The City Council hereby establishes the following schedule of fees:
Item | City Code Reference | 2024 Fee |
Item | City Code Reference | 2024 Fee | |||
A. | Licenses: | ||||
Liquor: | |||||
On-sale 3.2 liquor | $ 100.00 | ||||
Off-sale 3.2 liquor | 100.00 | ||||
Club | 75.00 | ||||
On-sale intoxicating liquor | 4,500.00 | ||||
Off-sale intoxicating liquor | 150.00 | ||||
Intoxicating liquor (Sunday) | 200.00 | ||||
Investigation fee (single or corporation) | 500.00 | ||||
Consumption and display | $100.00 | ||||
Wine | 150.00 | ||||
Temporary liquor | 75.00 | ||||
Small-brewer (off-sale) | 150.00 | ||||
Brewpub license (on-sale)
| 200.00 | ||||
Brewpub license (off-sale)
| 200.00 | ||||
Taproom license | 200.00 | ||||
Cocktail room
| 4,500.00
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Microdistillery (off-sale)
| 200.00
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Farm winery
| 200.00
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Garbage hauler | 100.00 | ||||
Dynamic display signs | No cost | ||||
Mobile food unit | $50.00 | ||||
Peddlers and transient merchants
| Subsection 4-5-2B
| $100.00/applicant | |||
Rental housing license: | Title 4, chapter 6 | ||||
License (initial/renewal) | 100.00/du | ||||
1. Single family, two-family, townhouse, or condominium apartment | $65.00, plus $65.00/hour (minimum 1 hour) after 2 inspections for initial license or renewal | ||||
2. Multiple family building under single ownership | $65.00/hour (minimum 1 hour) | ||||
Pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers and/or secondhand good dealers: | Section 4-4-4
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Annual license | $500.00 | ||||
Investigation fee | $200.00 + cost incurred | ||||
Reportable transaction fee | $50.00/transaction | ||||
Daily reporting penalty | 50.00/day | ||||
Massage services: | |||||
Business license | 500.00 | ||||
Personal license | 100.00 | ||||
Application investigation business license | 100.00/operator | ||||
Application investigation personal license | 100.00 | ||||
Compost facility license | 200.00 | ||||
B. | Permits: | ||||
Building permits: | |||||
Building permit refund fee | $30.00 | ||||
Building permit fees. Total valuation: | |||||
$1.00 to $1,200.00 | 50.00 | ||||
$1,201.00 to $2,000.00 | $50.00 for the first $1,200.00 plus $3.27 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00 | ||||
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 | $76.18 for the first $2,000.00 plus $15.40 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00 | ||||
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 | $430.38 for the first $25,000.00 plus $11.11 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00 | ||||
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 | $708.13 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.70 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00 | ||||
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00 | $1,093.13 for the first $100,000.00 plus $6.16 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00 | ||||
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 | $3,557.13 for the first $500,000.00 plus $5.23 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00 | ||||
$1,000,001.00 and up | $6,169.63 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $4.02 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof | ||||
Plan review | A plan review fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by Chapter 4, Section 1 of the City Code in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 326B.153. This fee is based on 65 percent of the building permit fee. Basement finish and deck permit plan review fees are 10 percent of the building permit fee | ||||
State of Minnesota surcharge | A surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by Chapter 4, Section 1 of the City Code in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 16B.70 | ||||
Special investigation fee | The fee for a special investigation shall be equal to (but in addition to) the building permit fee | ||||
Electrical permits and inspections | The fee schedule set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 326B.37 is adopted by reference and incorporated herein | ||||
Water connection charge | $3,192.00/REC | ||||
Sewer connection charge | 9,147.00/REC | ||||
Water meter assembly: | |||||
1. | 5/8 inch | 405.07/each | |||
2. | 1 inch | 636.80/each | |||
3. | 11/2 inch | 1,011.07/each | |||
4. | 2 inch | 1,266.69/each | |||
5. | Over 2 inch | Quote | |||
Item | Fee | Surcharge | Total | ||
Air conditioner | $ 50.00 | $1.00 | $ 51.00 | ||
Door replacement (same opening size) | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Fireplace | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Furnace | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Furnace and air conditioner (same house) | 75.00 | 1.00 | 76.00 | ||
