Code Ch./Sec. | Use, Service or Product | Fee | Special Provisions | Ord. No. | Date Passed |
Code Ch./Sec. | Use, Service or Product | Fee | Special Provisions | Ord. No. | Date Passed |
ANIMALS | |||||
Redemption of any impounded animal | $25 on the first occasion that the dog or cat is so impounded; a fee of $50 for the second such time; and a fee of $100 for the third such redemption; and $100 for each additional occasion during a 12-month period | 2706 | 8-9-2006 | ||
BUILDING PERMITS | |||||
Annual boat dock inspection | $20 | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | ||
Demolition | $30 | Any structure or part of | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Electric upgrade | $20 | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | ||
Fences | $10 | Over 3-1/2 feet tall | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Handicap ramp, decks, portable storage units, accessory structures (shed over 2,00 square feet), car ports, boat docks | $30 | Not including storage building; refer to “new construction, non- inhabitable space” | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Mobile home and/or pad | $30 | Only in approved mobile home court | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
New construction, commercial | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |||
(a) Up to the first 5,000 square feet | $0.15 per square foot | ||||
(b) After the first 5,000 square feet | $0.10 per square foot | ||||
New construction, residential | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |||
(a) For habitable space | $0.20 per square foot | ||||
(b) For non-habitable space, porch, unfinished basements, decks, garages (attached) | $0.15 per square foot | ||||
Patios | $30 | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | ||
Pools (3 feet + deep, inflatable type not required permit) | $20 | Pools over 2 feet deep require a fence and must comply with accessory structure rules | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Remodeling | Any type of work inside with structure, drywall, different size windows or doors, electric | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | ||
(a) Under $500 in cost | $10 | All remodeling must meet current codes | |||
(b) $500 to $1,000 | $15 | ||||
(c) $1,000 to $5,000 | $25 | ||||
(d) Over $5,000 | $30, plus $0.07 for each square foot remodeled | ||||
Shoreline work, seawall, rip-rap | $50 | Governor’s Bond Lake | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Signs (new, relocating, changing name requires a permit) | $0.30 per square foot | Whether single- or double-sided | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | |
Unattached garage | $30 | 2656 | 12-14-2004 | ||
BUSINESS GENERALLY | |||||
Bed and breakfast establishments; permit application fee | $50 | Renewal application is $50 | 2988 | 10-9-2012 | |
Billiards and pool halls | $25 | Per each table | 789 | 6-11-1974 | |
Coin-operated amusement devices | $25 | Per each machine | 789, 2257 | 6-11-1974, 9-10-1991 | |
Junk dealers | $50 annually | Those not maintaining a store or yard in the city shall pay $15 per vehicle used | - | - - | |
Peddlers | $5 for each person, $1 for each additional day | $10 maximum annual fee | 2082 | 8-12-1986 | |
Solicitors | $5 | 2273 | 7-14-1992 | ||
Taxicabs; driver’s licenses | $3 for the first year, $1 per year renewal fee | - | - - | ||
Taxicabs; vehicles | $10 per vehicle | - | - - | ||
Tobacco retailers | $100 per location | 2991 | 11-13-2012 | ||
CEMETERIES | |||||
Grave opening | $50 | Plus the actual cost of the Cemetery Sexton or grave opener | 789, 2124, 2301, 2408 | 6-11-1974, 2-9-1988, 1-12-1993, 6-11-1996 | |
Lots | $250 per grave lot | 789, 2124, 2301, 2408 | 6-11-1974, 2-9-1988, 1-12-1993, 6-11-1996 | ||
ELECTRICITY | |||||
Electricity usage, consumption | 2970 | 5-8-2012 | |||
