A. Any person desiring to apply for the extension of water and/or sanitary sewer service within or outside the City limits shall be required to pay an engineering report review fee which shall be assessed for review of all engineering reports, including a water or sewer system plan, plan amendments, pre-design reports, special reports which may be included as appendices to environmental documents or which were required to be prepared through SEPA, site plan review or another Planning Department permit process, and any other similar report prepared for developer extensions and additions to the water and sewer systems.

B. Upon submittal of engineering reports for review, a deposit for the engineering report review fee shall be paid in an amount determined by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee. Such deposit amount shall be based upon the complexity of the project and an estimate of the cost of city staff hours, including direct compensation, benefits and overhead, and costs of equipment and materials to be utilized. Additional deposit amounts may be required during the engineering report review. The Public Works Director or his/her designee will subsequently calculate the final fee based upon both the actual cost of city staff hours, including direct compensation, benefits and overhead, and cost of equipment and material utilized during the engineering report review and approval process. In the event the final fee is greater than the deposit, the difference shall be paid prior to approval and/or final comments on the reports. In the event the final fee is less than the deposit, the difference shall be refunded or credited toward other fees owing at the time of approval and/or final comments on the reports. (Ord. 1622 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 1553 § 1 (part), 1990).