The City of Gunter is hereby authorized to charge and collect
the following fees for permits, inspections, services, and other miscellaneous
charges to recover costs pursuant to authority in the Code of Ordinances,
City of Gunter, Texas:
(a)
Local
fee.
One-half of the state license fee.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15)
(a)
Impoundment,
licensing, rabies, vaccination, or related fees.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15)
(b)
Solicitor
permit fee.
$15.00/day.
(d)
Garage
sale permit fee.
$10.00 per day. No fee is required for
charitable, religious, fraternal, governmental or nonprofit organizations
(documentation required).
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15; Ordinance
2018-05-14-02, sec. 2, adopted 5/14/18; Ordinance 2018-05-14-03 adopted 5/14/18; Ordinance 2018-05-14-04 adopted 5/14/18)
(a)
New single-family
and duplex residential construction permit and inspection fees.
Building permit fees will be a flat fee of $800.00 plus $0.55
cents per square foot of the total structure (includes garages, patios,
and other non-air conditioned space).
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Example Square Footage
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Example Fee
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2,500
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= $800.00 + (2,500 x $0.55) = $2,175.00
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3,500
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= $800.00 + (3,500 x $0.55) = $2,725.00
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(b)
Single-family
additions/remodel fees - attached.
$550.00.
(c)
Single-family
additions/remodel fees - detached (garages, pools, patios, arbors,
etc.).
Based on value of project:
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$0.00 to $10,000.00
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$150.00
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$10,000.01 to $25,000.00
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$275.00
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$25,000.01 to $50,000.00
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$450.00
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$50,000[.01] to $100,000.00
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$650.00
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$100,000.00 +
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$650.00 + $3.36 for each additional $1,000.00.
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(d)
Single-family
plan review fee.
50% of the building permit cost paid
at the time of permit submittal.
(e)
Commercial
and multifamily construction permit and inspection fees (new, remodel,
and finish out).
Construction value shall be assessed
by the city or its designated representative. Construction value is
determined by the valuation table found in the city's adopted building
code.
(1)
Permit
fee.
Based on value of project:
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$0.00 to $10,000.00
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$150.00
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$10,000.01 to $25,000.00
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$275.00
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$25,000.01 to $50,000.00
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$450.00
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$50,000[.01] to $100,000.00
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$650.00
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$100,000.00 +
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$650.00 + $3.36 for each additional $1,000.00.
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(2)
Plan
review fee:
A plan review fee for commercial and multifamily
projects shall be assessed based on the city's realized costs for
3rd party review plus a 20% administration fee.
(f)
Electrical.
plumbing and mechanical trade permits.
Construction value
shall be assessed by the city or its designated representative.
(g)
Temporary
pole (T-pole).
$150.00.
(h)
Residential
fence permit.
$95.00.
(i)
Irrigation
permit fee.
Based on $5.46 per $1,000.00 valuation ($150.00
min).
(j)
Nonresidential
fence permit.
$50.00 per $1,000.00 valuation. ($150.00
min).
(k)
Solar
panels.
$200.00.
(l)
Pool
permit.
$450.00.
(m)
Other
residential project types not listed above - inspection fee.
$200.00.
(n)
Flatwork/driveways.
Residential - $125.00; commercial - $250.00.
(o)
Certificate
of occupancy.
$150.00.
(r)
Engineering
or building review fee.
Fees shall be imposed and collected
by the city for all services provided by another public or private
entity plus twenty percent (20%) administrative fee.
(s)
Sign
permit.
(1)
Permit
cost: $200.00 + electrical (if applicable).
(2)
Sign
variance request: $200.00, plus costs incurred for postage and newspaper
publishing for required public hearing notices, to be paid at the
time of filing of the variance request.
(3)
Temporay/portable
sign: $50.00/each sign.
(4)
Impoundment
fee: $50.00/sign.
(5)
Sign
contractor registration: $75.00.
(u)
Work
without permit.
Work that has been found to have been
performed without obtaining a building permit shall pay a permit fee
that is twice the normal cost of the permit required to perform the
work.
(v)
Unlisted
permit types.
Any permit type not included in this fee
schedule shall be assessed a permit fee at the realized costs for
3rd party review/inspection plus a 20% administration fee.
