[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lancaster 6-29-1976 by L.L. No. 12-1976 (Ch. 75 of the 1976
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusement arcades — See Ch. 89.
Public access to records — See Ch. 257.
Building construction — See Ch. 104.
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 115.
Excavations — See Ch. 139.
Garage sales — See Ch. 167.
Junk dealers — See Ch. 200.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 234.
Plumbing — See Ch. 244.
Sewers — See Ch. 263.
Water — See Ch. 335.
Zoning — See Ch. 350.
[Added 12-8-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
Fees to operate, conduct or maintain an amusement arcade shall be as set forth within Chapter 89, "Amusement Arcades."
[Amended 5-12-1980 by L.L. No. 9-1980; 11-25-1985 by L.L. No.
5-1985; 3-8-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect
to permits and activities required or regulated under various chapters
of the Code of the Village of Lancaster:
A.
Residential construction.
(1)
Single-family residence: $100.
(2)
Two-family residence: $200.
(3)
Multiple dwelling (three or more dwelling units): $100 per dwelling
unit.
(4)
Additions, alterations, renovations or accessory structures.
(a)
Additions, alterations or renovations to existing dwellings:
$0.25 per square foot.
(b)
Garage, porch, deck: $0.15 per square foot.
(c)
Fences: $25 plus $0.10 per linear foot.
(d)
Antennas, radio towers: $25 plus $0.10 per linear foot.
(e)
Sheds: $25.
(f)
Television dish: $25.
(g)
Fireplaces and wood stoves: $25.
(h)
Pools: $10 plus $6 per $1,000 of value or part thereof.
(i)
Miscellaneous.
|
Value
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to $100
|
$15
| |
|
$101 to $500
|
$20
| |
|
$501 to $1,000
|
$25
| |
|
$1,001 or more
|
$25 plus $5 for each $1,000 of value, or part thereof
|
B.
C.
Moving of buildings.
(1)
From one location to another within the Village of Lancaster, having
to cross a public thoroughfare: $300, plus provide a survey bond in
the amount to be determined by the Village of Lancaster.
(2)
From one location to another on the same property, not having to
cross a public thoroughfare: $100.
D.
Certificates of occupancy.
E.
Site plan review. Where a building permit application, other than
a building permit application relating to a premises used primarily
as a single- or two-family dwelling, shall be subject to a site plan
review, the building permit applicant shall tender in advance to the
Clerk of the Village of Lancaster $150 in consideration of the cost
to be incurred by the Village in administrating such site plan review.
There shall be no fee for a site plan review where a building permit
application subject to a site plan review relates to a premises used
primarily as a single- or two-family dwelling.
[Added 10-28-2013 by L.L.
No. 5-2013; 4-8-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
[Amended 3-8-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect
to permits and activities required or regulated under various chapters
of the Code of the Village of Lancaster:
[Amended 9-27-1976 by L.L. No. 19-1976]
There shall be no fee for a sale held pursuant to Chapter 167, Garage Sales.
The fees to be charged for junk dealer licenses granted pursuant to Chapter 200, Junk Dealers, shall be as follows:
A.
For collecting, buying or selling in and upon or from the streets
with horse and wagon or automobile truck, the sum of $10 a year.
B.
Wholesale and retail junk dealers, $10 a year.
C.
Secondhand merchants or dealers in secondhand articles, except household
goods and furniture, $10 a year.
D.
For otherwise collecting, keeping or storing any secondhand clothing,
secondhand furniture or other articles not hereinafter specified,
$10 a year.
[Amended 3-28-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994; 6-23-2014 by L.L. No.
3-2014]
The nonrefundable application fee for licenses issued pursuant to Chapter 234, Peddling and Soliciting, shall be $150.
B.
Street openings.
(1)
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139, Excavations, there shall be assessed as a charge to any individual who desires to open a portion of a public street in the Village of Lancaster the sum of:
(2)
In addition, if said cut or opening shall exceed three feet in width,
an additional fee of $1 per square foot shall be paid.
(3)
A "street" shall be defined as the area between highway boundaries,
whether paved or not.
[Amended 11-26-2018 by L.L. No. 9-2018]
Appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeals. With respect to an application
for a variance, variances or rezoning relating to a property zoned
as residential, there shall be assessed a charge of $175 for each
appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals. With respect to an application
for a variance or variances or rezoning relating to a property zoned
other than residential, for each appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals,
there shall be assessed a charge of $175 for each distinct Village
Code regulation from which a variance or rezone is requested.
A.
All other permits not heretofore covered shall be assessed at a rate
equal to the greater of $5 or such other rate which may be presently
set forth in the Village ordinances, local laws or Code of the Village
of Lancaster.
B.
Sign permits. There shall be a charge of $15 for each sign permit
issued by the Village of Lancaster. A bond or insurance certificate
in the minimum amount of $25,000, approved by the Village Attorney
as to form and sufficiency of sureties and/or insurance companies
involved, shall be given and accompany the application, indemnifying
the Village against all loss, damage or expense which could conceivably
be incurred as a result of the erection, maintenance and/or use of
such sign.
[Amended 3-24-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980]
C.
Dumpster permits. There shall be a charge of $25 for each dumpster
permit issued by the Village of Lancaster.
[Added 8-26-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996]
F.
Tax search certificate. There shall be a charge of $50 for each tax
search certificate.
[Added 8-26-2019 by L.L.
No. 14-2019]
[Added 3-8-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following schedule shall
establish values for work or construction.
