[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Fulton as Ch. A181 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-15-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001; 9-4-2001 by Ord. No. 8-2001; 1-21-2003; 2-4-2003; 5-20-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; 4-17-2007; 8-19-2008; 4-7-2009; 4-21-2009; 12-1-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009; 1-19-2010; 4-6-2010; 4-3-2012; 11-7-2012; 2-18-2014; 5-13-2014; 10-21-2014; 2-24-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 3-17-2015; 10-18-2016[1]; 10-18-2016[2]; 5-2-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017; 2-2-2021; 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022; 2-7-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023; 3-19-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024; 6-4-2024 by L.L. No. 10-2024]
The following schedule of fees, deposits, bonds and charges is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits and activities required or regulated under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the City of Fulton. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and permits are subject to the provisions of the specific chapter of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit. The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit is required is subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter to which reference is made and to all other applicable laws and regulations. These fees may be adopted or revised by resolutions adopted by the Common Council from time to time. The fees are subject to change, and the user may confirm the currently effective fee with the Clerk/Chamberlain's office.
Subject/Code Section
Type of Application, Permit or License
Fee
Animals
Dogs
§ 216-6B
Annual license:[3]
Spayed or neutered
$24
Unspayed or unneutered
$29
§ 216-9
Adoption
$15
Pets
§ 216-17
Redemption fees:
First seizure
$25
Second seizure
$50
Third seizure
$100
§ 216-18
Impoundment Fee
$25
Auctions and auctioneers
§ 223-1
Public auction and auctioneer license
$200
Boats and boating
City Marina
§ 247-2
Seasonal permit:
Residents
$25 per foot
Nonresidents
$30 per foot
With water, sewer and electric permit
$0.75 additional per foot
Daily:
Without water and power
$0.50 per foot
With water and power
$0.75 per foot
Civil service examinations
State-rated nonuniformed
$15
State-rated uniformed
$25
Locally rated
$100
§ 290-6
Initial Permit
$25
Permit extensions, each (5 maximum)
$25
Electrical standards
§ 300-31
Master electrician examination application
$200
Additional fees:
Subsequent examinations, each
$200
Special exams (given other than the regularly scheduled exam)
$500
Original License
$200
Renewal
$200
§ 300-35
License put on inactive list
$100
Excavations
§ 318-3
Street excavation permit (nonrefundable):
Base fee (48 square feet)
$250
Additional square foot, per square foot
$10
Garbage, refuse and recyclables
§ C70-5D
Collection and disposal of white goods, per item
$20
§ C70-11A
Collection and disposal of garbage and recyclables
$63 per quarter, per unit
§ C70-11A
Collection and disposal of refuse/trash, per item
$15
- - - -
Trash not on list, per item
$50
- - - -
Bag dumping, per bag (This includes recyclables in bags, trash/garbage in bags, trash/garbage in bags that are not clear or translucent, and bags of garbage put at the curb before their scheduled pickup.)
$10
- - - -
Pickup televisions, computer monitors and microwave ovens:
Item on trash list, per item
$7
Item not on trash list, per item
$15
Parks and recreation
- - - -
War Memorial
Daily rental (gym):
Profit groups
$50 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
Nonprofit groups
$50 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
Cafeteria rental
$50 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
Kitchen and cafeteria rental
$75 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
Kitchen, cafeteria and gym rental
$100 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
Event/program custodial service
$50 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
- - - -
Rental of Community Center:
$150 per hour, plus $100 security deposit
- - - -
Recreation Park:
Rental of concession stand by the softball field from May 13, 2014, through October 31, 2014
$500
- - - -
Custodial Service
$40 per hour
- - - -
North Bay Campground rentals:
Boat launch, daily
$5 per vehicle, age 62 and over are free
Fishing access
No fee
Visitor day pass
$7 per vehicle, age 62 and over are free
Visitor season pass
$60
Winter camper storage
$225, with proof of insurance
Winter deck storage
$25, with proof of insurance
Electric sites, Monday through Thursday
$35 per day
Nonelectric sites, Monday through Thursday
$30 per day
Electric sites, Friday through Sunday
$42 per day
Nonelectric sites, Friday through Sunday
$35 per day
Seasonal sites
$950, with $100 security deposit
Dump station fee, nonseasonal
$20
Seasonal camper power fee
$0.17 per kwh
New deck placement permit
$25
- - - -
Community Room rental:
Half room
$25 per hour, plus $50 security deposit
Half room with kitchen
$30 per hour, plus $50 security deposit
Full room with kitchen
$35 per hour, plus $50 security deposit
- - - -
Indoor tennis:
Resident
$30
Nonresident
$40
- - - -
Park Pavilion rentals: Bullhead Point, Recreation Park, Foster Park, Van Buren Park, Downtown Gazebo
City resident
$20 per hour
Nonresident
$30 per hour
- - - -
Softball field rental:
Daily
$50 for 1.5 hours, $15 each additional hour, plus $50 security deposit
With lights
$65 for 1.5 hours, $15 each additional hour, plus $50 security deposit
Concession stand at Denesha
$500 per year, plus $50 security deposit
Portable stage rental
$350 per day, with $100 security deposit
Peddling and soliciting
§ 460-6A
Peddling and soliciting permit:
Charitable or not-for-profit group engaged in charitable or not-for-profit peddling or soliciting activity
Exempt from fee upon submission of proof satisfactory to the City that such group is a charitable or not-for-profit organization
School/college activity, out of city (This permit is valid for a one-month period only.)
