(1) 
The following fees for reviewing applications under this USDO shall apply from June 1, 2017, until a schedule of application fees appears in an Administrative Manual approved by the Chief Planning Official.
(a) 
Grading and mining.
(i) 
Grading permit fees. Before issuing any grading permit, the City Engineer shall collect a fee, the amount of which is based on the total amount of cut or fills, whichever is larger, as shown in the following table:
Cubic Yards
Fee
50 to 100
$35
101 to 1,000
$50
1,001 to 10,000
$50 for the initial 1,000 cubic yards, plus $15 for each additional 1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof
Over 10,000
$200, plus $35 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof
(ii) 
The City Engineer may, at his discretion, refer the applicant to an authorized representative of the City Engineer for plan checking and inspection. All fees for these services shall be borne by the applicant and will be substituted for the grading permit fees listed above.
(b) 
Board of Zoning Appeals.
(i) 
No application for a permit, certificate, appeal, amendment or other zoning purpose will be processed nor shall any action be taken unless the various charges for expenses or fees are paid in accordance with the schedule shown in the following table:
Type of Application
Fee
Use variance
$400
Per additional variance
$100
Area variance
One- to two-unit dwelling
$50
All others
$150
Per additional variance
$25
Conditional use permit
$250
Per additional permit
$100
Interpretation
$100
Administrative appeal
$250
Amendment
$200
Extension
$100
Rescheduling
$100
Zoning compliance letter
$50
(c) 
Additional zoning related fees.
Type of Application
Fee
Development plan review: residential
Base fee
$300
Per additional 1,000 square feet of new construction (parking structures excluded)
$50
Per 1,000 square feet of renovated space
$20
Per new parking space:
1 - 10 spaces
$75
11 - 50 spaces
$150
51 - 100 spaces
$300
101 - 500 spaces
$600
501 - 1,000 spaces
$1,200
1,000+ spaces
$2,400
Development plan review: nonresidential
Base fee
$200
Per residential unit or lot
$50
Per new parking space
$20
Development plan review amendment
$200
Development plan extension
$100
Rescheduling
$100
Zoning change/amendment
Base fee
$500
Per acre of lot size
$50
State environmental quality review (SEQR)
Draft environmental impact review and notice
$350
Final environmental impact review and notice
$350
(2) 
For those new types of applications created by this USDO for which an application fee has not been established, the Chief Planning Official is authorized to charge a fee consistent with § 375-504(4)(c), Application fees, and New York State law.
(3) 
Applications generated by the City of Albany and in connection with and furtherance of the governmental purpose and objective shall be exempt from such fees.