Code of Ordinances

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FEES AND RATES

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010

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BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Devils Lake, North Dakota, that the following fees and rates be established:

DEVILS LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE

CHAPTER 1.

Real Estate Sales Fee, Compensation, or Commission:	6%

CHAPTER 2.

Municipal Judge:

Domestic Violence Cases - $25.00

Cemetery:

Grave Space - $150.00
Opening and Closing - $200.00
Winter Opening and Closing - $300.00

Cremation (Interment) - $125.00
- Cremains disinterment and re-burial - $200.00
- Cremains disinterment and leave cemetery - $200.00
- Cremains - winter opening and closing - $225.00
  - All Cremains in an urn vault for burial

Resident Infant Space & Opening & Closing (Babyland) - $125.00
Nonresident Infant Space & Opening & Closing (Babyland) - $175.00
Nonresident Maintenance Fee - $250.00
Storage Fee, anyone not buried in Devils Lake Cemetery - $50.00
- plus $1.00 per day of storage, up to $100.00 maximum charge

Disinterment and re-burial - $400.00
Disinterment and leave cemetery - $200.00

Extra Charges:

Saturday Burial - $50.00
- plus regular grave work charges
Holiday and Sunday Burial - $100.00
- plus regular grave work charges

CHAPTER 3.08

Sales Tax - breakdown is as follows:	7%

5% - State Sales Tax
1% - debt reduction for sewage treatment, property tax relief, infrastructure improvements, economic development and debt reserve
0.5% - water treatment system, water source, storm sewer, infrastructure improvements, economic development, library, and other public facilities
0.5% - infrastructure improvements

CHAPTER 3.09

Lodging Tax - Hotel, Motel or Tourist Court and Restaurants	3%

Restaurant/Lodging Tax - City's Visitor's Promotion Fund	1%

CHAPTER 5.

General renewal penalty: Any license not renewed by the 30th of June of each year shall incur a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) per day after June 30th, such penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).

Commercial Carnival, Circus or other type show - per day - $50.00
Going Out of Business License - No fee
Hawkers, Peddlers, Solicitors, Runners & Transient Merchants
For 90 consecutive days, must have State Permits - $500.00
Liquor License, On and Off Sale - per year - $2,250.00
Specialty License - per year - $425.00
Extension of Premise - per day
- No alcohol outdoors - No fee
  - penalty if not submitted 30 days prior to event - $100.00
- Alcohol outdoors - $75.00
  - penalty if not submitted 30 days prior to event - $100.00
Special Permit, Liquor - per day - $75.00
- penalty if not submitted 30 days prior to event - $100.00
Sunday Special Event, Liquor - per event - $25.00
- penalty if not submitted 30 days prior to event - $100.00
Sunday Opening - Liquor & Beer/Wine - per year - $75.00
Transfer of Liquor License (prior to public hearing to transfer) - $100.00
Taxi: For the first cab - per year - $25.00
- For each additional cab - per year - $10.00
- Driver Permit - per year - $10.00
- Driver Permit Renewal - per year - $10.00
Pawnbroker License - per year - $50.00
Site Authorization Permits, per year (July 1st through June 30th) - $100.00

CHAPTER 6.

Cat and Dog License:

Dog, spayed or neutered - per year - $2.00
Dog, not spayed or neutered - per year - $5.00
Cat, 3 year license - $4.00
Duplicate dog or cat license - $1.00

Impounded animal redemption rates (applied across a 12 month period):

First redemption - $15.00
Second redemption - $30.00
Third redemption - $35.00
Daily charge for impounded animal - $15.00
- Impound rates will begin accumulation on the second and subsequent days that the animal is impounded

CHAPTER 8.

Sanitation Rates:

Residential & Commercial (can service):

Base - $12.00 (per month):

Volume Charge (per month) (weekly pickup; 32 gallon maximum can size):

1 can - $5.50
2 cans - $11.50
3 cans - $18.50
4 cans - $28.50
5 cans - $38.50
Additional cans - $10.00 each

Residential specially marked City bag charges:

30 gallon bag - $2.00 each (available at Wally's Supermarket, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Leevers County Market)
15 gallon bag - $1.00 each (available only at City Office)

ANY GARBAGE ABOVE THE RIM OF THE GARBAGE CAN OR ALONG THE SIDE OF THE GARBAGE CAN MUST BE IN SPECIALLY MARKED CITY BAGS. OTHERWISE, IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.

