Source: https://vancouver.municipal.codes/VMC/20.180.060
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20.180.060 Planning Fees | Vancouver Municipal Code
20.180.050
Ch. 20.180
20.180.070
20.100, Administration
Ch. 20.180, Fees
20.180.060, Planning Fees
20.180.060 Planning Fees.
This section was recently amended by ACM dated 12/19/2019, codified in February 2020.
Required planning fees. Fees for planning related applications, permits, and services are set forth in Table 20.180.060.
Table 20.180.060.
Airport height combining district
Appeals (to Hearing Examiner, Planning Commission, or City Council)
Filed by a recognized city neighborhood association
Involving an individual single-family or duplex lot
All other (see SEPA fees for SEPA procedural appeal fee)
Plus fee per acre for each acre more than 5
Surveys and other special studies
Cost Recovery2
Conceptual – Requiring subsequent site plan review
Same as comparable short subdivision or subdivision
See short subdivision or subdivision
Detailed – Not requiring subsequent site plan review
Plus one-half (1/2) comparable site plan review
See site plan review
Plus fee per lot for each additional lot more than two
(includes rezone in conjunction with plan amendment)
Initial (Community Centers, Group Meal Service, Shelters)
Initial (All Others)
Major Modification, Type III
Minor Modification, Type I
Continuance of Public Hearing
Initiated by applicant after public notice is mailed
Resulting from inadequate information provided by the applicant. Does not apply in cases where new information is presented at the hearing by staff or other parties.
Hearing Examiner Reconsideration Request
Covenant Release – Full and Partial
Single-family and duplex lots
(Fee per Applicable Critical Area)
Minor Exception Request
Reasonable Use Request
Digitizing Critical Areas Geographic Information
Design Review (Downtown)
Minor exterior reviews only
All others, including new buildings
(includes plan check and inspection)
50 cubic yards or less and less than 1 foot in depth
51 to 100 c.y. or greater than 1 foot in depth
101 to 500 c.y.
Plus fee per 100 c.y. (or fraction thereof) above 500 c.y.
(Note: Maximum total grading and erosion control fee shall be $332.00)
Fees resulting from work in progress without a permit
2 x regular fee
Penalty – When application is received after code enforcement action has been initiated.
Impact Fee Deferral for Single-Family Housing – Administrative fee per lot
Joint use parking agreement
(Single-family and duplex residential, sheds, decks, driveways, fences, etc.)
Base fee (1-2 lots)
Plus per lot fee over 2
(requiring subsequent site plan review)
(not requiring subsequent site plan review)
$7,263.00 plus 1/2 applicable site plan review fee
(conceptual approval for overall site, plus partial detailed approval)
$7,263.00 plus 1/2 applicable site plan review fee for area for which detailed approval is sought
Plus fee per unit
Subdivision fee reduced by 1/2 when filed simultaneously.
Minimum: $3,248.00; maximum: $14,686.00
Plus fee per sq. ft. – ground floor
Plus fee per sq. ft. – upper floors
Minimum: $3,336.00; maximum: $21,954.00
Minimum: $3,336.00; maximum: $22,107.00
No rezone fee.
Subdivision reduced by 1/2 when filed simultaneously.
Planning Official Review
Seasonal or special event
Temporary sales office, model home, or unforeseen emergency
Temporary Use in a Commercial or Industrial District
Similar Use Determination or Other
Post-Decision Reviews
Post-decision review – Type I
Post-decision review – Type II
Post-decision review – Type III
Pre-application conference request –
Pre-application conference request – all others
Pre-application waiver request
(authorizes replacement of destroyed structure)
(misc. application and permit information)
SEPA Checklist (Environmental Review)
b. Plus fee per acre of land disturbed by the project
Subdivision or Planned Development
Site Plan Review – Residential
a. Base fee per unit up to 5 units
b. Plus fee per unit more than 5
Non-Projects (including rezone and annual review applications)
SEPA Procedural Appeal
(See “Appeals – All others” for substantive SEPA appeal fee)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Review
Shoreline Variance Request
Preliminary (9 lots or fewer) Plats
Final Plat Check
Signs – all except sandwich board signs
Site Plan Review (Type I)
Qualifying Planned Action
Same as Type II Site Plan Review Fees
Site Plan Review (Type II) – Residential
Site Plan Review (Type II) – Non-Residential
Commercial pad within a previously approved site plan that was not originally reviewed for the proposed specific use or structure
Land-extensive uses such as a golf course
Special Valuation – Historic Preservation
Subdivisions – Preliminary
2-9 Lots (not qualifying as a short subdivision)
10-22 Lots
23+ Lots
Base fee (for first 23 lots)
Plus fee per lot (each lot more than 23)
In conjunction with a planned development
1/2 regular fee
Subdivisions – Final Plat Check
Tenant improvement (if exempt from site plan review)
Levels 1, 2, 4, 5
Levels 3, 6, 7
Variance (full fee for 1st variance; 1/2 cost for 2nd; $0 for 3rd or more)
Zoning Map or Text Change
(not involving comprehensive plan amendment)
1Fees effective on January 1, 2020, shall be further adjusted as provided for under VMC 20.180.050.
2 Cost Recovery: Applicants or persons requesting reports will be required to sign an agreement that they will pay the actual cost of the work being performed. Actual costs will be calculated based on the salary and benefits of the employees performing work plus overhead at a rate of 30 percent.
3Projects with approved master plans, which include preliminary stormwater and transportation plans, shall be entitled to a 30 percent reduction in the fee for stormwater and transportation plan review.
(Ord. M-4205 § 1, 07/17/2017 Effective 09/01/2017;Ord. M-4172 § 3, 08/15/2016; Ord. M-4097 § 2, 11/03/2014; Ord. M-4034 § 4, 12/03/2012; Ord. M-3959 § 5, 07/19/2010; Ord. M-3932 § 2, 11/16/2009 & 3 ; Ord. M-3922 § 5, 07/06/2009; Ord. M-3895 § 3, 11/17/2008; Ord. M-3844 § 4, 10/01/2007; Ord. M-3840 § 5, 08/06/2007; Ord. M-3701 § 5, 05/02/2005; Ord. M-3692 § 10, 02/28/2005; Ord. M-3663 § 4, 08/02/2004; Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)
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