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Building Inspection Counter Appointments
Building Inspection plan review and zoning review counters will be open to the public by appointment only.
Zoning fees
Plan Commission Land Use Applications
Applications that need Rezoning and Conditional Use approvals shall, after computation of the fee for each category, be charged the highest individual fee.
Rezoning (Zoning Map Amendments)
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Zoning map amendment for PD(GDP) or PD(SIP) | $1,500 plus $200 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $5,300 | Sec. 28.206. |
All other Zoning map amendments | $950 plus $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $2,850 | Sec. 28.206. |
Extension for obtaining a building permit for PD (filed at least 30 days prior to expiration of 36 months) | $500 | Sec. 28.206. |
Alteration to PD(GDP) or (SIP) reviewed only by the Plan Commission | $500 | Sec. 28.206. |
Conditional use
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Conditional Use or major alteration to an approved Conditional Use for
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$950 plus $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $2,850. |
Sec. 28.206. |
All other conditional uses or major alteration to an approved conditional use. | $600 plus $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum or 20 acres or $2,500. | Sec. 28.206. |
Conditional use application filed by any nonprofit, nongovernmental organization registered with the Department of Financial Institutions or by any neighborhood organization registered with the City Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development. | No fee. | Sec. 28.206. |
Conditional use application for the following conditional uses:
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No fee. | Sec. 28.206. |
Demolition permit
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Permit to raze, demolish, remove, or wreck a building. | $600, unless such permit is issued pursuant to Sec. 28.185(6). | Sec. 28.206. |
Plan commission: other
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Applications filed by the Common Council, the City Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals or pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 13.48, the State of Wisconsin. | No fee. | |
Submittal of preliminary or final plat for Plan Commission and Common Council review. | $250 plus $50 per lot or outlot contained on the plat drawing. | Sec. 16.23(5)(h)3. |
Submittal of certified survey map or land division for approval by Secretary of the Plan Commission. | $250 plus $200 per lot or outlot contained on the certified survey map. | Sec. 16.23(5)(h)4. |
Submittal of land division for condominiums for approval by Secretary of the Plan Commission | $200. | Sec. 16.23(5)(h)4. |
Zoning Board of Appeals
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Variance. | $500. | Sec. 28.206. |
Appeal. | $200. | Sec. 28.206. |
Sign permits
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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New sign (except ground, business opening, and advertising). |
$1.75 per square foot of the net area; minimum fee of $50. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)1. |
Ground sign. | $1.75 per square foot of the gross area. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)2. |
Advertising sign. | $2.50 per square foot of the net area. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)3. |
Business opening sign (displayed for 30 days or less). | $50. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)4. |
Portable sign. | $50. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)5. |
Bicycle-sharing facility signs on private property. | $100 for all permitted signs per facility. | Sec. 31.041(3)(a)6. |
Changing the face or copy of a sign. | $1.50 per square foot of the net area; minimum fee of $25. | Sec. 31.041(3)(b). |
Change of sign location on same lot. | $25. | Sec. 31.041(3)(b). |
Site plan review / parking lot plan review
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Minor Alteration to Conditional Use Sec. 28.206 |
$100. | Sec. 28.206. |
Minor alteration to PDSIP. | $100. | Sec. 28.206. |
Site plan review. | $100, plus $50 per acre for each acre of land in excess of 1 acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 5 acres or $300 | Sec. 28.206. |
Site plan review for reject/ redraft plan resubmittal. | 50% of original fee for additional review. | Sec. 28.206. |
Site Plan Review for governmental entities, schools, and non-profit non-governmental organizations. | $50. | Sec. 28.206. |
Miscellaneous
Type of fee | Amount of fee | Ordinance citation |
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Certificate of Occupancy/Change of Use with a building permit. | $10 for first Certificate of Occupancy, $150 for each additional Certificate of Occupancy. |
Sec. 29.09(3). |
Certificate of Occupancy/Change of Use without a building permit | $75. | Sec. 29.07(3)(e). |
Zoning certificate for
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$75. | Sec. 28.206. |
Zoning letter, i.e. written documentation by the custodian of the records as to
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$100. | Sec. 28.206. |
Copies (up to 11” x 17”) | $.25 per page. | |
Recording fee at Dane County Register of Deeds Office (payable to Dane County Register of Deeds). | $30. | |
Temporary Use Permit | $50. $0 for community event. |
Sec. 28.206. |