[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norfolk as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building permit fees — See Ch. 64.
License fee for public outdoor entertainments — See Ch. 80.
Vendors and peddlers license fees — See Ch. 103.
Inland wetlands and watercourses — See Ch. 160.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 170.
Zoning — See Ch. 180.
[Adopted 11-1-1988 STM]
[Amended 5-10-1999 ATM; 12-4-2008 ATM]
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-1c, the Town of Norfolk establishes the following schedule of fees for the processing of applications by the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and the Town Inland Wetlands Commission. This schedule shall supersede any fees set forth in the General Statutes or any special act. All fees are subject to a State of Connecticut permit fee charge.
A. 
Inland Wetlands Commission. All section references refer to Chapter 160, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses, of the Code of the Town of Norfolk.
(1) 
Application for nonregulated use (§ 160-11): $45.
(2) 
Residential use (Article VI): $65, plus $25 per building lot or $45 per acre of wetlands, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Commercial use (Article VI): $60, plus $18 per 1,000 square feet of the first 2,500 square feet of regulated area; and $12 per 1,000 square feet of the regulated area between 2,500 square feet and 50,000 square feet; and $6 per 1,000 square feet of regulated area in excess of 50,000 square feet.
(4) 
All other uses (Article VI): $60.
(5) 
Application concerning significant activity (§ 160-25): $275.
[Amended 6-17-2019 STM]
B. 
Planning and Zoning Commission.[1]
(1) 
Subdivision or resubdivision application which involves the building of a public or private road $350, plus $50 per additional lot.
(2) 
Subdivision or resubdivision application which does not involve the building of a road, fee per lot: $300, plus $50 per additional lot.
(3) 
Application for zoning permit:
(a) 
Any shed, outbuilding, deck or porch under 250 square feet, fences or permitted uses: $60.
[Amended 5-9-2011 ATM; 5-13-2013 ATM]
(b) 
All others: $150.
(4) 
Application for special permit: $350.
(5) 
Application for change of zone or change of zoning or subdivision regulations text amendment: $350, plus any additional printing costs (including the printing of new maps) resulting from such approval.
[Amended 6-17-2019 STM]
(6) 
Application for approval of erosion and sedimentation plans: $75.
(7) 
Application for any permit ex post facto: $250.
(8) 
Application for scenic road: $350.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 170, Subdivision of Land, § 170-9B, and Ch. 180, Zoning.
C. 
Zoning Board of Appeals.
(1) 
Application fee: $250.
[Added 1-13-2003 STM]
A. 
The fees set forth above are the minimum application fees required. When the actual cost of processing an application exceeds the minimum application fee, due to the need for outside consultant services, the Town Planning and Zoning Commission, the Town Zoning Board of Appeals and the Town Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency (as applicable, the permit-granting commission) shall charge the applicant a processing fee to fund the actual costs of processing the application.
B. 
The expenses for such outside consultants may be estimated by the permit-granting commission upon receipt of the application, based upon the projected expenses of reviewing, evaluating and processing the application. This reasonable estimate, together with the appropriate application fee given above, shall be paid forthwith, and the application shall be deemed incomplete until these fees have been submitted.
C. 
For the purpose of this section, an "outside consultant" means a professional who is not an employee of the Town, including, but not limited to, engineering, traffic, environmental and planning professionals.
D. 
Any portion of the estimated processing fee not expended by the Town on the project shall be rebated to the applicant upon completion of the review, evaluation and processing of the application.
E. 
The commission shall bill the applicant for any costs incurred by the Town in processing the application in excess of the estimated processing fee paid by the applicant. This bill shall be paid by the applicant within 15 days, whether the application is approved, denied, or withdrawn, and no permits shall be issued until all processing fees are paid.