The town administrator shall collect the following fees related to town regulatory activities as authorized by state law at the time of a request for service, goods are provided or an application for a permit is submitted.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. I, adopted 11/20/12)
Fees for services:
(1) 
Notary services: $3.00.
(2) 
Certification of copies (each certification): $5.00.
(3) 
Copies, per page (not related to open records request): $0.20.
(4) 
Public fax, to send or receive:
(A) 
Minimum fee (1 - 3 pages): $3.00.
(B) 
Per page thereafter: $1.00.
(5) 
Nonsufficient funds check fee: $30.00.
(6) 
Shipping and handling mail requests (plus postage): $1.50.
(7) 
Credit card convenience fee:
(A) 
Processed by town: 4.0% of transaction.
(B) 
Processed by third-party vendor: Not to exceed 5%.
(8) 
Finger print service:
(A) 
Residents: No charge.
(B) 
Nonresidents: $10.00 per card.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. I(A) adopted 11/20/12; Ordinance 654-19 adopted 3/19/19)
Fees for reference material:
(1) 
Town maps:
(A) 
11" x 17" (black and white): No charge.
(B) 
Large base, floodplain or abstract map*: $10.00.
(C) 
11" x 17" colored zoning, land use map or thoroughfare plan*: $4.00.
(2) 
Ordinances, bound:
(A) 
Zoning: $25.00.
(B) 
Subdivision: $20.00.
(C) 
Comprehensive land use plan: $20.00
(D) 
Building code amendments: $15.00.
(E) 
Oil and gas drilling regulations: $25.00.
*Services may not be offered at the time of the adoption of this fee schedule. The charge for public information (open record) is in accordance with the state general services commission charge schedule.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. I(B), adopted 11/20/12)
Fees for public information:
(1) 
Standard-size paper copy, per page: $0.10.
(2) 
Nonstandard-size copy:
(A) 
Paper copy: $0.50.
(B) 
Diskette: $1.00.
(C) 
VHS video cassette*: $2.50.
(D) 
Audio cassette*: $1.00.
(E) 
Rewritable/non-rewritable CD: $1.00.
(F) 
DVD: $3.00.
(G) 
Other (including mylar, blueprint, blueline, photographic): Actual cost.
(3) 
Personnel charges:
(A) 
Programming, per hour: $28.50.
(B) 
Other, per hour: $15.00.
(C) 
Overhead (percent of personnel charge): 20%.
(4) 
Microfiche or microfilm charge:
(A) 
Paper copy*: $0.10.
(B) 
Fiche or film copy*: Actual cost.
(5) 
Remote document retrieval charge*: Actual cost.
(6) 
Computer resource charge:
(A) 
Mainframe, per minute*: $10.00.
(B) 
Midsize, per minute*: $1.50.
(C) 
Client/server, per clock hour*: $2.20.
(D) 
PC or LAN, per clock hour*: $1.00.
(7) 
Miscellaneous supplies: Actual cost.
(8) 
Postage and shipping charge: Actual cost.
(9) 
Photographs: Actual cost.
(10) 
Fax charge:
(A) 
Local, per page: $0.10.
(B) 
Long distance, per page (817 or 940 area code): $0.30.
(C) 
Long distance, per page (other area code): $0.45.
(11) 
Motor vehicle accident report (pursuant to section 550.065 of the Transportation Code):
(A) 
Report, not certified: $6.00.
(B) 
Report, certified: $8.00.
*Services may not be offered at the time of the adoption of this fee schedule. The charge for public information (open record) is in accordance with the state general services commission charge schedule.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. 1(C), adopted 11/20/12)
Fees for special permits:
(1) 
Demolition permit, each: $125.00.
(2) 
House moving permit, each: $125.00.
(3) 
Solicitor permits:
(A) 
Permit application: $35.00.
(B) 
Identification cards, each: $2.00.
(4) 
Oil and gas permits:
(A) 
Oil/gas well drilling/operating permit application fee: $10,000.00*.
(B) 
Oil/gas well drilling/operating permit application fee (each additional well permitted on existing pad site): $8,500.00*.
(C) 
Oil and gas pipeline construction permit application fee: $8,500.00*.
(D) 
Fracing permit: $300.00*.
(E) 
Quarterly inspection fee:
(i) 
Pad site fee (each pad site): $300.00.
(ii) 
Well head fee (each well head on a pad site): $200.00.
(F) 
Reinspection fee: $250.00.
(G) 
Complaint generated inspection fee where complaint is confirmed: $500.00.
(H) 
Complaint generated inspection fee where complaint is unfounded: No charge.
(I) 
PID testing, unrelated to quarterly inspections: $300.00.
(J) 
Plug and abandon: Actual cost plus administrative fee of $100.00.
*All costs associated with engineering, planning and attorney reviews in addition to the cost of any public notices that are incurred by the town will be charged to the applicant. One hundred percent (100%) of these costs (not covered by the application fee) plus a one hundred dollar ($100.00) administrative fee will be charged to the applicant and must be paid immediately upon receipt of invoice from the town. (Please note: $250.00 is nonrefundable in the event an incomplete application is submitted.)
(5) 
Road damage remediation fees:
(A) 
Hauled water supply, roadway cost per mile: $188,782.00.
(B) 
Hauled water supply, assessment cost per mile: $114,413.00.
(C) 
On-site water supply, roadway cost per mile: $188,782.00.
(D) 
On-site water supply, assessment cost per mile: $64,135.00.
(6) 
Right-of-way permit application - 3.5% of construction cost as determined by the town engineer with a minimum fee of $750.00: 3.5% of construction cost.
(7) 
Abandoning public streets/alleys (plus filing fee and cost of document preparation): $300.00.
(8) 
Utility facility structure, non-buildings (plus cost related to inspections): $300.00.
(9) 
Dangerous dog registration, annually: $50.00.
(10) 
Floodplain development permit: $300.00.
(11) 
Sign permits: $75.00.
(12) 
Business certificate of occupancy: $250.00.
(13) 
Change of occupancy residential: $125.00.
(14) 
Commercial vehicle permit - valid from January 1 to December 31 each year: $25.00.
(15) 
Excavation permit: No charge.
(16) 
Farmers’ market permit fee (seasonal): $200.00.
(17) 
Alarm permits, residential and commercial (per suite or unit):
(A) 
Annual fee: No charge.
(B) 
Appeal fee: No charge.
(18) 
Residential false alarm service fee:
(A) 
Up to and including 6 false alarms: No charge.
(B) 
7 up to and including 10 false alarms: $25.00 each.
(C) 
More than 10 false alarms: $50.00 each.
(19) 
Commercial false alarm service fee:
(A) 
Up to and including 10 false alarms: No charge.
(B) 
11 up to and including 14 false alarms: $25.00 each.
(C) 
More than 14 false alarms: $50.00 each.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. 1(D), adopted 11/20/12; Ordinance 568-14, sec. 1, adopted 9/16/14)
Regulation penalty fees:
(1) 
Mowing weeds to remove health and safety risks: Actual cost.
(2) 
Dangerous building, each occurrence: $100.00.
(3) 
Administrative fee and lien filing: $100.00.
(Ordinance 537-12, art. 1(E), adopted 11/20/12; Ordinance 568-14, sec. 2, adopted 9/16/14)