Lawn irrigation | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Roof | 150.00 | 1.00 | 151.00 | ||
Septic install/repair | 150.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | ||
Septic tank (only) replace | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | ||
Siding | 150.00 | 1.00 | 151.00 | ||
Water Heater | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Water Softener | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Windows | 50.00 | 1.00 | 51.00 | ||
Construction escrows: | |||||
1. | Landscape/as-built grading | $3,000.00/lot | |||
2. | Driveway/sidewalk | ||||
a. | Urban Lot | $2,000.00/lot | |||
b. | Rural lot | $5,500.00/lot | |||
Burning permit | Section 5-4-4 | No cost | |||
Fence permit: | |||||
Basic permit | $ 50.00 | ||||
Easement encroachment | 100.00 | ||||
Second driveway permit | 100.00 | ||||
Home occupation permit | 50.00 | ||||
Sign permit | 50.00 | ||||
Natural landscaping permit | 100.00 | ||||
Sewer and water hook-up: | |||||
Permit | Included with building permit | ||||
Inspection | $ 50.00/hour | ||||
New construction assessor's valuation: | |||||
Estimated construction value <$499,999.00 | 60.00 | ||||
Estimated construction value >$500,000.00 | 160.00 | ||||
Swimming pool administrative permit | 50.00 | ||||
Lawful gambling | |||||
Investigation fee | 100.00 | ||||
Archery permit | No cost | ||||
Play field use: | Resolution 2013-65 | ||||
City sponsored users | No-charge | ||||
Recognized youth associations: | |||||
Ballfield | $250.00/seasonal field assignment | ||||
Soccer (4v4 size field) | $150.00/seasonal field assignment | ||||
Soccer (full size fields) | $250.00/seasonal field assignment | ||||
Soccer lights | $4.00 per hour | ||||
Athletic tournaments | $150.00 per tournament | ||||
Day camps | $ 20.00 per day | ||||
All other users: | |||||
Monday - Thursday; baseball | 50.00/field/day | ||||
Monday - Thursday; field game | 50.00/field/day | ||||
Saturday/Sunday; baseball | 100.00/field/day | ||||
Saturday/Sunday; field game | 100.00/field/day | ||||
Other charges: | |||||
Public works staff/equipment | Refer to Sec. 3-1-2.E.9 | ||||
Portable toilets/trash containers | Cost incurred | ||||
Clean up of site and/or equipment replacement | A deposit may be required in an amount approved by the Parks and Recreation Commission | ||||
Park living memorials | Resolution 2012-08 | Cost incurred | |||
Prairie Park veterans memorial paver | Resolution 2018-43 | $30.00 | |||
Engraved bench | Resolution 2021-78 | $1,600.00 | |||
Park shelters: | Resolution 2013-13 | ||||
Residents | $20.00/per reservation | ||||
Non-residents | $40.00/per reservation | ||||
Prairie Center: | Resolution 2014-21 | ||||
Activity room: | |||||
Resident | $40.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Non-resident | $55.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Conference room 1 (fireplace): | |||||
Resident | $20.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Non-resident | $30.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Conference room 2 (northeast): | |||||
Resident | $15.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Non-resident | $20.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Conference room 3 (small): | |||||
Resident | $10.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Non-resident | $15.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Conference room 4 (southwest): | |||||
Resident | $20.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
Non-resident | $30.00/hour + Sales Tax | ||||
There shall be a $15.00/hour surcharge for room rentals after 5:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday, after 12:00 noon on Friday or on Saturday or Sunday. | |||||
The City may charge additional fees (and Sales Tax when required) for a security officer to be present or unusual or extra-ordinary services or facilities as determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager. | |||||
Nonprofits serving the Otsego area will have the opportunity to rent space at Prairie Center once per month for a fee of 50 percent of the regular residential fee rate for that space. | |||||
Special event permit | |||||
City property | Section 8-7-6 | $25.00 | |||
All others | Section 4-2-4 | $500.00 | |||
Outdoor entertainment permit: | Section 4-3-4 | ||||
Single event | $ 50.00 | ||||
Reoccurring event on the same day(s) of week each calendar year | 50.00 | ||||
C. | Development applications: | ||||
Comprehensive Plan Amendment: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow - single family | 1,000.00 | |||
c. | Escrow - all others | 3,000.00 | |||
Zoning amendment (map or text): | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow - single family | 1,000.00 | |||
