[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Bridgeville 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 1695. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the power of the Commissioners to
raise revenue pursuant to Section 27 of 51 Delaware Laws, Chapter
237,[1] the Town establishes tax rates, capitation taxes, sewer
and water rentals and other fees as follows:
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Type of Fee
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Amount
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Property tax
[Amended 6-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1; 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. A06-3 | ||
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Per $100
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 14-4; 11-19-2018 by Ord. No. 18-3] |
Fiscal Year 2020: $2.47
Fiscal Year 2021: $2.55
Fiscal Year 2022: $2.62
Fiscal Year 2023: $2.69
Fiscal Year 2024: $2.76
Fiscal Year 2025 and thereafter: $2.76
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Penalty
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2% per month after due date
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Garbage collection fee, per month
[Added 7-13-2009 by Ord. No. A09-8] |
$14
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Water rates:
[Amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 7-1-2004; 6-2-2008 by Ord. No.
A08-7; 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 14-3; 10-13-2014 by Ord. No. 14-7; 3-9-2015 by Ord. No. 15-3; 8-8-2022 by Ord. No. 22-03] | ||
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Water service fee
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3/4" meter (standard residential)
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$15 per month
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3/4" meter - secondary (irrigation, etc.)
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$10 per month
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1" meter
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$18.75 per month
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2" meter
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$33.75 per month
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3" meter
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$48.75 per month
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4" meter
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$63.75 per month
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*Meter service fee is calculated as a multiplier of the standard
3/4" fee. Any additional meter size not included in this list shall
follow the same formula.
Fee: ((Meter size - base meter size) (base meter rate)) + (base
meter rate)
Ex. for 4" meter: ((4 - 3/4) (15) + 15) => ((3.25 x 15) + 15)
=> (48.75+15) = $63.75.
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Water usage fee
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0 to 5,000 gallons
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$3.76 per thousand gallons per month
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Next 5,000 gallons
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$4.32 per thousand gallons per month
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All over 10,000 gallons
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$3.76 per thousand gallons per month
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Fire lines:
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10-inch meter
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$1,500 per year
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8-inch meter
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$1,200 per year
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6-inch meter
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$1,000 per year
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4-inch and below
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$500 per year
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Sewer rates:
[Amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 6-2-2008 by Ord. No.
A08-7] | ||
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0 to 2,500 gallons
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$24 per month
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2,500 to 5,000 gallons
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$7.10 per thousand gallons per month
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Next 5,000 gallons
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$8.50 per thousand gallons per month
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All over 10,000 gallons
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$13 per thousand gallons per month
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Nonmetered customers
[Added 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1] |
$60 per EDU minimum monthly charge
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Sewer charges are based on the number of gallons
of water used.
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Infill residential impact fees:
[Amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 6-14-2004 by Ord. No.
A04-5; 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. A08-3] | ||
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Minimum charge for sewer
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$1,080
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Minimum charge for water
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$750
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For single-meter pit
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$500
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For dual-meter pit
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$625
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Apartments or townhouses:
[Added 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4] | ||
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Per bedroom for sewer
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$360
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Per bedroom for water
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$250
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Non-infill residential impact fees:
[Added 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. A08-3] | ||
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Minimum charge for sewer per EDU or every fraction
thereof
[Amended 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 13-9] |
$6,000
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Minimum charge for water per EDU or every fraction
thereof
[Amended 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 13-9] |
$500
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For single-meter pit
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$500
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For dual-meter pit
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$625
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An “infill lot” is an existing,
undeveloped lot of record within the existing corporate limits of
Bridgeville as of October 19, 2002. Each infill lot shall be entitled
to one EDU at the infill residential impact fee rate as may be amended
from time to time by the Commissioners.
[Added 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. A08-3] | ||
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Plumber makes tap and pays cost of running line
into house.
