HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-25 - Ordinance - Fee ScheduleNotice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2025
2nd Reading: November 24, 2025
Public Hearing: October 27, 2025
Adoption: November 24, 2025
1 st Reading: November 10, 2025
Publication: November 25, 2025
Website Notice: November 4, 2025
Effective: January 1, 2026
CITY OF LINO LAKES
ORDINANCE NO. 19-25
AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 218, FEE SCHEDULE
The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains:
That the following fee chart amendments shall be effective January 1, 2026.
CHAPTER 218: FEE SCHEDULE
Section
218.01 Fee schedule
§ 218.01 FEE SCHEDULE.
Pursuant to Minnesota law, the Lino Lakes City Charter, and the Lino Lakes City Code, and upon a
review of a study conducted by city staff, a fee schedule for city services and licensing is hereby adopted
as follows:
(1) Alcoholic beverages.
Type
Amount
3.2 beer off -sale
$200/year
3.2 beer on -sale
$300/year
3.2 beer on -sale temporary
$50 plus $5/day
Club license
$300/year
Liquor license investigation (initial application only)
$267.75 (1 or 2)
$ 471.75 (3+)
Liquor license on -sale
$4,500/year
Liquor license off -sale
$200/year
Liquor temporary permit
$50
On -sale brewer taproom
$500/year
Off -sale growler
$200/year
Fee Schedule
Sunday liquor $200/year
Wine license $500/year
(2) Anzusenient and commercial recreation.
Type
Ainount
Cabaret license
$35
Dances
$200/year
Gambling permit application
$10
(3) Business and miscellaneous.
Type
Amount
Assessment search fee
$20/search
Background check fee
$35/background
o4y)
$47175 (3=4=)
Cannabis retail registration fee (initial application)
$500
Cannabis retail registration fee (renewal)
$1,000
City Charter
-$-- No fee for first copy
$10 each additional copy
City Code book
$140 no binder or tabs
City map
$2.50
Comp. Plan
$55
Copies: per page
$— pageNocharge for
p1ges 1 - 10 pages)
$0.25/page (11 - 100
pages)
Actual cost 100+ pages
Copies: large scale (>11" x 17")
$0.50/square foot
Copies: new resident labels
$5/month flat fee
CD or DVD
$7
Dog kennel - private $20/year
Dog kennel — commercial $105/year
Fee Schedule
Type
Amount
Dog license (male/female)
$11 (not spayed or
neutered)
$6 (spayed or neutered)
Election filing fee
$5 $40
Fax charge
$No fee for (1 - 10
pages)
$0.25/page (11+ pages)
Garbage hauler license
$100 (first truck)
$45 each additional truck
Lower potency hemp retailer (initial application)
$250
Lower potency hemp retailer (renewal)
$250
Massage therapist license (individual)
$50 annually
Massage business license
$200 annually
Overweight permit
$50
Pawn shop (Class A, Class B, and Class C)
$10,000
Pawn shop, precious metal dealer, secondhand
goods dealer Class A background investigation (in-
state)
$775 fee
15,000 escrow deposit
Pawn shop, precious metal dealer, secondhand
goods dealer Class A background investigation (out-
of -state)
$20,000 fee & escrow
deposit
Peddler, solicitor, transient merchant
$250/6 months
Precious metal dealer
$10,000
Rental housing license (annual)
$73 $75 (1 or 2 units) plus
$15/unit for 3 or more
units (fee to be reduced
by 50% if issued less
than 6 months from
expiration date)
Rental license re -inspection fee
$73 $75
Return check charge
$30
Secondhand goods dealer (Class A)
$10,000
Secondhand goods dealer (Class B and Class C)
$300
Special event permit $50
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Type
Amount
Tobacco license
$250
N
$150 first hour
Weed and mowing violation
$75 each additional hour
$100 (2nd offense in
calendar year)
$200 (3rd and each
Additional admin
fee
additional offense in
calendar year)
Non-payment certification
$30
fee
Zoning maps
$5 large or colored
Zoning Ordinance
$25
(4) Fire regulations.
Type
Amount
Annual permit for sale of consumer fireworks
$350 exclusive retail seller
$100 in conjunction with
existing retail store
Burning permit
$50
Day care/foster care inspection
$50
False fire alai -ins
No fee for alarm (1 -
3) in calendar year
$100/alarm (4 - 10) in
calendar year
$200/alarm (11+) in
calendar year
Fire watch
$50/hour
Fireworks display permit
$100
Food truck inspection
$250
$100
hispection outside business hours
$7-5 100/hour (2 hour minimum)
Fee Schedule
(5) Police fees.
