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INTRODUCED BY Consent
PROPOSED BY Council
DATE May 16, 1985
ORDINANCE NO. 85 -33
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE INTERIM ZONING
ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS THE OFFICIAL ZONING
ORDINANCE WITH REGARDS TO FEES CIiARGED FOR
VARIANCE, CONDITIONAL USE OR SIMULTANEOUS
VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION
WITH REGARDS TO FEES CHARGED FOR APPLICATION
OF NOTICES
WHEREAS, presently Whatcom County has an interim zoning
ordinance which is found'at 2.24.660 which contains a fee section
located at .690; and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Code has an official zoning
ordinance which is found at 20.84.250 which has a fee section
located at .250; and
WIiEREAS, in each section the fees charged for the filing of
a variance application or conditional use application or the com-
bination of a variance and conditional use application is the
same; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the situation it appears to be in the
public's best interest that these ordinances be amended to add
the cost of mailing and publishing notices of the required hearings
on these types of applications being passed through to the person
who is filing the application, and that some applications require
the sending of notices to large numbers of property owners; and
WHEREAS, presently the application fee does not take into
account the number of notices or the actual costs which the County
will incur, thereby having the people who only have a few notices
subsidizing those people who require more notices; and
WHEREAS, amending the code sections so as to provide a
variable fee will be more equitable to everyone,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that the interim zoning
ORDINANCE - 1.
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Isection 2.24.660.690 shall be amended as follows:
.690 FEES
.691 Each application for a Variance shall be accompanie
by a fee of $100.00 plus actual costs of mailing
and, when applicable, publishing notices of the
hearing on the application.
.692 Each application for a Conditional Use, or expansion)
of a non - conforming use, shall be accompanied by a
fee of $125.00 plus actual costs of mailing and,
when applicable, publishing notices of the _hearing
on the application.
.693 Each simultaneous application for a Variance and a
Conditional Use (or expansion of a non - conforming
use) for the same property, shall be accompanied
by a fee of $125.00 plus actual costs of mailing
and, when applicable, publishing notices of the
hearing on the application.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that unless specifically amended by
this ordinance, each and every fee set under .690 shall remain
in full force and effect.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that section 20.84.250 shall be
amended as follows:
.250 FEES
(1) Each application for a variance shall be accomplish
by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus
actual costs of mailing and when applicable,
�qlisbing notices of the hearing on the applicatioi
(2) Each application for a conditional use, or expans
of a nonconforming use, shall be accompanied by a
fee of one hundred twenty -five dollars ($125.00)
plus actual costs of mailing and. when applicable
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(3) Each simultaneous application for a variance and a
conditional use (or expansion of a nonconforming
use) for the same property shall be accompanied by
a fee of one hundred twenty -five dollars ($125.00)
plus actual costs of mailing and, %hen applicable,
publishing notices of the hearing on the aDDlicatio .
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that unless specifically mentioned
within this ordinance, each of the following fees and conditions
set out in .250 shall remain in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this 6th day of June , 1985.
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William P. Roehl
Chai-kman
ATTEST: (,%) Approved ( ) Vetoed
J� Jam,
Carol Ebergson Shirley Va& Zante
Clerk of the Council County Executive
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date signed by Executive June,7. 1985
Randall tts
Deputy Pros uting Attorney
Published on May 22, 1985 & June 12, 1985
This ordinance becomes effective on June 17, 1985