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 OTHER PRODUCTS PROVIDED AND SERVICES PERFORMED,
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 2-18.4.1 in the Columbus Code is hereby deleted in its entirety
and a new Section 2-18.4.1 is substituted to read as follows:
?(a) A fee system is hereby established for the Engineering Department for the
services provided to persons and organizations.
(b) 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. Such
services and products will also include, but are not limited to, printed and
digital maps and geographical information systems data which will also be
available at the IT Department and the Tax Assessors Office.
(c) A nonrefundable fee payment shall be submitted with plans and application
with fees based on the following fee schedule:
(1) Residential Subdivision (Urban)
Engineering Review Fee: $400.00 + $15.00/lot
Erosion & Sedimentation Review Fee: $200.00
Inspection Fee: $100.00/acre, $500.00 minimum
(2) Residential Subdivision (Rural)
Engineering Review Fee: $300.00 + $15.00/lot
Erosion & Sedimentation Review Fee: $200.00
Inspection Fee: $ 75.00/acre, $350.00 minimum
(3) Non-Residential (Commercial/Industrial)
Engineering Review Fee: $300.00/acre, $400.00 minimum
Erosion & Sedimentation Review Fee: $300.00(up to 10 acres) +$10.00/additional
acre
Inspection Fee: $100.00/acre, $300.00 minimum
(4) Non-Residential (Apartment/Condominium)
Engineering Review Fee: $300.00 + $10.00/unit
Erosion & Sedimentation Review Fee: $300.00 + $10.00/acre
Inspection Fee: $100.00/acre, $500.00 minimum
(5) Minor Land Disturbance
Application Review Fee: $ 50.00
Inspection Fee: $ 25.00
NOTE: For the purposes of items (1) through (5) above, ?/acre? refers to
disturbed area, to be measured to the tenth of an acre.
(6) General Work on the Right-of-Way, Access/Encroachment
Application Review Fee: $ 50.00
Inspection Fee: $ 50.00
(7) Urban/Rural Driveways
Review Fee: $ 50.00
Inspection Fee: $ 50.00
(8) Advertisements for street closings $ 25.00
(9) Street name signs in new subdivisions and replacement of existing signs due
to accidents, vandalism, etc. $250.00 each
(10) Traffic signs in new subdivisions and replacement of existing signs due to
accidents, vandalism, etc. $125.00 each
(11) Request for traffic data $100.00
(12) Geographical information systems maps and data:
Faxing, per page $ 2.00
Parcel map (8??11), overlays incl. $ 7.00
Parcel map (11?17), overlays incl. $ 7.00
Tax map 42?34 (E size), overlays included
Black and white $ 15.00
Color $ 35.00
County wide Tax Parcel data, personal geo-database format only
$210.00
Additional layers, i.e. zoning, land use, topography, streets,
etc. $200.00/layer
Current and Historic aerial photography, per tile, approx. 200 tiles, on CD or
DVD only $ 10.00/tile
Full map set Adobe PDF, includes tax maps with zoning updated
quarterly $210.00
Each additional layer overlay, aerial and topography
$200.00 each
Map/data customization, per hour, 2 hour minimum
$ 65.00
NOTE: These services specified in subparagraph 12 above are available at the
Engineering Department, IT Department or the Tax Assessors Office upon payment
of the specified fee. Shipping and handling are included in map fees, regular
mail only.
(d) A nonrefundable fee payment shall be submitted for other Engineering
Services, working without a permit penalties and permit extensions based on the
following fee schedule:
(1)State Waters Determination $150.00
(requested by developer/owner/design professional/etc.)
(2)Working without a Permit $300.00
(Site Development)
(3)Working without a Permit $ 50.00
(Work on Right-of-Way, Access/Encroachment)
(4)Re-Submittal/Re-Review $200.00/submittal*
(after 2nd CCG review)
(5)Approved Application Extension $ 50.00
(additional 3 months)
(6)Major Plan Revision** $300.00
(after application approval)
(7)Minor Plan Revision*** $100.00
(after application approval)
*Submittal refers to a grouping of related plan review items. Examples of
submittals include: erosion & sedimentation, Hydrology, access, parking plan,
tree protection, etc.
**Major Plan revisions include items such as a redesign of the E&SPC
Plan/features and/or Stormwater Management features with a hydraulic component.
***Minor Plan Revisions could include items such as the relocation of driveways
and parking, fencing, landscaping, tree save areas, etc
SECTION 2.
That Section 18-36 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 18-36 is
substituted 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 on the Right-of-Way, Access/Encroachment
Application Review Fee: $ 50.00
Inspection Fee: $ 50.00
(2) Urban/Rural Driveways
Review Fee: $ 50.00
Inspection Fee: $ 50.00?
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect on July 5, 2016, and all prior
inconsistent Ordinances shall be repealed as of the July 5, 2016 date.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on
the 14th day of June, 2016; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the _____ day of June, 2016 and adopted at said meeting
by the affirmative vote of _____ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting____________.
Councilor Baker voting____________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting____________.
Councilor Garrett voting__________.
Councilor Henderson voting________.
Councilor Huff voting_____________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________.
Councilor Thomas voting___________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR
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