(1) Fees shall be collected to compensate the Department for reviewing subdivision, short subdivision, boundary line adjustments, and binding site plan applications (including commercial binding site plans) pursuant to the provisions of this title and the current fee resolution. Review fees may be collected for both initial review and for revisions.

(2) A fee, as outlined in the current fee resolution, shall be charged to help defray the costs associated with the traffic engineering review for all applications that increase trips or internal circulation to a project.

(3) Engineering Plan Review. Engineering plan review includes engineering plan screening and intake; review of engineering plans for consistency with adopted design standards, guidelines, and conditions of preliminary approval; establishment of construction bond amounts; and administrative support for file updating and maintenance. Initial engineering plan review fees cover plan screening/intake and the first detailed engineering review of plans. Corrections and additions requiring additional engineering review shall be charged a resubmittal fee composed of a base handling fee and an hourly review fee. Post engineering approval revisions requiring plan resubmittal and additional engineering review shall be charged a resubmittal fee. Initial engineering review fees shall be collected upon plan submittal. The base handling portion of resubmittal fees shall be collected upon plan resubmittal. Hourly resubmittal fees shall be collected at the completion of engineering review and prior to engineering approval.

(4) Construction Inspection Fees. Construction inspection fees shall compensate the Department for the inspection of facilities required for final construction approval. Initial construction inspection fees shall cover inspections during the first 12 months from engineering plan approval and are payable upon engineering approval. Initial fees shall be based upon City of Covington’s estimate of construction costs. Annual construction inspection fees shall be charged an hourly rate for the inspection of facilities required after the first 12 months from engineering plan approval and until final construction approval. Annual construction inspection fees shall be charged only where the delay in final construction approval is not attributable to unwarranted delay by the Department. Supplemental inspection fees shall be charged for reinspection of facilities if the time period from construction approval to final facility acceptance exceeds 60 days. Supplemental inspection fees shall combine a base fee to cover file administration and hourly inspection fees, and shall be collected prior to facility acceptance. Supplemental construction inspection fees shall be charged only where the delay in final acceptance is not attributable to unwarranted delay by the Department.

(5) Final Approval Fees. Final approval fees compensate the Department for engineering review of the final recording forms and for final application review to assure compliance with all conditions of approval, including construction or bonding of required improvements, dedications, and drainage or sensitive areas depictions. Separate review fees shall be charged for any alterations to final approvals authorized by either this title or the current fee resolution.

(6) Post-Approval Site Maintenance Fees. Post-approval site maintenance fees compensate the Department for inspections necessary to assure that adequate post-approval maintenance of facilities has occurred and that facilities to be accepted for future City maintenance are free of defects. The maintenance/defect bond inspection fee shall consist of a base fee to cover file administration and updating, and a variable fee based on the bond amount to cover actual inspections.

(7) Additional Review Fees. In addition to the subdivision products review fees set forth in this section, other fees may also be applicable to individual subdivision product applications. Such fees include, but are not limited to, shoreline management, SEPA, right-of-way use, grading, drainage, or critical areas review fees. (Ord. 13-19 § 5; Ord. 20-07 §§ 72, 79; Ord. 43-02 § 2 (27.28.010). Formerly 14.75.010, 14.100.040)