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Noblesville City Zoning Code

Appendix A

Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Expenses

The Common Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, establish a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses and a collection procedure for improvement location permits, amendments, appeals, variances, conditional use permits, plan approvals, and other matters pertaining to the administration and enforcement of this ordinance requiring investigations, legal, advertising, postage, and other expenses. The schedule of fees shall be posted in the office of the Director of and Development and may be altered or amended only by the Common Council. Until all applicable fees, charges, and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application or appeal.

Section 1. Application and Filing Fees

  • Board of Zoning Appeals

    1. Conditional Use
      1. General: $600.
      2. Change of Development Plan: $350 (previously approved under conditional use procedure)
    2. Appeal: $200.
    3. Variances
      1. Development Standards
        1. Single-Family: $320 plus $50 per each additional variance
        2. All others: $600 plus $50 per each additional variance
      2. Land Use Variance: {$800 plus $35 per acre.} ORD #61-12-15
  • Plan Commission
    1. Change of Zoning Classification:
      1. Residential $800 plus $35 per lot
      2. Non-Residential $900 plus $65 per lot
      3. {Modification to Zoning Commitments ${500.} ORD #26-7-09, ORD #32-07-19
    2. Subdivision
      1. Primary Plat
        1. Residential $800 plus $35 per lot
        2. Non-Residential $1,000 plus $65 per lot
      2. Secondary Plat
        1. Residential {$450} plus $35 per lot ORD #61-12-15
        2. Non-Residential $500 plus $65 per lot
      3. Plat Vacation: $300 plus $35 per lot
      4. Amended Plat or Replat
        1. Residential $300 plus $35 per lot
        2. Non-Residential $400 plus $65 per lot
      5. {Waiver} from Subdivision Standards: ${500 per waiver} ORD #13-3-08, ORD #32-07-19
    3. Planned Unit Development
      1. Preliminary Development Plan
        1. Residential: $1,200 plus $35 per acre
        2. Non- Residential: $1,200 plus $65 per acre
      2. Detailed Development Plan
        1. Residential: $750 plus $35 per acre
        2. Non- Residential: $950 plus $65 per acre
      3. Amended Development Plan (Previously Approved):
        1. $550 (Text only)
        2. $550 plus $65 per acre
      4. {Special Considerations: $1,000} ORD. #13-02-14
    4. Program of Signs: $500.
    5. Architectural Review Board $600.
  • Improvement Location Permit
    1. Per structure: Included in Building Permit fee
    2. {Land Disturbance/Grading/Infrastructure/Use Lacking a Permanent Structure such as a parking lot and miscellaneous uses and/or items Permit $150 plus ${65} per acre} ORD #17-04-14, ORD #32-07-19
  • {Plan Review Fees (Technical Advisory Committee​)
    1. ​​Fee calculated based upon number of sheets in construction plans minus the Noblesville Standard Sheets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
      Number of Sheets Review Fees 
      5 or less $500
      6 $765
      7$930
      8$1,085
      9$1,260
      10 to 20$1,325
      21 to 40 $1,590
      41 to 60$1,855
      61 to 80$2,120
    2. An addition charge for each revision beyond the second submitted revision (see Technical Advisory Plan Resubmittal Fee) E.G. The initial TAC review, first resubmittal and second resubmittal are included as part of the original fee.
  • General Construction Inspection Fees (Monies are invoiced and collected prior to the issuance of an Improvement Location Permit or Building Permit)                                                                                                                                              
    Infrastructure Type Unit RateMinimum Fee 
    Streets (Includes curbs, signs, trees, trails, & sidewalks)$0.50 per ft (centerline)$250.00
    Sanitary Sewer (includes daily observations and testing)$1.00 per ft $500.00
    Storm Sewer (RCP>=12" diameter & includes daily observations and testing)$0.50 per ft $250.00
    Erosion Control $25.00 per acre$100.00
  • Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy} ORD #61-12-15
    1. Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Road Impact Fees, Park Impact Fees, and Sanitary Sewer Fees, if applicable are collected with the issuance of the Building Permit)
      1. Single-Family Residential: {$780} plus 11¢ per SF ORD #61-12-15
      2. Two-Family Dwellings: {$780} plus 11¢ per SF ORD #61-12-15
      3. Multi-Family Dwelling
        1. Apartments {$780} plus 11¢ per SF plus C of O per building ORD #61-12-15
        2. Condominiums or Townhomes {$780} plus 11¢ per SF plus C of O per unit ORD #61-12-15
      4. Mobile Homes (approved Mobile Home Parks): $200 per mobile home
      5. Addition to Existing Building:
        1. Single-Family or Two-Family {$150} plus 10¢ per SF ORD #61-12-15
        2. Multi-Family $200 plus 15¢ per SF
      6. Accessory structures including detached garages, pole barns, mini-barns, open decks:
        1. Single-Family or Two-Family $75 plus 6¢ per SF
        2. Multi-Family $100 plus 6¢ per SF
      7. Remodeling*: {$125} plus 10¢ per SF ORD #61-12-15
        1. Fee is for {installation} or renovation, including installation of central heating & air conditioning system, rewiring, plumbing, and replacement of windows. Application for an improvement location permit is not required. ORD #32-07-19