(Ordinance 2018-09-17-03 adopted 9/17/18; Ordinance 2018-10-15-02 adopted 10/15/18; Ordinance
2019-07-18-01 adopted 6/20/19; Ordinance 2021-09-16-03 adopted 9/16/2021)
Editor's note–Former section F1.005 pertaining
to city facilities fees and deriving from Ordinance 2015-12-1-02 adopted
12/10/15, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 2018-09-17-03
adopted 9/17/18.
(a)
Swimming
pool plan review.
$150.00.
(b)
Swimming
pool permit.
$300.00 for each location, regardless of
the number of pools.
(c)
Swimming
pool late surcharge fee.
$50.00.
(d)
Septic
waste transporter permit.
$50.00 per truck.
(e)
Septic
waste transporter late surcharge fee.
$50.00 per company
(not per truck).
(f)
Water
sampling for laboratory analysis.
$125.00.
(g)
Accidents/spills
of hazardous materials or septic waste.
Actual cost;
not less than $100.00 per hour.
(h)
Environmental
complaints.
No charge.
(i)
Water
well or water injection well.
$1,000.00.
(Ordinance 2018-09-17-03 adopted 9/17/18)
Fire code plan review and inspection fees are based on construction
valuation of the project. Construction value shall be assessed by
the city or its designated representative. Fees shall be imposed and
collected by the city pursuant to contractual obligations for all
services provided by another public or private entity. Fire code plan
review and inspection fees shall include a twenty-five percent (25%)
administrative fee.
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Plan Review/Inspections/Valuations
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Fee*
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|---|---|
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*A 25% administrative fee is included to the fees listed herein.
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Single-Family Residential Fire Services
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Fire code plan review services (residential fire sprinkler)
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$218.75
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Fire code inspection services (residential fire sprinkler)
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$500.00
|
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Fire Code Plan Review Services-Commercial and Multifamily
Construction (Fire Alarm System and Fire Sprinkler System) Construction
Valuation of Project
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Less than $6,250.00
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$250.00
|
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$6,250.00 to $250,000.00
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$375.00
|
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$251,000.00 to $500,000.00
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$531.25
|
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$501,000.00 to $1,000,000.00
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$687.50
|
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$1,001,000.00 to $3,000,000.00
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$1,000.00
|
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$3,001,000.00 to $6,000,000.00
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$1,500.00
|
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$6,001,000.00 and up
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$1,500.00 (plus $0.48 for each additional $1,000.00)
|
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Fire Code Inspection Services- Commercial and Multifamily
Construction (Fire Alarm System and Fire Sprinkler System)
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Less than $6,250.00
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$375.00
|
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$6,250.00 to $250,000.00
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$531.25
|
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$251,000.00 to $500,000.00
|
$656.25
|
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$501,000.00 to $1,000,000.00
|
$843.75
|
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$1,001,000.00 to $3,000,000.00
|
$1,187.50
|
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$3,001,000.00 to $6,000,000.00
|
$1,781.25
|
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$6,001,000.00 and up
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$1,781.25 (plus $0.48 for each additional $1,000.00)
|
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Fire Underground
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Fire code plan review
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$250.00
|
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Fire code plan inspection
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$312.50
|
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Fire Extinguisher Suppression System
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Per permit, one inspection
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$562.50
|
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Each reinspection
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$125.00
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Fire Certificate of Occupancy Inspections
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Fire certificate of occupancy inspections
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$187.50
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Annual Fire Safety Inspections
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Day-care, foster home, commercial business (each inspection
and reinspection per location)
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$125.00
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Nursing home/Assisted Living/School (each inspection and reinspection
per location)
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$312.50
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Underground/Aboveground Fuel Storage Tanks
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Fire code plan review
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$437.50
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Fire code inspection
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$562.50
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Site Plan
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Fire code plan review
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$312.50
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Fire code inspection
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$312.50
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(Ordinance 2018-09-17-03 adopted 9/17/18; Ordinance
2023-06-15-01 adopted 5/18/2023)
Established under separate ordinance.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15)
Fees shall he imposed and collected pursuant to a municipal
solid waste collection and disposal and recyclable material collection
and processing agreement with a service contractor approved by city
council.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15)
(a)
Preliminary
and minor plats.
$300.00 per plat, plus $15.00 per lot.
(b)
Final
plats.
$500.00 per plat, plus $15.00 per lot.
(c)
Combination
preliminary and final plats.
$500.00 per plat, plus $15.00
per lot.
(d)
Multiple
dwelling, commercial, or industrial areas.
For approval
of multiple dwelling areas, commercial or industrial areas, the preliminary
plats shall carry a fee of $300.00 per plat, plus $15.00 per acre.