Special Garbage Pickup - upon request:
$12.00 base + volume charge of $7.50 per cubic yard + equipment charges + 4%
landfill closure fee - one cubic yard minimum charge

Vacation Credits (greater than 1 month):

If the water meter is not removed, customer will be credited with all garbage charges except the base charge and the 4% landfill closure for all months no water is used. User shall notify the City Office of the date leaving and the date returning.

If all services are discontinued (water meter removed) no services will be billed, but when the water meter is re-installed, customer will be charged $35.00.

Commercial Dumpster Charges (per month)
{based on ($7.00=1 Yard)*4.3 weeks per month*dumps per week}:

DUMPS / WEEK	SIZE OF DUMPSTERS
	1 Yard	1.5 Yard	2 Yard	3 Yard	4 Yard	6 Yard	6 Yard Compacted
1	$30.10	$45.15	$60.20	$90.30	$120.40	$180.60	$361.20
2	$65.20	$95.30	$125.40	$185.60	$245.80	$366.20	$727.40
3	$100.30	$145.45	$190.60	$280.90	$371.20	$551.80	$1,093.60
4	$135.40	$195.60	$255.80	$376.20	$496.60	$737.40	$1,459.80
5	$170.50	$245.75	$321.00	$471.50	$622.00	$923.00	$1,826.00
6	$205.60	$295.90	$386.20	$566.80	$747.40	$1,108.60	$2,192.20

* Compacted rate is 2 times the uncompacted rates

Dumpster Rental:

1 yard, per month - $5.00
1 1/2 yard, per month - $7.50
3 yard, per month - $15.00
6 yard, per month - $30.00
6 yard compactor, per month (customer pays all set-up charges) - $125.00

Purchase of Dumpster - cost to the City for purchase of size needed

Construction Roll-Off Rates:

21 yard roll-off, per dump - $168.00
30 yard roll-off, per dump - $240.00
40 yard roll-off, per dump - $320.00
55 yard roll-off, per dump - $440.00

Landfill Closure Charge - per dump plus rental - 4%

Construction Roll-Off Rental - based on a per month charge - may be pro-rated - $100.00

Dumpster Locks and Rods (per set) - $22.00

Cardboard - per yard - $4.00

INERT LANDFILL RATES:

Cost per cubic yard of inert waste - $5.00
- Based on dimensions (minimum charge of one (1) cubic yard)
Compactor truck - per cubic yard - $10.00
Car tires (each) - $1.50
Truck tires (each) - $5.00
Tractor tires (each) - $10.00
White goods (each) - $5.00
Any appliance with freon extra charge of - $5.00
Contaminated earth - shall be charged at 3 times the above rates
Chemical barrels - shall be charged at 3 times the above rates (must be punctured and triple rinsed)

**Non-City residents will be charged two (2) times the regular rates at the

Transfer Station, the Inert Landfill, and the Recycling Center

RECYCLING CENTER RATES:

Inert Waste:
Cost per cubic yard of inert waste - $7.50
Based on dimensions (minimum charge of one (1) cubic yard)

Compactor truck - per cubic yard - $14.00

Car tires (each) - $2.00

Truck tires (each) - $6.00

Tractor tires (each) - $12.00

White goods (each) - $7.50

Any appliance with freon extra charge of - $5.00

Leaves and grass clippings - No charge for City residents

Leaves and grass clippings - Non-residents per cubic yard - $8.00

Trees, tree trimmings, and shrubs - No charge for City residents

Trees, tree trimmings, and shrubs - Non-residents per cubic yard - $8.00

**Non-City residents will be charged two (2) times the regular rates at the

Transfer Station, the Inert Landfill, and the Recycling Center

RAMSEY COUNTY RESIDENTS – CAN ONLY USE THE RECYCLING CENTER, CANNOT DUMP LEAVES OR GRASS CLIPPINGS AND CANNOT USE THE LANDFILL ON FREE DUMP DAYS (SATURDAYS). THEY CAN ONLY USE LANDFILL WHERE THEY PAY (2) TIMES THE RATE.

Municipal Solid Waste Fees: (Brought to Transfer Station)

All units per cubic yard - uncompacted based on dimensions - $11.00
All units per cubic yard - compacted based on dimensions - $27.50

Landfill Closure Fees:
4% of total Sanitation charges

Fireworks:
Stand in City limits - per stand - $25.00

CHAPTER 9.

