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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 24-120-CCGRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM (Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday) REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS REQUEST SUBMITTED BY: SHILO NELLIS CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: ®AVE BREN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: DYES ENO DATE: 11/13/24 PHONE: 509-754-6082 ❑Agreement / Contract DAP Vouchers ❑Appointment / Reappointment ❑ARPA Related ❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award ❑ Bid Opening Scheduled ❑ Boards / Committees ❑ Budget ❑Computer Related ❑County Code ❑Emergency Purchase ❑Employee Rel. ❑ Facilities Related ❑ Financial ❑ Funds ® Hearing ❑ Invoices / Purchase Orders ❑ Grants — Fed/State/County ❑ Leases ❑ MOA / MOU ❑ Minutes ❑ Ordinances ❑ Out of State Travel ❑ Petty Cash ❑ Policies ❑ Proclamations ❑ Request for Purchase 0 Resolution El Recommendation ❑Professional Serv/Consultant ❑Support Letter ❑Surplus Req. []Tax Levies ❑Thank You's ❑Tax Title Property ❑WSLCB RESOLUTION FOR ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING SERVICES FEE'S POLICY If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES LEGA • If this w a w w s w s + r wgal for w w ----- -------- - ------- If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? ❑ YES ❑ NO DATE OF ACTION: 11. G APPROVE: DENIED ABSTAIN D1: D2: D3: 4/23/24 ❑ N O ❑■ N /A DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO: 0 N/A F-i E 0 1 1 ' E D NOV 14 2024 r L < ANC NTY� OS S I. N!-.-RSr ice..... �..�—..,...�...�: .� - —,s,�..=.�«�:�.�...a�,��..,•....n.... BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Grant County, Washington RESOLUTION NOTICE OF HEARING RESOLUTION No. 24- -CC FOR ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY WHEREAS, Grant County Department of Public Works has a Services Fees Policy via Resolution 24-01 S-CC; AND WHEREAS, Public Works desires to provide annual updates to their fees; AND WHEREAS, Public Works has requested the Board of Commissioners consider updating the fees collected by their office and adopting an updated Fee Policy; AND WHEREAS, A draft Public Works Services Fees Policy follows on attached EXHIBIT A. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT the Grant County Board of Commissioners set a Public Hearing on the report and other related matters on December 10, 2024 at 3 : 3 0 pm. DATED this day of November, 2024. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Yea Nay Abstain ANT COUNT ASHINGTON y t ,ariaT, ATTEST: El F-1 F-1 Danny E. Stone, Vice Chair I -In 7Barbara J. Vasquez � Gam%✓ Clerk of the Board � � F] Rob Jon tuber Grant County Public Works Operational Policy # 25=01 Public Works Engineering Services Fees Policy COUNTY ENGINEER STATEMENT This policy has been prepared by me or was prepared under my direct supervision. I have examined this policy, and I recommend that it be approved. County Road Engineer BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Cindy Carter, Chair Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair Rob Jones, Member ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3 ROADWAY PERMIT FEES 3 ROADWAY PETITION FEES 4 BUILDING PERMIT (GRADING AND STORMWATER REVIEW FEES) 5 LAND DEVELOPMENT (ENGINEERING &SURVEYING REVIEW FEES) 6 PAYMENTS 7 REVIEW DEPOSIT REFUNDS 7 PERMIT FEE REFUNDS 7 ANNUAL FEES UPDATES 7 ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:2 GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS POLICY PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES FEES Grant County Public Works is dedicated to ensuring Road Standards for both public and private work within rights -of -way, easements, and properties owned by Grant County. The following policy ensures that the costs for review, approval, and inspection of private projects be borne by the private developer. In addition, this policy provides for revenue and cost tracking of public works services and an annual fee update. 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The purpose of the fees is to recover the costs of permit processing, petition processing, engineering plans review, and construction inspection. 2. ROADWAY PERMIT FEES: Roadway permits provide permission for the use of the public rights -of -way. Road permits can be processed administratively by Engineering Staff under the supervision of the County Engineer. Approach Permit $100 Right -of -Way Permit $200 Trail Permit $200 Dust Control Permit $ 0 Oversize/Overweight Permit $ 0 Vegetation Maintenance Permit $ 0 Initial, $50 Reinstatement Memorial Sign Permit $750, Includes Sign and Installation • ONLINE APPLICATIONS: Roadway permit fees are paid by credit card in the SmartGov permitting portal at time of online application. Please see the Road Permits page on the Public Works website for more information. • PAPER APPLICATIONS: Paper applications can still be received at the Public Works front counter but require a check payment with the application. It should be noted that a paper application will take longer to process, as the permit technician will need to hand enter the application into the SmartGov permitting portal. ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:3 3. ROADWAY PETITION FEES: Roadway petitions require approval of the Board of County Commissioners, with an open hearing process. Many simple Board petitions have no charge, however petitions that provide permission for utilities installation or permanent legal alterations to the public rights -of -way have fees as follows: Franchise Agreement $800 SmartGov Fee to Public Works $400 SmartGov Fee to Board of County Commissioners Right -of -Way Vacation Fees A $1,500 SmartGov deposit is required (Consultant Appraisal Costs) to initiate appraisal consultant services. Additional deposit may be required for appraisal consultant fees above the initial deposit. Unused deposit amounts shall be refiinded. • ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY: Franchise Agreements and Right -of -Way Vacations must be petitioned for online using the SmartGov permitting portal. These petitions require credit card payment to initiate the process. Please see the Road Petitions page on the Public Works website for more information. ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGER 4. BUILDING PERMITS - GRADING & STORMWATER REVIEW FEES: Larger buildings typically have 500CY or more of cut/fill site grading and 5,000SF or more of hard surface areas. These sites have engineered stormwater plans and grading permit requirements as follows: Site Grading Permit: (Volumes outside building envelope only) - 500CY---o :rLess • 501 CY to I POCY $100+ $20 each I OOCY over 500 1,001 CY -to 10,000CY2 - 00+120-eac 1 000Cly, over.. 1k • 10,001CY to 1009000CY $380+ $70 each 10,000CY over 10k •-100,001 CY-or: More: .'$10i0+.$40.each J00 OOOCY.over 100k,: Stormwater Site Plan Review: A $250 SmartGov review deposit for the first (5) hours of staff review is required to initiate stormwater review. Stormwater review rates are,$50/ho-Lir after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be refunded. ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY: Building permit applications are processed online using the SmartGov permitting portal. These applications require credit card payment to initiate the process. Please see the Building Services page on the Grant County website for more information. ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:5 5. LAND DEVELOPMENT - ENGINEERING & SURVEYING REVIEW FEES: Major development activities typically require both engineering and surveying review, so there will be a deposit amount total for both. Major development includes major plats, planned unit developments, and binding site plats. Small divisions of land, like short plats, may only require surveying review, so there would be a deposit amount for one item. TECHNICAL COMPLETENESS & REVIEW DEPOSIT: The engineering reviewer will review incoming land development applications for technical completeness weekly, to determine if engineered plans and review fees are required for application completeness. The civil engineering design reviewer will setup a SmartGov payment window and note the required engineered plans and deposit for technical completeness of the application. Short Plat Survey Map Review: A $250 SmartGov review deposit for Staff Review & Road Engineer Approval the first (5) hours of staff review is required to start. Survey map review rates are $ 5 0/hour after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be reffiinded. Major Development Survey Mgp Review: A $ 5 00 SmartGov review deposit for the first (10) hours of staff review is Staff Review & Road Engineer Approval (Major Plats, PUDs, and Binding Site Plans) required to start. Survey map review rates are $ 5 0/hour after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be refunded. Development Plans Review: A $500 SmartGov review deposit for • Stormwater Plan the first (10) hours of staff review is • Grading Plans required to start. • Road Plans Development review rates are $50/hour after the initial deposit is utilized. • Traffic Studies • Construction Inspection Unused deposit amounts shall be refunded. MISC - Private Address Markers $25 Each MISC - Private Road Signs $250 Each ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:6 6. PAYMENTS: Engineering services fees must be paid prior to staff work being conducted. If the fees are not paid, the application shall be considered incomplete and rejected without processing. All fee payments can be made online by credit card through the SmartGov portal. 7. REVIEW DEPOSIT REFUNDS: Used review funds are non-refiindable, as staff has already conducted the work. Unused review deposit funds will be refunded when the authorized applicant cancels the project or automatically after the review process completion. Reimbursement will be issued in the form of a check in the mail to the applicant of record. 8. PERMIT FEE REFUNDS: Permit fees are Non -Refundable. 9. ANNUAL FEES UPDATE: Permit and review fees will be updated annually, typically in January of each year. Fees are set by the County Road Engineer and subject to Board Approval annually. ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #25-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2025 PAGE:7