[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Hudson 6-27-1989 by Res. No.
R89-50, as last amended 3-21-2000 by the Board of Selectmen. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Board of Selectmen's fees are set as follows:
A. Truck (by ordinance), per vehicle: $25.
B. Hawker/Peddler (by ordinance):
C. Motor vehicle race track (by ordinance): $100.
D. Motor vehicle junkyard license (by state statute): $25.
E. DVDs.
[Added 4-24-2001; amended 12-11-2007]
(1) DVD duplication costs: $15 per program.
(2) Retention of DVDs. DVDs will be held for a period of six months and
then will be destroyed. (However, DVDs of the Annual Town Meeting
and School District Meeting will be held longer.)
[Amended 5-14-2002; 10-25-2005; 2-24-2015 by Ord. No. 15-02; 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 15-02]
Building fees are set as follows:
A. Building permit application fee: $30.
B. Residential construction: $0.40 per square foot. ($30 minimum.)
(1) Garage area: $0.40 per square foot.
(2) Remodel and repair: $0.20 per square foot.
(4) Temporary mobile home: $100.
(6) Removal stop-work order: $75.
(7) Tent,
commercial only: $30.
C. Accessory residential (detached garages and sheds):
(1) Zero to 200 square feet: $40.
(2) Two hundred one to 499 square feet: $60.
(3) Five hundred square feet and over: $60, plus $0.10/square foot over
500 square feet.
D. Commercial construction:
(1) New: $0.40 per square foot.
(2) Remodel/Repair: $0.20 per square foot.
(3) Minimum charge on commercial permits: $150.
(4) Permit extension (one year): $50.
(5) Removal stop-work order: $75.
E. Industrial construction: $0.40 per square foot.
(1) Remodel and repair: $10 per $1,000 of cost of construction.
(3) Permit extension (one year): $50.
(4) Removal stop-work order $75.
F. Gas burning:
$50.
(1) Gas
piping:
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Size of Facility
(square feet)
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Fee
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0 to 2,000
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$200
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2,000 to 3,000
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$225
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3,000 to 4,000
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$250
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4,000
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$275
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4,000+
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$275 + $0.01 per square foot
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H. Electrical permits:
(1) Residential: $75.
(b) Solar array: $0.15 per square foot.
(c) Hot water heater replacement: $30 per unit.
(2) Commercial:
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Size of Facility
(square feet)
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Fee
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0 to 2,000
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$200
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2,000 to 3,000
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$225
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3,000 to 4,000
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$250
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4,000
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$275
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4,000+
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$275 + $0.01 per square foot
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I. Reinspections:
(4) Additional inspection fees are for reinspection of violations. If
a stop-work order is imposed and the violations are not corrected
within two weeks, the fee to remove the stop-work order will be $75.
K. Plumbing permits:
(2) Commercial:
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Size of Facility
(square feet)
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Fee
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0 to 2,000
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$200
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2,000 to 3,000
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$225
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3,000 to 4,000
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$250
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4,000
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$275
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4,000+
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$275 + $0.01 per square foot
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N. Certificate of occupancy:
O. Working without a permit: $250.
P. Roof, commercial/industrial: $250.
Q. Structures designed and certified to LEED standards shall be eligible
for the following reduction in their building permit fee:
(1) LEED standard certification: 5%.
(2) LEED silver certification: 10%.
(3) LEED gold certification: 15%.
(4) LEED platinum certification: 20%.
Finance Department fees are set as follows:
B. Copy machine fees:
(2) Each additional page thereafter: $0.25.
[Amended 2-24-2015 by Ord. No. 15-02]
Fire Department fees are set as follows:
A. Gas and oil burner installation: $30.
C. Place of assembly:
(2) Fifty to 299 persons: $20.
D. Solid fuel burning equipment (permit to install): $60.
E. Smoke detector certificate: $50.
F. Public fireworks display: $50.
G. Underground tank installation:
(1) Residential: $30.
(a) Tank removal (below grade): $30.
(2) Commercial/Industrial, 500 gallons or more: $30.
