150 + Costs

Lot Line Adjustment

$500 + Costs

Master Sign Plan

$275 + Costs

Multi-Family Tax Exemption (DC Zone):

 
  • Application

$500 + $25/unit

(maximum $1,400 total)
  • Contract Amendment

$350
  • Extension of Conditional Certificate

$250
  • County Recording and Processing Fees

Fees are established by County

Park /Open Space Mitigation Fees (For Subdivisions/Multi-Family Developments)

Determined on a project-by-project basis.

Pre-application meeting

$250 (will be credited toward application fee if application filed within 6 months)

Quasi-Judicial Rezone

$4,150 + Costs

Road Vacations

$1,625 + Costs

Shoreline, Substantial Devel. Permit, Conditional Use or Variance

$975 + Costs

Shoreline, Exemption

$125 + Costs

Short Plats, Preliminary

$1,950 + Costs

Short Plats, Final

$1,350 + Costs

Sign Permit—Planning Review

$60

Special Event Sign Permit

$30, except schools, public uses and non-profit organizations,

Subdivision, Alteration/Vacation—Type 1 Review Process

$1,950 + Costs

Subdivision, Alteration/Vacation—Type 3 Review Process

$4,150 + Costs

Subdivision, Preliminary

$4,500 + Costs

Subdivision, Final

$1,350 + Costs

Temporary Use Permit

$250 + Costs

Vegetation Management Plan Review

$175 + Costs

Zoning Compliance Letter

$60

 

LEGEND

1.     + Costs: In addition to the application fee, the applicant shall, by mutual agreement, reimburse the City for the costs of professional engineers and other consultants hired by the city to review and inspect the applicant’s proposal when the City is unable to do so with existing in-house staff. These professional services may include, but are not limited to: engineering, traffic engineering, legal, planning, hearing examiner, environmental review, financial, accounting, soils, mechanical and structural engineering. In the event that a project requires special staff analysis beyond that which is included in the base fee, the applicant shall reimburse the City at a rate of $65.00 per hour for this extra staff time. The City may require the applicant to deposit an amount with the City to cover anticipated costs of retaining professional consultants or performing special staff analysis.

 

2.     If a permit category is not listed, then the City Manager of his/her designee shall determine the fee schedule for that category subject to City Council approval.

 

3.     In the event of unique and unusual circumstances or economic hardship, the city manager may waive or reduce a fee. The city manager will notify the full city council of any waivers or reductions, and will rescind any changes deemed inappropriate by the city council.