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PLANNING DIVISION FEES
(As of July 8, 2025)
| Application Type |
Fee |
| Area Development Plan | $300.00 + $10.00/acre |
| Auditors Plat | $300.00 |
| 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 |
| Appeal of Staff Interpretation of Zoning Code - BOA Action | $250.00 |
| Permitted Conditional Use Permit – Land Use Only | $475.00 + NF + TIS |
| Permitted Conditional Use Permit – Extension of Entitlement | $100.00 + NF |
| Plat of Survey | $400.00 |
| Preliminary Plat | $800.00 + $10.00/acre + $10.00/lot + 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 |
| Zone Change (Planned Unit Development) – New or Amended | $1,000.00 + $10.00/acre + NF + RC + TIS |
| Zone Change (Straight Zoning) | $500.00 + $10.00/acre + NF + 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 + NF |
| 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 - See approved Fee Schedule |
TIS= Traffic Impact Fee (Additional fees based upon the Traffic Fee Matrix)
NF = Notification fee of $467.50 (Excludes some 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, and 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 |
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