Section 21-501. FEES

 

501.1The District Department of the Environment (Department) shall adjust the fees in this section for inflation annually, using the Urban Consumer Price Index published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

501.2An applicant shall pay a supplemental review fee for each Department review after the review for the first resubmission of a plan, and the fee shall be paid before a building permit may be issued, except that a project or portion of a project entirely in the existing public right of way shall not be required to pay a supplemental review fee for a review specified for a design phase under the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP) process described in the Department’s Stormwater Management Guidebook.

 

501.3 An applicant for Department approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan shall pay the fees in Table 1 for Department services at the indicated time, as applicable:

 

Table 1.  Fees for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review
Payment Type	Payment Requirement	Fees by Land Disturbance Type
		Residential		All Other
		≥ 50 ft2 and < 500 ft2		≥ 50ft2 and < 5,000 ft2	≥ 5,000 ft2
Initial	Due upon filing for building permit	$51.61		$449.04	$1,104.52
Final	Due before building permit is issued	n/a			$0.15  per 100 ft2
• Clearing and grading > 5,000 ft2
• Excavation base fee		n/a	$449.04
• Excavation > 66 yd3		$0.10 per yd3
• Filling  > 66 yd3		$0.10 per yd3
Supplemental	Due before building permit is issued	$103.23	$103.23		$1,032.26

 

501.4 An applicant for Department approval of a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) shall pay the fees in Table 2 for Department services at the indicated time, as applicable:

 

Table 2.  Fees for Stormwater Management Plan Review
Payment Type	Payment Requirement	Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint
		≥ 5,000 ft2 and ≤ 10,000 ft2	> 10,000 ft2
Initial	Due upon filing for building permit	$3,406.47	$6,296.82
Final	Due before building permit is issued	$1,548.40	$2,477.44
Supplemental	Due before building permit is issued	$1,032.26	$2,064.53

 

501.5An applicant for Department approval of a plan and any other person requesting the services in Table 3 shall pay the additional fees in Table 3 for Department services before issuance of a building permit, except:

 

(a) If a person is applying for relief from extraordinarily difficult site conditions, the person shall pay the fee upon applying for relief; and

 

(b) If a person is not applying for a building permit, the person shall pay before receipt of a service.

 

501.6 An applicant shall be required to pay the fees in Table 3 for review of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan only if the site is regulated under the Construction General Permit issued by Region III of the Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Table 3.  Additional Fees
Review or Inspection Type	Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint
	≤ 10,000 ft2		> 10,000 ft2
Soil characteristics inquiry	$154.84
Geotechnical report review	$72.26  per hour
Pre-development review meeting	No charge for first hour $72.26  per additional hour
After-hours inspection fee	$51.61  per hour
Stormwater pollution plan review	$1,135.49
Dewatering pollution reduction plan review	$1,135.49		$2,167.76
Application for relief from extraordinarily difficult site conditions	$516.13		$1,032.26

 

501.7 An applicant for Department approval of a SWMP for a project being conducted solely to install a Best Management Practice (BMP) or land cover for Department certification of a Stormwater Retention Credit (SRC) shall pay the fees in Table 4 for Department services at the indicated time, as applicable, except that:

 

(a) A person who is paying a review fee in Table 2 for a major regulated project shall not be required to pay a review fee in Table 4 for the same project; and

 

(b) A person who has paid each applicable fee to the Department for its review of a SWMP shall not be required to pay a review fee in Table 4 for the same project:

 

Table 4.  Fees for Review of Stormwater Management Plan to Certify Stormwater Retention Credits
Payment Type	Payment Requirement	Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint
		≤ 10,000 ft2	> 10,000 ft2
Initial	Due upon filing for building permit	$593.55	$877.43
Final	Due before building permit is issued	$129.03	$206.45
Supplemental	Due before building permit is issued	$516.13

 

501.8A person who requires Departmental approval of an as-built SWMP for SRC certification for a BMP or land cover for which a plan review fee has not been paid to the Department shall pay each applicable fee for initial and final SWMP review in Table 4.

 

501.9A person who requires the Department’s review of a proposed or as-built SWMP solely for the purpose of applying for a stormwater fee discount under this Chapter shall not be required to pay a plan review fee to the Department for that project, except that a person who subsequently applies for SRC certification for the same project shall pay each applicable fee for initial and final plan review before the Department will consider the application for SRC certification.

 

501.10 An applicant for Department approval of a Green Area Ratio plan shall pay the fees in Table 5 for Department services at the indicated time:

 

Table 5.  Fees for Review of Green Area Ratio Plan
Payment Type	Payment Requirement	Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint
		≤ 10,000 ft2	> 10,000 ft2
Initial	Due upon filing for building permit	$593.55	$877.43
Final	Due before building permit is issued	$129.03	$206.45
Supplemental	For reviews after first resubmission	$516.13

 

501.11The in lieu fee shall be three dollars and sixty-one cents ($3.61) per year for each gallon of Off-Site Retention Volume (Offv).

 

501.12The administrative late fee for an in-lieu fee payment shall be ten percent (10%) of the late payment.

 

501.13 A person shall pay the fees in Table 6 for the indicated resource before receipt of the resource:

 

Table 6.  Fees for Resources
Paper Copies of Documents	Cost
District Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control	$51.61
District Stormwater Management Guidebook	$90.24
District Erosion and Sediment Control Standard Notes and Details (24 in x 36 in)	$25.81

 

 

authority

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.01 et seq. (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, §§ 101 et seq., effective February 15, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Act of 2008, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-138; 55 DCR 1689), as amended by the Anacostia Waterfront Environmental Standards Amendment Act of 2012, effective October 23, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-192; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1226.31 et seq.) (2012 Supp.)); The Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act of 1977, effective September 28, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-23; 24 DCR 792), as amended by the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Amendment Act of 1994, effective August 26, 1994, (D.C. Law 10-166; 41 DCR 4892; 21 DCMR §§ 500-15); Uniform Environmental Covenants Act of 2005, effective May 12, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-95; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-671.01 et seq. (2008 Repl.)); Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-103.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006, and its delegations of authority.

source

Section 2 of the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act of 1977 (D.C. Law 2-23; 24 DCR 792 (July 22, 1977)); as amended by 8 DCRR §§ 8-2:803 and 8-2:804, Health Regulations (1965 Edition); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 3858 (June 2, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10640 (July 19, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12468 (December 5, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 285 (January 8, 2016); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 63 DCR 1030 (January 29, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 3794 (April 21, 2017).

EditorNote

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