Loudspeaker for advertising per day - $2.00
Shooting Range or Gallery per year - $10.00

CHAPTER 10.

Parade permit - No fee

Bicycle License:
- Original issuance - $2.00
- Duplicate issuance - $2.00

CHAPTER 12.

Sidewalk Permit Required - No Fee

Street Opening Permit Fee - $150.00

Street repair shall be charged by the SF, based on the annual City bid +25%

Boulevard Openings - $25.00
Boulevard Openings (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) - $50.00

Asphalt Alley Permits:

1/2 Block Alley (minimum) - $500.00
Full Block Alley - $750.00
Driveway - $33.00

Property owners to be responsible for future settlement repairs on boulevard openings

CHAPTER 13.

Private sewer system permit - $50.00
Sewer permit and inspection fee 13.12.410 - $35.00
Sewer permit and industrial wastes, user producing industrial wastes - $50.00
Mobile Home Court - Failure to Notify - Fine - $200.00 per day in excess of seven (7) calendar days allowed in ordinance
Failure to properly cap/seal sewer service in mobile home court or recreational vehicle park - per occurrence - $100.00

Industrial WW Surcharge Rate: Additional user charges of 0.10 cents per 100 cubic feet for each 25 mg/1 or fraction thereof over 200 mg/1 of BOD5 and 0.10 cents per 100 cubic feet for each 25 mg/1 thereof over 250 mg/1 of TSS

Sewer Rates:

Resident and Non-resident: per 100 cubic feet - $1.40
with a minimum charge of - $7.00
Rate from May 1st through October 31st (sprinkling) per 100 cubic feet up to
average usage of non-sprinkling months - $1.40
Rural system, no minimum, per 100 cubic feet - $.60

Water Service Rates:

Monthly Water Source Replacement Fee (WSR) - $10.00
Monthly Curb Stop Replacement (CSR) - $1.00
Monthly water service fee:
- Meters up to 1 inch $0.00 + WSR Fee + CSR Fees
- Meters 1 inch up to 4 inch $2.50 + WSR Fee + CSR Fees
- Meters 4 inch and larger $5.00 + WSR Fee + CSR Fees

Water Volume Rates:

Rate per 100 Cubic Feet	$1.95
Rate per 1,000 Gallons (cubic feet *7.48)	$2.60

Utility Billing:

New customer account charge - $15.00
Change responsible party - $7.50
Shut-off charge - $25.00
Collection charge in lieu of shutoff - $15.00
Meter installation - $35.00
Meter accuracy testing, deposit - $50.00
- returned only if meter is more than 5% off true flow
Hydrant hook-up charge, per month plus $1.00 per day rental plus water usage- $25.00
Past due charge, per month, on the unpaid balance over 26 days - 1%

In the case of non-payment of a utility bill, or any portion thereof, by a user who is renting the property, the property owner shall be responsible for payment of the account in full before service will be resumed

Tapping and/or Connection Fee:

Sewer - $45.00
Water - $45.00

Note: Where a property has not paid for sewer or water mains, an additional charge will be made representing the current proportional value of the mains in place.

CHAPTER 15.

Gas piping permit - $15.00
Each appliance - $5.00

CHAPTER 16.

Subdivision Rates Number of Lots - Fee:

2 to 25 - $50.00
26 to 50 plus .50 each lot - $50.00
51 to 100 plus .40 each lot - $60.00
101 to 200 plus .30 each lot - $90.00
200/over plus .20 each lot - $120.00

CHAPTER 17.

Building Permit Fee: The fee for work on one or two family dwellings and customarily accessory structures shall be .3% of the cost of construction with a $5.00 minimum.

The fee for work on all other structures shall be $10.00 minimum, .5% of the cost of construction to and including $100,000.00, and .1% of the cost of construction in excess of $100,000.00.

