No development approval shall be granted by the appropriate city officer or department until the city finance officer has certified that the special development assessment has been paid for the affected parcel. The finance officer shall maintain a separate account for each benefit district and shall collect and disburse the special development assessments in accordance with the approved benefit district report. The finance officer may include in the collection an administrative charge, not to exceed one percent of the assessment, to reimburse the city for its reasonable expenses in the administration of the benefit district. (Ord. 1826 NCS §1 (part), 1990.)