Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule
| Land Use Permit | Dwelling/principal structure | Timely | $100.00 | per structure |
| Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible ramp | (no fee) | |||
| All others | Timely | $50.00 | per structure | |
| Grade/fill | Timely | $100.00 | ||
| After the fact- all types | $400.00 | |||
| $800.00 | after 2nd notice | |||
| Lake Superior Shoreline Restoration | Timely | $500.00 | ||
| After the fact | $800.00 | |||
| Land Use Permit for Change of Use (to Vacation Rental Home) | Timely | $500.00 | ||
| After the fact - FR district | $800.00 | |||
| Conditional Use1 & Initial Interim Use Permit | Timely | $500.00 | ||
| IUP Renewal | $300.00 | |||
| After the fact | $800.00 | |||
| Variance1 | Timely | $500.00 | ||
| After the fact | $800.00 | |||
| Appeal from administrative decisions | $400.00 | |||
| Accelerated Hearings | Pre-scheduled hearing | $200.00 | plus permit fee | |
| Unscheduled hearing | $500.00 | plus permit fee | ||
| Environmental Assessment Worksheet | $500.00 | fee does not include cost for a consultant to prepare EAW; if the EAW is completed by the applicant or if it is necessary for a 3rd party review, the applicant will pay that review fee | ||
| Septic Systems | New non-commercial construction | $500.00 | ||
| Commercial/cluster system | $1000.00 | |||
| Commercial and non-commercial septic system repair, expansion, tank replacement or holding tank/vault privy | $300.00 | |||
| Privy in soils (without a vault) in shoreland Areas | $150.00 | |||
| Privy in non-shoreland areas | $50.00 | |||
| After the fact- all types | $800.00 | |||
| Operating permit (≤2,500 GPD) for individual sized system; one time fee if renewed on time | $250.00 | |||
| Operating permit (2,501-10,000 GPD) for mid sized system, one time fee if renewed on time | $500.00 | |||
| Operating permits need to be renewed every 3 years; if not renewed on time, the above fees are required | ||||
| Septic administrative variance | $150.00 | |||
| Septic escrow | $12,000.00 | as set by the County Board OR total amount of estimate from a licensed & certified installer if the estimate is less than $12,000.00 | ||
| Rezone | $500.00 | |||
| Administrative Subdivision1 | Each newly created lot, lot line adjustment or correct encroachment | $200.00 | ||
| After the fact (per lot) in addition to permit fees | $200.00 | |||
| Preliminary Plat & Planned Unit Development; up to five lots/units, plus $100.00 per lot/unit over five | $600.00 | |||
| Final Plat Review | This is a flat fee, no additional charges for each lot/unit over five | $500.00 | ||
| Staff Site Visit (first visit no charge) | $50.00 | |||
| Wetland Conservation Act | Banking application | $400.00 | ||
| Delineation review | $100.00 | |||
| Replacement plan | $250.00 | |||
| After the fact fees are double the permit fee | ||||
| Gravel Pit Reclamation Bond (per 1 Acre); to be renewed every 5 years with permit renewal | $2500.00 | |||
| Xerox Copies | $0.25 | 8½ x 11 single sided | ||
| Ordinances | $5.00 | |||
| Research Fee | $25.00 | payable in half-hour increments | ||
| GIS map | $6.00 | 8½ x 11 single sided | ||
1Plus applicable recording fees. Please contact Lake County Recorder- (218) 834-8347 Fee schedule effective January 4, 2022. |
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