Fees

Fire Department response resulting from violation of open burning restrictions - $500. (State law requires a permit for open burning. Permits are issued by City Forester). False fire alarms - user fee of $150 for the second false fire alarm in any twelve month period, and an additional fee in increments of $100 for each false alarm over two in any twelve month period. False intrusion alarms - user fee of $50 for the third false intrusion alarm in any twelve month period, and $100 each for any subsequent false alarms in the same period. Alarms occurring within the first thirty days of operation of a new alarm system are exempt.
*ITEM*	*BASE FEE¹*	*ESCROW¹*	*TOTAL²*
Subdivision - Minor	100	500	600
- Major	250	2,500	2,750
Conditional Use Permit / Interim Use Permit / Major Variance / Appeals Single Family	100	up to 500	up to 600
Other	150	up to 500	up to 650
Rezoning or Text Amendment	150	500	650
Site Plan Review - Minor	n/a	400	400
- Major	200	up to 1,000	up to 1,200
Administrative Permit / Minor Variance	n/a	200	200
Site Inspections - Required @ Pre-Construction and Post-Construction	75³ (per inspection)	n/a	150³
Water Extraction Permit	300	200	500
Burning Permit	30	n/a	30
Building Permit / Pool Permit	See Uniform Building Code Table 1A (1997 UBC)
Grading Permit	See Uniform Building Code Table A-33-B (1997 UBC) for grading fee breakdown by cubic yards. Property owner will also be responsible for all review costs.
Demolition Permit	300	n/a	300
Septic System Permit	Inspector 135 Dakota cty 40 City 25	n/a	200
Heating/Air Conditioning Permit	15/15	n/a	15/15
Zoning Ordinance (Free download - go to Ordinances)	$30 per copy .20 per page
Subdivision Ordinance (Free download - go to Ordinances)	$10 per copy .20 per page
Comprehensive Plan	$25 per copy ($35 with color graphics) .20 per page for black & white / $1.50 per page for color

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The applicant is required to pay a base fee and escrow deposit to be charged
against the time and expenses necessary to process the request. The base fee
will be applied to the project costs if the project proceeds completely through
the review process, however, is non-refundable if a project is abandoned midway
through the process. If the review and consideration of the request exceeds the
cost covered by the escrow deposit as a consequence of lack of information, site
or design problems, or questions raised by the staff, Planning Commission, or
City Council, all processing of the request will be halted until an estimation
of completion is determined and a new escrow deposit made. Following the
City's decision on the request, the City
Treasurer will refund any portion of the escrow deposit remaining or bill the
applicant for the balance due.

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All fees must be paid at the time of application and any additional fees
required as stipulated in ¹ above shall be paid before issuance of a
certificate of occupancy permit. If payment is not received from the applicant,
the property owner is liable for the
unpaid fee balance either by direct payment or a special assessment against the
property.
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"Depending on the issues of a project, additional site
inspections may be required by individual City consultants and will be billed on
a time and materials basis."

All checks should be made payable to the City of Sunfish
Lake.

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