18.1 Method of payment.

All fees required by these regulations shall be submitted to the Agency By cash, check or money order payable to the City of Shelton at the time the application is filed with The Agency.

18.2 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 8 of this section.

18.3 The application fee is not refundable.

18.4 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this section:

a. RESIDENTIAL USES : means activities carried out on property developed for permanent housing or being developed to be occupied by permanent housing.

b. 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.

c. OTHER USES : means activities other than residential uses or commercial uses.

FEE SCHEDULE (Amended, effective 7/1/99)

18.5 Wetland certificate fees

10.00 for decks, sheds, structures etc., up to 250 square feet and 20.00 for other activities, plus applicable permit fees.

18.6 Application fees

18.6a Permitted and Non-Regulated Uses - 50.00

18.6b Residential Activities Within Setbacks - 25.00

18.6c Residential Activities in Wetlands or Watercourses - 50.00

18.6d Residential Subdivisions - 250.00 plus 25.00 per wetland lot

18.6e Commercial Subdivisions - 500.00 plus 50.00 per wetland lot

18.6f Residential Site-Plans (multiple dwelling units) - 250.00 plus permit fees

18.6g Commercial Site Plans - 500.00 plus permit fees

18.6h Modifications (revisions, extensions, etc.) - 1/2 application fee plus permit fee for any added impacts

18.7 State fee

(all applications) - 10.00

18.8 Public hearing fee - 500.00

18.9 Permit fees

(payable at issuance of wetland certificate or issuance of wetland permits, any portion over a unit goes to next unit)

18.9a Within Setbacks - 15.00/1,000 square feet

18.9b Within Wetlands and Watercourses - 30.00/1,000 square feet

18.9c Watercourse Alteration (piping and diverting) - 20.00/10 feet

18.9d Stormwater Discharges - 25.00 per discharge

18.10 After-The-Fact Surcharge

shall be 25% higher than basic fees

18.11 Add-on fee for missing agenda filing deadline

100.00

18.12 Map amendments

(per section 14.3) - 25.00

18.13 Exemptions

Boards, Commissions, and departments of the City of Shelton are exempt from all fee requirements under section 18 of these regulations.

18.14 Waivers

The applicant may petition the Agency to waive, reduce, or allow delayed payment of the fee required by Section 18 of these regulations. Such petitions shall be in writing and shall state fully the facts and circumstances the Agency should consider in its determination under this section. The Agency may waive all or part of the application fee if it determines that:

18.14a The regulated activity would clearly result in substantial public benefit to 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

18.14b The amount of the application fee is clearly excessive in relation to the cost to the City for reviewing and processing the application, or

18.14c The applicant is a municipal, state or federal agency or for any organization existing exclusively for scientific, educational, literary, historical or other charitable purpose.

The Agency shall state upon the record the basis for all actions under this subsection