H. Underground tank removal: $60.
I. Aboveground tank installation (commercial/industrial): $75.
J. LP tank installation (less than 300 gallons): $40.
K. Day-care license, state code compliance: $30.
L. Reinspection for noncompliance or failure: $15.
M. Kerosene heaters (state permit): $2.
N. Fire alarm system (all except residential): $60 (plus $0.50 per device).
O. Incident reports: $15. For more than 10 pages, the fee shall be $1
per page.
R. Explosive permits:
(1) Short-term permit, per day: $25.
(2) Renewal of a previously issued permit, per day: $50.
(3) Issuance of an initial permit: $100.
(4) Reissuance of a previously revoked permit: $250.
(5) Renewal of a permit which has been applied for after the expiration
date of the original permit: $100.
S. Fire prevention systems.
(1) Sprinkler application fee (nonrefundable): $30.
(2) NFPA 13D system (per riser): $40.
(3) NFPA 13R system (per riser): $70.
(4) NFPA 13 system (per riser):
(a)
Up to 10,000 square feet of protected area: $110.
(b)
From 10,001 square feet to 25,000 square feet: $225.
(c)
From 25,001 square feet to 52,000 square feet: $300.
(d)
Up to six sprinkler heads: $30.
(e)
Seven to 20 sprinkler heads: $55.
(5) Standpipe system (not part of combined sprinkler/standpipe system):
(a)
Up to three floors (per riser): $70.
(b)
Beyond three add, per floor: $55.
[Amended 5-14-2002; 7-25-2006; 10-27-2009; 3-23-2010; 12-16-2014]
Ambulance fees are set as follows:
A. BLS nonemergency: $610.08.
C. ALS 1 nonemergency: $1,021.76.
D. ALS 1 emergency: $1,021.76.
E. ALS 2 emergency: $1,522.14.
F. Specialty care transport: $1,695.14.
H. Treatment/No transport: $250.
Health fees are set as follows:
A. Health permit (day-care centers/foster homes): $50.
[Amended 10-25-2005]
B. Health permit for outdoor gatherings and hawker/peddlers (not inspected
by the State Health Department): $25.
C. Septic plan review, including new plan review, test pit, replace-in-kind,
field inspection and bed bottom inspection: $100.
[Added 5-14-2002; amended 10-25-2005]
(1) If a stop-work order is imposed and the violation(s) is not corrected
within two weeks, the fee to remove the stop-work order will be $75.
Planning Department fees are set as follows:
A. Application for subdivision plan review.
(1) Review fees.
(a)
One hundred seventy dollars per lot, plus:
[1]
Consultant review fee: Linear feet of roadway (including cul-de-sac);
length of roadway: $1.25 per foot or $800, whichever is greater. This
is an estimate for the cost of consultant review. The fee is expected
to cover the amount. A complex project may require additional funds.
A simple project may result in a refund.
[Amended 7-9-2002]
[2]
Legal fees. The applicant shall be charged attorney costs billed
to the Town for the Town Attorney's review of any application plan
set documents.
(b)
Lot line relocation: $340 for the first two lots, plus $170
per each additional lot.
(c)
Conceptual review only: $100.
(d)
Zoning Board of Appeals input only: $100.
(e)
GIS fee (flat fee):
[Added 8-9-2005]
[1]
For two to seven lots: number of lots times $60, plus $25 (minimum
$145).
[2]
For eight lots or more: minimum $650.
(2) Postage. Current certified mail postage rate per abutter to the proposed
site plan and current first class postage rate per property owner
within 200 feet of the proposed site plan.
[Amended 7-9-2002]
(3) Advertising (public notice) for all subdivisions: $80.
[Amended 6-25-2019]
(4) Recording fees.
(a)
The applicant shall pay the costs of recording the final plan
layout prior to final subdivision recording, in accordance with fees
established by the county.
[1]
Recording of plan: $24 per sheet, plus a surcharge of $2 per
plan.
[2]
Easements/agreements (if applicable): $10 for the first sheet;
$4 for each sheet thereafter, plus a surcharge of $2 per document,
plus first class return postage rate.
(b)
Please note: Recording fees shall be computed when plans are
finalized for recording. Recording fees must be paid by the applicant
prior to recording.
(c)
The applicant shall be responsible for all fees incurred by
the Town for processing and review of the applicant's application
plan and related materials. All such fees must be paid prior to recording.
