Planning Board Fees
Last Updated on Monday, 01 December 2008 11:44 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 15 July 2008 09:15
The following are the new Planning Board Fees effective November 13, 2008The Brewster Planning Board held a public hearing on November 12, 2008 regarding the Brewster Planning Board Fees. It was voted to delete the existing Section “290-39. Fees” from the “Subdivision Rules and Regulations, Chapter 290,” and replace it with the following:
~ 290-39. Fees.
A. Filing fees for subdivisions of land, inspections and hearings are shown in the following schedule which supersedes any and all fees or charges shown elsewhere in these rules and regulations. All fees are payable with the application except as noted.
(1) Approval not required plan: filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00).
(2) Preliminary subdivision plan: filing fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00.) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per lot.
(3) Definitive subdivision plan: filing fee of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) plus five hundred dollars ($500.00) per each additional buildable lot.
a. For a condominium development a filing fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) plus four hundred dollars ($400.00) per unit.
(4) Flexible Development: filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) up to two lots, plus two hundred dollars ($200.00) per each additional buildable lot.
(5) Special permit hearing:
(a) Cluster Subdivision: filing fee of one thousand ($1,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per buildable lot.
(b) Dirt Road Access: filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) Planned Residential Development: filing fee of one thousand ($1,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per dwelling unit.
(d) Major Residential Development: filing fee of one thousand ($1,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per lot/dwelling.
(e) Multifamily dwellings/Subsidized Elderly Housing: filing fee of one thousand ($1,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per dwelling unit.
(f) Corridor Overlay Protection District (Special Permit): filing fees for change of use or up to 1000 square foot addition four hundred dollars ($400.00); over 1000 square feet or a new proposal (i.e.: Structure) one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per structure. (per Brewster Zoning Bylaw Chapter 179 Article XII).
(g) Wind Energy Turbine: filing fee for a Medium-Scale turbine of one hundred dollars ($100.00); for a Large-Scale turbine one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(6) Early release from covenant, per subdivision, per application filing fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00)
(7) Covenant extension, review and/or hearing: five hundred dollars (500.00).
(8) Modification hearing for a definitive subdivision, preliminary subdivision or condominium development: filing fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) per each additional buildable lot/unit.
(9) Modification hearing for special permits: fifty percent (50%) of hearing fee.
(10) Inspections: The road construction inspection charge for grid subdivisions, planned residential and cluster developments, multifamily dwellings and subsidized elderly housing is based on the length of the roadways, measured along the center line of the profile. This charge is seventy-five cents ($0.75) per foot of roadway and is payable in full when the first inspection is requested (inspection required at each application for lot release request, along with the engineers report). If the project does not pass inspection, a charge of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per foot of roadway is payable for each additional inspection. There is a minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50) for any inspection.
(11) Road Maintenance bond formula = $1.50 x 2 x the length.
B. Other fees charged
(1) Town of Brewster Zoning Bylaw Books - twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(2) Subdivision Rules and Regulations Book - ten dollars ($10.00)
(3) Betterments/Road Repairs - two-hundred ($200.00) per application.
(4) Road name change - two-hundred dollars ($200.00) per application.
(5) Informal review - fifty dollars ($50.00) per application.
(6) Abutter notification fee – one dollar and 50 cents ($1.50) for each abutter. The full cost of noticing abutters will not be assigned until certified abutters list is received.
C. Before a hearing can be scheduled for a regular Wednesday meeting of the Board, all plans, applications and the appropriate filing fees must be filed with the Planning Board Clerk by Thursday of the previous week. If an advertised public hearing is required, additional time must be allowed.