a. Use Permit with Public Hearing includes Conditional Use Permit, Public Facility Use Permit, Planned Development District, Planned Unit Development, Non-conforming Use and Rezone.

b. Shoreline Use Permit without Public Hearing includes Administrative Shoreline Conditional Use Permit and Shoreline Substantial Development Permits.

c. Only 50 percent of the F1 and F2 Use Permit with Public Hearing fee for a Planned Development District (PDD) application shall be paid when a PDD application is submitted in conjunction with a Formal Plat. The F3 fee shall not be required.

d. In determining the fees for a project reviewed under Title 18S PCC that requires multiple shoreline applications, to include any combination of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit, or Shoreline Variance (see Table 2.05.040-10), the highest application fee shall be paid at 100 percent and 30 percent of the fee(s) for all other required shoreline applications.

e. The review fees for private mooring buoys and buoys and floats intended for public safety or information purposes shall be waived.

f. In determining the fees for a project qualifying as Restoration and Enhancement as defined in PCC 18S.40.110 that requires an Exemption Permit and an Administrative Conditional Use Permit, the Exemption permit fee shall be paid at 100 percent, and the Administrative Conditional Use Permit fees shall be each charged as follows:

a. The review fees for Public Road Construction in Table 2.05.040-5 and for Off-Site Public Road Improvements in Table 2.05.040-6 each include a $0.40/LF charge. This fee covers the cost of installing any signage related to the project.

b. Revision to Approved Plans Fees in Tables 2.05.040-5, 2.05.040-6, and 2.05.040-7. The minor fee is charged for changes to details, roadway cross sections, etc. that may affect multiple sheets but do not require changes to previously approved design reports and engineering calculations. The major fee is charged for changes that affect roadway plans and profiles, storm drainage facility location and sizing, or significant changes to site grading. The major fee is charged when revisions to previously approved design reports and engineering calculations are necessary.

c. The Inspection Fee identified is an annual fee that covers the cost of inspection for site development projects between the time of permit issuance and final inspection approval. This fee must be paid prior to issuance of the permit. This fee will be charged each year until the final inspection approval is obtained. If the department decides that a project does not need a full additional year of construction inspection, the department has the discretion to charge the annual inspection fee in three-month increments. The annual site development inspection fee amount for purposes of site development permit extensions for single-family residences is $100.00.

d. Three field change order requests are included in the inspection portion of the cost of the Site Development Permit. The Change Order Fee will be charged on the fourth change order request and again on every change order request thereafter.

e. The Monitoring Fee identified in Tables 2.05.040-5, 2.05.040-6, and 2.05.040-7 is an annual fee that covers the cost of monitoring and enforcement actions for site development projects between the time of final inspection approval and the release of any and all financial guarantees associated with the project. This fee must be paid prior to final inspection approval. This fee will be charged each year until the performance monitoring phase is completed.

f. Site Development Permit review and inspection fees for road, shared access, and alley construction are measured along the centerline of the road, shared access, and alleys. The measurement is from center of intersection to center of intersection, or from center of intersection to end of cul-de-sac, or from center of intersection to end of road, shared access, or alley.

g. For commercial or industrial Site Development, the total square footage includes buildings, parking, access ways, concrete, asphalt and other impervious surfaces, as well as the total square footage of manmade "hard" pervious surfaces (pervious asphalt, pervious concrete, etc.).

h. For surface mine projects, the fees in Table 2.05.040-5 shall be based on the amount of grading and/or clearing that is necessary for construction of the site access, site stormwater facilities, vehicle parking, etc. The fee amount shall not be based on/include the cubic yards associated with the material being mined.

i. The fee in Table 2.05.040-6 for "Minor Improvements in Existing County Right-of-Way" is for the installation/construction of shoulder improvements, paved walkways, pervious concrete sidewalks, cement concrete sidewalks, culvert relocation/ installation, ditch/swale/buffer modifications, curb ramps, driveways in unopened County right-of-way, an individual traffic calming feature, low impact development drainage facilities, infiltration facilities, conveyance systems, catch basins, bus turnouts, multiple traffic calming features, roadway illumination, and curbing. This fee does not include turn lane construction, roadway widening, or roadway alignment changes.

j. The fee for a time extension on a sewer application (prior to issuance) shall be 25 percent of the original review fee.

k. The fee for a time extension on an issued sewer permit shall be 25 percent of the original inspection fee.

