Pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S. § 8-1c, the Town
of Clinton does hereby establish a schedule of reasonable fees for
the purpose of funding the approximate actual municipal administrative
cost of reviewing, evaluating and processing of applications by the
Town of Clinton land use regulatory commissions.
For the purpose of this article the following definitions apply:
LAND USE APPLICATION
Any application to a land use regulatory commission within
its statutory jurisdiction, which is herein referred to as "application."
LAND USE REGULATORY COMMISSION
The Clinton Planning and Zoning Commission, The Clinton Zoning
Board of Appeals and the Clinton Inland Wetlands and Conservation
Commission, which are herein referred to individually as "commission."
REVIEW, EVALUATION AND PROCESSING
All functions performed in connection with or associated
with a land use application by a land use regulatory commission, including
but not limited to fees and expenses relating to the administrative
handling of the application and consultant expenses in direct, connection
with the technical review of the application, including both preapproved
and post-approval costs associated with the application, such as engineering
review of construction plans and inspections of improvements during
construction to assure compliance.
[Amended 10-20-2021]
The base fees as set forth in this article are due and payable
to the Town of Clinton upon submission of a land use application,
unless another date for the payment is specified herein.
A. Planning and Zoning Commission.
(1) Zoning.
(b)
Zoning permit (issued after construction).
[1]
First occurrence per offense (by person or entity): $250.
[2]
Second occurrence per offense (by person or entity): $500.
[3]
Third occurrence per offense (by person or entity): $750.
[4]
Fourth occurrence per offense (by person or entity): $1,000.
(c)
Home occupation permit: $50.
(d)
Outdoor entertainment permit: $25.
(g)
Certificate of zoning compliance: $50.
(h)
Coastal area management (CAM) application:
(i)
Flood review application: $500.
(j)
Amendment request for regulation or zone change: $250, plus
actual cost of legal notices in excess of $50.
(k)
Gravel excavation or dumping: $150.
[1]
Plus, month permit (per month if less than one year): $25; or
[2]
Plus year permit (per year): $150; or
[3]
Plus renewals or extensions (per year): $150.
(l)
Special exception, Planning and Zoning Commission: $250, plus applicable consultant expenses per §
296-5.
(m)
Site plan application: $200.
(n)
Renoticing due to applicant error, withdrawal, or postponement
(at applicant's request) to be paid by applicant at cost.
(o)
Additional fees per application.
[1]
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: as determined
by DEEP.
(2) Subdivision.
(a)
Subdivision application: $100.
[2]
Plus, per linear foot of road: $1.
(b)
Resubdivision application: $150.
[2]
Plus, per liner foot of road: $1.
(c)
Additional fees per application.
[1]
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: as determined
by DEEP.
B. Zoning Board of Appeals.
(1) Zoning Board of Appeals application for variance: $200.
(2) Coastal area management (CAM) application:
(3) Certificate of approval of location, dealer's and repairs licenses:
$150.
(4) Appeal of decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer: $100.
(5) Renoticing due to applicant error withdrawal, or postponement (at
applicant's request) to be paid by applicant at cost.
(6) Additional fees per application.
(a)
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: as determined
by DEEP.
C. Aquifer Protection Agency.
D. Inland Wetlands and Conservation Commission.
(1) Regulated activity (within zero to 50 feet of or in wetlands or watercourses).
(a)
Residential uses: $125 base fee plus $40 per new lot.
(b)
Commercial and industrial uses: $300.
(c)
Significant activity fee (per Section 2.20.1 of Wetlands Regulations)
or public interest hearing: $200.
(2) As-of-right (logging, farm ponds, agricultural): $50.
(3) Activity within 100 feet of wetlands (Commission permit).
(a)
New residential structure: $125.
(b)
New commercial or industrial lot: $250.
(c)
Significant activity fee (per Section 2.20.1 of Wetlands Regulations)
or public interest hearing: $200.
(d)
Addition to existing structure on commercial or industrial lot:
$100.
(4) Activity within 100 feet of wetlands (wetland enforcement officer
permit). Issued for the following activities within 51 feet to 100
feet of the wetlands: decks, porches, residential additions, sheds,
pools, fences, minor driveway work, stone walls and test holes.
(b)
Commercial or industrial lot: $100.
(c)
Deep test pits, per lot: $50.
(5) Boundary change/verification of Inland Wetlands Official Map: $250,
plus submission of the proposed change in an electronic format per
Town data standards.
(6) Modification of previous approval: $100.
(7) Additional fees per application.
(a)
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: as determined
by DEEP.
(b)
Applicable consultant expenses per §
296-5.
(8) Renoticing due to applicant error, withdrawal, or postponement (at
applicant's request) to be paid by applicant.
In making a determination as to whether additional technical
assistance will be required, each commission shall give due consideration
to and shall use to the extent feasible the technical assistance that
may have been engaged by another commission in reviewing the same
application so as to eliminate duplication of consultant review fees.
A commission may by resolution determine that base fees, or
portions thereof, are not required in particular cases of resubmission
of a disapproved application, or an application to revise an approved
application or in cases where the application changes are minor. Boards,
commissions and departments of the Town of Clinton are exempt from
fee requirements.