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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING
Division of Inspections & Permits
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE GUIDE
FEES
REVISED JUNE 2007
The following is a list of fees charged by the Environmental Health Division, Water & Sewerage Division, Inspections and Permits Division, and the Planning and Zoning Department during the building permit process. The list is not all-inclusive and the fees are subject to change. Please call the respective offices if you have any questions (contact information given below).
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FEES
County Services Plaza, Suite 100, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-3922
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Purpose of Fee
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Amount of Fee
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Accessory Structure Permit (deck, shed, addition, etc.)
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$ 20.00
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Perc, septic, final inspections
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$250.00
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Pools
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$125.00
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Public sewer and private well
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$ 40.00
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Public water and private sewer
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$250.00
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Septic repair
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$ 30.00
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Subdivision of land (per lot)
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$250.00
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Well permit
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$100.00
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Well replacement
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$100.00
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WATER & SEWERAGE FEES
County Services Plaza, Suite 205, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-1600 ext. 2329
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Community
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Tap Fee
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Beaches
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$5,400
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Dares Beach
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$5,400
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Industrial Park
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$5,400
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Marley Run
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$5,400
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Prince Frederick
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$5,400
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Solomons
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$5,400
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Community
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Tap Fee
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Cavalier Country
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$3,000
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Chesapeake Heights
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$3,000
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Cross Point
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$3,000
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Dares Beach
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$3,000
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Highlands/Summit
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$3,000
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Hunting Hills
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$3,000
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Industrial Park
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$3,000
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Kenwood Beach
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$3,000
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Lakewood
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$3,000
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Marley Run
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$3,000
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Paris Oaks
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$3,000
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Prince Frederick
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$3,000
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Shores of Calvert
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$3,000
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Solomons
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$3,000
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St. Leonard
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$3,000
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Tara
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$3,000
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Walnut Creek
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$3,000
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White Sands
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$3,000
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INSPECTIONS & PERMITS FEES
County Services Plaza, Suite 201, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-1600, ext. 2515 or 2552
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Purpose of Fee
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Amount of Fee
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Building Permit
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.08 per sq. ft. for finished floor area
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.04 per sq. ft. for porches, garages, decks and breezeways
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$30.00 fee for a single visit-minor remodel project, pier etc.
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Grading Permit
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$120.00
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Grading Bond
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Determined by Division of Project Management & Inspections
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Stabilization Bond
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Determined by Division of Project Management & Inspections
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Commercial Permit
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$300.00 for 10 inspections plus $30.00 per each extra inspection
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Sign Permit
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$30.00
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Stop Work Order
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$30.00 Re-inspection
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RESIDENTIAL EXCISE TAX
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Type of Residential Structure or Unit
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Excise Tax Fund
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Solid Waste Fund
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Total
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School
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Recreation
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Road
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Single-family detached
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$7,800
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$1,300
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$3,500
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$350
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$12,950
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Single-family attached
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$5,175
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$1,300
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$3,500
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$350
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$10,325
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Manufactured (mobile) Home
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$3,900
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$1,300
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$3,500
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$350
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$9,050
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Apartment
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$2,600
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$1,300
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$3,500
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$350
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$7,750
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Bona fide elderly unit
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N/A
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$1,300
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$3,500
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$350
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$5,150
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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR INSTITUTIONAL EXCISE TAX
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Type of Structure
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Excise Tax Fund
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Solid Waste Fund
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Total
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School
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Recreation
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Commercial, Industrial, Institutional
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N/A
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N/A
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.11 per square foot of gross floor space
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.11 per square foot of gross floor space
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PAYMENT OF TAX
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Type of Residential Structure or Unit
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Total Tax
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Due at Permit Issuance
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Second Installment
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Third Installment
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Single-family detached
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$12,950
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$4,550
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$4,200
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$4,200
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Single-family attached
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$10,325
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$3,675
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$3,325
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$3,325
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Manufactured (mobile) Home
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$9,050
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$3,250
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$2,900
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$2,900
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Apartment
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$7,750
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$2,817
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$2,466
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$2,466
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Bona fide elderly unit
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$5,150
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$1,950
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$1,600
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$1,600
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERING BUREAU FEES
County Services Plaza, Suite 202, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-1600, ext. 2221
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Purpose
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Amount
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Stormwater Management Waiver Fee
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$50.00
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Stormwater Management Variance Fee
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$600.00
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Stormwater Management Review and Inspection (R&I) Fee – Non Structural
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$200.00
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Stormwater Management Review & Inspection (R&I) Fee – Structural
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2% of approved cost estimate – $200.00 min.
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Stormwater Management Bond
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125% of approved cost estimate
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County Road Access Permit Bond
(without construction of primary residence, valley gutter)
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$300.00
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County Road Access Permit Bond
(with construction of primary residence, culvert)
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$800.00
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County Road Access Permit Bond
(Commercial Entrance)
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125% of approved cost estimate
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Overlay of existing County Road
(revetment projects trucking in large stone)
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125% of approved cost estimate
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Engineering and Inspection (E&I) Fee
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2% of approved cost estimate – $200.00 min.
