§ 155.18 UNIFORM FEE SCHEDULE.

   (A)   Stormwater management permits.

      (1)   The fees for review of drainage submittals, preliminary plans, and/or construction plans and accompanying information and data in accordance with the Tippecanoe County Stormwater Management Ordinance ("Stormwater Ordinance"), adopted by reference in § 155.01 shall be as follows:

PHASE II BASE PERMIT FEES
Acreage	Residential	Commercial	Industrial
0 up to less than ½	$150	$250	$250
Equal to or greater than 1/2 up to less than 1	$200	$300	$300
Equal to or greater than 1 up to less than 3	$350	$500+$40 per acre	$500+$40 per acre
Equal to or greater than 3 up to less than 5	$500	$750+$40 per acre	$750+$40 per acre
Equal to or greater than 5	$500+$20 per acre	$750+$40 per acre	$750+$40 per acre
Utility work annual certification processing fee			$50
The Phase II base permit fees set forth shall include three on-site inspections, administrative fees, and three annual post-construction inspections. The foregoing fees shall be charged for each phase of multi-phased projects.

 

      (2)   The following fees shall be charged for services required in addition to those included in the foregoing Phase II base fees:

 

ADDITIONAL PERMIT FEES
Additional inspections	During the construction process resulting from inadequate site conditions or additional post-construction inspections	$50 each
Grading plan revisions and amended notices of intent	For each additional revision or amended notice	$25 each

 

      (3)   The following drainage review base fees for stormwater application permits shall be charged for services required in addition to those set forth in divisions (1) and (2) of this section:

DRAINAGE REVIEW BASE FEES
(a)   Major Subdivision
0 to less than 8 acres	$3,500
8 to less than 20 acres	$4,500
20+ acres	$6,000 + $50/additional acre
(b)   Minor subdivision or parcelizations that require detention storage per the Stormwater Ordinance will follow the same base fees as major subdivisions. If no detention storage is required, the project will be reviewed in house (No review fee but Phase II fees may still apply).
(c)   Planned Developments
0 to less than 8 acres	$4,200
8 to less than 20 acres	$5,500
20+ acres	$7,000 + $50/additional acre
(d)   Rural Estates
0 to less than 2 acres	$3,000
8 to less than 20 acres	$4,000
20+ acres	$5,500 + $50/additional acre
(e)   Commercial and Industrial Sites
0 to less than 2 acres	$3,000
2 to less than 10 acres	$4,200
10+ acres	$5,000 + $100/additional acre
(f)   One single family residence (constructed on ten or more acres of land) - Outbuildings, swimming pools, etc. will be reviewed in-house (no review fee but Phase II may still apply).
Note A:   Drainage Review Base Fee covers the cost up to three reviews and associated review memos (typical for most projects).
Note B:   If needed there will be a $750 charge for each additional review above the three typically covered in the drainage review base fee.
Note C:   All private non-linear utility projects shall follow same base fees as commercial and industrial sites, i.e., Electric Substations, Wastewater Plants, Drinking Water Facilities, other like or similar projects, etc.
Note D:   If a project is located within a privately master-planned site/campus previously approved by the Tippecanoe County Drainage Board, there will be a flat $1,000 fixed review fee.
Note E:   Any site that has been previously approved by the Tippecanoe County Drainage Board and is being submitted again because changes have been made to the previously-approved design will be charged a flat $1,500 fee.
Note F:   If a site is located within a Drainage Impact Area Watershed per resolution, there will be an additional $5,000 fee added to the review cost.
Note G:   All public facilities such as libraries, fire stations, schools, public waste water treatment facilities, etc., will be charged a flat fee of $1,500.
Note H:   All linear utility projects will be charged as follows:    a.   0 to less than 1 mile         $1,000    b.   1 to less than 5 miles         $2,000    c.   5+ miles            $3,500 + $50/additional mile
Note I:   All transportation roads will be charged as follows:    a.   0 to less than 1 mile         $2,000    b.   1 to greater than 5 miles      $2,500    c.   5+ miles            $4,500 + $50/additional mile
Note J:   All projects requesting preliminary approval by the Tippecanoe County Drainage Board will pay a flat fee of $1,200. When the project is re-submitted for final approval the above base fees will be required at that time.
Note K:   When the Tippecanoe County Drainage Board is only approving discharge into a county-regulated drain because project is located inside city limits, a flat fee will be charged as follows:    a.   0 to less than 8 acres         $1,000    b.   8 to less than 20 acres         $1,250    c.   20+ acres            $1,500 + $50/additional acre
Note L:   All projects located within F-Lake, J. Berlowitz or A. Ross watersheds will be charged $15,000 per acre foot of storage needed in the Regional Detention Ponds.
In the event of a conflict between the fees listed in this division (3) and any provision of the Stormwater Ordinance or Stormwater Technical Standards Manual, the fees listed herein shall govern.

