A. The petition, properly signed, shall be filed with the city clerk upon payment of a nonrefundable prehearing fee, which shall be paid into the general fund of the city to aid in defraying the expenses incurred by the city in checking the sufficiency of such petition and investigating or reporting the facts. The amount of such fee shall be determined from a fee schedule approved by the city council and on file with the city clerk. Said schedule shall be subject to change from time to time to allow for any changes in costs. Where one to five separate ownerships abut the proposed vacation, a minimum filing fee shall be charged; and an additional sum shall be charged for each additional ownership over five in accordance with the fee schedule. In the event that the filing fee, computed on petitioner’s estimate, proves to be insufficient as evidenced by the engineer’s report, the balance of said fee shall be paid before notices of hearing are mailed.

B. Subsequent to the hearing and to the conditional approval by council of the petition, should the petitioner elect to proceed, a posthearing fee shall be paid by the petitioner in accordance with the fee schedule and deposited in the general fund of the city to defray expenses of the city in further processing the application. The posthearing fee shall be due from any petitioner whose application receives conditional approval on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section.

C. In the event that the city council initiates a right-of-way vacation, fees shall not be required unless the council directs otherwise. (Ord. 4654 § 57, 1994; Ord. 3265 § 1, 1983. Formerly 20.30L.120.)