3-1-2: SCHEDULE OF FEES:

Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 2024-01 , passed 1-8-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.

The City Council hereby establishes the following schedule of fees:

Item			City Code Reference	2023 Fee
A.	Licenses:
	Liquor:		Subsection 4-1-8 A3
		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
		Set-ups		No cost
		Wine		150.00
		Temporary liquor		75.00
		Small-brewer (off-sale)		150.00
		Brewpub license		200.00
		Taproom license		200.00
	Garbage hauler		Subsection 5-3-4 B	100.00
	Dynamic display signs		Subsection 4-11-4 B	No cost
	Mobile food unit		Title 4, Chapter 12	$50.00
	Peddlers, solicitors, transient merchant license		Subsection 4-5-2 C	$100.00/applicant
	Rental housing license:		Title 4, chapter 6
		License (initial/renewal)		100.00/du
		Inspections:
		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
		Multiple family building under single ownership		$65.00/hour (minimum 1 hour)
	Pawnbrokers, precious metals dealers and/or secondhand good dealers:		Section 4-4-10
		Annual license		$500.00
		Investigation fee		$200.00 + cost incurred
		Reportable transaction fee		$50.00/transaction
		Daily reporting penalty		50.00/day
	Massage services:		Subsection 4-8-4 E
		Business license		500.00
		Personal license		100.00
		Application investigation business license		100.00/operator
		Application investigation personal license		100.00
	Compost facility license		Subsection 5-3-8C	200.00
	Lawful gambling		Subsection 4-7-6D
		Investigation fee:		100.00
B.	Permits:
	Building permits:		Subsection 9-1-1B
		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 title 9, chapter 1 of this 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 title 9, chapter 1 of this Code in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 326B.148
		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	Subsection 9-3-5 C	The fee schedule set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 326B.37 is adopted by reference and incorporated herein
	Water connection charge		Subsection 8-1-5 C	$2,128.00/REC
	Sewer connection charge		Subsection 8-1-6 C	9,147.00/REC
	Water meter assembly:		Subsection 8-2-2 D
		5/8 inch		399.63/each
		1 inch		633.58/each
		1 ½ inch		1,009.99/each
		2 inch		1,265.39/each
		Over 2 inch		Quote
	Ultra-sonic Water Meter Assembly		Sec. 8-2-2 .D
		5/8 inch		372.25/ea
		1 inch		497.50/ea
		1 ½ inch		801.00/ea
		2 inch		1,023.00/ea
	Other permit fees (flat fee) (subsection 9-1-1B):
		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:		Subsection 11-16-5B
		Landscape/as-built grading		$3,000.00/lot (minimum)
		Driveway/sidewalk		$2,000.00/lot (minimum)
	Burning permit		Section 5-4-4	No cost
	Fence permit:		Subsection 11-19-4 A
		Basic permit		$ 50.00
		Easement encroachment		100.00
	Second driveway permit		Section 11-21-6.D.4
	Home occupation permit		Subsection 11-28-3 A	50.00
	Sign permit		Subsection 11-37-7 A	350.00
	Natural landscaping permit		Subsection 5-2-3 F	1100.00
	Sewer and water hook-up:		Subsection 8-1-4 A
		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		Subsection 11-18-5 B	50.00
	Archery permit		Subsection 6-3-3 L	No cost
	Play field use:		Resolution 2013-65
		City sponsored users		No-charge
		Recognized youth associations:
		Ballfield		$250.00/seasonal field assignment
		Soccer 4v4		$150.00/seasonal field assignment
		Soccer full size fields		$250.00/seasonal field assignment
		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 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
	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	Costs incurred with minimum $500.00 escrow
	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:		Sections 10-3-6 and 11-1-8
	Comprehensive Plan Amendment:
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow - single family		1,000.00
		Escrow - all others		3,000.00
	Zoning amendment (map or text):		Subsection 11-3-2 A1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow - single family		1,000.00
		Escrow - all others		3,000.00
	Variance:		Subsection 11-6-4 C1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow - single family		1,000.00
		Escrow - all others		5,000.00
	Conditional use permit:		Subsection 11-4-2 A1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow - single family		1,000.00
		Escrow - all others		5,000.00
	Interim use permit:		Subsection 11-5-2 A1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	Administrative permit and appeals:		Subsections 11-8-2 A1 and 11-7-3 D
		Base fee		200.00
		Escrow		400.00
	Site plan review:		Subsection 11-9-3 A1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	Concept plan/PUD concept plan:		Subsection 11-3-2 A1
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	PUD development stage plan:		Sec. 11-36-4D