(5) Cost allocation procedure amount contribution and other impact fee
payments: to be determined by vote of the Planning Board and paid
by the applicant prior to issuance of building permit.
(6) Subdivision plan review application schedule of fees was approved
by the Planning Board June 26, 1996. On August 14, 1996, the Planning
Board made fees schedule effective September 1, 1996.
B. Application for site plan review.
(1) Review fees.
(a)
Fees established.
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Site Plan Use
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Fee
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Multifamily
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3 to 50 units
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$105 per unit
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Each additional unit over 50
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$78.50 per unit
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Commercial/semipublic/ civic/recreational
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First 100,000 square feet of building area
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$157 per 1,000 square feet
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Each 1,000 square feet thereafter
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$78.50 per 1,000 square feet
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Industrial
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First 100,000 square feet of building area
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$105 per 1,000 square feet
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Each 1,000 square feet thereafter
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$78.50 per 1,000 square feet
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No buildings
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$30 per 1,000 square feet of proposed developed area
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(b)
Plus consultant review fee: total acres of disturbed area, acres:
$600 per acre or $1,000, whichever is greater. This is an estimate
for the cost of consultant review. The fee is expected to cover the
amount. A complex project may require additional funds. A simple project
may result in a refund.
[Amended 7-9-2002]
(c)
Legal fees. The applicant shall be charged attorney costs billed
to the Town for Town's attorney review of any application plan set
documents.
(d)
Conceptual review only: $100.
(e)
Zoning Board of Appeals input only: $100.
(f)
GIS fee (flat fee): $550.
[Added 8-9-2005]
(2) Postage. Current certified mail postage rate per abutter to proposed
site plan and current first class postage rate per property owner
within 200 feet of proposed site plan.
[Amended 7-9-2002]
(3) Advertising (public notice) for all site plans: $40.
(4) Recording fees.
(a)
The applicant shall pay the costs of recording the final site
plan layout prior to final site plan approval, in accordance with
fees established by the county.
[1]
Recording of plan: $24 per sheet, plus a surcharge of $2 per
plan.
[2]
Easements/agreements (if applicable): $10 for the first sheet;
$4 for each sheet thereafter, plus a surcharge of $2 per document,
plus first class return postage rate.
(b)
Please note: Recording fees shall be computed when plans are
finalized for recording. Recording fees must be paid by the applicant
prior to recording.
(c)
The applicant shall be responsible for all fees incurred by
the Town for processing and review of the applicant's application
plan and related materials. All such fees must be paid prior to recording.
(5) Cost allocation procedure amount contribution and other impact fee
payments: to be determined by vote of the Planning Board and paid
by the applicant prior to issuance of building permit.
(6) Site plan review application schedule of fees approved by the Planning
Board August 14, 1996, effective September 1, 1996.
Police Department fees are set as follows:
A. Accident/Crime scene photos:
(1) 3 by 5 film developing: $4 each.
(2) 8 by 10 film developing: $10 each.
(3) Digital color printout: $3 each.
(4) Black and white digital print: $2 each.
B. Reports (includes incidents, arrests, investigations, accidents):
$10 (up to 10 pages); domestic violence incident: $10 for plaintiff,
no charge for victim.
C. Reports/Major investigations (over 10 pages): $1 per page.
D. Pistol/Revolver permit: $10.
E. Games of chance permit: $25.
F. License to sell pistol/revolver: $10.
G. Solicitor's license (by ordinance): $10.
H. Written requests to research traffic studies, criminal statistics:
$25 each.
I. Letter of conduct/record check: $5.
J. Fees for parking violations (paid directly to the Town): $20.
[Amended 3-27-2007]
K. Dictaphone cassette recordings: $25.
M. Police cruiser present at details (by request): $15 per hour.
[Amended 12-14-2004]
N. Daily log:
(1) Twenty-four-hour period, up to five pages: $5.
(2) Over five pages: $1 per page.
O. Copies of statistics as compiled monthly/yearly: $5 each.
P. Dispatch screen (accident under $1,000 or other call): $5.
[Amended 10-14-2003; 3-8-2010; 8-14-2012; 8-10-2021]
Animal control fees governed by state statute are not listed
in this section but are set in accordance with RSA 466.