c. | Escrow - all others | 3,000.00 | |||
Variance: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow - single family | 1,000.00 | |||
c. | Escrow - all others | 5,000.00 | |||
Conditional use permit: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow - single family | 1,000.00 | |||
c. | Escrow - all others | 5,000.00 | |||
Interim use permit: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
Administrative permit and appeals: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 200.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 400.00 | |||
Site plan review: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
Concept plan/PUD concept plan: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
PUD development stage plan: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
PUD/CUP/IUP approval extension: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 200.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 1,000.00 | |||
Sketch plan/preliminary plat: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
Final plat: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 5,000.00 | |||
Administrative subdivision: | |||||
a. | Base fee | 200.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 800.00 | |||
Environmental assessment worksheet review | |||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 2,000.00 | |||
Development contract/SIPA - minimums | |||||
Legal escrow | 1,500.00 | ||||
Engineering/construction observation escrow | 10,000.00 | ||||
City administrative fee | 1,500.00 | ||||
D. | Development fees: | ||||
Water availability charge | 3,192.00/REC | ||||
Sewer availability charge | 3,049.00/REC | ||||
Stormwater impact: | Section 8-4-1 | ||||
a. | Lefebvre Creek | 3,033.00/gross acre | |||
b. | Otsego Creek | 4,765.00/net acre | |||
c. | North Mississippi Watershed | 8,482.00/gross acre | |||
Park land fee in lieu of land dedication: | Section 10-8-15 | ||||
a. | Residential development | 3,538.00/du | |||
b. | Commercial development | 10,073.00/gross acre | |||
c. | Industrial development | 1,966.00/gross acre | |||
CSAH 39/TH 101 AUAR | n/a | 280.00/gross acre | |||
E. | General government services: | ||||
General labor (minimum 15 minutes) | 30.00/hour | ||||
Copies: | |||||
1. | Letter, legal, or ledger (per copy - black & white up to 100 pages - .50 dbl sided) * more than 100 pages - general labor charges apply | 0.25/per copy | |||
2. | Letter, legal, or ledger (per copy - color up to 100 pages - 1.00 dbl sided) * more than 100 pages - general labor charges apply | 0.50/per copy | |||
3. | Larger scale prints | $10.00/per copy | |||
Zoning confirmation letter | 60.00/parcel | ||||
Special assessment search | 35.00/parcel | ||||
Returned check fee | 30.00 | ||||
Assessment administration fee | 100.00/parcel | ||||
Assessment roll copy | 100.00 | ||||
Special meeting | $500.00 | ||||
Radon test kits | $5.00/each | ||||
Inspection fee: | Section 9-4-3 | ||||
Fire sprinkler inspections residential (townhomes) | $1.50/per square foot | ||||
Fire sprinkler inspections commercial | Based on valuation | ||||
Other (non-permit) building safety inspections | $150.00 + $75.00 for each re-inspection | ||||
Biannual fire inspection (commercial, industrial, and institutional uses) | No charge for the first 2 inspections/costs incurred for any other inspection | ||||
FOG interceptor/separator inspection | No charge | ||||
Public works (not otherwise specified): | |||||
Labor per employee - full time | $50.00/hour + overtime per City Policy | ||||
Labor per employee - seasonal | $25.00/hour + overtime per City Policy | ||||
Equipment: | |||||
1. | Tandem axle truck | $50.00/hour | |||
2. | Single axle truck | 45.00/hour | |||
3. | Loader | 95.00/hour | |||
4. | Grader | 125.00/hour | |||
5. | Excavator | 60.00/hour | |||
6. | Skid loader | 35.00/hour | |||
7. | Skid loader with attachment | 40.00/hour | |||
8. | Tractor with 3-point | 20.00/hour | |||
9. | Tractor with attachment | 35.00/hour | |||
10. | Power tools: | ||||
a. Weed whip | 5.00/hour | ||||
b. Chain saw | 5.00/hour | ||||
c. Blower | 5.00/hour | ||||
11. | Jet-vac | 125.00/hour | |||
12. | Snowblower | 90.00/hour | |||
13. | Street sweeper | 100.00/hour | |||
Sandbags/sand | $10.00/bundle of 30 sandbags | ||||
Items not listed: | |||||
City equipment | FEMA schedule of equipment rates | ||||
Rental | Costs incurred | ||||
Minimum charge | 1 hour | ||||
Expenses, services, supplies | Actual cost + 15 percent | ||||
F. | Documents: | ||||
City Map | $ 5.00 | ||||
Zoning Map - large scale | 10.00 | ||||
Zoning Map - small scale | 5.00 | ||||
Floodplain Map | No cost | ||||
Other documents | Costs incurred + 15 percent | ||||
G. | Animals: | ||||
Impound/release permit | All costs incurred | ||||
Fowl keeping license | $ 20.00 | ||||
H. | Public safety: | ||||
