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Table 30.86.500 SEPA Fees1

CHECKLIST REVIEW/THRESHOLD DETERMINATION (TD) (2), (6)

Single family dwellings or duplex

$350

Short Subdivisions

0 to 4 lots

$660

5 to 9 lots

$780

Subdivisions

0 to 10 lots

$780

11 to 20 lots

$900

21 to 50 lots

$1,080

51 to 100 lots

$1,320

101 to 200 lots

$1,620

Greater than 200 lots

$1,920

Commercial (project actions requiring commercial zoning or commercial building permits, and multiple family construction in any zone):

0 to 2 acres

$600

3 to 5 acres

$840

6 to 10 acres

$1,020

11 to 20 acres

$1,200

21 to 100 acres

$1,440

Greater than 100 acres

$1,680

Industrial (project actions requiring industrial zoning):

0 to 2 acres

$720

3 to 5 acres

$960

6 to 10 acres

$1,200

11 to 20 acres

$1,440

21 to 100 acres

$1,800

Greater than 100 acres

$2,400

Threshold determinations (TD) for all other project actions not specifically listed

$600

Staff review of special studies submitted to supplement the environmental checklist

$72/Hour

MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (MDNS) (3), (6)

Review fee for school, park, and road mitigation

$180

County professional staff time spent in making the determination beyond the scope of initial review of mitigation

$72/Hour

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (5) (6)

WITHDRAWAL OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) OR DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (DS) AND NEW TD (4) (6)

Fee equal to original fee for environmental checklist review

Reference notes:

(1) These fees, which are in addition to any other fees provided for by law, shall be charged when Snohomish County is the lead agency for a non-county proposal.

(2) The fee shall be collected prior to undertaking the threshold determination. Time periods provided in SCC 30.61.060 for making a threshold determination shall not begin to run until fee payment occurs.

(3) For every mitigated threshold determination considered as provided by SCC 30.61.120 and WAC 197-11-350, one, or a combination of the following fees, shall be paid by the applicant. If after 30 days of the date an applicant receives "Notice of Payment Due" by certified mail, the required fees remain unpaid, the county shall discontinue action on the proposal, including postponement of scheduled hearings, until the fees are paid. Such fees are in addition to the initial threshold determination fees above.

(4) This fee shall be charged for the additional environmental review conducted when a determination of significance is withdrawn and a new threshold determination is made for the same proposal. The fee shall be paid prior to issuance of the new threshold determination.

(5)(a) The following EIS preparation and distribution costs shall be borne by the applicant or proponent:

(i) Actual cost of the time spent by regular county professional, technical, and clerical employees required for the preparation and distribution of the applicant’s impact statement. The costs shall be accounted for properly. No costs shall be charged for processing of the application which would be incurred with or without the requirement for an EIS or which are covered by the regular application fee;

(ii) Additional costs, if any, for experts not employed by the county, texts, printing, advertising, and for any other actual costs required for the preparation and distribution of the EIS; and

(iii) When an EIS is to be prepared by a consultant, actual consultant fees which shall be solely the responsibility of and billed directly to the applicant or proponent. The applicant or proponent shall also bear such additional county costs as provided for in (i) and (ii) above as are incurred in the review, revision, approval, and distribution of the EIS.

(b) When an EIS is to be prepared by the county, following consultation with the applicant, the lead department shall inform the applicant of estimated costs and completion date for the draft EIS prior to accepting the deposit required by (4) above. Such estimate shall not constitute an offer or covenant by the lead department nor shall it be binding upon the county. In order to assure payment of the above county costs, the applicant or proponent shall post with the county a performance security in the minimum amount of $1,800 in accordance with chapter 30.84 SCC.

(c) If a proposal is modified so that an EIS is no longer required, the responsible official shall refund any fees collected pursuant to reference note (4) above which remain after incurred costs are paid.

(6) The county shall collect a reasonable fee from an applicant pursuant to SCC 30.70.045(6) to cover the cost of meeting the public notice requirements of this title relating to the applicant’s proposal.

(Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-004, Mar. 15, 2006, Eff date Apr. 4, 2006; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-061, Aug. 1, 2007, Eff date Oct. 1, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-108, Nov. 19, 2007, Eff date July 1, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-025, June 9, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-086, Oct. 20, 2010, Eff date Nov. 4, 2010).