ORD 2001-10 PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE FEESORDINANCE NO. 2001-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND,
WASHINGTON RELATING TO THE FEES CHARGED FOR
PREAPPLICATION CONFERENCES, AND AMENDING
SECTION 2.16.035C OF THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City desires to charge for its services a manner that is fair and equitable
and that does not exceed the total appropriate costs; and
WHEREAS, when BIMC Section 2.16.035 was enacted into law by Ordinance 99-96,
preapplications were mandated by Statute to be optional, while the City desired that they
occur in order to produce better development applications; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce land use development applicants to use the preapplication
process, the fees for that activity were made refundable against subsequent application
tees; and
WHEREAS, preapplications are no longer optional but are required, thereby eliminating
thc need for a monetary incentive; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.16.035C of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
C. An applicant shall arrange for a preapplication conference by submitting
forms and plans as prescribed by the applicable land use applications. As
established by the city council by resolution, a fee for a preapplication
conference shall be charged.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and five days from
its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 14th day of March 2001.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 15th day of March 2001.
D~i~l~t Sutt'on,~ Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE ·
Susan P. Kasper, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM ·
Rod P. Kaseguma, City Attorney
FII ~ED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
Pl IBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
February 5,2001
March 14, 2001
March 21,2001
March 26, 2001
2001-10