Occupancy Permit Fee - $25.00
Variance Fee - $50.00
Conditional Use Fee - $50.00
Zoning Change Fee - $50.00
Parking Variance, per parking space in the downtown district - No fee
Coffee Kiosk Permit Fee - per month - $25.00
Prepare Petition for Move-In Structure - $20.00
Fill Ponding Area Permit Fee - $50.00

Temporary Use Fees:	Class	Maximum Permit Time Period
Season Tents and Trailers	A	10 days	$50.00/time
Seasonal Sales	A	30 days	$50.00/time
Storage Containers	A	1 Year	$50.00/year
Temporary Office Trailers	B	3 Months	$25.00/month
Temporary Leasing	B	8 Months	$25.00/month
Greenhouses	C	4 Months	$50.00/month
Plants and Produce Stands	C	4 Months	$50.00/month

OTHER INSPECTIONS AND FEES:

Plan Review Fees: Commercial projects with construction cost over $50,000 will be charged a plan review fee. Such fee shall be fifty (50) percent of the customary building permit fee for the estimated cost of the improvements.

Investigative Fee: Work commencing before permit issuance may be charged an investigation fee equal to and in addition to the amount of the permit fee required by this section.

Out-of-Town Inspections during business hours - per hour - $35.00
Out-of-Town Inspections during business hours - per mile - $.50
Out-of-Town Inspections during business hours - per diem - Actual
Inspections outside of normal business hours
(minimum charge - two hours) - $55.00 per hour*
Reinspection Fees - $55.00 per hour*
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated
(minimum charge - 1/2 hour) - $55.00 per hour*
Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revision to plans
(minimum charge - 1/2 hour) - $55.00 per hour*
For use of outside consultants for plan checking and inspections, or both - Actual Cost**

* Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

** Actual costs include administrative and overhead cost.

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES

Raffle or Bingo permit, per event - $20.00

Fire:

Day and Foster Care, each inspection for licensing - $15.00
Inspections for insurance purposes - $25.00

Police:

Photographs/video recordings may be ordered at a cost of:

Videotape recordings - $10.00 each
Dvd video recordings - $10.00 each
Color photographs - cost of reprint
Black and white photographs - cost of reprint
Polaroids (scanned) - $1.00 per page (plain paper)
4 x 6 digital photographs - $1.00 per page (plain paper)
8 x 10 digital photographs - $1.00 per page (plain paper)
Cd/dvd of digital images - $5.00 each

Finger printing:

per individual - $10.00

Document copies (excludes photographs):

Investigative reports (up to 10 pages) - $2.50
- Additional pages per printed side - $.25
Crash reports, including non-reportable (except narrative and diagram) - $2.00
Crash reports with officer's opinion/diagram - $7.00

False System Alarms (Police or Fire in aggregate):

Four or more calls in one quarter of a calendar year, per call - $25.00

Police Fees for Special Functions:

Officer(s) rate of pay - it shall be the policy of the Police Department to provide police services for special events at a rate that shall be $30.00 per hour, per officer, or the actual cost, whichever is the lesser. Actual cost shall be determined as the overtime rate (hourly rate times 1.5) of the officer(s) working the event, plus payroll costs of 7.65%. Costs greater than $30.00 per hour, per officer shall be the assumed responsibility of the Police Department.

Note: At the discretion of the Chief of Police or designee, special function officer and/or police vehicle rates may be waived. Any waiver of fees must be made as a written request to the Chief of Police stating the reason for the request of such waiver. Waived fees will be the assumed responsibility of the Police Department.

Equipment: Per Call Charge

WMD Hazardous Material - DECON Trailer and Team - 10 Members - $2,500.00 per day
Plus replacement of all supplies used at actual cost plus $35.00 per hour for each team member

Equipment: Per Hour Charge

Mileage per unit, per mile - $2.00
Certified operators per unit, per operator - $35.00

#206 Heavy Rescue - $300.00-$600.00
#201 Pumper - $400.00
#202 New Pumper - $450.00
#203 Command Vehicle Charge - $75.00
#204 101' Aerial plus two men - $600.00
Forestry 42' Bucket - $200.00
#205 Pickup with operator - $35.00
#207 Crash Truck (New Truck) - $375.00
Weasel Tracked Vehicle - $125.00

Equipment: Per Hour Charge

Mileage per unit, per mile - $2.00
Operator, regular time, per hour- $25.00
Operator, overtime, per hour - $37.50

