[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Easton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-30-1999; amended 4-25-2011]
[Amended 9-15-2014; 12-5-2022]
Pursuant to § 8-1c of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following fees are established for the processing of applications by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals:
Fee Type
Proposed Fee
Zoning permit*
$1.50 per $1,000
Zoning permit - minimum*
$25
Zoning permit for agriculture*
$25
Sign permit*
$25
Temporary zoning permit*
$25
Zoning certificate of compliance*/inspection/reinspection
$25
Amended Plan of Conservation and Development*
$500
Amended Zoning Regulations text*
$500
Zone change*
$500
Site plan*
$150
Site plan for agriculture*
$25
Special permit*
$200+$1.50 per $1,000
Special permit for agriculture*
$200
Affordable housing*
$100+$100 per unit
Accessory apartment*
$200
Home-based business*
$100
Subdivision*
$500+$200 per lot
Application to Zoning Board of Appeals - variance*
$200
Application to Zoning Board of Appeals - appeal*
No charge
Inspection fee (no state fee)
$30
Inspection fee - Post stop-work order (no state fee)
$100
Lot line revision (no state fee)
$100
First cut division of land (no state fee)
$100
Building lot determination (no state fee)
$100
Map review for land records filing (no state fee)
$30
Revised plan (no state fee)
$100
Permits-after-the-fact*
Double required permit
Publication fee (no state fee)
$100
*
In accordance with § 22a-27j of the Connecticut General Statues, as the same may be amended from time to time, an additional fee of $60 be collected for remittance to the state.
[Adopted 12-8-2008]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES
Includes any commercial activity conducted at any location, private or public, within the geographic limits of the Town of Easton.
TOWN FACILITIES
Includes, but is not limited to, roads and/or streets; parks; recreational facilities; properties, buildings, and structures; police, fire and EMS personnel; police, fire, Public Works Department and EMS equipment; Town of Easton personnel; Town of Easton equipment; and such other things as may be identified as Town facilities by the First Selectman of the Town of Easton.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
Any individual or entity using Town facilities for conducting activities as defined in § 290-2 above shall first make application to the First Selectman of the Town of Easton on such form as may then be in use by said First Selectman.
A. 
Any individual or entity using Town facilities for conducting activities shall pay the following administrative fees:
(1) 
Application fee: $500.
(2) 
Use fee: minimum of $1,000 per day or such higher fee as determined by the First Selectman.
B. 
Fees imposed by this article are not intended to supplant or limit any fee or charge required by any other ordinance or the rules of any other Town agency.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
The following parties shall be exempt from the provisions of this article:
A. 
Individuals or entities providing services primarily for the benefit of the Town of Easton or its residents as determined by the Board of Selectmen.
B. 
Individuals or entities conducting activities solely for charitable purposes which activities have been approved by the First Selectman of the Town of Easton.
C. 
Individuals or entities conducting activities primarily related to agriculture, farming or the sale of agricultural products as determined by the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine of $250 per each day of such violation.