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Fees - Planning and Zoning Department

Below are the permit fees and service charges for the Planning and Zoning Department as of October 1, 2011.

BUSINESS LICENSES REQUIRING PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL    
Fireworks Sales $350.00  
Motor Vehicle Sales Lot License $100.00  
Pawn Shop License $10,000.00  
Public Kennel License $25.00  
Sexually Orientated Businesses $10,000.00  
     
PLANNING AND ZONING    
Special Meeting of the Planning Commission $500.00 (or actual cost)
     
THE FOLLOWING ARE DEPOSITS:    
Flood Zone Map Amendment $100.00  
Metes and Bounds Conveyance/Courtesy Combination $100.00  
   (no new lots are created, actual costs only)    
Planning Commission Review Deposit $200.00  
   (includes staff review fee-$100, inspection fee-$20, other actual costs    
Planning Commission Review Deposit for Commercial Bldg. Permit $750.00  
   (includes staff review fee-$100, inspection fee-$20, costs    
   for City Engineer and/or City Attorney and any additional costs)    
Public Hearing Deposit - New Conditional Use Permit (CUP) $400.00  
   (includes staff review fee - $100, actual postage    
   inspection fee - $20, publication, CUP - $200,    
   land use change sign -$25, and any additional costs)    
Public Hearing Deposit - Rezoning or Private Kennel License $250.00  
   (includes staff review fee-$100, inspection fee-$20, publication,    
   actual postage, land use change sign-$25, Private Kennel License-$30    
   and other actual costs)    
Public Hearing - Excavation Permit $1,000.00  
   (includes staff review fee-$100, inspection fee-$20, publication,    
   actual postage, land use change sign-$25, Excavation Permit -$50,    
   other actual costs)    
Sub-Division of land    
Metes and Bounds Conveyance $500.00  
Plat (at Sketch Plan stage) per lot or per unit $700.00  
Upper Rum River WMO or Sunrise WMO Permit Application $750.00  
Vacation of Public Land (publication, postage, other actual costs, filing fee) $200.00  
Variance Requests (actual costs only) $100.00  
     
THE FOLLOWING ARE FEES:    
Deviation Permit Fee $300.00  
   (Lots that deviate from approved Grading Plan)    
Future Development Placement Sign Fee $25.00 per sign, plus
   (deposit is refundable when sign is returned undamaged) $85.00 deposit
Future Drainage Easement Fund Fee (for residential living unit) $200.00  
   (note:  commercial property is computed by City Engineer)    
Future Street Improvement Fund Fee    
   (NOTE:  Determined in development agreement) see note  
Parkland Dedication Fee (City Valuation $25,000 per acre) $2,500.00  
   (Note:  parkland dedication is NOT charged on commercial property)    
Signs for notification of cul-de-sacs or parkland $50.00  
     
NOTE:  ACTUAL CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY ENGINEER EXPENSES    
AS REQUIRED FOR REVIEW/INSPECTION OF ANY TYPE OF     
DEVELOPER/TAXPAYER REQUEST    

City Hall

15544 Central Avenue NE Ham Lake, MN 55304

(763) 434-9555
info@ci.ham-lake.mn.us

Hours
Mon - Thurs: 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
Fri: 7:00 am to 11:00 am

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