Motor grader - $100.00
Pickup truck - $25.00
Sander - $70.00
Street sweeper - $70.00
Front end loader - $80.00
Front end loader with snow blower - $125.00
Skid steer - $75.00
Tandem truck - $65.00
Asphalt packer - $35.00
Asphalt hot Box plus material - $75.00
Single axle truck - $60.00
Single axle truck with snow plows - $100.00
Salt and sand mixture, per yard - $60.00
Snow hauling truck rental, per cubic yard - $2.00
High pressure jetter machine with operator - $180.00 plus mileage
Steamer with operator - $180.00 plus mileage
Vactor truck with operator - $300.00 plus mileage
Dozer/loader with operator - $125.00
Aquatic conveyor - $25.00
Biomass trailer, tractor and operator - $150.00 plus mileage
Aquatic harvester, wet, with operator - $125.00
Mosquito sprayer, pickup and operator plus chemical - $75.00

Equipment: Per Hour Charge

15' rotary mower with tractor and operator - $75.00
9' sickle mower with tractor and operator - $35.00
3500 watt portable generator - $25.00
65 HP tractor, diesel - $50.00
Air compressor - $50.00
6" pump - $20.00
3" pump - $15.00
Broom sweeper - $15.00
Sod cutter - $25.00
925 JD mower - $35.00
318 JD mower - $25.00
332 JD tractor - $30.00
Push mower - $10.00
Chop saw, Stihl - $12.00
950 John Deere - with front bucket - $42.00
Hand tiller - $15.00
Backhoe - $150.00
Hand sprayer - $5.00
Back pack sprayer - $5.00
John Deere sprayer - $7.50
Weed eaters - $5.00
Chainsaw - $5.00
Air blower (3 HP) gas engine - $10.00
Trailer single axle 8 x 8 - $18.00
4 wheel drive ATV with sprayer and operator plus chemical - $30.00
Paint striper plus materials - $25.00
Gator pumps - includes fuel tanks and one length of hose - $10.00

Equipment: Per Day Charges

6" pump - $120.00
3" pump - $90.00
16" Cristifulli pump - $100.00
Air blower (3 HP) gas engine - $60.00
Chop saw, Stihl - $75.00
Type I barricade - $.85
Type II barricade - $1.00
Type III barricade - $2.50
Traffic cones - each - $.25
4 x 4 traffic safety signs - $1.25

Note - Any nuisance work will be billed by the City at two (2) times the above rates.

Note - Any obstructions caused by snow removal will be billed by the City at two (2) times the above rates with a minimum of one (1) hour charge.

Monthly Street Lighting Service:

Single family residence - $1.50
Multifamily residential and apartment dwellings - $1.50
plus for each dwelling unit - $1.50
Trailer Courts - $1.50
plus for each dwelling unit - $1.50
Business, commercial and industrial, per business - $2.50

Utility service locations, per location - $10.00
Inspections other than normal business hours, per hour - $25.00

Out-of-Town - during business hours, per hour, plus mileage and per diem - $15.00

Mosquito Control:

Per account, per month - $1.50

Deposit for Vacating Streets or Alleys:

Advertising - $50.00
Filing and Administration - $50.00

Copy Charges (same if paper furnished or not):

8 1/2 x 11 per single side - $.25
8 1/2 x 11 per double side - $.50
Bound report - $3.50
8 1/2 x 14 - $.75
11 x 17 - $1.00
18 x 24 - $3.00
24 x 36 - $4.00
30 x 42 - $5.75
Mylar - 24 x 36 - $10.00
Roll - per lineal foot - $2.00
Cost per hour for assembly and disassembly of bound plans - $15.00
($5.00 minimum)

Fax Charges:

Use of machine - $3.00
Per page - $1.00

Disk Charges:

City map on disk (with signed release) - $50.00

Plotter Charges: (rate is double for color or photo prints)

8 1/2 x 11 - $2.00
11 x 17 - $4.00
18 x 24 - $8.00
24 x 36 - $12.00
30 x 42 - $15.00
17" roll / per foot - $4.00
36" roll / per foot - $6.00
42" roll / per foot - $8.00

Map Development Charge - per hour - $50.00

Excavation Application Fee - per application - $50.00

Excavation Permit Fees:

More than 1 acre to and including 2 acres - $300.00
More than 2 acres to and including 3 acres - $400.00
More than 3 acres to and including 4 acres - $500.00
More than 4 acres to and including 5 acres - $600.00
More than 5 acres to and including 10 acres - $1,000.00
In addition, land in excess of 10 acres (per acre) - $25.00