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Development fees for the Portland Bureau of Transportation are due to rise July 1.

A range of fees will be hiked as part of the city’s 2017-18 budget.

Developers have long complained the city’s fees contribute to the rising cost of housing in Portland. City agencies such as the Bureau of Development Services and Bureau of Transportation are largely funded by user fees.

鈥淲e try to keep our fees as low as possible,鈥� said Dylan Rivera, a spokesman for PBOT. 鈥淭hey only cover PBOT’s cost of administering the program. This is the lowest increase in fees in the last five years.鈥�

Fees are set to increase for a wide range of reviews that are required of new developments. For example, a Type IIx development review 鈥� a common procedure for new proposals 鈥� will cost $1,617, up from $1,551 鈥� a 4.3 percent increase.

A review of a new type III master plan, or a major amendment to one, will rise to $13,351, up from $12,801 鈥� also a 4.3 percent increase.

The fee for a pre-application conference would rise 4.2 percent to $1,150, up from $1,104. An early assistance meeting would cost $632, up from $608. That’s a 3.9 percent increase.

The City Council approved the fee increases Wednesday.