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Public Works Agreement (PWA) Bonds
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To be determined by scope of project
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PLANNING & ZONING FEES
County Services Plaza, Suite 304, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-1600, ext. 2356
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If the property is located outside of the Critical Area, it is subject to Non-Critical Area Fees, Fines and Bonding. (Amounts may vary under certain circumstances. Fees will be determined by Planning and Zoning). See Section 8-2 of the Zoning Ordinance for detailed regulations.
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Purpose
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Amount
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Clearing on Small Lots in Communities Without Approved Stormwater Management Plans (Section 5-1.09.F)
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Fee: .60 per square foot for the area cleared beyond 6,000 square feet except as noted in Section 8-1.03.G
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Fine: $1.20 per square foot for the area cleared without permits or beyond the permit limits
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Slopes 25 percent or greater and erodible soils adjoining streams (Section 8-2.04 & 8-2.07)
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Fine: $500 per violation plus $1.60 per square foot for clearing without permits and approvals
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Wetlands (Section 8-2.05 &
8-2.07)
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Fine: $500 per violation plus $1.60 per square foot for clearing without permits and approvals
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Development Adjacent to Perennial and Intermittent Streams (Section 8-2.06 & 8-2.07)
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Fine: $500 per violation plus $1.60 per square foot for clearing without permits and approvals
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Bonding (Section 8-2.07.C)
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Bond: .50 per square foot of planting credit
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If the property is located in the Critical Area, it is subject to Critical Area Fees-in-Lieu and/or Critical Area Bonds. (Amounts may vary under certain circumstances. Fees will be determined by Planning and Zoning). See Section 8-1 of the Zoning Ordinance for detailed regulations.
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Purpose
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Amount
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Approved cutting and clearing of trees in forests and developed woodland areas (Section 8-1.04.G.3 & 6 and 8-1.04.G.9)
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Fee: .45 per square foot if 6,000 or more square feet are cleared and between 20% and 30% of the forested area on the property is cleared
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Fee: $1.20 per square foot if greater than 6,000 square feet and greater than 30% of the forested area on the property is cleared (requires Board of Appeals approval)
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Critical Area Buffer
(Section 8-1.08.D.3.c)
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Critical Area Buffer
(Section 8-1.08.D.3.b.i & c)
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Fee: .40 per square foot in the buffer for water-dependent structures
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Impervious Surfaces
(Section 8-1.04.G.1.f )
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Fee: .80 per square foot of new impervious surface that exceeds 15% of the parcel
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Violations
(Sections 8-1.04.G.3.e & 8-1.09)
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Bond and replant in native vegetation four times the area cleared or pay fees-in-lieu of planting (4 * area cleared * .40/square foot). Any area approved for replanting in native vegetation and bonded will be subtracted from the four-times-the-area-cleared in the fees-in-lieu calculation.
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Mitigation & Bonding
(Section 8-1.04.G.4 & 8-1.04.G.3.f, respectively)
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Bond: .50 per square foot to assure planting of one large tree and either two small trees or four shrubs per 400 sq. ft.
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If property is located outside the Critical Area, it is subject to the Forest Conservation Fees-in-Lieu and/or Forest Conservation Bonds. (Amounts may vary under certain circumstances. Fees will be determined by Planning and Zoning). See Section 8-3 of the Zoning Ordinance for detailed regulations.
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Purpose
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Amount
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Clearing of Trees
(Section 8-3.04.L)
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Fee: .45 per square foot may be required as fees-in-lieu of replanting
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Bonding
(Section 8-3.04.N)
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Bond: Cost of planting * 1.25 to assure reforestation of afforestation
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Violations
(Section 8-3.04.P)
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Purpose
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Amount
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Concept Plan (Section 7-1.07.A)
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No Charge
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Preliminary Plan (Section 7-1.07.B.6 & 10)
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$60.00 per lot
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Final Plan (Section 7-1.07.C.10)
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$60.00 per lot
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Recording Fees
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$20.00 / $5.00
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Replatting (Section 7-1.09.C)
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$60.00
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Site Plan Review Fees
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Purpose
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Amount
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Less than 5,000 cumulative square feet of any new construction (new buildings and additions to existing buildings) (Section 4-1.01.B)
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$100.00
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5,000 cumulative square feet or more of any new construction (new buildings and additions to existing buildings) (Section 4-2.01.B)
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$400.00
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Major revisions to existing site plans and resubmittals - fees based on size (see above)
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Purpose
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Amount
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Board of Appeals
(Section 1-5)
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Single Variance: $150.00
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Multiple Variances: 150.00 per Variance
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Revision to a Previously Approved Variance: $150.00
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Reconsideration of a Previous Decision of the
Board of Appeals: $150.00
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Re-Scheduling of a Case Previously Postponed
by the Applicant: $150.00
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Decision on an Alleged Error: $300.00
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Special Exception: $300.00
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Extension of Time Limit on a Special Exception: $300.00
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Revision/Modification of a Special Exception: $300.00
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Expansion of or Change in Non-Conforming Use: $300.00
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Request for Communications Tower: $1600.00
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Rezoning Application
(map amendment) (Section 1-5)
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$500.00
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Ordinance Amendment
(Section 1-5)
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$300.00
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Zoning Fines (Section 1-7.01.D)
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$500.00 per violation
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Tower Fees
(Building Permit Review) (Section 1-5)
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$300.00
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Antenna Fees
(Building Permit Review) (Section 1-5)
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$150.00
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