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The following fees shall be charged by the county:

(1) Application Fee. Where applicable, this fee shall be charged to compensate the department for preliminary application screening, the establishment or administration of the permit application file, and verification that any required plans comply with the applicable county requirements and conditions. Application fees shall be collected at the time of permit application, and are not eligible for refund.

(2) Permit Fee. A permit fee shall be charged to compensate the department and other county departments for the costs and expenses incurred in performing field investigations, inspections, additional plan review, hearings, and all other tasks and proceedings pertaining to the right-of-way use permit at issue. Permit fees are eligible for refund to the extent they exceed costs and expenses incurred by the county.

(a) Permit fees shall be collected at the time of application submittal unless the permit at issue is of a Type described below.

(b) Permit fees for Type B2, B3, B4, D3, D4 permits shall be collected at the time of permit issuance.

(c) Permit fees for Type E transactions, which includes application for renewal of franchises, shall be paid in accordance with SCC 13.80.070, 13.90.070, 13.95.060, 13.100.070 or 13.140.030 as applicable.

(3) Overweight/Oversize Load Fee. Where application is for a building or other overweight or oversized move pursuant to SCC 13.40.040, the department may charge the applicant an additional fee to compensate for costs incidental to the move involved, including road maintenance crews, signal crews, and sheriff’s personnel.

(4) Franchise Fee--Cable TV. Cable television companies doing business within the county shall be charged a franchise fee in accordance with SCC 13.80.092. (Added by Ord. 85-051 § 3, July 3, 1985; Amended by Ord. 88-088 § 1, Nov. 2, 1988; Amended by Ord. 91-090, June 24, 1991; Amended by Ord. 91-197, Dec. 18, 1991; Amended by Ord. 96-028 § 95, June 12, 1996, Eff date June 29, 1996; Amended by Ord. 00-079, Nov. 21, 2000, Eff date Dec. 16, 2000; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-001, Feb. 15, 2012, Eff date Feb. 26, 2012; Amended by Ord. 21-032, July 21, 2021, Eff date Aug. 2, 2021).