Town of Boothbay – Fee Schedule

Adopted 12/10/2007

Building Permit Fees

Application review fee - $10.00 – Due whether Permit is approved or not

Penalty for Starting Work Without a Permit: Triple the Permit Fee (and possible enforcement action)

New houses or dwelling units - $ .30 per square foot

Commercial structures and/or commercial additions - $ .35 per square foot

New mobile homes, storage buildings, workshops, barns, garages or porches - $ .30 per square foot

Foundations, crawlspaces or frost walls - $ .15 per square foot

Pouring of concrete pad - $ .15 per square foot

Replacement of foundation walls up to 30 linear feet (square footage calculated after 30’) - $ 50.00 fee

Building addition - $ .30 per square foot

New dormer - $ 25.00

New deck - $ 50.00

In-ground pool - $ 45.00

Above ground pool - $ 30.00

All proposed remodeling - $ 150.00

Each windmill, including footings - $ 100.00

Building permit applications requiring Planning Board review - $ 75.00 Fee in addition to normal Permit fees

Wharves and Piers

New wharves, piers, ramps, and/or floats (also includes Wharves permit application) - $ 400.00

Rebuilt wharves, piers, ramps, and/or floats (if no Wharves permit application required) (Absolutely NO change in any dimension) - $ 75.00

Demolition Permit Fee(Covers only the Demolition, not reconstruction)

Sheds, outbuildings smaller than 120 square feet - $ 25.00

All other buildings - $ 100.00

Subdivision Review Fees

$ 200.00 per lot or dwelling unit application fee, plus mailing and advertisement costs (Certified Mail)

$ 125.00 per amendment or revision application fee

Conditional Use Permit with Site Plan Review Fee

$ 275.00 application fee

Change of Use Permit Fee

$ 50.00 application fee

Shoreland Zoning Permit Fee

$ 250.00 Planning Board application fee (includes any Planning Board clearing of vegetation for development review)

$ 100.00 per site visit required by the Planning Board, with a $200.00 max.

$ 75.00 clearing of vegetation for development and dead diseased or damaged tree removal review fee (if Code Enforcement Officer review only)

Flood Hazard Development Permit Fee

$ 250.00 application fee

Contract Zoning Application Fees

Application/review fee - $ 2,500.00

Publishing and notice fee - $ 10.00 per abutter, plus cost of legal advertisements

Independent consulting fee - $ 750.00 initial deposit, then hourly rate of the consultant, plus reasonable out of pocket costs

Peer Review Escrow - $ 500.00 initial deposit, then hourly rate of the peer reviewer, plus reasonable out of pocket costs

Independent Consulting Fee (other than Contract Zoning)

$ 500.00 initial deposit, then hourly rate of the consultant, plus reasonable out of pocket costs [balance to be refunded to developer after completion of project]

Application Fee for All Other Planning Board Reviews Not Listed Above

$ 250.00 application fee. $ 100.00 per site visit required by the Planning Board, $ 200.00 max.

Plumbing/Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Permit Fees

Internal Plumbing (no minimum, per fixture fee $ 15.00 (FEE = Total Number X $15.00)

Consider Hook-up as a fixture in calculating fixture fee

**MODULAR HOMES INTERNAL PLUMBING (PER FIXTURE)

New Septic System: non-Engineered $ 200.00

Engineered/variance $ 250.00

Primitive system (includes one alternative toilet) $ 150.00

Separate laundry disposal field $ 55.00

Seasonal Conversion Permit $ 100.00

Includes 5 requested inspections per site. Additional inspections, whether necessary or requested, will be an additional fee of $30 per visit.

Permits for individual components of disposal system see schedule in plumbing sticker book.

Board of Appeals Variance/Administrative Appeal/Other Application Fee

$ 200.00 application fee, plus mailing and advertisement costs (Certified Mail)

$ 100.00 per site visit required by the Board of Appeals, $ 200.00 max

Board of Selectmen Wharves Permit Application Fee

$ 200.00 application fee

Board of Selectmen Junkyard/Automobile Graveyard Permit Fee

$ 100.00

As provided by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3756, as may be amended from time to time

Board of Selectmen Automobile Recycling Business Permit Fee

$ 100.00

As provided by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3756, as may be amended from time to time

Sign Permit Fee

$ 25.00 per directional sign application or amendment ($25.00 per sign)

$ 25.00 per business display/advertising sign

State Liquor License Application (Annual)

$ 120.00

Special Amusement License Application (Annual)

$ 75.00

Business License Fee (Annual)

(Innkeepers, Victualers and Lodging Houses)

$ 30.00

Mooring Registration Fees

$ 20.00 resident or property owner

$ 50.00 all other moorings

Shellfish Ordinance Fees

See ordinance

Other

Unless otherwise noted, all fees are non-refundable.

All fees are cumulative.

Please check with the Town Office to see if the fee may have changed since this posting.