C. Ten-day quarantine: $150 (additional charges for longer quarantine.)
D. Dogs at large:
(3) Third
offense: Court action to be taken.
E. Waste removal:
(3) Third
offense: Court action to be taken.
G. Noisy animal/fowl/barking
dog and at-large animals.
(3) Third
offense: Court action to be taken.
H. In addition
to any penalty, in conjunction with any penalty, or as an alternative
to any penalty imposed under this section, the Town of Hudson may
request that the Court require the owner or keeper of any dog, animal,
and/or fowl which has been impounded for running at large to pay for
the boarding and impoundment fees established by an animal shelter
or holding facility and any reasonably necessary medical expenses
incurred during the impoundment of the animal regardless of whether
the owner or keeper retrieves the animal.
Public works fees are set as follows:
A. Sewer permit (residential): Establish fee for field inspection of
sanitary sewer connection to ensure conformity with Town and state
regulations and standards. Field inspections are presently conducted
by the Sewer and Drains Division.
(1) Present fee (administrative costs): $25.
(2) Recommended additional fee (field inspection costs): $25.
B. Sewer permit (commercial, business and industrial): Establish fee
for field inspection of sanitary sewer service connection to ensure
conformity with Town and state regulations and standards. The majority
of field inspections are presently conducted by construction project
inspector and/or Sewer and Drains Division at no cost to the applicant.
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(Note: When field inspection is conducted by an outside inspector,
the inspection fee is charged. The initial fee of $1,000 (escrow account)
required with sewer permit submittal was established to cover design
review and field inspection costs. Presently, no field inspection
fee is charged to the applicant if the inspection is performed by
Town forces.
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(1) Present fee:
(a)
Administrative costs only: $25.
(b)
Outside design review/field inspection: $1,000.
(2) Recommended fee:
(a)
Administrative costs only: $25.
(b)
Outside or Town performed design review/field inspection: $1,000.
C. Street opening permit: Establish fee for administrative costs and field inspection costs. Field inspections will ensure conformity with Town regulations and standards. Field inspections are presently conducted by the Street Division at no cost to the applicant. Chapter
284 of the Hudson Town Code deals with street openings.
(1) Recommended fees:
(a)
Administrative costs: $25.
(b)
Field inspection costs: $50.
[Amended 11-28-2000; 4-9-2002; 6-10-2003; 5-10-2005; 12-11-2007; 3-23-2010; 4-23-2013; 6-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-03; 1-13-2015 by Ord. No. 15-01]
A. Recreation Department fees are set as follows:
(1) Summer Recreation Program:
(c)
Second family member: $175.
(d)
Third and subsequent child(ren), each: $150.
(e)
Ten-day pass booklet: $150.
(h)
Field trips: to be determined.
(i)
New Hampshire state trips: $5.
(j)
Before-/After-hours care: $5.
(2) Softball:
(b)
Men's softball (grandfathered out-of-towners): $125.
(d)
Women's softball (grandfathered out-of-towners): $100.
(3) Jette Field (user deposit): $100.
(4) Basketball:
(c)
Instructional (Grades 1 and 2): $40.
(d)
Travel (3 through 8): $75.
(5) Sponsor fee (adult basketball and softball): $175.
(7) Soccer (Little Sweepers): $40.
(10)
Invitational basketball tournament: $250.
(11)
Late fee (basketball, lacrosse and soccer): $15.
(12)
Jette Field, light usage (per hour): $30.
(14)
Lacrosse (Fiddle Stix): $40.
(15)
Senior Center annual membership: $10.
(16)
Community Center rental: $60 per hour.
B. The Recreation Director may waive the registration fee, or a portion
thereof, for any Hudson resident, provided that the number and dollar
value of any waivers granted, and the rationale, shall be provided
to the Board of Selectmen and the Recreation Committee. This may be
accomplished by the monthly report.
A. Town Clerk/Tax Collector fees are set as follows:
(2) Town of Hudson Code Book: $200.
(3) License to purchase scrap metals, precious metals and precious stones
(set by ordinance): $50.
B. All other fees for Town Clerk/Tax Collector's office are regulated
by the state.
