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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 9,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Seals said for the New Development Land Use,there was a single-family residential 5-acre zone, and it <br /> used to be a maximum fee of$16,000 but there was a trunk fee of$3,200, and now it's $16,000. She <br /> needs to be able to explain that change. <br /> Rief said that if you take the number of acres times the$3,200 number,the number is$16,000. <br /> Seals asked for a run through of the items in yellow that the Council did not discuss, because if the City is <br /> increasing fees,the Council should be able to explain them. <br /> Barnhart said Staff added notes in yellow to most of the zoning applications to illustrate to the user they <br /> were going to be charged consultant fees,which include the City Engineer and the City Attorney. They <br /> would be charged an escrow and may also be billed consulting fees. He discussed the Preliminary Plat <br /> Extension Fee of$275 and 2nd And Subsequent Variance Fee of$50. <br /> Seals asked why the City is getting rid of the escrows on those but keeping the escrow on the other ones. <br /> Barnhart said there is no need to have an escrow for those applications. The escrow for Vacation: <br /> Easement Associated With A Subdivision is also being taken out. Zoning Permit Signs is $50. When the <br /> City did the sign Code a year earlier,they did not update the fee schedule, so that's what is happening. <br /> City Code requires a permit for the first time anyone puts a dock in on any lot. <br /> Johnson asked if it was the first time ever, or the first time for a new owner. <br /> Barnhart said it was the first time ever. <br /> Johnson asked that the item be removed. <br /> Barnhart said the reason why it is listed is because City Code requires it. It would need to be removed <br /> from the City Code. <br /> Johnson asked if anyone knew there was such a fee. <br /> Walsh and Seals said they never heard of it. <br /> Walsh agreed that it would be a good fee to get rid of. <br /> Johnson asked that it be earmarked. <br /> Barnhart said sometimes closers ask for verification of flood zone information, and since it takes time to <br /> complete a zoning confirmation letter,the City is recuperating some of the expense. <br /> Crosby asked if the tent canopy was for a boat house or if it is dock-related. <br /> Barnhart said it is not dock-related but if someone puts up a tent. <br /> Johnson asked if the zoning confirmation letter consisted of a citizen asking for proof of their zoning and <br /> then the City charges them $50. <br /> Page 28 of 34 <br />