30.86.510 Drainage and land disturbing activity fees.
(1) This section establishes drainage and land disturbing activity fees that apply when drainage or land disturbing activity review is a required component of a permit application or is a condition of a land use approval. Such fees are in addition to any other fees required by law. Construction applications referenced in this code section include applications for grading permits submitted prior to September 30, 2010, and building, right-of-way and land disturbing activity permit applications.
(2) Fees for plan review and inspection of drainage plans and land disturbing activities are established in SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A) and (B). SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A) and (B) includes fees for plan review and inspection of independent activities as well as fees for plan review and inspection of multiple activities. Whenever two or more proposed activities subject to fees in SCC Table 30.86.510(2) are submitted concurrently as part of the same project, the applicant shall only pay one fee; the applicable fee shall be the one associated with the proposed activity that meets the highest threshold level in SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A) and (B).
(3) Drainage and land disturbing activity fees shall be based upon the fee table in effect at the time of payment.
(4) For complete applications submitted to the department on or after September 30, 2010, the applicable drainage and land disturbing activity fees in SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A) and (B) shall be paid as follows:
(a) For applications that require preliminary land use approval or for which site plan approval is required or requested prior to the submittal of construction applications, the following percentages of the fees shall be paid as follows:
(i) Fifty percent of the fees shall be paid upon submittal of the initial application(s) for land use or site plan approval;
(ii) Twenty-five percent of the fees shall be paid upon submittal of the construction application(s); and
(iii) Twenty-five percent of the fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance;
(b) For all other applications, except single-family residential building permit applications, 75 percent of the fees shall be paid upon submittal of the construction application(s) and 25 percent of the fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance; and
(c) For single-family residential building permit applications, 50 percent of the fees shall be paid upon submittal of the construction application(s) and 50 percent of the fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance.
(5) When inspection services are requested for complete construction applications submitted to the department before September 30, 2010, and for which permits or approvals are issued on or after September 30, 2010, the following percentages of the applicable fees in SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A) shall be paid as follows:
(a) Fifty percent of the fees shall be paid prior to single-family residential building permit issuance when the permit application included the submittal of a stormwater site plan or stormwater pollution prevention plan; and
(b) Twenty-five percent of the fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance for all applications, except as provided in subsection (5)(a) of this section.
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(A) FEE LEVELS FOR PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION(1) |
DRAINAGE (new, replaced, or new plus replaced hard surface in square feet) |
FEE |
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Level 1(a): Drainage only |
1 - 1,999 |
$ |
375 |
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Level 1(b): Grading only |
1 - 500 |
$ |
350 |
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1 - 1,999 |
and |
1 - 500 |
$ |
725 |
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Level 2 |
2,000 - 4,999 |
and |
0 - 500 |
$ |
1,575 |
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Level 3 |
5,000 - 9,999 |
and/or |
501 - 4,999 |
$ |
2,450 |
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Level 4 |
10,000 - 39,999 |
and/or |
5,000 - 14,999 |
$ |
4,800 |
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Level 5 |
40,000 - 99,999 |
and/or |
15,000 - 69,999 |
$ |
12,700 |
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Level 6 |
100,000 or more |
and/or |
70, 000 or more |
$ |
34,700 |
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(B) FEE LEVELS FOR PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION(1) |
CLEARING(2) |
FEE |
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Level 1 |
1 - 6,999 sq. ft. |
$ 750 |
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Level 2 |
7,000 sq. ft. or more |
$ 1,650 |
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Level 3: Conversion only |
Converts three-quarters of an acre (32,670 sq. ft.) or more of vegetation to lawn/landscaped areas, or converts 2.5 acres (108,900 sq. ft.) or more of native vegetation to pasture. |
$ 2,800 |
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(C) FEES FOR ACTIVITIES NOT OTHERWISE LISTED: |
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Pre-application site review |
$ 250 |
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Subsequent plan review(3) |
$ 350 |
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LDA Application Extension(4) |
$ 500 |
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Field revisions(5) |
$ 350 |
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Modification, waiver, or reconsideration issued pursuant to SCC 30.63A.830 through 30.63A.842 |
See SCC 30.86.515 |
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Investigation penalty(7) |
100% of the applicable drainage and land disturbing activity fee |
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Dike or levee construction or reconstruction grading plan review and inspection fee when implementing a Snohomish County approved floodplain management plan |
$ 60 per hour |
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Drainage plan review for mining operations(6) |
$ 156 per acre |
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Monitoring associated with drainage plan review for mining operations |
$ 141 per hour |
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Consultation pursuant to SCC 30.63B.030(2) or 30.63B.100(2) |
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Land Use |
$ 850 |
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Engineering |
$ 975 |
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Land Use and Engineering Combination |
$ 1,655 |
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(D) SECURITY DEVICE ADMINISTRATION FEES: |
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$ 19.50 per subdivision or short subdivision lot or $0.005 per square foot of impervious area for all other permits |
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$ 15.00 per subdivision or short subdivision lot or $0.003 per square foot of impervious area for all other permits |
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REFERENCE NOTES: |
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(1) Drainage and land disturbing activity reviews associated with projects administered by Snohomish Conservation District shall not be subject to plan review and inspection fees. |
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(2) Fee includes drainage plan review and inspection for clearing activity only. When clearing is combined with other land disturbing activities in SCC Table 30.86.510(2)(A), fee levels 1 - 6 for drainage and/or grading plan review and inspection also apply. |
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(3) These fees apply on third and subsequent plan review submittals when an applicant fails to submit required corrections noted on "markup" plans, drawings, or other required submittal documents. |
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(4) This fee applies to LDA application extensions pursuant to SCC Table 30.70.140(1). |
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(5) These fees apply whenever an applicant proposes changes, additions, or revisions to previously approved plans, drawings, or other required submittal documents. |
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(6) Acreage for drainage plan review for mining operations is based on mined area. Mined area includes all area disturbed in conjunction with the mining operation which shall include, but is not limited to, areas cleared, stock piles, drainage facilities, access roads, utilities, mitigation areas, and all other activity which disturbs the land. Fees for phased mine developments and mining site restoration plans of phased mine developments shall be calculated separately for each phase of mining based upon the area for each phase. |
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(7) Any person who commences any land disturbing activity before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an investigation penalty in addition to the required permit fees. |
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(Added by Amended Ord. 10-025, June 9, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-073, Sept. 22, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-086, Oct. 20, 2010, Eff date Nov. 4, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-004, Mar. 16, 2016, Eff date Apr. 1, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-029, May 11, 2016, Eff date May 23, 2016; Amended by Ord. 19-021, June 19, 2019, Eff date July 4, 2019; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-073, Jan. 11, 2023, Eff date Jan. 22, 2023).