19.1 Method of payment: All fees required by these regulations shall be submitted to the Agency by cash, check, certified check, or money order payable to the Town of East Hampton at the time the application is filed with the Agency. This fee will be based on the reasonable cost of services.
19.2 No application shall be granted or approved by the Agency unless the correct application fee is paid in full or unless a waiver has been granted by the Agency pursuant to subsection 19.7 of these regulations.
19.3 The application fee is not refundable.
19.4 Definitions. As used in this section:
“Residential Uses” means activities carried out on property developed for permanent housing or being developed to be occupied by permanent housing.
“Commercial Uses” means activities carried out on property developed for industry, commerce, trade, recreation, or business or being developed to be occupied for such purposes, for profit or nonprofit.
“Other Uses” means activities other than residential uses or commercial uses.
19.5 Fee Schedule. Application fees will be based on the following schedule:
19.5.1 Application Fee** plus fee from Schedule A
19.5.1.1 Residential Uses. $50.00 Plus *$50.00/lot
*Each additional lot with regulated activities.
**$30.00 DEP fee required by C.G.S. 22a-27j will be added to the base fee.
19.5.1.2 Commercial/Industrial/Other Uses. $400.00
19.5.2 Approval by Authorized Agent $30.00
19.5.3 Public Hearing Fee
19.5.3.1 Single Residential $100.00
19.5.3.2 Subdivision $300.00
19.5.3.2 Commercial, Industrial, Other $300.00
19.5.4 Complex Application Fee Actual Cost
The Inland Wetland Agency may charge an additional fee sufficient to cover the cost of reviewing and acting on complex applications. Such fee may include, but not be limited to, the cost of retaining experts, to advise, review, and report on issues requiring such experts. The Agency shall estimate the complex application fee, which shall be paid pursuant to section 19 of these regulations within 10 days of the applicant’s receipt or notice of such estimate. Any portion of the complex application fee in excess of the actual cost shall be refunded to the applicant no later than 30 days after publication of the Agency’s decision.
19.5.5 Permitted and Nonregulated Uses:
19.5.5.1 Permitted Uses as of Right $0.00
19.5.5.2 Nonregulated $0.00
19.5.6 Regulation Amendment Petitions $100.00
(Does not include Notices or Regulation Advisories from DEP.)
19.5.6.1 Map Amendment Petitions $10.00
Plus fee from Schedule B
19.5.7 Modification of Previous Approval
19.5.7.1 Residential $25.00
19.5.7.2 Subdivision $50.00
19.5.7.3 Commercial/Industrial/Other $75.00
19.5.8 Renewal of Previous Approval $50.00
19.5.9 SCHEDULE A. For the purposes of calculating the permit application fee, the area in schedule A is the total area of wetlands and watercourses and upland review area upon which a regulated activity is proposed.
SQUARE FEET OF AREA
19.5.9.1 Less than 1,000 $0.00
19.5.9.2 1,000 to 5,000 $200.00
19.5.9.3 More than 5,000 $400.00
19.5.10 SCHEDULE B. For the purposed of calculating the map amendment petition fee, the linear feet in schedule B is the total length of wetlands and watercourses boundary subject to the proposed boundary change.
LINEAR FEET
19.5.10.1 Less than 500 $0.00
19.5.10.2 500 to 1,000 $100.00
19.5.10.3 More than 1,000 $200.00
Renewal of unexpired permit (Set fee)
19.6 Sur Charge Fees for consultants or legal services
The Agency may, within its discretion, engage the services of an outside consultant, if the Agency deems such services to be reasonably required. The Agency, duly authorized Agent or Town staff shall estimate, the reasonable cost of such services and provide such in writing to the applicant. This estimate, together with the appropriate application fee as determined by the fee schedule set forth in Section 19.5 shall be immediately due and payable; the application shall be deemed incomplete until these have been submitted.
For the Purposes of this fee schedule an “outside consultant” means a professional who is not an employee of the Town, including but not limited to engineering, environmental, hydrological, legal and wetlands professionals.
19.7 Exemptions
Boards, commissions, council and departments of the Town of East Hampton are exempt from all permit applications fees, but must still submit a permit application
19.8 Waiver
The applicant may petition the Agency to waive, reduce payment of the fees required by these regulations. Such petitions shall be in writing and shall fully state the facts and circumstances the applicant wishes the Agency to consider. The Agency may at its discretion waive all or part of the application fee if the Agency determines that:
a. The activity applied for would clearly result in a substantial benefit too the environment or to the public health and safety, and the applicant would reasonably be deterred from initiating the activity solely or primarily as a result of the amount of the application fee, or
b. The amount of the application fee is clearly excessive in relation to the cost the Town for reviewing and processing the application
c. The applicant has shown good cause.
* Fee schedule is subject to change
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