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(1) The finance director may refund a portion of fees and charges attributable to a property or parcel under the following conditions:

(a) The construction, occupancy, or development has not been commenced and the applicant has abandoned the proposal;

(b) The applicant has made the request for refund in writing to the finance director stating the reasons for the request and surrendered all permits and receipts applicable to the project.

(2) Amount of Refund.

(a) For permit application fees for which no permit has been issued, up to 50 percent of the permit fee may be refunded.

(b) For permit application fees for which a permit has been issued, no refund is allowed.

(c) For connection charges for which no work has been started or commenced and the project has been abandoned, up to the total amount of fees paid less a 10 percent administrative charge may be refunded.

(d) For connection charges upon which work has commenced, no refund is allowed.

(3) Refunds may also be issued for impact fees, consistent with the procedures in Chapter 3.24 SMC. (Ord. 1520 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023).