$25, plus $10 per person unless the peddler/solicitor is the same person as the applicant
Soliciting by door hangers only (This permit is valid for a one-month period only.)
$10, regardless of the number of solicitors
§ 460-18
Ice cream or frozen dessert vendors:
Daily rate
$25, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
Weekly rate
$50, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
Monthly
$100, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
§ 460-27
Mobile food vendor seasonal fee
$1,000
Solicitor or peddler permit:
Daily rate
$25, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
Weekly rate
$50, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
Monthly rate
$100, plus an additional 50% of said fee for each additional point of sale
Veteran fee exemption: Consistent with § 32 of the General Business Law of the State of New York, honorably discharged veterans and their surviving spouses residing in Oswego County are exempt from any permit fees under this chapter for permits for their own personal use. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply to such veterans and their surviving spouses, and any transfer or assignment of such permits is prohibited.
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Plumbing
§ 468-10
Plumbing/HVAC licenses/examinations:
Master plumbing or HVAC application/examination
$200
Each subsequent exam, as necessary
$200
Special exams (given other than the regularly scheduled exams)
$500
Journeyman examination, for first examination and each subsequent examination
$100
Original license
$200
Annual renewal of license
$200
Annual renewal of inactive license
$100
Plumbing Board rules and regulations
§ A701-3A
Plumbing certificate annual renewal
$200
§ A701-4
Special limited license
Sliding Scale (see table below)
Project Cost
Fee
$100,000 to $199,999
$1,000
$200,000 to $299,999
$2,000
$300,000 to $399,999
$3,000
$400,000 to $499,999
$4,000
$500,000 +
$5,000
§ A701-6A
License name on inactive list for 1 year
$100
§ A701-17C
Contractor's license:
Original license
$200
Renewal
$200
Records
§ 132-5
Copies of records not in excess of 9 x 14 inches
$0.25
Sanitary sewer maintenance
Contractors
§ 277-15
Registration number
$25
Sewers
§ 514-55A
Sewer service charge for domestic/commercial/nonmajor industrial users with less than 5,000 gallons
$21 per 3 months
Swimming pools
§ 549-2C
Building permit, based on the estimated cost of installation
Subject to the Building Permit Fee Schedule § A700-2
- - - -
Pool use:
Daily pass
$0.50
Weekly pass
$2.50
Season pass
$15
Taxation
- - - -
Issuance of a tax search
$35
Taxicabs
§ 560-2
Taxicab license:
For carrying persons:
Motor vehicles
$25
Nonmotor vehicles
$10
For carrying personal property:
Motor vehicles
$10
§ 560-6B
Taxicab service charges:
Up to 2 passengers
$5.50, maximum
Additional passengers, up to 5
$1 each
Package deliveries:
Medical
$6.50, maximum
All other small parcels
$6.50, maximum
Passengers with groceries:
Up to 2 bags
No additional charge
3 to 5 bags
$1.50 extra, maximum
6 to 8 bags
$2.50 extra, maximum
9 bags and over
$2.50 extra, plus $0.25 per bag, maximum
If driver carries groceries into home
$1.00 extra, maximum
Waiting time:
First 3 minutes
No charge
Each additional minute
$0.50
Water supply system cross-connection control
§ 624-30
Cross-connection permit:
Initial permit
$50
Renewal
$25
Zoning
§ 640-8F
Accessory dwelling unit application
$50
Accessory dwelling unit permit
$50
Renewal fee
$25
§ 640-32C(1)
Site plan review application:
Under 50,000 square feet
$150
50,001 to 250,000 square feet
$250
250,001 square feet and up
$500
§ 640-40E
Certificate of zoning compliance
$25
§ 640-49
Appeal of interpretation
$125
§ 640-57 and 640-58
Variance (use and area):
Residential
$75
Commercial
$150
§ 640-63
Rezoning classification application
$250
Amendment to zoning regulations/districts
$175
Rezoning classification application
$200
§ 640-74
Special use permit application
$250
NOTE: Any conflict between the fees set forth in this chapter and the fees set forth in any other part of the City Code shall be resolved in favor of the fees set forth in this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution provided an effective date of 1-1-2017.
[2]
Editor's Note: This resolution provided an effective date of 3-31-2017.
[3]
Editor's Note: Persons 65 years of age or over are exempt from partial payment of these fees. See § 216-6C.
A. 
Building permit fees shall be based on the cost of construction or other permit-related work.
[Amended 1-19-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 7-23-2002 by L.L. No. 11-2002; 9-6-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005; 3-3-1981 by Ord. No. 67-1; 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 109; 12-17-1996 by Ord. No. 184; 7-5-2016; 6-7-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
Building Permit Fee Schedule
Cost of Construction
Fee
$0 to $1,000
$37.50
$1,001 to $2,000
$45
$2,001 to $3,000
$52.50
$3,001 to $4,000
$60
$4,001 to $5,000
$67.50
$5,001 to $9,999
$75
$10,000 to $11,000
$85.50
$11,001 to $12,000
$89.25
$12,001 to $13,000
$96
$13,001 to $14,000
$102.75
$14,001 to $15,000
$109.50
$15,001 to $16,000
$114
$16,001 to $17,000
$118.50
$17,001 to $18,000
$123
$18,001 to $19,000
$127.50
$19,001 to $20,000
$132
$20,001 to $21,000
$136.50
$21,001 to $22,000
$142.50
$22,001 to $23,000
$145.50
$23,001 to $24,000
$150
$24,001 to $25,000
$154.50
$25,001 to $26,000
$159
$26,001 to $27,000
$163.50
$27,001 to $28,000
$168
$28,001 to $29,000
$172.50
$29,001 to $30,000
$177.00
$30,001 to $31,000
$181.50
$31,001 to $32,000
$186
$32,001 to $33,000
$190.50
$33,001 to $34,000
$195
$34,001 to $35,000
$199.50
$35,001 to $36,000
$204
$36,001 to $37,000
$208.50
$37,001 to $38,000
$211.50
$38,001 to $39,000
$216
$39,001 to $40,000
$220.50
$40,001 to $41,000
$225
$41,001 to $42,000
$229.50
$42,001 to $43,000
$234
$43,001 to $44,000
$238.50
$44,001 to $45,000
$243
$45,001 to $46,000
$247.50
$46,001 to $47,000
$252
$47,001 to $48,000
$256.50
$48,001 to $49,000
$261
$49,001 to $50,000
$265.50
$50,001 to $51,000
$267.75
For
Fee
Each additional $1,000
$10
Note: Permit fees for the above, except for electrical permits, include the initial inspection which will be conducted by the Bureau of Code Enforcement. Any additional inspections for said permits shall be $25 per inspection.
Electrical inspections shall be obtained from an independent approved inspection agency.
Flat fee for electrical permits is $30.
B. 
Certificate fees shall be as follows:
[Amended 1-19-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 2-9-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999; 7-23-2002 by L.L. No. 11-2002; 9-6-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
Type
Fee
Issuance of certificate of inspection:*
Initial fee
$25, plus $5 per unit of inspection
*
NOTE: A certificate of inspection is issued per the request of banks or other such institutions, where a certificate of occupancy is not applicable.
C. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONSTRUCTION OR PERMIT-RELATED WORK
To excavate, erect, construct, enlarge, alter, remodel, repair or demolish any building or structure or to install any mechanical equipment or system, such as, plumbing, heating, electrical, air-conditioning, ventilation, elevators/escalators, fire suppression or detection system; also, special structures, such as, but not limited to, swimming pools, signs and billboards, retaining walls, installation or removal of fuel tanks, television satellite dishes, decks, parking lots, wood stoves, fireplaces, handicapped ramps and changes in occupancy classifications.
[Amended 8-5-2008; 2-16-2021]
Type
Fee
One-Time Operation Permits (annual renewal required)
Special events:
Tent (used as assembly space or place of public assembly)
$25 (Fire Department inspects)
Fireworks permit (to sell)
$50 per day or $750 per month
Outdoor burning permit (wood-burning boiler)
$100
Bonfire permit (public)
$25
Recreational fire permit (backyard pit)
[Amended 3-1-2022]
Permit:, $25; penalty, $75
Welding and cutting permit
$25
Placement and/or removal of flammable liquid tanks
$25
Demolition involving explosives
$250
Annual Operating Permit
Bulk storage of flammable liquids:
Class A, less than 50,000 gallons
$100
Class B, 51,000 to 999,000 gallons
$150
Class C, 1,000,000 gallons or more
$250
Private fueling facility, per nozzle
$20
Storage of explosive materials
$100
Storage of radioactive materials
$100
Storage of hazardous chemical/corrosive materials
$100
Welding and cutting operations
$100
[Adopted 9-7-2004, effective 10-1-2004]
A. 
Total water service charge (quarterly). Total Water Service Charge = Demand Charge + Usage Charge.
(1) 
Demand charge (quarterly). Demand Charge = Base Unit Demand Rate x Equivalent Meter Ratio (EMR).
(a) 
Base unit demand rate: $23 per quarter. (Water Rate Code 01) (Water Rate Codes 02, 08, 15, 21) (Water Rate Codes 03, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
(b) 
Equivalent meter ratio: based on size of customer's water meter per table below:
[Amended 10-18-2016[1]]
Meter Size
(inches)
EMR
Charge
5/8
1.0
$28
3/4
1.5
$42
1
2.5
$70
1 1/2
5.0
$140
2
8.0
$224
3
16.0
$448
4
25.0
$700
6
50.0
$1,400
8
90.0
$2,520
10
145.0
$4,060
NOTES:
1
EMR for other meter sizes to be established by the City Water Department based on safe maximum operating capacity of the meter relative to that of a five-eighths-inch meter.
2
For residential properties with multifamily buildings that are served by a water meter(s) of a size(s) for which the corresponding EMR is less than the actual number of individual residential units within the multifamily building, then the EMR assessed shall be equal to the actual number of units within the property.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This resolution provided an effective date of 3-31-2017.
(2) 
Usage charge (quarterly). Usage Charge = Base Unit Usage Rate x Metered Water Consumed (per quarter).
(a) 
Base unit usage rate:
[1] 
Water Rate Code 01: $2.35 per 1,000 gallons.
[Amended 10-18-2016[2]]
[2]
Editor’s Note: This resolution provided an effective date of 3-31-2017.
[2] 
Water Rate Codes 02, 08, 15, 21: $2.26 per 1,000 gallons.
[3] 
Water Rate Codes 03, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: $4.12 per 1,000 gallons.
[Amended 10-18-2016[3]]
[3]
Editor’s Note: This resolution provided an effective date of 3-31-2017.
(b) 
Metered water consumed: water consumed based on quarterly readings of meters, rounded down to the nearest 1,000 gallons.
B. 
The water connection fee (including meter installation by the City) shall be $40.
[Amended 5-2-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
C. 
These new rates shall become effective October 1, 2004.
D. 
Charges to water haulers: $6/1,000 gallons FOB.
[Amended 4-6-2010]
[Added 11-5-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
A. 
Service charge established. The City Clerk/Chamberlain may impose a service charge of $20 on all checks returned for insufficient funds.
B. 
Collection; future payments. Such service charge shall be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for collection of the account for which the check was tendered. In addition, the City Clerk/Chamberlain may require future payments to be made in cash or by certified or cashier's check.
[Added 5-3-2016]
The rental rates for the Municipal Building Community Room shall be as follows:
A. 
City resident: $50/$50 refundable deposit required.
B. 
Non-City resident: $100/$50 refundable deposit required.