      8. Basement Finish  $200 {plus $25 C of O} ORD #32-07-19
      9. Foundation only  $200
      10. {Change of Service: $75 (increase in service size or phasing on existing service)} ORD #32-07-19
      11. {Electrical Upgrade: $150} ORD #32-07-19
      12. Driveway-cut  $50
    2. Non-Residential Buildings (Industrial, Commercial, and Church Buildings)
      1. Each structure: {$800} plus 20¢ per SF of total floor area ORD #61-12-15
      2. Addition to existing structure $300 plus 15¢ per SF of total floor area
      3. Remodeling*: $300 plus 20¢ per SF
        1. Fee is for {installation or renovation, including installation of central heating & air conditioning system, rewiring, plumbing, and replacement of windows.} Application for an improvement location permit is not required. ORD #32-07-19
      4. Tenant Finish $200 plus 15¢ per SF
      5. Foundation Only Release $400
      6. Commercial Accessory Structure not used for storage of supplies or inventory having a maximum size of 200-SF: $100 plus $40 C of O
      7. {Change of Service: $100 (increase in service size or phasing on existing service)} ORD# 32-07-19
      8. {Electrical Upgrade: $200} ORD #32-07-19
      9. Government, Library, and Education (Maximum Fee: $2,000) $250 plus 15¢ per SF
    3. Miscellaneous Permits and Fees
      1. Cell Towers, underground vaults, hoods, underground or above-ground tanks and similar uses: $200 plus $40 {C of C} ORD #32-07-19
      2. Demolition $150 plus $50 for each additional structure {on same parcel/lot} ORD #32-07-19
      3. Moving or changing the location of a Building:
        1. Principal Building: $120 + $60 C of O
        2. Accessory Building: $48 + $60 C of O
        3. Any building moved to a location outside the jurisdictional limits of the City of Noblesville: $60
      4. Amendment to an Approved Building Permit: {$125                                                                                                         A 20% or less increase in the square footage of the original building per submitted plans; if greater increase, the fee is based on the square footage.} ORD #32-07-19
      5. Incorrect posting of permit and/or address cards: $100
      6. Building Permit Replacement Cards: $25
      7. Removal of “Do Not Occupy”* Sticker: $100
        1. This sticker is placed in a conspicuous location by the building inspector upon the failure of a rough-in inspection.
      8. {Permanent} Swimming Pool $175 plus 10¢ per SF plus $25 C of O ORD #25-04-15
      9. Off-Street Parking Lots (Operated by private enterprise for revenue purposes. Excludes Local, State, Federal Government units.): $5 per space
      10. Fence Permit - $25.
      11. Zoning Verification Letter - $85.
      12. Technical Advisory Committee Plan Re-submittal - {$500 per resubmittal}.  ORD #32-07-19
      13. Certificate of Compliance  - $75
      14. Home Occupation (Annually) $40.
      15. Temporary Use (Annually) {$300.}  ORD #61-12-15
      16. Sales Trailers $500
      17. {Mobile Food Vehicle (Annually) $1,000} EFFECTIVE: 11/26/2013
        ORD. #24-07-13, As Amended
      18. {Change of Use (building) e.g. office to commercial or commercial to apartment  $50} ORD #32-07-19
    4. Inspection Fees (per each re-inspection of construction and/or site phase(s)
      1. Re-Inspection
        1. Residential   {$200 per each re-inspection} ORD #32-07-19
        2. Non-Residential  {$300 per each re-inspection} ORD #32-07-19
      2. Missed Inspection
        1. Residential: $500.
        2. Non-Residential (Commercial, Industrial, Institutional): $ 1,000.
      3. Timed Inspection *: $75.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       *The payment of this fee allows a specific time to be scheduled with the Department of for a required building inspection. The inspection will then be conducted within twenty (20) minutes of the scheduled time. Notification to the Planning Department shall be, at a minimum, the business day prior to the inspection day.
      4. Same Day Inspection: $200
      5. *Saturday/After Regular Business Hours $250 per hour with minimum of 2 hours                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     *48 hours notice prior to the requested Saturday or After Business Hours inspection time.  Inspection will be as per availability of inspector(s).
      6. On-site Consultation  $75
    5. Certificates of Occupancy
      1. Residential
        1. Single-Family, Multi-Family (Apartments) $100 per building
        2. Two-Family, Multi-Family (Condominiums, Townhomes) $100 per unit
        3. Mobile Home in Approved MH Park $100 per unit
        4. Accessory Building $25.
        5. {Temporary} $75  ORD #32-07-19
      2. Industrial, Commercial, Institutional
        1. {Temporary}  $125.  ORD #32-07-19
        2. Final* $125. *Notification to the Planning Department shall be a minimum of 48 hours prior to the requested inspection for a Final Certificate of Occupancy.
      3. Occupying a Structure without a Certificate of Occupancy
        1. Residential: $1,100.
        2. Commercial: $3,000.
    6. Sign Permits
      1. Permanent $150 plus $1 per SF plus $25 {C of C} ORD #32-07-19
      2. Construction Sign $75.
      3. Temporary Signs $50.
      4. Panel Change Only $75.
      5. Secondary Window Sign $50 
      6. Sign with approved variances granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals: No Fee 

