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Floodplain Review Fees#

The following fees for Floodplain Use Permits, Floodplain Permit Variances and the review of Floodplain Studies went into effect January 2014.

An applicant for a floodplain use permit or party requesting review of a submittal pursuant to this Article shall pay at the time of submittal a floodplain use permit (FPU) fee of $50, together with the highest associated review fee, as follows:

Permit Type/Activity Fee Additional Fees for Reviews After 1st and 2nd Reviews
(1) Minor improvements, accessory structures
a. Fence/accessory structure FPU fee plus $0 Not applicable
b. Deck/improvement or remodel less than 50% of existing building value FPU fee plus $150 Not applicable
c. Fill or grading only FPU fee plus $150 Not applicable
d. Change of use FPU fee plus $0 Not applicable
(2) Redevelopment, new buildings, additions, substantial improvements or remodels 50% or more of the value of the existing structure
a. Slab on grade FPU fee plus $150 Not applicable
b. Enclosure FPU fee plus $200 Not applicable
c. Crawl space FPU fee plus $250 Not applicable
(3) Mobile homes, floodproofing
a. Mobile home FPU fee plus $250 Not applicable
b. Floodproofing FPU fee plus $250 Not applicable
(4) Variances
a. Variance application FPU fee plus $1,000 Not applicable
(5) Pre-project floodplain analyses
a. FEMA CLOMR/CPMR FPU fee plus $1,000 $500 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 10 hours
b. City preliminary map revision FPU fee plus $1,000 $500 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 10 hours
c. No-rise certification with hydraulic analysis FPU fee plus $500 $250 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 10 hours
d. CLOMR-Fill FPU fee plus $250 $125 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 3 hours
e. No-rise certification without hydraulic analysis FPU fee plus $250 Not applicable



Any person submitting a post-project floodplain analysis for review shall pay at the time of submittal the applicable review fee, as follows:

Post-Project Floodplain Analysis Fee Additional Fees for Reviews After 1st and 2nd Reviews
(1) FEMA LOMR/PMR $1,000 $500 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 10 hours
(2) City final map revision $1,000 $500 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 10 hours
(3) No-rise certification with hydraulic analysis $500 $250 each review, plus $50/hour over 5 hours
(4) LOMR-Fill $250 $125 each review, plus $50/hour for each review hour over 3 hours
(5) No-rise certification without hydraulic analysis $250 Not applicable

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