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	PUD/CUP/IUP approval extension:		Subsections 11-4-5 B3 and 11-5-6 B3
		Base fee		200.00
		Escrow		1,000.00
	Sketch plan/preliminary plat:		Subsection 10-5-2 A2
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	Final plat:		Subsection 10-5-3 A4
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		5,000.00
	Administrative subdivision:		Subsection 10-4-2 C
		Base fee		200.00
		Escrow		800.00
	Environmental assessment worksheet review
		Base fee		500.00
		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		Subsection 8-1-5 B	2,128.00/REC
	Sewer availability charge		Subsection 8-1-6 B	3,049.00/REC
	Stormwater impact:		Section 8-4-1
		Lefebvre Creek		2,958.00/gross acre
		Otsego Creek		4,211.00/net acre
		North Mississippi Watershed		8,271.00/gross acre
	Park land fee in lieu of land dedication:		Section 10-8-15
		Residential development		3,024.00/du
		Commercial development		8,609.00/gross acre
		Industrial development		1,680.00/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:
		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 sheet
		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
		Larger scale prints		10.00/per sheet
	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
	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		Subsection 8-3-11 E	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:
		Tandem axle truck		$50.00/hour
		Single axle truck		45.00/hour
		Loader		95.00/hour
		Grader		125.00/hour
		Excavator		60.00/hour
		Skid loader		35.00/hour
		Skid loader with attachment		40.00/hour
		Tractor with 3-point		20.00/hour
		Tractor with attachment		35.00/hour
		Power tools:
		Weed whip		5.00/hour
		Chain saw		5.00/hour
		Blower		5.00/hour
		Jet-vac		125.00/hour
		Snowblower		90.00/hour
		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
	Building permit refund fee		Subsection 9-1-2B.2.b.	$30.00
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 C		Subsection 6-2-11	All costs incurred
	Fowl keeping license		Subsection 11-26-4 G9	$ 20.00
H.	Public safety:
	Administrative enforcement civil penalties:		Subsection 1-5-3 B
		Class A (animal violations) 50.00
		Class B (zoning violations - except signs) 200.00
		Class C (nuisance, sign ordinance, business license, and building regulation violations)		200.00
		Nuisance abatement fee		$200.00 + costs incurred
	False alarm charge:		Section 3-2-4
		Fire		No charge for first 3 alarms, $200.00 for fourth alarm, $200.00 + $50.00 for each successive alarm per calendar year
		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:
		Agriculture, residential building, vacant parcel		Cost incurred
		Commercial, industrial, institutional building		Cost incurred
I.	Engineering:
	Mineral extraction		Section 4-9-10	$0.10 per cubic yard mined per calendar year
	Wetland delineation review		Subsection 11-16-5 B
		Base fee		200.00
		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:		Subsection 11-16-5 G
		Initial survey review		150.00/lot
		Each re-inspection		125.00/lot
	Petition for ROW or easement vacation:		Section 8-6-19
		Base fee		500.00
		Escrow		1,000.00
		Total		1,500.00
	ROW permit:		Title 8, chapter 6
		Excavation fee		$200.00 + cost incurred
		Obstruction fee		$2.50/foot or $2,000.00 whichever is less
		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:		Subsection 9-6-3 D
		Up to 5 acres		500.00 escrow
		More than 5 acres		1,000.00 escrow
	GIS data entry:		Engineering Manual
		Residential		100.00/acre
		Commercial, industrial, other		250.00/lot
	Single family lot 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		Subsections 8-1-5 A and 8-1-6 A	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		Subsection 8-2-6 E	$ 50.00
	Delinquent account administration fee		Section 8-1-9	100.00
	Municipal utilities - delinquent account late fee		Section 8-1-9A	5 percent on the unpaid portion of the account
	Water disconnect/reconnect at service valve fees		Section 8-1-4 A	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
		Agricultural Districts:
		A-2 District		$ 35.71/parcel
		Residential Districts:
		R-C, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts		38.29/lot
		R-4A, R-4 Districts		18.50/lot
		R-5 District		14.66/unit
		R-MH District		9.88/unit
		R-6 District
		Single family lot		14.66/unit
		Other dwelling unit		7.65/unit
		R-7 District
		Single family lot		14.66/unit
		Twin home or townhouse dwelling unit		7.65/unit
		Multiple family dwelling unit		3.51/unit
		Business Districts		79.08/gross acre
		Industrial Districts		79.08/gross acre
	Storm sewer surcharge (sump pump)		Subsection 8-3-7 D4b	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
L.	Other:
	Engraved Bench		Res. # 2021-78	$1,600.00

 

(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)