Type
Amount
Clearance letter
$15
Copy of digital documentation only (Not the Subject
Cost determined by request.
of the Data)
Digital documentation such
as photographs, video and
audio.
You may be required to
pgy the actual costs of
making copies of the data
pursuant to MGDPA 13.03
subd. 3 c .
Copy of digital documentation only (Subject of the
Cost determined by request.
Data)
Digital documentation such
as hoto a hs video and
audio.
(You may be required to
pay the actual costs of
making copies of the data
pursuant to MGDPA 13.04
subd 3.
Copy of domestic abuse report
Free
o fee for written police
report, arrest data request
for service data response or
incident data pursuant to
MGDPA 13.82 Subd 5.
Copy of reports only (Not the subject of the Data)
Free - Inspection only of
data
Free - ropy (t subject f
data--te for first 3 pages)
$1(for 4th page)
$0.25/ a e 5 - 100
Pages 101+ You mqY be
required to pay the actual
costs of making copies of
the data pursuant to
MGDPA 13.03 subd. 3(c).
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Copy of reports only mail in (Subject of the data)
Free - Inspection only of
data
$4 („p to A pages)
Free - for first 3 pages
$1 for 4`h page
$0.25/page thereafte Pages
5+
(You may be required to
pay the actual costs of
making copies of the data
pursuant to MGDPA 13.04
subd 3.
Copy of report - mail in
$4 (up to 4 pages)
$0.25/page thereafter
Dangerous dog registration
$255/year
Digital photegaphs,
S-25 to !6gb flash drive)
(up
False police alarms
&--4 No fee for alarm (1 -
3) in calendar year
$52.50/alarm (4 - 10) in
calendar year
$105/alarm (11+) in
calendar year
Fingerprinting
$15 (by appointment)
Vehicle forfeiture fee
$300/vehicle
Vehicle lockouts
$r--(nofee) No Fee
(6) Rentals and reservations.
Type
Amount
Civic complex room reservations
Non-residents and businesses —up to 4 hours
$100
Non-residents and businesses —up to 8 hours
$200
Fee Schedule
Type
Amount
Field rental
$20-$40
Baseball/&Softball Rental and dDrag only
$254ven-ing
Baseball/sSoftball Rental, dDrag and chalk
$50/ev�
Soccer, Football, Lacrosse Paint Lines
$50-$150
Picnic shelter reservation
$25
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(7) Building: construction utilities.
(a) Building Permit Fee Schedule. Building permit fees shall be based on the Fee Table below.
A fire suppression permit fee shall also be based on the Fee Table. There shall be a minimum fee of $73
for all permits.
(b) Fee Table.
Total Valuation
Fee
$1 to $1,360
�3 $75
$1,361 to $2,000
$23.50 for the first $500 plus $3.05 for each additional $100, or
fraction thereof, to and including $2,000; min. fee is V-3 $75
$2,001 to $25,000
$69.25 for the first $2,000 plus $14 for each additional $1,000,
or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000
$25,001 to $50,000
$391.25 for the first $25,000 plus $10.10 for each additional
$1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000
$50,001 to $100,000
$643.75 for the first $50,000 plus $7 for each additional
$1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000
$100,001 to $500,000
$993.75 for the first $100,000 plus $5.60 for each additional
$1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000
$500,001 to $1,000,000
$3,233.75 for the first $500,000 plus $4.75 for each additional
$1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000
$1,000,001 and up
$5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.15 for each
additional $1,000, or fraction thereof
Fee Schedule
(c) Other inspections and fees.
Type
Amount
Accessory building permit: 200 sq. ft. or under in size
$B $75
Accessory building permit: over 200 sq. ft. in size
See Building Fee Table
Additional plan review required by changes, additions, or
revisions
$7-3 $75/hour
Antenna, city owned property
$250 plus $6,000 escrow
Antenna, private property
See Building Fee Table
Change of use/occupancy inspections
$73 $75/trip
Contractor lead certification verification
$5/permit
Contractor license
$50
Contractor license verification
$5/permit
Curb stop covers
$70
Demolition permit
$,3 $75
Driveway replacement permit
$73 $75
Easement encroachment fee
County recording fee plus $25
Erosion control inspection fee
Single, two-family, townhomes up to 8
units, multi -family >8 units
$160
Commercial, industrial, and institutional
Determined by separate
agreement
Fence permit: 6 feet or under in height
$7-3$75
Fence permit: over 6 feet in height
See Building Fee Table
For use of outside consultants for plan checking and
inspections, or both
Actual costa
Grading permit
$160
Grading permit escrow deposit (if not included in dev.
