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A RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES FOR THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD

WHEREAS, Title 17 of the City of Lakewood Municipal Code directs the City Council to establish, by Resolution, fees for any appeal, process, procedure, or other action relating to the Zoning Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, Title 16 of the City of Lakewood Municipal Code directs the City Council to establish, by Resolution, fees for any appeal, process, procedure, or other action relating to the Subdivision Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, The City of Lakewood will increase fees annually based on the increase in the cost of living (this year based on a 4% increase).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1. The following fees are hereby established for processing land use cases, effective November 3, 2003.

Type	Fee
Annexation	$70.00 per acre of private property $0.00 per acre of public right-of-way
Rezoning	$650.00 per acre calculated to nearest 1/10 acre $650.00 minimum to $10,000 maximum
Written Zoning Verifications	$17.00 per request
Modification to ODP	$650.00 Administrative review $975.00 Planning Commission review $1,300.00 City Council review
Phased Site Plan in Planned Developments	$330.00 per acre calculated to nearest 1/10 acre $330.00 minimum to $10,000 maximum
Special Use Permits	$650.00 per application
Site Plan	$330.00 per acre calculated to nearest 1/10 of an acre $330.00 minimum to $10,000 maximum
Variance/Appeals	$260.00 major variance/appeal $130.00 minor variance/appeal
Pre-Application	*$130.00 each
Preliminary Map	**$260.00 per lot or tract created for Single-Family Residential **$650.00 for a Multi-family or Commercial subdivision plus $125 per acre, calculated to the nearest 1/10 of an acre
Final Plat	**$260.00 per lot or tract created for Single-Family Residential **$650.00 for a Multi-family or Commercial subdivision plus $125 per acre, calculated to the nearest 1/10 of an acre
Lot Line Adjustment Plat	$260.00 per lot included
Major Error Correction Plat	$260.00 per lot per lot affected by major error correction
Vacation	$650.00 per submittal
Non-Conforming Use Certificate Applications	$110.00 each
Change of Address Upon Request of Property Owner	$110.00 per address changed
Landmark Preservation17-11-6(2)	$270.00 per application
Review of an Alteration to a Designated Landmark17-11-17(1)	$54 per application
Code Enforcement Case Report	$5.00 each

* If a complete formal development case is submitted within six (6) months of the submittal of a pre-application review, the $130.00 pre-application review fee will be credited towards the formal development review fee.

** If a final plat application is submitted within six (6) months after a preliminary map application is approved, the final plat application fee will be waived. If a preliminary map and final plat application are submitted for review at the same time, the final plat application fee will be waived.

SECTION 2. Upon application to the City Manager, the City Manager may waive or reduce fees established by this resolution if such action will further the economic goals of the City as set forth in Section 3.26.010 of the Lakewood Municipal Code. Such finding shall be made in writing.

SECTION 3. The preceding fees shall not be refunded in whole or in part, unless the application was accepted due to an error on the part of the City staff.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED by a vote of 11 for and 0 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on October 27, 2003, at 7 o'clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk