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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 25-127-CC (002)GRANT 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: UICtOf18 Seim CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: John BI"ISSey CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: ❑YES ❑ NO DArE:12.23.2025 PHONE: 509-754-6082 EMOKG�/�� ❑Agreement / Contract ❑AP Vouchers ❑Appointment / Reappointment ❑ARPA Related ❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award ❑ Bid Opening Scheduled ❑ Boards / Committees ❑ Budget ❑Computer Related ❑County Code El 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 lil Resolution ❑ Recommendation ❑ Professional Serv/Consultant ❑ Support Letter ❑ Surplus Req. ❑Tax Levies ❑Thank You's ❑Tax Title Property ❑WSLCB Resolution regarding the annual update of the Public Works engineering services fees policy. Signatures are needed on the resolution page AND on page 1 of the attached Grant County Public Works Operational Policy #26-01. 11 If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES ❑ NO ❑ N/A 9 n I PON 101 al CZ47A[ :- Y If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? ❑ YES ❑ NO DATE OF ACTION: ,'c� 30 - e)r- DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO - D 1: D. �f D3. 4/2 3/24 WITHDRAWN: ■ RECEIVED 21JI)T Ifs GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Grant County, Washington RESOLUTION FOR ANNUAL RESOLUTION No. 25- -CC UPDATE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY WHEREAS, Grant County Department of Public Works as a Services Fees Policy via Resolution 24-018- CC; and WHEREAS, Public Works desires to provide annual updates to their fees; and WHEREAS, Public Works has requested the Board of County Commissioners consider updating the fees collected by their office and adopting an updated Fee Policy; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Grant County Board of Commissioners approves the attached update of the Grant County Public Works Engineering Services Fees Policy (PW #26-01). DATED this day of Deram, _be4e_-- j 2025. NON r4 0 U N Yea ay Abstain a CC: i icp Cn uAl., Z C� SO 8/NGT0% 0 ATTEST; /JYB ara Vasquez, CMC Clerk of the Board BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRAFT COUNTY, VMSHINGTON Chair Cindy +Cart ice Chair K6vin Burgess - e_,Member Grant County Public Works a 0 Operational Public Works Engineering Services Fees Poll"cy COUNTY ENGINEER STATEMENT This policy has been prepared by me or was prepared under irect supeD4@iC I have examined this icy, an recornmena th t be approved. 6600n'ty Road Engi er I , Z70 .' ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2026 BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Rob Jo s air h Y=�,� u rgess, Cindy Carter, PAGE A TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3 ROADWAY PERMIT FEES 3 ROADWAY PETITION 1U, EES 4 BUILDING PERMIT (GRADING .AND STDRMWATER REVIEW FEES) 5 LAND DEVEEOP ENT (ENGINEERING & SURVEYING REVIEW FEES) 6 PAYMENTS 7 REVIEW DEPOSIT REFUNDS 7 PERMIT FEE REFUNDS 7 ANNUAL FEES UPDATES 7 ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #26.01 EFFECTIVE01-01-2026 PAGE:2 I M b L 1111111 Uzy MAUR!, XW61 1 11 4 U -003 0 1 QUAND Grant County Public Works, is dedicated to ensuring Road Standards for both public and private work within rights -of -way, casements, 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 1$ processing, engineering plans review, and construction inspection. z 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 $I00 Right -of -Way Permit $200 Trail permit $200 Dust Control Permit $0 Oversize/Overweight Permit $0 Vegetation Maintenance Permit $ 0 Initial, $50 Reinstatement Mernonai I Sign Permit $750, Includes Sign and Installation 10 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 pennit technician d'i wi - it need to hand enter the application into the SmartGov pennitting portal, ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2026 PAGE:3 36 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 peiTnanent legal alterations to the public rights -of -way have fees as follows: Franchise Agreement $Soo 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 refunded. Road Improvement District A $1 500 deposit is required when the petition is submitted to initiate the Road Improvement District process. Additional deposit may be required as petitioners are responsible for any and all preliminary costs and expenses incurred by the County in preparing for the formation of the RID should the RID be cancelled. Unused deposit amounts shall be refunded. 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 #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2026 PAGER 4 BUILDING PERMITS - GRADING & STORMWATER REVIEW FEES: Larger buildings typically have 500CY or more of cut/fill site grading and 5,OOOSF 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 or Less 501 CY to 1,000cy 1.00-1 CY to I %000cy 0 10,001 CY to I 00,000cy * 100,001 CY or Hoke . Stormwater Site Plan Review: N/A $100+ $20 each 100CY over 500 $2U4+ $20 each 1,000CY over. Ik $380+ $70 each I O,OOOCY over 1 Ok $1010+ $40. each 1 00,OOOCY over 1 00k A $250 SmartGov review deposit for the first (5) hours of staff review is required to initiate stormwater review, Stormwater review rates are $50/bour after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be reftmded, off LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY: Building permit applications are processed online using the SmartGov perniftfing portal. These applications require crecht card payment to initiate the process. Please see the Building Services page on the Grant County website for more inforination. ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-0112026 PAGE:5 LAND DEVELOPMENT - ENGINEERING & SURVEYING REVIEW FEES* Major development activities typically require both engineering and surveying review, so there will be a deposit ainount total for both. Major development includes major plats, planned unit developments, and binding site plats. Small 1p 10 divisions of land, like short plats, may only require surveying review, so there would be a deposit amount for one item, TECHNICAL COMPLETENESS & REVIEW DEPOSITP 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 SinartGov 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 inap review rates are $50/hour after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be reffinded. Major D evelopRient Survey Map Review: A $500 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 $50/11our after the initial deposit is utilized. Unused deposit amounts shall be refunded, Develoment Plans Review, A $500 SmartGov review deposit for a Storinwater Plan the first (10) hours of staff review is a Grading Plans required t6 start. Road Plans Development review rates are $ 5 0/hour after the initial deposit is utilized, Traffic Studies Construction Inspection Unused deposit amounts shall be r% It reranaed. MISC - Private Address Markers $25 Each MIS C - Private Road Signs $250 Each ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES POLICY #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2026 PAGE:6 & PAYMEi NTS: Engineering services fees must be paid prior to staff work being conducted. If the fees are not paid, the application shall be considered incoluplete and rejected without processing. All fee payments can be made online by credit card through the SmartGov portal., I IRE, VIEW DEPOSIT REFUNDS: Used review funds are non-refundable, 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, PERMIT FEE REFUNDS: Permit fees are Non -Refundable, 9. ANNUAL FEES UPDATE: Permit and review fees Nvill 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 #26-01 EFFECTIVE 01-01-2026 PAGE-1