contract)
$300
Surface water management plan (if applicable and
not covered in site performance or dev. contract
escrow)
$3,500
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Type
Aneouut
Inspections for which no fee is specifically designed
$74 $75/trip
Re -inspection fee
$7-3 $75/trip
Inspections outside of normal business hours
V-3 $75/hour
Irrigating or watering of new landscaping permit (sod or
seed)
$(nozee) No Fee
Lawn sprinkler/irrigation system permit
$7-3 $75
Manufactured home permits
$250
Mechanical (HVAC) fee: new construction residential
$158 (does not include
fireplaces)
Mechanical (HVAC) permit: commercial
2% of the contract price ($7-3 $75
minimum fee)
Mechanical (HVAC) permit: gas fireplace
$73 $75 plus $34.50 for each
additional fireplace
Mechanical (HVAC) permit: residential
$,74 $75 except new construction
(includes AC/furnace combined)
Metropolitan Council SAC (sewer availability charge)
Per Met Council
Plan review fee
65% of the building permit fee
25% of the building permit fee
for review of similar plans
(master plan) in a 12 month
period
Plumbing permit
$11/fixture ($7-3. $75 minimum
fee
Retaining wall pert -nit
$7-3-$75
Roofing permit
W61110
Septic installation or repair permit
$250
Septic pumping permit
$10
Sewer connection inspection fee
$200
Siding permit
$4- $110
Sign permit: existing billboard
$85/year
Sign permit: permanent
See Building Fee Table
Fee Schedule
Sign permit: sandwich board $35
Sign permit: temporary (portable/banner) $35/term
Fee Schedule
Type
Amount
Storm pond aeration permit
$150
Swimming pool permit
$160 (in ground)
$106 (above ground)
Touch pad
$18
Water connection inspection fee
$250
Water meter
City cost plus $50
MXU unit
City cost plus $50
Water meter + MXU unit
City cost plus $50
Window/door replacement permit
$79/unit (max $158)
Work commencing before permit issuance
Double permit fee
1 Inspections made outside of normal business hours are a three-hour minimum charge.
2 Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greatest. This cost shall include
supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
3 Actual costs include administrative and overhead costs.
(d) Fee refund. Per applicant request, city staff may refund permit fees up to 80% for voided
permits. Plan review fees and state surcharge fees are non-refundable. No refund shall be provided if
permit has expired.
(e) All permits issued are subject to applicable state surcharge fees.
(f) An escrow may be required, as determined by the City Engineer, to cover all costs incurred
by the city for plan revision and construction observation.
(8) Escrow deposits.
(a) In order to obtain a certificate of occupancy, escrow deposits shall be collected if exterior
work cannot be completed due to inclement weather, as determined by city staff, whereupon a temporary
certificate of occupancy would be issued subject to the execution of an escrow agreement and payment
thereof. Any unfinished work must be completed within six months (weather permitting) from the date
of issuance. The following escrow amounts are hereby established:
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As -built surveys
$1,000
Driveway
$1,000
Exterior concrete
$1,000
Garage floor
$1,000
Landscaping
$2,500 (landscaping may be escrowed year-round per city
staff)
Stucco (final coat
only)
$1,000
Other
Determined by city staff at a rate of 125% of the actual
improvement costs
(b) Escrow deposits will be charged a $100 non-refundable administrative fee.
(c) Escrow deposits can be submitted through one of the following procedures:
1. Escrow can be paid to the city upon execution of an agreement signed by both the
payee and the city.
2. The title company or lending institution can hold the escrow upon execution of an
agreement signed by both the title company or lending institution and the city.
(d) A partial release, of a multi -item escrow, will be charged a $75 non-refundable
administrative fee.
(9) Right-of-way management.
Type
Amount
Excavation permit fees
Hole Base Permit (includes administration, plan
review, inspection, testing and mapping)
$150
Trench or Bore (includes administration, plan review,
inspection, testing and mapping)
$70 /100 lineal feet plus hole fee
Obstruction permit fee
$50 plus $0.50/lineal foot
Includes administration, recording, review and
inspection
Permit extension fee
$55
Includes administration, recording and review
Fee Schedule
Type
Amount
Delay penalty
For p t three days f no and n
�GT� completion
$ l 50
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tiee b�f[jre�pc f date. After- t1„• e days -
��ivcic�ei-ra c�
10 .lay be levied
an additional eharge of per will
For up to three dais of non -completion and non-
prior notice before specified date.
After three days an additional charge will be levied.