Administrative enforcement civil penalties: | |||||
a. | Class A (animal violations) | 50.00 | |||
b. | Class B (zoning violations - except signs) | 200.00 | |||
c. | Class C (nuisance, sign ordinance, business license, and building regulation violations) | 200.00 | |||
d. | Nuisance abatement fee | $200.00 + costs incurred | |||
False alarm charge: | Section 3-2-4 | ||||
a. | Fire | No charge for first 3 alarms, $200.00 for fourth alarm, $200.00 + $50.00 for each successive alarm per calendar year | |||
b. | Other | No charge for first 3 alarms, $50.00 for fourth alarm, $100.00 for each successive alarm per calendar year | |||
Fire services charges: | Section 3-2-3 | ||||
Mutual aid: | |||||
1. | Agriculture, residential building, vacant parcel | Cost incurred | |||
2. | Commercial, industrial, institutional building | Cost incurred | |||
I. | Engineering: | ||||
Mineral extraction | Section 4-9-10 | ||||
Wetland delineation review | $0.10 per cubic yard mined per calendar year | ||||
a. | Base fee | 200.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 2,000.00 | |||
Water tower/antenna review | 3,500.00 escrow | ||||
Street sign (sign + installation of new sign) | Engineering Manual | 250.00/sign | |||
Certification of grading: | |||||
a. | Initial survey review | 150.00/lot | |||
b. | Each re-inspection | 125.00/lot | |||
Petition for ROW or easement vacation: | Section 8-6-19 | ||||
a. | Base fee | 500.00 | |||
b. | Escrow | 1,000.00 | |||
c. | Total | 1,500.00 | |||
ROW permit: | |||||
a. | Excavation fee | $200.00 + cost incurred | |||
b. | Obstruction fee | $2.50/foot or $2,000.00 whichever is greater | |||
c. | Obstruction escrow | $5,000.00 or $2.50/foot whichever is greater | |||
Small wireless facility: | |||||
Management fee | $200.00 | ||||
Annual lease fee for use of City structure | 150.00 | ||||
Annual collocation maintenance fee | 25.00 | ||||
Electrical service fee | Cost incurred | ||||
Site development (grading) permit: | |||||
a. | Up to 5 acres | 500.00 escrow | |||
b. | More than 5 acres | 1,000.00 escrow | |||
GIS data entry: | Engineering Manual | ||||
a. | Residential | 100.00/acre | |||
b. | Commercial, industrial, other | 250.00/lot | |||
Public improvement assessments: | |||||
Single family, two-family, and townhouse dwelling street assessment in accordance with the adopted Public Improvement Assessment Policy | Not to exceed 1,092.00 | ||||
J. | Public utilities: | ||||
Municipal water and sewage usage rate | Water and sewer usage rates are established by the City Council with passage of a separate resolution on an annual basis. Any usage rate increases will be effective with the March billing | ||||
Watering ban violation fee | $ 50.00 | ||||
Delinquent account administration fee | Section 8-1-9 | 100.00 | |||
Delinquent account late fee | 5 percent on the unpaid portion of the account | ||||
Water disconnect/reconnect at service valve fees | A minimum of $75.00 will be charged, which included 1 hour of labor. Additional labor will be charged in 15 minute increments at the public works labor rate. Equipment and material charges will apply as necessary | ||||
Annual Stormwater District utility fee for lots of final platted after November 15, 1990: | Section 8-4-2 | ||||
a. | Agricultural Districts: | ||||
1. | A-2 District | $ 36.42/parcel | |||
b. | Residential Districts: | ||||
1. | R-C, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts | 39.06/lot | |||
2. | R-4A, R-4 Districts | 18.87/lot | |||
3. | R-5 District | 14.95/unit | |||
4. | R-MH District | 10.08/unit | |||
5. | R-6 District | ||||
(a) Single family lot | 14.95/unit | ||||
(b) Other dwelling unit | 7.80/unit | ||||
6. | R-7 District | ||||
(a) Single family lot | 14.95/unit | ||||
(b) Twin home or townhouse dwelling unit | 7.80/unit | ||||
(c) Multiple family dwelling unit | 3.58/unit | ||||
c. | Business Districts | 80.66/gross acre | |||
d. | Industrial Districts | 80.66/gross acre | |||
Storm sewer surcharge (sump pump) | 50.00/month | ||||
Type 1 street light (new installation): | Section 10-9-11 | ||||
City Installed | Costs incurred per installation | ||||
Developer installed | 500.00/light | ||||
Type 2 street light (new installation): | |||||
City installed | Costs incurred per installation | ||||
K. | Franchise fees: | ||||
Cable franchise application | Section 4-10-9 | 5,000.00 | |||
(Ord. 2018-13, 12-10-2018, eff. 1-1-2019; amd. Ord. 2019-04, 2-11-2019; Ord. 2019-07, 4-8-2019; Ord. 2019-08, 4-8-2019; Ord. 2019-27, 12-9-2019; Ord. 2020-18, 12-14-2020; Ord. 2021-16, 9-27-2021; Ord. 2021-17, 9-27-2021; Ord. 2021-18, 10-25-2021; Ord. 2021-27, 12-13-2021; Ord. 2022-01, 1-10-2022; Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022; Ord. 2022-12, 6-27-2022; Ord. 2022-17, 12-12-2022; Ord. 2023-07, 9-25-2023; Ord. 2024-01, 1-8-2024; Ord. 2024-07, 6-24-2024)