[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; 10-28-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013; 4-8-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019; 4-26-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021]
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 permit.[2]
(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
|
[2]
Editor's Note: The subsection title was changed from "Residential
construction" to "Residential construction permit" 12-12-2022 by L.L.
No. 7-2022.
B.
Nonresidential construction permit.[3]
(1)
New construction: $0.45 per square foot.
(2)
Renovation of existing construction: $0.30 per square foot.
(3)
Fences: $50 plus $0.10 per linear foot.
(4)
Antennas, radio towers: $50 plus $0.10 per linear foot.
(5)
Fuel pumps: $100 plus $0.25 per pump.
[3]
Editor's Note: The subsection title was changed from "Nonresidential
construction" to "Nonresidential construction permit" 12-12-2022 by
L.L. No. 7-2022.
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 and temporary certificates.
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.
F.
Construction reinspections: $50.
G.
Operating permits: $50.
[1]
Editor's Note: The section title was changed from "Building
construction and inspection permits" to "Building construction; inspections;
moving; certificates of occupancy; site plan review; operating permits"
12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022.
[Added 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
Twenty-five dollars, payable to the Village of Lancaster to
be submitted with each application for a certificate of appropriateness.
The fee shall be refunded if the Village of Lancaster Historic Preservation
Commission concludes that work described within the application constitutes
ordinary maintenance or repair for which no certificate of appropriateness
is required.
[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.
[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.