§ 1-33. Fees.
A.
Fees to cover costs associated with implementation of a VSMP related to land disturbing activities and issuance of general permit coverage and VSMP authority permits shall be imposed in accordance with the fees in Table 1. When a site or sites has been purchased for development within a previously permitted common plan of development or sale, the Applicant shall be subject to fees in accordance with the disturbed acreage of their site or sites according to Table 1.
Table 1: Fees for stormwater plan review
Fee type City Stormwater Plan Review Fee Fee paid directly to the Commonwealth Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and less than 1 acre) Single family: $205
Duplex: $205
All others: $600$0 General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage less than 1 acre.) Single family: $205
Duplex: $205
All others: $600$81
Single family: $0General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5 Acres) Single family: $205
Duplex: $205
All others: $1944$756
Single family: $0General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less than 10 acres) $2,448 $952 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less than 50 acres) $3,240 $1,260 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less than 100 acres) $4,392 $1,708 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 100 acres) $6,912 $2,688 * If the project is completely administered by the Department such as may be the case for a state or federal project or projects covered by individual permits, the entire applicant fee shall be paid to the Commonwealth.
B.
Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements from the general permit issued by the State Board shall be imposed in accordance with Table 2. If the general permit modifications result in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by the City of Virginia Beach, such reviews shall be subject to the fees set out in Table 2. The fee assessed shall be based on the total disturbed acreage of the site. In addition to the general permit modification fee, modifications resulting in an increase in total disturbed acreage shall pay the difference in the initial permit fee paid and the permit fee that would have applied for the total disturbed acreage in Table 1.
Table 2: Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements for the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities
Type of Permit Fee Amount General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage less than 1 acre) $20 General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 and less than 5 acres) $200 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less than 10 acres) $250 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less than 50 acres) $300 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less than 100 acres) $450 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 100 acres) $700 C.
The following annual permit maintenance shall be imposed in accordance with Table 3, including fees imposed on expired permits that have been administratively continued. With respect to the general permit, these fees shall apply until the permit coverage is terminated.
Table 3: Permit Maintenance Fees
Type of Permit Fee Amount Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and less than 1 acre) $50 General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage less than 1 acre) $50 General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5 acres) $400 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less than 10 acres) $500 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less than 50 acres) $650 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less than 100 acres) $900 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater 100 acres) $1,400 General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be paid annually to the City of Virginia Beach, by the anniversary date of general permit coverage. No permit will be reissued or automatically continued without payment of the required fee. General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be applied until a Notice of Termination is effective.
D.
The fees set forth in subsections A. through C. above, shall apply to:
1.
All persons seeking coverage under the general permit, if required.
2.
All permittees who request modifications to or transfers of their existing registration statement for coverage under a general permit.
3.
Persons whose coverage under the general permit has been revoked shall apply to the Department for an Individual Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Construction Activities.
4.
Permit and permit coverage maintenance fees outlined under section 1-33 C. may apply to each general permit holder.
E.
No general permit application fees will be assessed to:
1.
Permittees who request minor modifications to general permits as defined in section 1-3 of this Ordinance. Permit modifications at the request of the permittee resulting in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by the Administrator shall not be exempt pursuant to this Section.
2.
Permittees whose general permits are modified or amended at the initiative of the Department, excluding errors in the registration statement identified by the Administrator or errors related to the acreage of the site.
F.
All incomplete payments will be deemed as nonpayments, and the applicant shall be notified of any incomplete payments. Interest may be charged for late payments at the underpayment rate set forth in § 58.1-15 of the Code of Virginia and is calculated on a monthly basis at the applicable periodic rate. A ten (10) percent late payment fee shall be charged to any delinquent (over ninety (90) days past due) account. The City of Virginia Beach shall be entitled to all remedies available under the Code of Virginia in collecting any past due amount.
(Ord. No. 3337, 4-22-14, eff. 7-1-14)
(Ord. No. 3337, 4-22-14, eff. 7-1-14)