[Amended 10-25-2005; 12-22-2009; 8-14-2018]
A. Zoning fees are set as follows:
(1) Zoning
Board of Adjustment applications (variances, special exceptions, appeal
of an administration decision, equitable waiver of dimensional requirement);
includes advertising for newspaper public notice and recording of
decisions: $185.
[Amended 7-27-2021]
(2) Postage
(paid by applicant). Current certified mail postage rate per abutter
to the property and current first-class postage rate per property
owner within 200 feet of the property.
B. If the application is required to be reviewed at more than one Zoning
Board of Adjustment meeting, additional postage and advertising charges
will be assessed. For guidelines apropos to specific circumstances
regarding applicability of fee reassessment, please refer to the approved
Zoning Board of Adjustment bylaws.
[Amended 5-14-2002]
A. Water utility fees are set as follows:
(1) Backflow device test fee: $36.
B. Water supply development fee: $1,545.
C. Water distribution development fee: $659.
D. Residential water connection fees:
(1) Application processing and inspection by the Town: $100.
(2) Meter installation and inspections by Pennichuck:
[Amended 10-11-2011]
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Size of Meter
(inches)
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Fee
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5/8
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$400
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3/4
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$500
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1
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$550
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1 1/2
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$800
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2
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$1,050
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3
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$1,050
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> 3
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Cost to be determined at time of application (plus parts)
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(3) New customer water system access fee: chart on file with Town Engineer.
E. Nonresidential water connection fees.
(1) Application processing and inspection by the Town: $100.
(2) Inspection fee: $4/linear foot of installed pipe.
(3) Meter installation and inspections by Pennichuck:
[Amended 10-11-2011]
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Size of Meter
(inches)
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Fee
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5/8
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$400
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3/4
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$500
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1
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$550
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1 1/2
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$800
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2
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$1,050
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3
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$1,050
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> 3
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Cost to be determined at time of application (plus parts)
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(4) The new customer water system access fee for any use connecting to
the water main constructed on the easterly side of NH Route 102, a/k/a
"Derry Road," northerly of Hudson Tax Map 105, Lot 7, and continuing
westerly along West Road to the Londonderry Town Line shall be $15,000,
plus the supply fee portion of the new customer water system access
fee as set forth in the chart on file with the Town Engineer. For
all other uses, the new customer water system access fees shall be
as set forth in the chart on file with the Town Engineer.
[Amended 6-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-04]
F. Water utility temporary meter fees.
[Added 8-11-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-03]
(1) One-time
temporary water meter installation and removal fee: $200.
(2) Backflow
preventer device rental, per day: $3.
Assessing Department fees are set as follows:
A. Fax fee, per property record card for each card faxed: $2.
[Added 2-12-2002; amended 10-24-2006]
A. Fees.
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Group
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Fee
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Boy Scouts
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No fee
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Seniors
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No fee
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WIC
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No fee
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Hannah Dustin Quilters
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$150
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Junior Women's Club
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$150
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Lions Club
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$150
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Nottingham West Lions Club
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$150
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Antique Show
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$400
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Karate
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$400
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Wrestling
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$400
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All other groups
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$400
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B. Each lessor shall be required to submit a certified check or money
order in the amount of $250 as a cleaning/damage deposit.
C. Each lessor shall provide a certificate of liability insurance to
the Town of Hudson in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and
$3,000,000 cumulative.
D. Rentals for nonprofit, charitable organizations in Hudson, such as
the Lions Clubs, Junior Women's Club and the Quilters, shall be $150,
and they must abide by all other terms of the agreement, including
set-up and take-down and cleaning the Hall.
E. The Board of Selectmen, at its discretion, may waive the rental fee.
[Added 5-14-2002; amended 8-9-2005]
GIS mapping fees shall be as follows:
Item
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Digital
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Paper
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AutoCAD drawings
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$100/tile
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$25/tile
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Orthographic photos
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$100/tile
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$25/tile
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GIS information
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$100/tile
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$25/tile
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Complete set of AutoCAD drawings
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$8,000
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N/A
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Complete set of ortho photos
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$8,000
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N/A
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Complete set of GIS data
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$8,000
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N/A
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