1. Declaration of Purpose: To establish reasonable fees for the services of the Town Code Department.

2. Title: This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Code Department Fees Ordinance of the Town of Hanover."

3. Authority: RSA 47:17.

4. Adoption of Fees: The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hanover hereby adopt reasonable fees established for the services of the Town Code Department. The following schedule is attached hereto. Any and all fees presently in effect and inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

5. Fees Returned if Project is Withdrawn: For any project listed in the fee schedule, the following fee determination relating to withdrawn or abandoned projects shall apply.

A. Zoning:

If an application for any of the above is filed and later withdrawn prior to final Code review, seventy-five percent (75%) of the fee shall be returned.

If a project is issued or a hearing is noticed and the project is withdrawn, no fee shall be returned.

B. Building and Accessory Permits:

If an application for a building or accessory permit has been filed and project review has proceeded prior to withdrawal forty percent (40%) of the fee shall be returned.

If a permit has been issued prior to project withdrawal, twenty-five percent (25%) of the fee shall be returned.

Adopted October 18, 1982.

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This Fee Schedule has been revised to become effective on July 1, 1996

CODE DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE

ITEM FEE

ZONING:

PERMIT ..............................¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼.......$16.00
HEARING*
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES...............¼¼¼¼¼¼.. 65.00
OTHER .............................¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼.... 85.00

INCLUDED IN ZONING PERMIT:

STORAGE SHED
FENCE
TEMPORARY TRAILER
GARAGE
SIGN
RETAINING WALL
AWNING OR CANOPY

ACCESSORY PERMITS:

MOVING OR DEMOLITION ................¼¼¼¼¼¼........ 30.00
DRIVEWAY ...........................¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼........ 30.00
BLANKET PERMIT PER PROJECT (Sec. IX)....¼¼¼¼... 10.00
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY .............¼¼¼¼¼¼.... 30.00
MINIMUM PERMIT FEE ...................¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼.... 10.00

SINGLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL ITEMS ...........¼¼¼¼¼¼¼....... 10.00

SWIMMING POOL IN ADDITION TO ZONING PERMIT FEE¼... 20.00

SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES (EXCLUDING NON-LIVING
SPACE).......................[Per square foot]¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼..... .18

ALL OTHER CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION AND
RENOVATION FEES SHALL BE COMPUTED AT¼¼.................... 4.50
[Per $1,000 of construction cost with a maximum
permit fee of $50,000]

PROJECT REQUIRING OUTSIDE CONSULTING ASSISTANCE

Where outside consulting fees for plan review exceed 1/3 of the building permit fee, the applicant shall be responsible for such costs in excess of 1/3 of the building permit fee.

*Plus actual cost of notifying abutters.
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