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Sewer inspection fee
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$50
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Reconnect fees for water
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$25 for nonpayment
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For service calls on water after first call
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$25 each call
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Monthly Charges for Stormwater Runoff
to Sewer System
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Type
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Amount
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Roof connection to sewer lines
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$10 per month
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Catch basins in yard
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$100 basin per month
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Schedule of Charges and Fees
of the Community Sewer of the Town of
Bridgeville
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A.
Major industry:
(1)
$7.10 per thousand gallons discharged per month for
the first 5,000 gallons, $8.50 per thousand gallons discharged for
the next 5,000 gallons and $13 per thousand gallons discharged for
all usage over 10,000 gallons per month.
[Amended 2-9-2009 by Ord. No. A09-1]
(2)
All costs incurred by the Commissioners of Bridgeville
in the enforcement and monitoring of the pretreatment program shall
be reimbursed by the permittee to the Commissioners.
(3)
Permit fee of $100.
D.
Residential: $24 for the first 2,500 gallons discharged
per month; $7.10 per thousand gallons discharged per month for more
than 2,500 gallons but less than 5,000 gallons; $8.50 per thousand
gallons discharged for the next 5,000 gallons; and $13 per thousand
gallons discharged for all usage over 10,000 gallons per month. However,
regardless of use, the minimum charge of $24 will be assessed to all
residential customers. All nonmetered customers shall pay a minimum
monthly charge of $60 per EDU.
[Amended 2-9-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1; 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 10-10-2007 by Ord. No. A07-8; 6-2-2008 by Ord. No. A08-7; 2-9-2009 by Ord. No. A09-1; 2-10-2014 by Ord. No.
14-1]
E.
Tapping charge of $2.50 per gallon of wastewater capacity
for all categories of new users up to 300 gallons per day, $1 per
gallon for capacity over 300 gallons per day.
F.
Sewer impact fees for any commercial, institutional
or industrial structures.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2; 12-11-2000 by Ord. No.
2-00]
(1)
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU)
gpd or GPD
PRODUCTION DAYS
SF
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A term used to express the load produced on a sanitary sewage
system approximately equal to one dwelling place or 200 gallons per
day.
[Amended 10-14-2002 by Ord. No. 2-00]
Gallons per day.
Any day that a commercial, institutional or industrial facility
is open for business.
Square footage.
(2)
Calculation of sewer impact fee.
(a)
For any commercial, institutional or industrial
structure there shall be a sewer impact fee of $6,000 per equivalent
dwelling unit (EDU), which is based on water consumption or sewer
metering, with a minimum of one EDU.
[Amended 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. A08-3; 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 13-9]
(b)
The number of EDUs for structures pursuant to Subsection F shall be estimated by the Town Engineer in accordance with the below listed table. After one year of operation, each structure with water usage in excess of 2,500 gpd shall be re-evaluated and the number of EDUs recalculated based on the following formula:
[Amended 10-14-2002 by Ord. No. 2-00; 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. A08-3]
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Sewage flow per year in gallons + (Production
Days x 200 gal/day/EDU).
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(c)
The results will be rounded up to a full number.
This impact fee adjustment shall be billed or refunded at the time
of the next regularly scheduled billing.
(3)
If two or more dwellings, apartments, stores, offices
or industrial units are connected through a single lateral, impact
fee payable under the foregoing schedule shall be computed as though
each such store, office, or industrial unit were a separate property
or user with a separate connection to the sewer.
(4)
In the event that the Town of Bridgeville is not provided,
upon request, with accurate information, including supporting documentation,
to determine the number of employees or pupils using any property,
or such other data as may be necessary to determine a user classification
or rate, the Town of Bridgeville's estimate or determination thereof
shall be conclusive.
(5)
The Town of Bridgeville reserves the right to change
commercial user flow data table from time to time, or add or delete
user classifications, and, in cases of dispute, to determine the proper
classification of a given property.
