Fee Schedule
Copies (B&W): $0.10 per page
Copies (Color): $0.25 per page
Faxes Sent: $1.00 per page
Faxes Received: $0.10 per page
Documents: Actual Cost
Returned Check Fee: $25.00 (per event)
Repealed March 8, 2007
Residential
Water Access Fee: $14.35
Water Rate (per 1,000 gallons): $4.95
Meter Set: $315.00
Meter Tap: $1830.10
Institutional
Water Access Fee - 1st Line: $92.25
Water Access Fee - 2nd Line: $225.50
Water Rate (per 1,000 gallons): $4.95
Meter Set: $315.00
Meter Tap: $1,830.10
Other Fees
Reconnection Fee: $100.00
Water Service Transfer Fee: $25.00
Late Fee: 5% per month on past due balances
Sewer Rates
Determined by the Metropolitan Sewerage District Fee Schedule
Non-Residential Permits
New Construction or Renovation (up to $1,000,000 in Valuation): $300.00; or $10.00 per $1,000.00 gross construction value; whichever is greater
New Construction or Renovation (over $1,000,000 in Valuation): 0.30% of each additional $1,000,000 or value or portion thereof
Engineering Services Review Fee: $75.00 per hour
Non-Residential Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Inspection Fees
Per Inspection, Per Trade Discipline: $100.00
Other (Non-Residential)
Modular Offices: $250.00
Day Care Centers: $80.00 per trade discipline
ABC License: $80.00 per trade discipline
Certificate of Occupancy: $150.00
Residential Construction Permits (New)
Site-Built Homes: Fees based on Estimated Construction Cost x 0.006
Covered Heated Areas: $132.00 per sq. ft.
Covered Unheated Areas: $60.00 per sq. ft.
Porches, Decks, Patios, etc.: $44.00 per sq. ft.
Concrete Slabs, Walks, Drives, etc.: $4.00 per sq. ft.
Manufactured Homes: $88.00 per sq. ft.
Residential Construction Permits
$0 - $999.99: $30.00
$1,000 - $1,999.99: $40.00
$2,000 - $4,999.99: $50.00
$5,000 or more: Actual Cost of Construction x 0.006 or $50.00, whichever is greater
Residential Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Inspection Fees
Per Inspection, Per Trade Discipline: $100.00
Mechanical Appliance Change Out: $100.00
LP Gas Piping/System (per inspection required): $75.00
Residential Certificate of Occupancy Fee: $60.00
Miscellaneous Inspection & Administration Fees
Demolition Permit: $100.00
Driveway Permit: $100.00
Fire Inspection: $100.00
Grading Permit: $150.00
Homeowners Recovery Fee: $10.00
Re-Inspection Fee: $100.00
Residential Retaining Walls (<48" unbalanced backfill): $100.00
Engineered Retaining Walls (>48" unbalanced backfill or commercial projects): $300.00 Minimum Fee or 0.006 x Project Cost (including design work), whichever is greater
Work Performed Without Building and Zoning Permits: Double Permit Fee
Fees
Minimum: $50.00<25 square feet
Normal Fee: $2.00 per square foot
Maximum: $2,500.00
Full Width Overlay (Master Permit - must be requested at time of cut application): $50.00
Street/Sidewalk/Dirt Cut Permit Length: 10 working days (excluding weather delays)
Additional Re-Inspections: $50.00 each
Additional Re-Inspections for Warranty Work: $50.00 each
Penalties/Fines
Failure to obtain permit: $50.00 per day
Exceeding time (past 10 working days): $50.00 per day
Miscellaneous
30-Day Extensions (must be requested prior to permit expiration): No Charge
Board of Adjustment Fees
Appeals or Interpretations: $50.00
Variance Applications: $350.00
Planning & Zoning Commission Fees
Rezoning and Conditional Rezoning Requests: $200.00
Ordinance and Map Amendment Applications: $50.00
Permit Fees
Certificate of Zoning Compliance: $35.00
Stormwater Permit: $400.00 per acre, or portion thereof, for total disturbed acreage equal to or exceeding 12,000 square feet. Below 12,000 square feet disturbed area, a $100 flat rate shall be applied to all development and qualified redevelopment requiring a permit as described in the Montreat General Ordinance, Chapter K, Article III.
Floodplain Development Permit: $100.00
Subdivision Plat Review Fees
Minor Subdivision: $50.00
Major Subdivision: $100.00
Sign Permit Fees
Free-Standing Signs: $25.00
Wall Signs: $20.00
Projection Signs: $20.00
Suspended Signs: $10.00
Home Occupation Signs: $10.00
Other Permits
Wireless Communications Facility - Plan Review Fee: $500.00
Wireless Communications Facility - Intermodulation Study: $500.00
Fire Permits (Operational or Construction): $25.00
Back Door Collection - Three Months: $95.00
Back Door Collection - Annual: $175.00
Special Pick Up: $25.00 minimum
ETJ Collection Rate: $300.00 annually
Mattress Disposal Fee: $5 per item
Leaf Collection Fee (outside normal collection period): $25.00
Brush/Yard Waste Collection Fee (over 3 cubic yards): $25.00 per each additional 3 cubic yards
Town Seal Imprinted Bags (Blue and Green): $1.00 per bag
Parking Fines
Overtime Parking: $2.00
Illegal Parking: $5.00
Handicap Parking (Unauthorized): $25.00
Late Fee for Parking Fines: Additional $10.00 if not paid within 15 days
Immobilization Fees: $20.00
Town Ordinance Violation Fees
First Offense: Verbal Warning
Second Offense: $250.00
Third and Subsequent Offenses: $500.00
Life Safety Code Violations: $100.00
Non-Conforming Sign Violations: $50.00 if not removed within 15 days