The fee for the final plat shall be $500.00 per plat, plus $15.00
per acre.
(e)
Replat
and amended plat.
$300.00 per plat, plus $15.00 per lot.
(f)
Annexation.
The annexation fee is associated with the annexation by petition.
This fee is set at a minimum of $250.00 or actual costs of public
notice and publications in addition to a review by contract or professional
personnel. The fee may be waived at the discretion of the council
for forced annexation.
(h)
Engineering
inspection fee.
3.0% of the cost of construction.
(i)
Street
signs.
Based on cost of sign. Fees shall be imposed and
collected by the city pursuant to contractual obligations for all
services provided by another public or private entity for manufacture
and installation.
(j)
Street
name change.
$200.00, plus the cost of the new street
name blades.
(k)
Right-of-way
abandonment.
$300.00 + any legal and/or engineering costs
incurred by the city.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15; Ordinance
2018-04-10-02 adopted 4/10/18; Ordinance 2021-09-16-03 adopted 9/16/2021)
(a)
Water
and wastewater rates
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Water Service Rates
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Residential Inside
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Residential Outside
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Commercial Inside
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Commercial Outside
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GISD
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Meter Size
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Minimum Service Charge
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3/4"
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$29.63
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$42.66
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$45.03
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$45.03
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$45.03
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1"
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$58.07
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$83.61
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$58.07
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$58.07
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$58.07
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1-1/2"
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$85.32
|
$122.86
|
$85.32
|
$85.32
|
$85.32
|
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2"
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$118.50
|
$170.64
|
$118.50
|
$118.50
|
$118.50
|
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3"
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$237.00
|
$341.28
|
$237.00
|
$237.00
|
$237.00
|
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4"
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$474.00
|
$682.56
|
$474.00
|
$474.00
|
$474.00
|
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6"
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$711.00
|
$1,023.84
|
$711.00
|
$711.00
|
$711.00
|
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Volumetric Charges
|
Rate per 1,000 Gallons
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0-1,000 gallons
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$-
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$-
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$-
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$-
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$-
|
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1,001–4,000 gallons
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$3.93
|
$5.90
|
$4.72
|
$7.07
|
$4.72
|
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4,001–10,000 gallons
|
$5.11
|
$7.67
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$6.14
|
$9.19
|
$6.14
|
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10,001–20,000 gallons
|
$6.64
|
$9.97
|
$7.98
|
$11.95
|
$7.98
|
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20,001+ gallons
|
$8.63
|
$12.96
|
$10.37
|
$15.54
|
$10.37
|
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Wastewater Service Rates
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|---|---|---|---|
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Residential
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Commercial
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GISD
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Minimum Service Charge
|
$26.66
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$26.66
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$25.48
|
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Volumetric Charges
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Rate per 1,000 Gallons
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0–1,000 gallons
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$-
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$-
|
$-
|
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1,001–21,000 gallons
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$4.60
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$4.60
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$4.01
|
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21,001 + gallons
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$-
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$-
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$-
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(b)
Inside
city limits residential water rates.
(1)
Each
new water service connection with sewer connection: $1,750.00.
(2)
Each
new water service connection without sewer connection: $1,000.00.
(3)
Each
new water service connection at The Woods of Preston: $1,500.00.
(4)
Each
new water and sewer service connection at The Bridges at Preston Crossing:
$1,800.00.
(5)
Water
deposit: $200.00.
(6)
Disconnection:
$25.00.
(7)
Reconnection:
$25.00.
(8)
After
hours reconnection: $50.00.
(d)
Inside
city limits commercial/industrial water rates:
(e)
Outside
city limits commercial/industrial water rates:
(g)
Multifamily
housing water with master meter.
(i)
Impact
fees.
(1)
Schedule
1 assessment of impact fees.
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Maximum Impact Fees for Service Unit for Water and Wastewater
Facilities
| |
|---|---|
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Water facilities per service unit
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$4,215.00
|
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Wastewater facilities per service unit
|
$3,844.00
|
(2)
Schedule
2 collection rate.
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Impact Fees for Service Unit for Water and Wastewater Facilities
| |
|---|---|
|
Water facilities per service unit
|
$4,215.00
|
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Wastewater facilities per service unit
|
$3,844.00
|
(j)
Water
and sewer access fees.
(1)
Water.
(A)
Three-fourths-inch tap: $850.00.
