Purpose. The purpose of this chapter pursuant to Minnesota State Law and the city’s activities as a municipal entity requires us to set forth and establish certain fees and charges to reimburse the city for administrative and other expenses related to the issuing of permits, licenses and other services. The fees and charges for licensing, permits, programs, and services include but are not limited to building, zoning, planning, business, animal, park and recreation, rentals, solicitors, fire prevention, utility, franchise, administrative citations, and other miscellaneous fees that further the health, safety and welfare of the community at large.
(1987 Code, § 1301.01) (Ord. 263, passed 12-14-1992; Am. Ord. 541, passed 5-22-2017)
Adoption of fee schedule by resolution. All fees and charges shall be fixed and determined by the Council and set forth in the master fee schedule, with the exception of land use fees, which will remain in the code and will be adopted by ordinance. The master fee schedule will be adopted by resolution and uniformly enforced. The master fee schedule will be reviewed for relevancy and/or when new fees are established and amended as needed by resolution and adopted by the City Council.
(Ord. 541, passed 5-22-2017; Am. Ord. 556, passed 3-26-2018; Am. Ord. 563, passed 3-25-2019; Am. Ord. 574, passed 9-28-2020; Am. Ord. 583, passed 9-27-2021; Am. Ord. 593, passed 9-26-2022; Am. Ord. 603, passed 12-11-2023)
LICENSE, PERMIT, SERVICE CHARGES AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES | ||
Type of Charge/Fee | City Code Reference | Charge/Fee |
LICENSE, PERMIT, SERVICE CHARGES AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES | ||
Type of Charge/Fee | City Code Reference | Charge/Fee |
VI. Building, Zoning, Land Use* | ||
Comprehensive plan amendment Pre-application Formal application | $200 $800 plus $3,000 escrow | |
Conditional use permit Residential Non-residential | $500 plus $500 escrow $600 plus $1,000 escrow | |
Interim use permit Residential Non-residential | $500 plus $500 escrow $600 plus $1,000 escrow | |
Planned Unit development Concept stage Development stage Final stage By conditional use permit | $500 plus $1,000 escrow $700 plus $2,000 escrow $500 plus $1,000 escrow $500 plus $1,000 escrow | |
Sign permits Temporary Permanent | 1201.03.11(f) | See Zoning Permit 1997 U.B.C. Table 1-A |
Site plan review | $200 plus $1,000 escrow | |
Subdivision sketch plan review | $200 | |
Subdivision (minor subdivision) | $500 plus $2,000 escrow | |
Subdivision (preliminary plat) 5 or fewer lots Over 5 lots | $600 plus $25/lot plus an escrow deposit as follows: $2,000 $3,000 | |
Subdivision (final plat) 5 or fewer lots Over 5 lots | $500 plus $25/lot plus an escrow deposit as follows: $2,000 $4,000 | |
Traffic studies when required as part of another application | Multiple | Escrow for estimated cost of study to be
reviewed
by the City’s consulting engineers plus $500 |
Variances Residential Non-residential | $500 plus $500 escrow $600 plus $500 | |
Zoning amendment (Text or Map) | $600 plus $1,000 escrow | |
Zoning Verification Letter | $50 | |
Zoning permits | $25 | |
Park dedication (cash in lieu of land) | Residential projects: $7,500/dwelling unit or Commercial projects: 8% of raw land value | |
Extension of plat approval or amendment of development agreement | $200 plus $1,000 escrow for amendments | |
Note: Base fees are non-refundable. Escrow deposits are to cover consulting planner, engineer, attorney, and other consultant expenses. Applicants are informed that any city expenses not covered by these fees will be billed to them. Unused escrow fees will be returned to applicant upon written request. Applications with more than one required escrow deposit shall be required to submit the escrow based on the highest required escrow amount. | ||
(1987 Code, § 1301.02) (Ord. 263, passed 12-14-1992; Ord. 274, passed 5-10-1993; Ord. 277, passed 8-23-1993; Ord. 279, passed 9-27-1993; Ord. 285, passed 1-24-1994; Ord. 287, passed 3-14-1994; Ord. 292, passed 5-23-1994; Ord. 299, passed 6-12-1995; Ord. 301, passed 6-12-1995; Ord. 302, passed 7-10-1995; Ord. 309, passed 2-12-1996; Ord. 322, passed 6-9-1997; Ord. 328, passed 12-15-1997; Ord. 329, passed 12-15-1997; Ord. 332, passed 2-23-1998; Ord. 340, passed 9-14-1998; Ord. 344, passed 9-28-1998; Ord. 351, passed 5-24-1999; Ord. 353, passed 6-14-1999; Ord. 356, passed 9-13-1999; Ord. 359, passed 12-13-1999; Ord 360, passed 1-10-2000; Ord 365, passed 8-14-2000; Ord. 369, passed 2-12-2001; Ord. 370, passed 2-26-2001; Ord. 412, passed 2-28-2005; Ord. 416, passed 7-25-2005; Ord. 432, passed 12-11-2006; Am. Ord. 437, passed 7-9-2007; Am. Ord. 438, passed 8-13-2007; Am. Ord. 439, passed 9-10-2007; Am. Ord. 442, passed 11-5-2007; Am. Ord. 445, passed 12-10-2007; Am. Ord. 446, passed 1-28-2008; Am. Ord. 452, passed 7-14-2008; Am. Ord. 457, passed 4-13-2009; Am. Ord. 463, passed 1-11-2010; Am. Ord. 471, passed 11-22-2010; Am. Ord. 483, passed 9-26-2011; Am. Ord. 488, passed 11-28-2011; Am. Ord. 489, passed 1-9-2012; Am. Ord. 491, passed 2-13-2012; Am. Ord. 494, passed 3-26-2012; Am. Ord. 502, passed 5-28-2013; Am. Ord. 507, passed 2-3-2014; Am. Ord. 513, passed 6-9-2014; Am. Ord. 518, passed 1-12-2015; Am. Ord. 519, passed 5-26-2015; Am. Ord. 541, passed 5-22-2017; Am. Ord 550, passed - -2018; Am. Ord. 570, passed 12-9-2019
; Am. Ord. 576, passed 12-14-2020; Am. Ord. 602, passed 12-11-2023)