§ 8. Fees.
Each petition concerning a variance or exception for ten (10) acres or less shall be accompanied by a deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00). For petitions involving more than ten (10) acres, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per acre shall be charged up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Therefore, the minimum fee for any appeal will be two hundred dollars ($200.00) regardless of acreage. The maximum fee for any appeal shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) which shall apply for all areas of fifty (50) acres or more. This fee shall be paid to the director of planning and development at the time the notice of appeal is filed, which the director shall forthwith pay over to the St. Martin Parish Treasurer to the credit of the general operating fund of the planning commission.