3-1-2: SCHEDULE OF FEES:

The City Council hereby establishes the following schedule of fees:

Item				City Code Reference	2024 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
		Consumption and display			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			Subsection 4-12-3 D	$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
			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
		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 5-3-8 C	200.00
B.	Permits:
	Building permits:			Subsection 9-1-1 B
		Building permit refund fee		Subsection 9-1-2 B2b	$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	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	$3,192.00/REC
	Sewer connection charge			Subsection 8-1-6 C	9,147.00/REC
	Water meter assembly:			Subsection 8-2-2 D
		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
	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 11-19-2E
	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:			Subsection 11-19-4A
		Basic permit			$ 50.00
		Easement encroachment			100.00
	Second driveway permit			Section 11-21-6.D.4	100.00
	Home occupation permit			Subsection 11-28-3A	50.00
	Sign permit			Subsection 11-37-7A3	50.00
	Natural landscaping permit			Subsection 5-2-3F1	100.00
	Sewer and water hook-up:			Subsection 8-1-4A
		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 11-18-5B	50.00
	Lawful gambling			Subsection 4-7-6D
	Investigation fee				100.00
	Archery permit			Subsection 6-3-3L	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):			Subsection 11-3-2A1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow - single family			1,000.00
	c.	Escrow - all others			3,000.00
	Variance:			Subsection 11-6-4C1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow - single family			1,000.00
	c.	Escrow - all others			5,000.00
	Conditional use permit:			Subsection 11-4-2A1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow - single family			1,000.00
	c.	Escrow - all others			5,000.00
	Interim use permit:			Subsection 11-5-2A1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	Administrative permit and appeals:			Subsections 11-8-2A1 and 11-7-3D
	a.	Base fee			200.00
	b.	Escrow			400.00
	Site plan review:			Subsection 11-9-3A1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	Concept plan/PUD concept plan:			Subsection 11-3-2A1
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	PUD development stage plan:			Sec. 11-36-4D
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	PUD/CUP/IUP approval extension:			Subsections 11-4-5B3 and 11-5-6B3
	a.	Base fee			200.00
	b.	Escrow			1,000.00
	Sketch plan/preliminary plat:			Subsection 10-5-2A2
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	Final plat:			Subsection 10-5-3A4
	a.	Base fee			500.00
	b.	Escrow			5,000.00
	Administrative subdivision:			Subsection 10-4-2C
	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			Subsection 8-1-5B	3,192.00/REC
	Sewer availability charge			Subsection 8-2-5B	3,049.00/REC
	Stormwater impact:			Section 8-4-1
	a.	Lefebvre Creek			3,033.00/gross acre
	b.	Otsego Creek			4,318.00/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			Subsection 8-3-11E	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			Subsection 6-2-11C	All costs incurred
	Fowl keeping license			Subsection 11-26-4G9	$ 20.00
H.	Public safety:
	Administrative enforcement civil penalties:			Subsection 1-5-3B
	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			Subsection 11-16-5B	$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:			Subsection 11-16-5G
	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:			Subsection 8-6-7A
	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:			Subsection 9-6-3D
	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:			Subsection 3-1-2I
	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			Subsection 8-1-5B	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 8-2-6E	$ 50.00
	Delinquent account administration fee			Section 8-1-9	100.00
	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 8-1-4A	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)			Subsection 8-3-7D4b	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)