What is an "ASA Fee?"
ASA stands for “Applicant Service Account”. Kittery Town Code Title 3:
Chapter 3.3 APPLICANT SERVICE ACCOUNTS (ASA)
3.3.1 Accounts Authorized.
Applicants requesting appeals, approvals, licenses, or permits, which involve service(s) as listed below, are required to establish an ASA with the Town Treasurer to be used by the Town to pay other direct costs necessary to complete the application process, not including application fees as shown in Appendix A. Collected funds will be remitted to the Town Treasurer for accounting and control.
3.3.2 Service Costs Included.
Service costs covered by the ASA are as follows, but may include other items required by the Town Council, Planning Board, or Board of Appeals, needed to make a decision on an application.
Services
- Third Party Engineer Plan Review
- Third Party Commercial Inspections
- Requested Legal Reviews / Opinions
- Required Mailings – not paid by applicants
- Advertisements of Public Notices / Hearing
- Additional time above and beyond normal working assistance by the Planning Department with an applicant.
- (20 hours threshold before invoicing occurs).
- Board Recorder Time to type specific Findings of Facts and Appeal Decision Letters
- Additional Mapping requested by regulatory Board to staff