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Planning and Zoning Department Fees

(Amended 05/24/12)

The fees below are payable to the Fayette County Planning and Zoning Department:

REZONING REQUEST

(Filing for a change of zoning classification, including required Public Hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners.)

NUMBER OF ACRES FEE
0 - 5 acres $250.00*
6 - 20 acres $350.00*
21 - 100 acres $450.00*
101+ acres $550.00*
* An additional $50.00 deposit is required (per public hearing sign posted on property).  Staff is required to post one (1) public hearing sign per each road frontage of the property to be rezoned.  If the sign frame(s) is returned to the Planning & Zoning Department within five (5) working days of the last applicable public hearing, the sign deposit can be reimbursed.

REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE

A CHANGE OF USE, AN EXTENSION OR ENLARGEMENT OF A NONCONFORMING USE, OR A CONTINUANCE OF NONCONFORMANCE FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

$175.00* plus $25 for each additional variance requested

*An additional $50.00 deposit is required (per public hearing sign posted on property).  Staff is required to post one public hearing sign per each road frontage of the property.  If the sign frame(s) is returned to the Planning & Zoning Department within five working days of the last applicable public hearing, the sign deposit can be reimbursed.

REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE

$50.00


APPLICATION FEE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED TO REDUCE OR WAIVE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE V., STANDARDS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS AND TOWERS OF THE FAYETTE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE

(Adopted in its entirety 05/24/12)

$175.00 which includes the reduction or waiver of one requirement, plus $25 per each additional reduction or waiver of a requirement, and an additional $1,000.00 for the reduction or waiver of the separation requirements between towers.

An additional $50.00 deposit is required (per public hearing sign posted on property.)  Staff is required to post one public hearing sign per each road frontage of the property.  If the sign frame(s) is returned to the Planning & Zoning Department within five working days of the last applicable public hearing, the sign deposit can be reimbursed.


REVIEW OF FINAL PLAT or MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAT

A fee of $100.00 per lot shall be imposed for all residential and nonresidential lots except that the fee for the first three (3) lots of a residential subdivision shall be $35.00 per lot. Any applicant whose final plat is returned for resubmission due to deficiencies and such deficiencies are not corrected when resubmitted, shall incur an additional fee of $5.00 per lot for the additional review required. 


REVIEW OF FINAL PLAT REVISION or MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAT REVISION

All revisions to final plats or minor subdivisions plats shall have imposed thereon the following fees:

No lots added: $25.00 plus advertising cost, if any

Lots added: $100.00 per lot


REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS

(Administrative) $30.00


SITE PLAN REVIEW (NONRESIDENTIAL) AND COMPLIANCE FEES

Less than one (1) acre $150.00
One (1) to five (5) acres $200.00
Five (5) to ten (10) acres $250.00
More than ten (10) acres $300.00*
* plus $50.00 for every five (5) acres or fraction thereof in excess of ten (10) acres.

Note:  If a site plan is resubmitted without previously-noted deficiencies corrected, the applicable fee from the above schedule shall be DOUBLED.


LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT

Land Disturbance Permits are imposed and collected by the Stormwater Management Department


SIGN PERMIT FEE

Banners and Signage During Construction $10.00
Permanent signs smaller than 60 Square Feet $30.00
Permanent signs larger than 60 Square Feet $30.00*
*Plus $3.00 for each square foot in excess of 60 square feet.
(Amended 01/16/07)

Note:  The fee for placing or erecting a sign without a permit shall be an amount that is DOUBLE the amount of the applicable fee from the schedule above.


TEMPORARY STRUCTURE PERMITS

Office Trailer, Storage Trailer or Guardhouse $25.00
Office Trailer, Storage Trailer or Guardhouse - Renewal $25.00
Mobile Classroom $50.00
Mobile Classroom - Renewal $50.00

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER  FEES

SITE RE-INSPECTION FEE: $25.00

COPIES
Copies in excess of 10 pages 25 cents each
11" X 17" or larger $2.00 each

 

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