    • Effective on: 7/23/2019

    Section 2. Charge for Ordinance Violations

  • Zoning and Subdivision
    Violations of the provisions of this Ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements, including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of variances, conditional uses, or planned developments shall constitute a common nuisance. Any person convicted of violating this Ordinance {shall be fined three hundred dollars ($300.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first violation, and not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for subsequent violations. Each day of any violation or non-compliance shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this Ordinance.  In addition, any person convicted of violating this Ordinance shall be required to pay all costs and expenses, including the City and Department's attorneys' fees, related to adjudicating the offense.} ORD #32-07-19
  • Building
    Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter of the Code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall build, reconstruct, or structurally alter any building in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved there under shall, for each and every violation or non-compliance, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less {than three hundred dollars ($300) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first violation, and not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for subsequent violations.  Each Day of any violation or non-compliance shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this Ordinance.  In addition, any person convicted of violating this Ordinance shall be required to pay all costs and expenses, including the City and Department's attorneys' fees, related to adjudicating the offense.} ORD #32-07-19
  • Human Portable Signs (Commercial Signs and Signs containing political or other protected free-speech information) (Effective 12-10-2010)
    Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this section of the Unified Development (Code of Ordinances) or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a Class C Infraction for the first time offense in a calendar year and may be fined up to {Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.). For second time offenses within a calendar year, it shall be considered a Class B Infraction and may be fined up to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.); and the third or subsequent offenses within a calendar year shall be a Class A Infraction and may be fined up to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.)  In addition, any person convicted of violating this Ordinance shall be required to pay all costs and expenses, including the City and Department's attorneys' fees, related to adjudicating the offense.} ORD. #31-9-10, ORD #32-07-19

    • Effective on: 7/23/2019

    Section 3. Other Expenses

  • Performance Bond (Certified Check, Certificate of Deposit, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit)
    110% of the estimated cost of completion of the required public improvements {or other site improvements, including landscaping, as may be required by the Planning Department or Engineering  Department.
  • Maintenance Bond
    1. 15% of the total cost of the required public improvements {or other site improvements, including landscaping, as may be required by the Planning Department or Engineering Department.
  • Reports
    Comprehensive Plan:     $15
    1. Unified Development Ordinance:     $25
    2. Planning Department Annual Report:     no charge
    3. Final Benchmarking Report:     $15
    4. Interim Benchmarking Reports:     $15
  • Photocopy Prices
    1. Price per side of page (black & white)
      1. 8½ x 11:     10¢
      2. 8½ x 14:     10¢
      3. 11 x 17:    20¢
    2. Price per side of page (color)
      1. 8½ x 11 - $1.
      2. ½ x 14 - $1.50
      3. 11 x 17 - $1.50
  • Map Prices
    1. 24 x 36 inches  (black & white) - $10.
    2. 34 x 44 inches  (black & white) - $15.
    3. 24 x 36 inches  (color) - $25.
    4. 34 x 44 inches  (color) - $35.
    5. 11 by 17 inches  (color) - $3.
  • Quick Pay Account (QPA)
    The QPA account is a non-interest bearing account into which building contractors can deposit money from which fee payments can be debited.  Fees will be debited from this account at the builder’s request to pay fees associated with their construction projects.  This program is voluntary and individual accounts can be closed with written notification from the builder.

    • NOTES:   All fees are prorated per the amount of square footage or acreage.
    /SF - Per square foot or feet
    C of O – Certificate of Occupancy

    Effective on: 9/24/2013