Council opts to keep land-use application fees nonrefundable, will clarify application language
City Planner Madison Brown reviewed land-use application fees and said the code has no refund policy; after discussion about staff time and complexity of partial refunds, the council agreed to retain nonrefundable fees and to make that fact more prominent on application materials.
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City Planner Madison Brown told the council that Willard's municipal code currently contains no mechanism for refunding land-use application fees when applicants withdraw or are denied. She outlined the existing fee schedule: "rezones and code amendments cost $2,500, lot amendments range from $400-$900, conditional use permits are $250, and ADUs are $100." Brown said applicants have sometimes withdrawn after lengthy review, and staff time spent cannot always be recovered.
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