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Flow Data for Commercial, Institutional
or Industrial Structures
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Type of Structure
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Number of EDUs
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Motel or hotel room without kitchen and with
bath
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0.30
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Boardinghouse/dormitory room
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0.45
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Gas station with public restrooms
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Per first service bay
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0.35
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Each additional gas station service bay in excess
of 1
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1.0
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Retail store 0.12 GPD per SF
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1.0
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Laundromat 225 GPD per washer
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4.0 minimum
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Professional office units 0.2 GPD per SF
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1.0 minimum
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Medical office units 0.35 GPD per SF
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1.0 minimum
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County government and state government offices
0.25 GPD per SF
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1.0 minimum building
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Barbershop
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1.0
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Beauty shop
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Two chairs or fewer
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2.0
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Each additional chair
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0.5
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Manufacturing business or industry (excluding
process wastewater)
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10 or fewer employees
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1.0
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Each additional five employees or fraction thereof
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0.5
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Supermarkets, 0.2 GPD per SF
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2.0 minimum
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Church with attached or detached facilities,
0.10 GPD per SF
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1.0 minimum
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Nongovernmental public meeting hall or lodge
0.10 GPD per SF
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1.0 minimum
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Fast-food restaurant 1.0 GPD per SF
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5.0 minimum
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Restaurants, clubs, taverns 25 GPD per seat
[Amended 10-14-2002 by Ord. No. 2-00] |
1.0 minimum
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School, public or private with toilet facilities,
kitchen, gym and showers 25 GPD per full-time pupil or staff member;
10 GPD per part-time pupil or staff member
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10.0 minimum
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Correctional facilities, 150 GPD per bed, plus
50 GPD per staff member
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1.0 minimum
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Theater, 5 GPD per seat
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1.0 minimum
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NOTE: 200 GPD = 1 EDU
[Amended 10-14-2002 by Ord. No. 2-00] |
G.
Waste haulers:
(1)
Forty dollars per thousand during established business
hours and $50 per thousand at all other times.
[Amended 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 97-3]
(2)
All costs incurred by the Commissioners of Bridgeville
in the enforcement and monitoring of the pretreatment program shall
be reimbursed by the permittee to the Commissioners.
H.
For all sewer connections on the sewer line from the Bridgeville Mall Limited Partnership property (now the Bridgeville Plaza Corporation property), there shall be a sewer impact fee of $1,500 per equivalent dwelling unit for any commercial, institutional or industrial structures pursuant to Subsection F above. The sewer impact fee for any residential structure on said sewer line shall be $360 per bedroom. There shall be a minimum sewer charge impact fee of $1,080 for any residential dwelling. The sewer impact fee for any apartments or townhouses on said sewer line shall be $360 per bedroom.
[Added 12-11-2000 by Ord. No. 2-00;
amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-6]
I.
For all industrial, commercial and non-Bridgeville
wastewater service users, there shall be a penalty of $250 per equivalent
dwelling unit (EDU) in excess of the agreed-upon allocation.
[Added 4-9-2007 by Ord. No. A07-2]
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Town of Bridgeville General Charges and
Fees
[Amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4; 6-9-2003 by Ord. No.
A03-5; 2-9-2004 by Ord. No. A04-1; 3-13-2006 by Ord.No.
A06-2; 4-9-2007 by Ord. No. A07-1; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9; 8-11-2008 by Ord. No. A08-10] | |||
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Type of Fee
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Amount
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Variance, zoning and conditional use hearings
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$500*
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Copies of public records
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Per page for documents
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$0.25
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Minimum charge
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$1
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Fax transmissions, local
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First page
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$2
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Additional pages
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$1
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Building permit fees
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1% of construction cost
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In addition to existing building permit fees,
the building permit fee shall also include a fee of 1 1/2% based on
the cost of construction or the projected selling price of the residential
property, whichever is greater. This fee shall be collected if settlement
involves only the price of the lot.
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Notary fees, per signature
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$2
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Peddler's permit, for a calendar year
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$50
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Annexation application fee
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$1,500
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*NOTE: This fee covers Town staff and supplies. Applicants shall
be responsible for all costs associated with their request, including,
but not limited, to costs such as advertising, legal fees, engineering
fees, etc.
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[1]
Editor's Note: See Section 27 of the Charter.