(B)
One-inch tap: $1,100.00.
(C)
One and one-half inch tap: $1,250.00.
(D)
Two-inch tap: $1,500.00.
(E)
All taps greater than two inches will be priced at time of installation
and shall require a meter vault and shall meet the most current engineering
design standards.
(F)
Standard fees referenced herein do not include extraordinary costs
incurred by the city, including but not limited to the cost of labor
and materials related to boring and repairs to streets and easements.
The city will provide an itemized list detailing the actual costs
of such labor and materials.
(2)
Sewer.
(A)
Four-inch tap: $1,000.00.
(B)
All taps greater than four inches will be priced at time of installation.
(C)
Standard fees referenced herein do not include extraordinary costs
incurred by the city, including but not limited to the cost of labor
and materials related to boring, manholes and repairs to streets and
easements. The city will provide an itemized list detailing the actual
costs of such labor and materials.
(k)
Utility
line camera inspections.
$150.00.
(l)
Water
meter fee.
Applicants requiring a water meter for new
service connections shall be charged a fee of $350.00 for a 3/4 inch
meter. Applicants requesting a water meter larger than 3/4 inch in
size shall be charged the city's actual costs for the meter plus a
20% administration fee.
(m)
Utility
payment plan set up fee.
A fee of $25.00 shall be assessed
for customers wishing to establish a payment plan with the city.
(n)
Credit
card convenience fee.
A convenience fee of 3% will be
assessed to all credit card transactions.
(Ordinance 2018-11-14-01, app, I,
adopted 11/14/18; Ordinance
2019-08-15-3 adopted 8/15/19; Ordinance 2019-09-19-01 adopted 9/19/19; Ordinance 2020-01-16-05 adopted 12/19/19; Ordinance 2020-02-20-04 adopted 2/20/20; Ordinance
2020-08-20-01 adopted 8/20/20; Ordinance 2020-08-20-01 adopted 8/20/20; Ordinance
2021-04-15-02 adopted 4/15/2021; Ordinance 2021-09-16-03 adopted 9/16/2021; Ordinance 2021-10-21-03 adopted 10/21/2021)
(a)
Zoning
application fees - standard zoning.
Zoning application
or rezoning fees shall be $500.00 + $10.00/acre, to be paid at the
time such application is submitted to the city.
(b)
Zoning
application fees - planned development.
Planned development
application fees shall be $500.00 on a tract of land plus $30.00 per
acre up to a maximum of $15,000.00. A planned development amendment
shall be $250.00 on a tract of land plus $2.00 per acre up to a maximum
of $5,000.00.
(c)
Specific
use permit fees.
Specific use permit application fees
shall be $400.00 + $10.00 per acre, per request, to be paid at the
time such application is submitted to the city.
(d)
Variances
and appeals to board of adjustments.
The fee for an appeal
or variance request shall be $300.00 per consideration, to be paid
at the time the appeal or variance request is filed with the city
secretary.
(e)
Site
plan review.
The fee for review of site plans shall be
$100.00 per acre or portion thereof with a minimum fee of $250.00,
to be paid at the time the site plan is filed with the city secretary.
(f)
Zoning
verification letter.
The fee for a zoning verification
letter is $150.00.
(g)
Zoning
compliance inspection.
The fee for a zoning compliance
inspection shall be $100.00.
(h)
Landscape
inspection.
The fee for a landscape inspection shall
be $100.00.
(i)
Submission
of comprehensive plan amendment.
The fee for submission
of a comprehensive plan amendment shall be $400.00, to be paid at
the time the amendment is requested and filed with the city secretary.
(j)
Professional
service fees for review of land use related permits.
(1)
All
reasonable costs incurred by the city for professional review of concept
plans, zoning applications, site plans, planned developments, plat
applications, development agreements, and other land use related permits
shall be borne by the applicant and payable to the city prior to final
approval of the zoning or plat as the case may be. The professional
fees shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, civil engineering,
traffic engineering, expenses for related legal fees, land planning
and financial analysis in order that the application can be properly
evaluated to achieve compliance with the city's comprehensive plan,
thoroughfare plan, facilities plan, comprehensive zoning ordinance,
subdivision regulations and other city regulations.
(2)
A deposit
in the amount of $5,000.00 for each service is required at the time
the initial development application is filed. The actual costs will
be determined prior to final approval and either an additional sum
will be due from the applicant or a reimbursement made if the actual
cost is less than the deposit. The applicant shall be provided with
documentation detailing actual costs of professional development review.
