[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Farmington 11-24-1987 by Ord. No. 86; amended in its entirety
1-30-1992. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-28-1993; 5-25-1999; 4-8-2003; 6-9-2015]
The following schedule of fees for the processing
of applications by Town agencies and for the use of the Town's Geographic
Information System (GIS) is established to be effective on and after
December 1, 1993:
NOTE: Subsections A through P are subject to an additional mandated
$60 State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
(DEEP) fee. [2015]
E.
Modification
of prior approval: $150.
G.
Modifications
of special permit or special exception: $150.
H.
Change
in text of Zoning or Subdivision Regulations: $250.
I.
Signs:
$50.
K.
Variance:
$150.
L.
Use
variance: $150.
M.
Appeal
from decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer or Building Official:
$150.
N.
Regulated
activity in a wetland or upland review area requiring public hearing:
$150 plus $5 per wetland acre, plus $75.
O.
Change
in wetland boundary: $150 plus $5 per wetland acre.
P.
Modification
of prior wetland approval: $150.
Q.
Building
permit: $15 per each $1,000 of building costs or portion thereof.
R.
Work
started without a permit fee: The fee for any permit required or sought
after the fact [that is, for which the activity has already been initiated
or completed prior to seeking the required permit(s)] shall be two
times the fee(s) required herein. These fees shall be in addition
to any fine(s) as may be properly imposed by the Building Official
or Hearing Officer or Court.
U.
Permit
to obstruct traffic: $100.
V.
Health
and sanitation permits and services: The Farmington Valley Health
District sets its own fee schedule annually, which can be found at
www.fvhd.org.
X.
Schedule of fees in conjunction with aquifer protection
area regulations for Level A mapped areas. [1]
|
Size of Facility
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Small
(less than 1 acre)
|
Medium
(1 acre to 5 acres)
|
Large
(greater than 5 acres)
| |||
|
Registration
| |||||
|
Industrial
|
300
|
400
|
500
| ||
|
Commercial
|
300
|
400
|
500
| ||
|
Other
|
200
|
300
|
400
| ||
|
Permits
| |||||
|
Industrial
|
500
|
750
|
1,000
| ||
|
Commercial
|
500
|
750
|
1,000
| ||
|
Other
|
400
|
600
|
800
| ||
|
Materials management plan (MMP) review
|
200
|
300
|
400
| ||
|
Stormwater management plan (SMP) review
|
300
|
400
|
500
| ||
|
Public hearing
|
250
|
250
|
250
| ||
|
Facility inspection/ monitoring
|
150
|
250
|
350
| ||
|
Regulation petition
|
250
|
250
|
250
| ||
|
Transfer of registration or permit
|
50
|
50
|
50
| ||
[1]
Editor's Note: This fee schedule, added 2-26-2008, was not
part of the 6-9-2015 fees amendment. Consult municipal records for
possible changes to these fees.
[Amended 4-8-2003]
Fees shall only be waived for projects on Town-owned
land or as prohibited for other governmental agencies.
[Amended 6-9-2015]
In the event that an application is withdrawn
at the request of an applicant, the application fee shall be refunded
in a sum according to the following conditions:
A.
The application fees for subdivisions and resubdivisions,
special permits, zone changes, variances, special exceptions and significant
wetland activities shall be fully refunded where an application is
withdrawn within one week of the date of submission, except that portion
of the fee already spent on the cost of the legal advertisement.
B.
No portion of a fee shall be refunded where an application
is withdrawn on or after the date of the scheduled public hearing.
[Amended 3-26-2002; 6-9-2015]
Certain applications for extraordinarily large
or otherwise significant projects pose environmental, traffic and/or
other issues beyond the expertise of the Town Plan and Zoning Commission's
staff to evaluate and make appropriate recommendations. In such instances,
which occur only infrequently, if the Commission, after reviewing
the matter with its staff, reasonably concludes that outside, independent
studies and/or consultations are necessary for the Commission to decide
the issues before it, the Commission may require an applicant, as
a condition of processing its application, to pay for the costs of
such studies or consultations. The total amount of such costs which
an applicant shall be required to pay shall be reasonable. The Commission
shall seek, to the extent practicable, to identify the need for such
studies or consultations prior to the commencement of the public hearing
process; provided, however, that the Commission may also make such
a determination during the hearing process. The Commission shall notify
the applicant of its determination that such studies or consultations
are needed as soon as practicable following such determination. The
Commission shall select, at its sole discretion, the persons or entities
who are to perform such studies or consultations, and the Commission
shall direct the performance of such studies or consultations. The
Commission may require the applicant to post a cash bond secured by
a passbook savings account, or any other form of security satisfactory
to the Town Manager, in an amount reasonably calculated to reflect
the anticipated actual cost of such studies or consultations. Any
portion of such bond or other security which is not exhausted shall
be returned or released to the applicant. The provisions of this section
shall also apply to applications to the Farmington Inland Wetlands
and Watercourses Agency.
Changes in the above fees may be made by resolution
adopted by the Town Council or by the Farmington Valley Health District,
whichever is applicable, and such changes shall be filed in the office
of the Town Clerk.
