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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 />