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PLANNING DIVISION FEES
(As of July 1, 2024)
Application Type |
Fee |
Area Development Plan | $300.00 + $10.00/acre |
Auditors Plat | $225.00 |
Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Land Use Change) | $475.00 + $10.00/acre + TIS + NF |
Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Text Change) | $225.00 + NF |
Cursory Review - Site Development Concept Plan | $375.00 |
Cursory Review - Review of Architecture Concept Plan | $375.00 |
Development Plan Review - Each Additional Submittal after 3rd Review Cycle | $75.00 |
Final Plat | $750.00 + $10.00/acre + $10.00/lot + RC |
Master Plan | $475.00 + TIS |
Grading Plan | $200.00 |
Minor Modification – Level I and II & Cell Co-Locates | $175.00 |
Minor Modification – Extension of Entitlement | $75.00 |
Municipal Code of Appeals Board | $100.00 |
Permitted Conditional Use Permit – Use Only | $475.00 + NF + TIS |
Permitted Conditional Use Permit – Extension of Entitlement | $100.00 |
Plat of Survey | $350.00 + RC |
Preliminary Plat | $800.00 + $10.00/acre + TIS |
Preliminary Plat - Extension of Entitlement | $150.00 |
Site Inspection Fee - Initial and One Re-inspect is Free - Each Additional Inspection | $75.00 |
Site Plan / Major Modification / Overlay District Site Plan | $850.00 + $10.00/acre + TIS |
Site Plan Extension of Entitlement | $150.00 |
Staff Interpretation of City Code | $250.00 |
Zone Change (Planned Unit Development) – New or Amended | $1,000.00 + $10.00/acre + NF + RC + TIS |
Zone Change (Straight Zoning) | $475.00 + $10.00/acre + NF + RC +TIS |
Zoning Ordinance Amendment | $425.00 + NF + RC |
Zone Change Specific Plan | $1,000.00 + $10.00/acre + TIS + NF + RC |
Vacation Request - Easement, including Road Easement | $475.00 |
Vacation Request - Road Right of Way (dedicated) | $475.00 + NF |
Variance, Appeal, or Zoning Exception - Single Family | $250.00 |
Variance, Appeal, or Zoning Exception - Non Single Family | $500.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Base Letter | $100.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Building Permit & Occupancy Research | $75.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Planning Actions Research | $75.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Code Violations Research | $75.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Site Compliance Inspection (Per lot) | $500.00 |
Zoning Compliance Letter - Print Copies of documents and drawings | Varies depending on page size |
TIS= Traffic Impact Fee (Additional fees based upon the Traffic Fee Matrix)
NF = Notification fee of $467.50 (Excludes variances, appeals and zoning exception)
RC = Recordation Cost (Costs associated with recording documents at the County level: billed and approval once exact recordation fees are known)
Per Acre Fees = Number of acres rounded up to the nearest whole acre
Per Lot Fees = All lots in subdivision (street, buildable, outlot)
Miscellaneous Fees | |
Comprehensive Plan Document (with 11" x 17" maps) | $55.00 |
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map – 11” x 17” | $5.50 |
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map – 24” x 36” | $27.50 |
Zoning Map – 24” x 36” | $27.50 |
Zoning Map – 11” x 17” | $5.50 |