Fees

Ordinance 1539, dated August 25, 2017, established new or updated fees for services provided by the Planning and Zoning Department. All fees are non-refundable. Note: all services listed require a permit from the State's Construction Industry office (CID.) Please contact the Planning and Zoning office at 575-439-4220 if you have any questions.
  Fee Amount Corresponding code of ordinance (2-01-030)
Accessory building/carport $75 At time of filing a request to build an accessory building or carport, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover cost of verification the accessory building or carport meets building code and city ordinance requirements, administration, and other expenses.
Annexation $600 At the time of filing of a petition for annexation, the petitioner shall pay the city a nonrefundable filing fee to cover the costs of publication, recordation and other expenses.
Cell/communication towers $75 At time of filing a request to build a cellular or communication tower, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover cost of administration, verification the cellular or communication tower meets building code and city ordinance requirements, and other expenses.
Certificate of zoning $50 At the time of filing a request for a certificate of zoning classification, the applicant shall pay the city a nonrefundable fee for each parcel certified to cover the cost of reproduction, mailing and expenses.
Change street name $150 At the time of filing an application for change of street name, the applicant shall pay the city a nonrefundable filing fee to cover the costs of publication, administration and other expenses. If the application is approved, the applicant shall pay an additional nonrefundable fee for each intersection of the street, the name of which is changed, within thirty (30) days after final approval by the city commission. Failure to pay the additional fee will result in automatic revocation of approval by the city commission.
  $50 Plus each intersection
Curb cuts $30 At time of filing a request to cut a curb adjacent to a public right-of-way, applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of verification the curb cut meets building code and city ordinance requirements, administration, and other expenses. Addition costs for city personnel to cut the curb is extra and will be billed separately. A curb cut permit will not be issued within sixty (60) months of initial pavement, or repaving, of a road, except due to emergency circumstances.
Dedication of easement $300 At the time of filing any application for acceptance of any dedication of any utility or other public easement, the applicant shall pay the city a nonrefundable filing fee for each easement dedicated to cover the costs of publication, recordation and other expenses.
Demolition $50 At time of request to demolish any structure, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover cost of verification the code and city ordinance compliance, administration, and other expenses.
Encroachment permit $150 At time of request for an encroachment permit for a structure the does not comply with minimum set back requirements, like a carport, the applicant with pay a non-refundable to cover costs of verification the structure meets other building code and city ordinance requirements, minimum safe distance for safety, administration, and other expenses.
Excavation   At time of request for an excavation permit applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of verification of utility discovery, site inspection, administration, and other costs. A doubling of the original fee will be assessed to any applicant who began work without an appropriate permit. Additionally, for applicants who file for multiple permits a calendar year, from one (1) to one hundred (100) a franchise fee may be purchased that covers all excavations for utility install in the calendar year. Upon exceeding one hundred (100) excavations, applicant can either purchase another franchise or pay per occurrence at normal rates. Additional fees may be required for city installed pavement patches.
Residential in Dirt $90  
Residential in pavement $120  
Commercial in dirt $150  
Commercial in pavement $210  
Franchise $3,000  
Foundation Repair $50 At time of request for a foundation repair permit, an applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of administrations and other expenses.
Interior/exterior remodel Fee At time of request for permit to remodel a structure's interior, or repair its exterior, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs administration and other expenses based upon whether it is being done in a residential or commercial area.
Residential $30  
Commercial $100  
Mobile Home Blocking $50 At time of request to position (block) or move a mobile home, or both, an applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
Rezoning/map change Fee At the time of filing an application for zoning, the applicant shall pay the City a non-refundable filing fee for each district change requested to cover the costs of administration and other expenses
Less than one half (½) acre $500  
One half (½) to less than five (5) acres* $515 for the first acre plus $5 for each additional acre or portion.
Five (5) acres to less than twenty (20) acres* $575 for the first 5 acres plus $10 for each additional acre or portion.
Twenty (20) acres or more* $825 for the first 20 acres plus $5 for each additional acre or portion
Deposit to cover the cost of publication $200  
  Fee Corresponding statue
Re-roof $30 At time of request for permit to re-roof a structure, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover administrative costs and other expenses.
Signs/billboards $75 At time of request for permit to place a sign or billboard, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
Solar Panels Fee Corresponding statute
On ground install $100 At time of request to install solar panels, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee, based upon whether installation is on the ground or on the roof of the structure in question, to cover the costs of validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
On roof install $30  
  Fee Corresponding Statute
Special event $250 At the time of filing an application for a special event permit, within a zone district which does not allow the proposed use, the applicant shall pay the city a non-refundable filing fee to cover the costs of publication, administration and other expenses.
Swimming Pools $100 At time of request to install an in-ground swimming pool, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover costs of validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses. (In ground)
Window replacement (multiple) $30 At time of request to install, replace, and/or upgrade more than one (1) window in a single occurrence, applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover administration and other expenses.
Vacation $250 At the time of filing an application to vacate any plat or easement in whole or in part, the applicant shall pay the city a nonrefundable filing fee to cover the costs of publication, administration and other expenses.
Variance $300 At the time of filing an application for a variance from strict application of the zoning regulations, the applicant shall pay the city a nonrefundable filing fee to cover the costs of publication, administration and other expenses.
Violation correction $10 x fee At the time of filing an application to correct a situation where work began before an approved permit was issued or for any work altered contrary to adopted code after a permit was legally issued (to include but not limited to special land use, temporary structure, variance, and/or rezoning cases) a non-refundable fee in the amount of ten (10) times the standard for the type of case will be due and payable to the city at the time that a corrective application is submitted.
Zoning Review Fee Corresponding Statute
New residential/additions $75 At time of request to build a new structure in a residential neighborhood, or construct and addition to an existing residential structure, the applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover the costs of validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
New commercial/additions $150-$600 At time of request to build new commercial construction, or construct an addition onto an existing commercial structure, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee to cover the costs of project review by technical review panel, postage, publication, validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
Mobile/manufactured/park model/RV park $600 At time of request to build a mobile home, manufactured home, modular home, park model home, or RV park, or to add on to an existing park, the applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover the costs of project review by technical review panel, postage, publication, validating code and zoning compliance, administration, and other expenses.
Sub-division Fee Corresponding statute
New sub-division** $600 At time of application for sub-division, including: new sub-division, summary sub-divide, certificate of survey, replat, and reversion to acreage, the applicant will pay a non-refundable fee to cover the costs of publication, technical review panel, validating code and zoning compliance, administration and other expenses.
Sub-division/Replat $250 plus $5 per lot
Summary sub-division $200 plus $5 per lot
Certificate of survey $25  
Reversion to acreage $200