Our services
Zoning & Planning Administrator
Contact the Zoning Administrator for activities related to building permits, licenses and permits. The Zoning Administrator also assists with maintaining and supporting GIS program, providing support to various commissions, acting as contact and resource for property owners, the general public, contractors and developers for all planning matters in the City of Taylors Falls.
Chisago County performs building inspections for the City of Taylors Falls.
Schedule of Fees
DATA REQUESTS—PUBLIC
Includes copies of Development code, City Comprehensive Plan, City Ordinances, Meeting Packets
- Resident:
Photo Copies (1-100 pages): $0.10 per page
Photo Copies (100 + pages) or non-paper data: $0.10 per page or $29.75 per hr. of employee time to make copies - Non-resident:
Photo Copies (1-100): $0.25 per page or $29.75 per hr of employee time to search and retrieve the data and make copies
Photo Copies (100+ pages) or non-paper data: $0.25 per page or $29.75 per hr of employee time to search and retrieve the data and make copies
- $29.75 per hr of employee time to make copies
- Rates Established Per Policy
- Dog—unfixed: $10.00
- Dog—fixed: $5.00
- Cat—unfixed: $5.00
- Cat—fixed: $3.00
- Impound Fee: Actual Cost
- Kennel License: $50.00
- Dangerous Dog Registration: $200.00
- Replace Animal Tag: $2.00
- Community Center Rental Requires $100.00 deposit
- Normal Rental Resident: $275.00 | Non-Resident: $325.00
- 1/2 Day Normal Rental Resident: $125.00 | Non-Resident: $150.00
- Dances (Public or Wedding) Resident: $325.00 | Non-Resident: $375.00
- Commercial Use Resident: $375.00 | Non-Resident: $475.00
- Janitorial Services Resident: $25.00 per hour | Non-Resident: $35.00 per hour
- Police Supervision (2 hr. minimum) $64.12 per hour
- Reduced $50.00
- $50.00 (2 hour rental)
- License Investigation Fee: $50.00
- On-Sale: $1,800.00
- Temporary On-Sale: $10.00 per hour
- On-Sale Wine: $100.00
- On-Sale Beer: $100.00
- On-Sale Liquor: $150.00
- Sunday On-Sale: $200.00
- Beer Off-Sale: $100.00
- Adult Use Business License: $3,500.00
⤷ Investigative Fee: $1,500.00 - Pawn Broker License: $1500.00
⤷ Investigative Fee: $500.00
- Burning Permit: $20.00
- Cigarette Sales License: $150.00
- Dance/Live Music Permit: $20.00
- Deer Hunt Fee: $5.00
- Explosive: $500.00
- Fireworks License: $500.00
- Gambling Permit—City: $10.00 per day (does not apply to door prizes or bingo where total prizes less than $5000/year)
>>>(exempt from State Licensing requirements) - Hotel/Motel License: $150.00 per year
- Lodging Tax: 3% to be paid quarterly
- Peddler Licenses: $100.00 per month
⤷ Peddler Investigation Fee: $50.00 - Transient Merchants: $25.00 per weekday
- Transient Merchants: $40.00 per weekend day
- Replace License: $1.00
- Solid Waste Collection License : $150.00
- New” $2,500.00
- Reconnect (turn on or off): $40.00
- After hours: $65.00
- Meter: $350.00
- Inspection: $40.00
- Maintenance Repair/ Work: $40.00 per hour/1 hour minimum
- Well Construction Permit: $100.00
- Resident Water Base Charge: $6.53 per REU
⤷ Water Usage Fee: $3.62 per thousand gallons - Non-resident Water Base Charge: $9.80 per REU
⤷ Water Usage Fee: $5.43 per thousand gallons - Water Haulers Water Rate: $8.00 per thousand gallons
- Meter Reading/Testing: $30.00
- Late Payment Fee: 10% of delinquent balance
- Annual State Fee: $9.72 $1.62 bi-monthly
- Annual New Well Fee: $60.00 $10.00 bi-monthly per statute
- Bond Amount: $25,000.00 per statute
- Repair or Replace Water Line: $40.00
Violation of Water Restriction Order: $50.00 per day/violation - Trunk Water Main Area Fee: $1,375.00 per acre
⤷ $550.00 per dwelling
- New: $2,500.00
- Inspection: $40.00
- Sewer Base Charge: $17.36 per REU
- Sewer Usage Fee: $3.03
- Late Payment Fee: 10% of delinquent balance
- Repair/Replace Sewer Line Permit Fee: $40.00
- Maintenance Repair/Work: $45.00 per hour, 1 hour minimum
- Septic System Permit: $100.00
- Septic Tank Disposal: $30.00 per load
- Trunk Sanitary Sewer Area Fees:
⤷ Plant Expansion: $517.00 per acre
>>⤷ $207.00 per dwelling
⤷ Trunk Sewer Main & Lift Stations: $1,863.00 per acre
>>⤷ $745.00 per dwelling
- Classification 1-4: $1.50 per REF
- Attorney Hourly Fee: Actual Cost
- City Staff Hourly Fee: $45.00
- Engineer Hourly Fee: Actual Cost
- Planner Hourly Fee: Actual Cost
- Appeal: $125.00
- Amendment: $125.00
- Conditional: $125.00
- Demolition Permit: $25.00
- Fence Permit: $25.00
- Interim Use Permit: $125.00
- Planned Unit Development: $125.00
⤷ plus: $50.00 - Publication: $150.00
- Recording Fees: $46.00
- Sign Permit: $25.00
- Site Plan Review: $125.00
- Subdivision: $125.00
⤷ plus: $50.00 - Variance: $125.00
- Street or Alley Vacation: $125.00
- Zoning Permit (Admin Fee): $25.00
- Zoning Map: $1.00
- Flushing of Hydrants: $200.00
- Mowing & Sidewalk Clearing: $75.00 (2 hr. minimum)
- Private Sewer Inspection & Cleaning: $250.00
- Replacement of Private Traffic Signage: Actual cost
- Repairs to Privately owned Utilities: Actual cost
- Equipment: (includes cost of operator with a one (1) hour minimum charge)
>>>Sanding: $75.00 per occasion
>>>Sweeper: $130.00 per hour
>>>Roofing/Jetting: $175.00 per hour
>>>Skid Steer w/attachments: $75.00 per hour
>>>New Holland Tractor w/attachments: $135.00 per hour
>>>Exmark Riding Mower: $85.00 per hour
>>>Single Axle Dump Truck: $115.00 per hour
>>>1-Ton Truck: $100.00 per hour - Tapping of Mains
>>>On city system: $200.00 plus materials
>>>Outside City System: $300.00 plus materials
- Registration
- Excavation
>>>Hole: $125.00
>>>Trench: $1.50 per foot, plus base fee - Obstruction: $50.00
>>>Lineal Foot: $0.50 per foot, plus base fee - Delay Penalty: $60.00 up to 3 days late
- Additional Delay Penalty: $60.00 per day over 3 days