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TO AMEND SECTION 1197.04, FEE, OF CHAPTER 1197, DESIGN REVIEW, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA.
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WHEREAS, an increase in the number of amended plans has caused the review of this section of code; and
WHEREAS, no fee is currently charged and the City does incur some expense for an amended application; and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission has reviewed, initiated changes, and recommended said changes to City Council; and
WHEREAS, Council held Public Hearing on April 00, 1998, pursuant to notice and according to law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That Section 1197.04, Fee, of Chapter 1197, Design Review, is hereby amended as follows:
Application fee for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the basic review fee plus ten dollars ($10.00) for each 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area contained within the proposed new construction or the expanded portion of an existing structure; except, however, in no case shall the total fees for a Certificate of Appropriateness application exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). No floor area fee shall be charged for applications which do not involve new or additional gross floor area. THE FEE FOR AN AMENDED APPLICATION SHALL BE ONE-HALF THE COST OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE.
Section 2. That existing Section 1197.04, Fee, of Chapter 1197, Design Review, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect at the earliest period allowed by law.