(k)
Development
agreement application or amendment.
(1)
$2,500.00,
plus the cost of professional fees for review, including but not limited
to legal, engineering, land planning, and financial analysis.
(2)
$1,000.00
if a city council meeting is required.
(3)
$15,000.00
plus the cost of professional service fees if consideration and action
on a special district, including but not limited to a MUD, MMD, PID,
WCID, or FWSD, is requested.
(4)
$15,000.00
plus the cost of professional service fees if consideration and action
on a tax incremental reinvestment zone or other form of tax financing
agreement is requested.
(5)
$50,000.00
if a legislative consultant is required.
(6)
$1,500.00
plus the cost of professional service fees if a memorandum of understanding
is requested.
(7)
A deposit
in the amount of $5,000.00 for each professional service is required
at the time the initial development application is filed. The actual
costs will be determined prior to final approval and either an additional
sum will be due from the applicant or a reimbursement made if the
actual cost is less than the deposit. The applicant shall be provided
with documentation detailing actual costs of professional development
review.
(Ordinance 2015-12-10-02, sec. 2,
adopted 12/10/15; Ordinance
2016-06-09-05 adopted 6/9/16; Ordinance 2021-09-16-03 adopted 9/16/2021)
(a)
Permit
application fee.
$25.00.
(b)
Expedited
application fee.
$250.00.
(c)
Saturday
inspection fee.
$150.00 per Saturday.
(d)
Permit
expiration fee.
A fee of $30.00 will be charged for any
permit that has not been extended before its expiration date and for
any permit wherein work has not been completed by the expiration date
provided for in the permit.
(e)
Electronic
maps submittal fee.
$40.00 per hour will be charged for
each hour of labor necessitated by information submitted to the city
in hard copy format in lieu of submittals to the city in electronic
format. There is a minimum fee of two hours.
(f)
Registration
fee.
$35.00 per right-of-way user per year.
(g)
Public
inconvenience penalty.
(1)
Public
inconvenience penalties are charged per day as follows:
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Type of Facility
|
Unit of Cost
|
Penalty (Per day)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
31–75 days
|
79–90 days
|
90–100 days
|
>>100 days
| ||
|
Sidewalk
|
Per square foot
|
$0.0026
|
$0.0052
|
$0.0078
|
$0.0104
|
|
Driveway
|
Per each
|
$39.00
|
$78.00
|
$117.00
|
$156.00
|
|
Metered traffic lane
|
*In addition to traffic lane fee
| ||||
|
Public inconvenience penalties are assessed and calculated from
the date of expiration of the permit until date of completion of work
or repair or of final backfill if turned over to the department for
repair. This penalty shall not exceed and is capped by statutory limits.
|
(h)
Network
providers.
Right-of-way management fees:
(1)
Network
node application fee*: $100.00.
(2)
Node
support application fee: $100.00.
(3)
Transfer
facilities application fee: $100.00.
(4)
Network
node annual public right-of-way rate fee (each node)+: $250.00 yearly.
(5)
Transfer
facilities annual public right-of-way rate fee (each node)**: $28.00
monthly.
(6)
Collection
of network nodes on service poles (each pole)***: $20.00 yearly.
(7)
Network
nodes supported by or installed on a city-owned utility poles annual
public right-of-way rate fee: Calculated using the rate consistent
with section 54.024 of the Texas Utilities Code, applied on a per-foot
basis.
|
*
|
For each network node for up to but not more than thirty (30)
network nodes. No application fee is required for a micro network
node if the installation is attached on lines between poles or node
support poles.
|
|
+
|
City may adjust the amount of the annual public right-of-way
rate not more than annually by an amount equal to one-half the annual
change, if any, in the consumer price index (CPI).
|
|
**
|
No rate required if the network provider is paying the city
an amount equal to or greater than the amount of other city public
right-of-way fees for access lines under chapter 283 of chapter 284
or cable franchise fees under chapter 66 of the Texas Utility Code.
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Or the maximum rate allowed by law.
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(Ordinance 2016-01-28-01 adopted 1/28/16; Ordinance 2017-11-20-03, sec. 3, adopted 11/20/17)
A park improvement fee of $1,500.00 per residential dwelling
unit for single-family, duplex, townhome and multifamily dwelling
units is hereby adopted.
(Ordinance 2019-04-18-02, sec. 3,
adopted 4/18/19)