(a) For the first 2,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month | $0.610 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(b) For the next 48,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month | $0.400 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(c) For the next 50,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month | $0.360 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(d) For the next 400,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month | $0.350 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(e) For the next 500,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month | $0.340 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(f) For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt- hours used or consumed in a month | $0.320 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(g) For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt- hours used or consumed in a month | $0.315 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(h) For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt- hours used or consumed in a month | $0.310 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(i) For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt- hours used or consumed in a month | $0.305 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
(j) For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 kilowatt-hours in a month | $0.300 per kilowatt-hour | ||||
EXCAVATION | |||||
In and use of parkway or street | When a permit is issued a deposit equal to current market rate per square foot of sidewalk, plus 15% markup, and the current market rate per square foot, plus 15% markup, of roadway or fractional part thereof, but not less than ten feet, for the frontage of the portion of the street, alley, sidewalk or parkway to be obstructed, excavated or crossed or the length of the excavation, whichever is greatest, shall be made to the city. Such deposit, less a fee of $20 for issuance of the permit, shall be returned upon restoration of the street, alley, sidewalk or parkway to a condition equally as good as before obstruction or crossing. The cost of any repair or restoration, if done by the city, shall be paid out of such deposit and only the balance returned to the applicant. | 3017 | 8-13-2013 | ||
FIRE PROTECTION | |||||
Size of Fire Protection Service Connection | Meter Location Inside City | Meter Location Outside City | 931, 2255, 2312, 2388, 2497, 2903 | 4-11-1978, 8-28-1991, 5-11-1993, 11-14-1995, 7-13-1999, 5-10-2011 | |
(a) 3-inch or less diameter | $5 | $10 | |||
(b) 4-inch to 6-inch diameter | $10 | $20 | |||
(c) 8-inch or larger diameter | $50 | $100 | |||
GAS | |||||
Gas distribution, supplying, furnishing, selling | 5% of the gross receipts therefrom | 2970 | 5-8-2012 | ||
LAKES AND RESERVOIRS | |||||
Buildings and structures; permit | $20 per year | 2054, 2642, 2658, 2736 | 6-11-1985, 6-8-2004, 12-14-2004, 4-10-2007 | ||
Sewage disposal installation and the like; permit | $30 | 2054, 2736 | 6-11-1985, 4-10-2007 | ||
Shoreline alteration; permit | $50 | 2123, 2736 | 2-9-1988, 4-10-2007 | ||
Trapping permit | $10 | 2221, 2254, 2352, 2736 | 5-8-1990, 8-28-1991, 9-13-1994, 4-10-2007 | ||
LIQUOR CONTROL | |||||
Class A license (package) license | $750 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class B license (service station/convenience store) | $600 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class C license (grocery and other retail) | $600 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class D license (restaurant) | $600 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class E license (banquet facility) | $100 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class F license (bowling alley) | $300 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class G license (special event retailer) | $50/event | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048, 3065, 3066, 3068 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014, 7-14-2015, 7-14-2015, 8-11-2015 | ||
Class H license (club) | $300 | 2810, 2818, 2836, 2870, 2874, 2896, 2899, 2906, 2909, 2912, 2926, 2967, 2976, 2978, 2981, 2999, 3015, 3033, 3045, 3046, 3048 | 1-13-2009, 2-10-2009, 8-11-2009, 7-13-2010, 8-12-2010, 2-8-2011, 4-12-2011, 6-14-2011, 7-12-2011, 8-11-2011, 2-14-2012, 4-24-2012, 7-10-2012, 7-10-2012, 8-14-2012, 1-8-2013, 7-9-2013, 1-14-2014, 7-8-2014, 7-8-2014, 8-12-2014 | ||