 

      (B)   Outlets.

      (1)   The County Surveyor's Office shall charge the following application fees to any person, partnership, corporation, or any other entity filing an application to discharge private or mutual drains into a regulated drain under the jurisdiction of the County Drainage Board:

 

Direct Outlets
Individual residences	$75
Subdivision, multi-family, or commercial uses	$150
Indirect Outlets
Subdivision, multi-family, or commercial uses	$150
These rates shall be charged for both permanent outlets and temporary outlets.

 

      (2)   No fee shall be required for those discharges to be made indirectly to a regulated drain for individual residential lots and agricultural drains. However, any such indirect discharge within the drainage shed of a regulated drain shall be required to file an application.

   (C)   Crossings. The County Surveyor's Office shall charge the following application fees to any person, partnership, corporation, or association who applies for authority to cross under, over, or through a regulated drain, with any structure of improvement.

      (1)   Individual residences               $75

      (2)   Subdivisions, multi-family, or commercial uses      $150

      (3)   These rates shall be charged for both permanent crossings and temporary crossings.

   (D)   Encroachments.

      (1)   The County Surveyor's Office shall charge the following application fees to any person, partnership, corporation, or association filing an application for an Encroachment Agreement pursuant to I.C. 36-9-27-33:

   Subdivision: Per each secondary plat            $100

   Individual: agricultural and single unit residential      $75

   Commercial, multi-family, and business            $100

   Utility:

      Underground construction, grading, trenching or
      excavation parallel to the drain for up to 400 feet
      of continuous construction:               $100

      For each 400 feet or part thereof of continuous
      construction parallel to the drain thereafter      $70

      (2)   In addition to the above fees for each type of request there shall be collected an additional fee equal to the amount charged by the County Recorder for recording the Encroachment Agreement.

   (E)   Fill permit fees. The fee for individual fill permit reviews shall be $30.

   (F)   Building permit reviews. The fee for individual building permit reviews shall be $30.

   (G)   Individual site plan reviews. The fee for review of each individual site plan for sites disturbing one acre or more, or for individual site plan reviews authorized by the Drainage Board shall be $100.

   (H)   Obstruction petitions. The filing fee for obstruction petitions filed in accordance with I.C. 36-9-27.4 shall be $150.

   (I)   Alcoholic beverage verification permits. The fee for certification of alcoholic beverage permit locations shall be $100.

   (J)   General provisions.

      (1)   All filing fees are non-refundable. All monies shall be payable to the Tippecanoe County Treasurer. The County Surveyor’s Office shall maintain records of the fees collected hereunder on forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. The fees collected hereunder for outlets, crossings and encroachments shall be deposited in the maintenance fund, if any, for the regulated drain affected thereby, and if none, to the General Drain Improvement Fund. The fees collected for obstruction petitions shall be deposited in the County General Fund. All other fees collected hereunder shall be deposited in the Phase II Stormwater Fund established pursuant to Resolution 2005-19-CM. No fee shall be required to be paid by any unit of the county for construction, maintenance, or remodeling of any public facility.

      (2)   The fees for outlets and crossings include application review, initial inspection, and one re-inspection. The fee for each additional re-inspection shall be equal to two times the initial application fee. After the third re-inspection, the County Surveyor shall order the work necessary for compliance to be done in accordance with Indiana Code 36-9-27-46 and 36-9-27-47.

      (3)   Any person found in violation of any provision of this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction and be subject to the Enforcement Provisions of the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Ordinance, which provisions are incorporated herein by reference, and include fines of not less than $500 for a first offense, and not less than $1,000 for each subsequent offense, plus damages, expenses, costs and attorney fees.

(Ord. 2005-51-CMBD, passed 12-19-05; Am. Ord. 2011-01-CMDB, passed 1-18-11; Am. Ord. 2018-11-CM, passed 4-2-18; Am. Ord. 2019-29-CM, passed 11-18-19)