ORDINANCE
NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE FEE SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING FOR
SERVICES PERFORMED IN THE REVIEW OF PLANS AND PERMITS FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT,
SOIL EROSION, WORK ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES; REVISING
THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES PERFORMED, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ALSO GIVING THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE
CHANGES REVIEWED AND SUBMITTED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT EVERY FOUR MONTHS
FOR SIGN FEES.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
That Section 2-18.4.1 in the Columbus Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
?That the Engineering Department shall provide services which include,
but are not limited to, review of plans and other submitted data for approval
of applications for permits for site development, soil erosion control, flood
plain management, work on public rights-of-way, engineering investigations and
processing requests for easement encroachments/abandonments, and inspections of
construction and compliance with standards, ordinances and regulations.?
SECTION II.
That due to the variability of fuel, construction and material costs
and that the sign material bids have changed every 90 days, the Department of
Engineering will be reviewing the bid every four (4) months and based on the
most current prices, adjust the cost of signs if needed with the approval of
the City Manager.
SECTION III.
That a nonrefundable fee payment shall be submitted with plans and
application with fees based on the following fee schedule:
(1) Commercial/Subdivision Development:
Urban $400 Up to 10 acres + $40 per additional
Acre (over 10 acres)
Rural $20.00 per lot
(2) Minor Land Disturbing Activities $50
(3) Work on Right-Of-Way $50
(4) Easement Encroachment/Abandonment $50
Investigations
(5) Advertisements for Street Closings $25
(6) Street Name Signs in New Subdivisions & $250
replacement of existing signs due to accidents
vandalism etc. (each)
(7) Traffic Signs in New Subdivisions & $125
replacement of existing signs due to accidents
vandalism etc. (each)
(8) Request for Traffic Data $100
(9) Geographical Information Systems
Faxing: $2.00 per page $2
Parcel Map (8 ?? x 11?) $7 ? overlays included
Parcel Map (11? x 17?) $7 ? overlays included
Tax Map 42? x 34? (E size) $15 ? overlays included
Black and White
Tax Map 42? x 34? (E size) $35 ? overlays included
Color
GIS Data Data on CD Only
$210 - for tax parcel data
Personal Geodatabase format only
+ $200 for each additional
layer i.e. zoning, land use,
topography, streets, etc.
2004 Aerial Photography $10/tile approx 200 tiles
Data on CD or DVD Only
Full Map Set Adobe PDF $210 ? includes taxmaps
with zoning updated quarterly
+ $200 for each additional
layer overlay
Aerial and Topography
Map/Data Customization $65/hr ? 2 hr minimum
Shipping and Handling Included in map fee ? regular mail only
GIS Website Subscription Free for Basic Access
$25/month or
$250/year for Premium Level Access
$40/month or
$400/year for Professional Level Access
SECTION IV.
That section 18-36 Same-Fee is hereby amended to read as follows:
A nonrefundable fee payment will be submitted with the
plans and application based on the following fee schedule:
(1) General Work $50
(2) Urban/Rural Driveways $50
SECTION V.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on
the 31st day of October, 2006; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the _____ day of __________, 2006 and adopted at said
meeting by the affirmative vote of _____ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting ______________
Councilor Anthony voting ______________
Councilor Davis voting ______________
Councilor Henderson voting ______________
Councilor Hunter voting ______________
Councilor McDaniel voting ______________
Councilor Turner Pugh voting ______________
Councilor Rodgers voting ______________
Councilor Suber voting ______________
Councilor Woodson voting ______________
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Tiny B. Washington Robert S. Poydasheff
Clerk Mayor
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