Class K license (package/pour license) | $1,000 | 3121 | 1-31-2017 | ||
Class L license (service station/convenience store pour license) | $1,000 | 3163 | 3-5-2018 | ||
Class M license (hotel pour license) | $1,000 | 3196 | 4-9-2019 | ||
Class N License (package/pour license including spirits) | $600 | 3305 | 7-11-2023 | ||
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS | |||||
City’s municipal code book, per copy | $100 | Except for code books used by public officials of the city; public officials of the county; and members of city boards and commissions | 2222 | 6-12-1990 | |
Each subscription to the city’s municipal code book changes | $75 annually | Except for changes provided to: public officials of the city; public officials of the county; members of city boards and commissions; any news medium that has filed an annual request for notices of meetings pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2.02 | 2222 | 6-12-1990 | |
Individual pages of the city’s municipal code or other copyable city documents | $0.25 per page copied | 2222 | 6-12-1990 | ||
Petition for pre-annexation agreement, zoning variance, special or conditional use, or zoning change | $25 | 2222 | 6-12-1990 | ||
WATER AND SEWER | |||||
Altered, tampered with, by-passed meter | $200 | 931, 2255, 2312, 2388, 2497, 2903 | 4-11-1978, 8-28-1991, 5-11-1993, 11-14-1995, 7-13-1999, 5-10-2011 | ||
Building sewer permits and inspection | $150 for residential, $300 for commercial or industrial | 1068 | 10-14-1980 | ||
Grease trap sludge collection, transportation license | $25 | 2365 | 1-10-1995 | ||
Private sewage disposal permit; permit and inspection | $5 | 1068 | 10-14-1980 | ||
Renting residential or commercial property, deposits | $100 | 951, 1138, 2321 | 4-8-1986, 4-13-1982, 10-12-1993 | ||
Service calls | $10 within city limits, $20 outside city limits, $30 off- hours | 1018, 2182, 2252 | 12-11-1979, 6-13-1989, 8-13-1991 | ||
Water purchased at the coin-operated pay station | $1 per 144 gallons | 931, 2255, 2312, 2388, 2497, 2903 | 4-11-1978, 8-28-1991, 5-11-1993, 11-14-1995, 7-13-1999, 5-10-2011 | ||
Water reconnection fee | $200 | 2433 | 4-8-1997 | ||
In City Water Service | In City Sewer Service | 931, 2255, 2312, 2388, 2497, 2903 | 4-11-1978, 8-28-1991, 5-11-1993, 11-14-1995, 7-13-1999, 5-10-2011 | ||
(a) 2,000 gallons or less | $14 | $10.94 | |||
(b) Next 8,000 gallons | $6.65/1,000 gallons | $6.19/1,000 gallons | |||
(c) Next 20,000 gallons | $5.90/1,000 gallons | $6.19/1,000 gallons | |||
(d) Next 30,000 gallons | $5.52/1,000 gallons | $6.19/1,000 gallons | |||
Out of City Rate Water Service | Out of City Rate Sewer Service | 931, 2255, 2312, 2388, 2497, 2903 | 4-11-1978, 8-28-1991, 5-11-1993, 11-14-1995, 7-13-1999, 5-10-2011 | ||
(a) 2,000 gallons or less | $28 | $21.88 per 1,000 gallons | |||
(b) Next 8,000 gallons | $13.29/1,000 gallons | $12.37/1,000 gallons | |||
(c) Next 20,000 gallons | $11.78/1,000 gallons | $12.37/1,000 gallons | |||
(d) Next 30,000 gallons | $11.03/1,000 gallons | $12.37/1,000 gallons | |||
SEWER TAP CHARGES | |||||
Water | Sewer | 1039, 2252, 2182, 2371 | 4-8-1980, 8-13-1991, 6-13-1989, 4-11-1995 | ||
(a) 3/4-inch | $300 | $300 | |||
(b) 1-inch | $400 | $400 | |||
(c) 1-1/2-inch | $500 | $500 | |||
(d) 2-inch | $600 | $600 | |||
(e) 4-inch | $800 | $800 | |||
(f) 6-inch or larger | $1,000 | $1,000 | |||
(g) Tap on fees for multi-family housing (a structure with two or more units) | $200 per unit for water service and $200 per unit for sewer service | Plus the cost of meters, parts, materials, piping and street borings; charges for said taps, excepting the cost of meters, parts, materials, piping and street borings, shall be $400 per unit for water service and $400 per unit for sewer service outside the city limits | 1039, 2252, 2182, 2371 | 4-8-1980, 8-13-1991, 6-13-1989, 4-11-1995 | |