For the purposes of this section, “city” means a home rule charter or statutory city. When an applicant applies for a permit, license, or other approval relating to real estate development or construction, the applicant may request that the city provide a written nonbinding estimate of the consulting fees to be charged to the applicant based on information available at that time. If the applicant requests the estimate, the application shall not be deemed complete until the city has:

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(1) provided an estimate to the applicant;

(2) received the required application fees, as specified by the city;

(3) received a signed acceptance of the fee estimate from the applicant; and

(4) received a signed statement that the applicant has not relied on the estimate of fees in its decision to proceed with the final application from the applicant.