l. The Table 2.05.040-7 Traffic Impact Analysis fee amount for projects that generate more than 44 peak hour trips is calculated by multiplying the total number of peak hour trips times the fee per trip (i.e., fee for 100 peak hour trips is 100 x fee amount/trip).

m. The Basin Plan and Easement fee identified in Table 2.05.040-7 will be charged when a project requires processing of basin plans, updates and amendments thereto, preparation by County staff of easements and/or legal descriptions, and/or easement relinquishments.

n. The Revision of Approved Plan fee in Table 2.05.040-7 will be required when an applicant requests a design change that requires review and reapproval of a previously approved sewer line extension or commercial building sewer plan. This fee does not cover significant changes to the approved plan. Significant changes (such as changing the point of sewer connection, changing sewer drainage basin, addition of pump stations, change to pressure main, etc.) will be charged as a new submittal.

a. When an application requires both a Critical Fish and Wildlife Review and a Wetland Review, only one combined review fee equal to 100 percent of the larger fee plus 50 percent of the amount of the smaller fee shall be required.

b. When an application is submitted to verify the absence of a wetland on a property and wetlands are found, the applicant must apply for wetland delineation unless the Pierce County Environmental Biologist determines that the wetland is located over 315 feet from the proposed regulated activities. In this instance only, the delineation fee will reflect the difference between the verification fee paid and the full delineation fee. If there are impacts to a wetland or buffer, a mitigation plan application must also be submitted.

c. If the department requires a habitat assessment and a wetland application for a proposal solely because the proposal is located on lands covered by water and is not, therefore, categorically exempt from SEPA pursuant to WAC 197-11-800, the department will not charge a habitat assessment fee.

d. When multiple geological assessments (reports or evaluations) are required for a project, the total review fees may be adjusted as follows: Total fee = geological assessment with the highest fee + 50 percent of the fee for each subsequent geological assessment.

a. If an applicant reapplies for an expired use permit or platting application, only 50 percent of the review fee shall be charged when:

b. Applications that are required as a result of a violation of the Development Regulations must pay all three fees, F1, F2 and F3, at time of application.

c. If an applicant/agent requests an Advisory Commission Meeting or Public Hearing before the Hearing Examiner to be rescheduled and the County has already provided notice for the meeting and/or hearing in accordance with the Pierce County Code, there shall be a new fee of 20 percent of the original land use or appeal application fee to accommodate the required readvertising. In no case shall this fee be less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00. This provision does not change or extend the expiration of an application or any approval. Actions before the Advisory Commission or Hearing Examiner that stem from a violation are not eligible for this provision unless approved by the Director.

d. If the application(s) identified during a customer information meeting are filed within one year of the conference or meeting date, the fees paid shall be credited on the application(s).

e. The first two reviews of a legal document are included in the review portion of the cost of a development permit. The Legal Document Resubmittal Fee will be charged on the third and again on every subsequent review.

f. Comprehensive plan amendment application fees (F1 and F2 fees) shall be discounted by 50 percent where an amendment proposal is located within an existing urban growth area that is affiliated with a Potential Annexation Area (PAA) of a city or town.

g. A resubmittal fee will be charged prior to the third review (second resubmittal) and for each review (resubmittal) thereafter.

h. When multiple Reasonable Use Exceptions (RUE) are requested from an individual table, only one RUE fee is charged. When RUEs are requested from multiple tables, one RUE fee is charged per table. For example: Flood-related exception + Wetland-related exception = RUE fee x 2.

i. When both a Shoreline Variance and a Wetland or Critical Fish and Wildlife Variance are required for an application, the Wetland or Critical Fish and Wildlife Variance fee shall be reduced by 50 percent of the required fee.

j. The miscellaneous inspection fee in Table 2.05.040-10 will be charged when the County agrees to perform a site visit that is not currently covered by another application or permit.

k. The Accessory Element Inspection Fee/Bond Release Inspection identified in Table 2.05.040-10 covers the cost of two inspections. If more than two inspections are required, an additional fee shall be charged for each additional two inspections.

l. Reinspection fees as identified in Table 2.05.040-10 will be charged when an applicant has not made a reasonable attempt to prepare for inspection or for the third and each subsequent failing inspection of the same type at a given request.

m. The use of the residential Miscellaneous Inspection fee in Table 2.05.040-10 is intended to cover inspections of one single family parcel and its direct lot frontage. The Non-Residential Miscellaneous Inspection fee will be charged for all other miscellaneous inspections, including offsite road inspections.