(1) License fees. An operator must submit to the department a license fee of twenty-five dollars and an on-site survey fee as specified in Table 990.
| Note: | A separate on-site survey fee will be charged for each housing site owned or managed by an operator which is more than thirty minutes or twenty-five miles apart. |
(2) Self-survey program fee. An operator who meets the self-survey program requirements of WAC
246-358-027 must pay:
(a) An annual licensing fee, according to Table 990; and
(b) An on-site survey fee every third year.
(3) Follow-up surveys. An operator will be charged an additional on-site survey fee for any follow-up surveys, when the department determines additional on-site surveys are necessary to confirm compliance with this chapter.
(4) Complaint investigation fees. An operator will be charged for each on-site survey conducted by the department when a complaint investigation results in the complaint being found valid. This fee will be charged according to Table 990 for on-site survey.
(5) Water test fees. An operator who cannot provide written proof that the water system serving the camp is in compliance with WAC
246-358-055 at the time of survey will be:
(a) Directly billed for the cost of each required water sample collected by department staff;
(b) Cited for noncompliance with WAC
246-358-055; and
(c) If substantiated, cited for operating an unlicensed camp.
(6) Late fees. An operator who does not submit the fee and application as required by WAC
246-358-025, Licensing, may be charged a late fee of one-half the cost of the license fee. If the license fee and the application are not received by the time of the preoccupancy survey, an additional late fee of one-half the cost of the license fee may be charged. If the fee and application are not received within ten days of the preoccupancy survey the TWH may be considered unlicensed and subject to fines according to WAC
246-358-900.
(7) Refunds. The license and on-site survey fee may be refunded when the operator submits:
(a) A written request to the department; and
(b) Provides documentation that the housing was not occupied during the license period.
Table 990
| Number of Units or Occupants Whichever is Greater | On-Site Survey Fee (Includes: Initial, Annual Licensing, Follow-Up, and Complaint Investigation Surveys) | License Fee | Total Fee
Survey + License |
| 1 to 4 units or 9 occupants or less* | $45.00 | $25.00 | $70.00 |
| 5 to 10 units or 10 to 50 occupants | $70.00 | $25.00 | $95.00 |
11 to 20 units or
51 to 100 occupants | $120.00 | $25.00 | $145.00 |
21 to 50 units or
101 to 150 occupants | $150.00 | $25.00 | $175.00 |
| over 50 units or over 150 occupants | $175.00 | $25.00 | $200.00 |
| Note: | The on-site survey fee includes two surveys per year (one preoccupancy and one occupancy). Any additional visits (follow-up and/or complaint investigation) will be considered an additional service and will be billed separately at the rates established in Table 990. |
| *Operators with four or less units or nine or less occupants are not required to be licensed except when licensure is required by WAC 246-358-025. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.340. 99-24-095, § 246-358-990, filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.340 and 43.70.040. 93-03-031 (Order 324), § 246-358-990, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-358-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.055. 87-24-074 (Order 2564), § 440-44-100, filed 12/2/87; 86-05-029 (Order 2342), § 440-44-100, filed 2/19/86.]