§ 4.62.120. Acreage-based fee.

The amount of the fee for a commercial or industrial development project required to be paid shall be based on acreage to be developed and shall be calculated on the basis of the project area in accordance with the following:

A.

The project area shall be determined by county staff based upon the applicants development plot plan as submitted to the planning department.

B.

If the difference between the net acreage, as exhibited on the plot plan, and the project area is less than one-quarter acre, the fee shall be paid on the full gross acreage.

C.

The applicant may elect, at his or her own expense, to have the project area evaluated, dimensioned, and certified by a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor. The engineer or land surveyor shall prepare a wet-stamped letter of certification of the project area dimensions and a plot plan exhibit that clearly delineates the project area. Upon receipt of the letter of certification and plot plan exhibit, the fee required to be paid shall be based upon the certified project area.

(Ord. 810.2 § 12, 2003)