To be acceptable for filing, any application of the type listed below, submitted after the effective date of this Subtitle, shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), payable to the County, to cover costs incidental to the awarding or enforcement of the franchise, as appropriate: Application for an initial franchise or for issuance of an RFP; Application for renewal of a franchise; Application for modification of a franchise agreement; or Application for approval of a transfer. To the extent consistent with applicable law: The County may require the franchisee, or, where applicable, a transferor or transferee, to reimburse the County for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in considering the application, including consultants' fees; No payments made hereunder shall be considered a franchise fee, but fall within one or more of the exceptions in 47 U.S.C. Section 542(g)(2).