$50 per day
Degradation fee
Degradation fee formula:
This formula covers degradation for the depreciation
caused by intrusion into the right-of-way and to the
(Cost per square yard for street
overlays and seal -coats applied to the surface. The
overlay and seal -coat x
formula includes life expectancy schedules for each
depreciation schedule rates) x area
and has an estimated cost per square yard based on
of street patch = degradation fee
the quality of the right-of-way surface required for
different levels of traffic. This formula creates a
degradation fee which is determined by the cost per
square yard per street, overlay, and seal -coat,
multiplied by the depreciation schedule, multiplied
by the area of the street patch.
(10) Utility fees.
(a) Water utility rates.
Type
Amount/ Rate
Residential
Base fee
$25/quarter/REU1
Consumption fee
0 - 20,000 gallons
$1s3 $2.28 per thousand gallons
20,001 - 40,000 gallons
$2-.43 $2.53 per thousand gallons
40,001 - 80,000 gallons
$ 94 3.16 per thousand gallons
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80,001 - 120,000 gallons $3.65 $3.80 per thousand gallons
Over 120,000 gallons $4.-2£6 $4.43 per thousand gallons
Type
Amount/Rate
Non -Residential
Base fee
$25/quarter/REU'
Consumption fee
0 - 20,000 gallons
$2,1-9 $2.28 per thousand gallons
20,001 - 40,000 gallons
$2 43 $2.53 per thousand gallons
Over 40,000 gallons
P-4-5 $2.86 per thousand gallons
Non -Residential Irrigation2
Consumption fee
0 - 40,000 gallons
$3-04 $3.16 per thousand gallons
40,001 - 80,000 gallons
$ $3.80 per thousand gallons
Over 80,000 gallons
" $4.44 per thousand gallons
1 REU = a residential equivalent connection:
a. Residential - a single housing unit
b. Non-residential - per Met Council Service Availability Charge Procedures Manual
2 Non -Residential users with irrigation systems that do not have a separate irrigation meter will
be charged at residential rates until such time that a separate irrigation meter is installed and
inspected.
Fee Schedule
(b) Sewer utility rates.
Type
FmounfMate
Metered Sewer
Base fee & up to 10,000 Gallons
$61.49 $63.02/quarter/REU'
Consumption fee
Over 10,000 gallons (based on winter average)
$1 $1.21 per thousand gallons
Flat sewer
2 $74.33/quarter/REUI
i REU = a residential equivalent connection:
1. Residential - a single housing unit
2. Non-residential - per Met Council Service Availability Charge Procedures Manual
Fee Schedule
(c) Storm water utility rates.
Type
Amount
Quarterly Base Rate
Residential fee
$12/parcel
Non-residential fee
$175/acre of impervious ($12
minimum
(d) General utility fees.
Type
Amount
Late penalty
10% of unpaid balance, assessed per
billing cycle
Non-payment certification fee
$30
Meter testing (our cost, delivered to
Minneapolis)
5/8" - 3/4" meter test
$100
1" meter test
$150
1-1/2" - 2" meter test
$250
Water meter rental
$600 deposit
$25/month
Additional accessories
$25/month
Water usage fee
$5/thousand gallons
Water use violation
$25 (first violation)
$50 (second and subsequent violations)
(e) City trunk utility connection fees. The trunk utility connection fee consists of two
components: a trunk charge and an availability charge.
1. Trunk charge. The trunk charge shall be paid at the time of subdivision approval or at
the time of hook-up, whichever is first. Residential trunk charges are based on one unit per dwelling unit.
Commercial/industrial/institutional (CII) trunk charges are based on a factor of 2.92 units per acre.
Sanitary sewer $4-,901-$1,855/unit
Water $2,-589 2 666/unit
Fee Schedule
2. Availability charge. For residential properties, the availability charge shall be paid at
the time of subdivision approval or at the time of hook-up, whichever is first.
Commercial/industrial/institutional availability charges shall be paid at the time of building permit. Fees
are based on the number of sanitary access charge (SAC) units assigned by Metropolitan Council
Environmental Services (MCES). Residential uses shall be assigned one unit per dwelling unit unless
otherwise noted by MCES.
City sewer (CSAC)
$4-,656 $1,737/SAC unit
City water (CWAC)
", U $1,677/SAC unit
3. Special Connection Fees
In addition to the charges above, the following projects shall have special connection fees:
2025 Street Reconstruction and Municipal Sewer and Water Extension
i. Colonial Woods
Sewer $4,000
Water $3,908
ii. Pine Haven
Sewer $2,647
Water $3,280
(D Lateral service connection fees. The lateral service connection fee shall be in addition to
the city trunk utility connection fees. If the lot or tract of land, or portion thereof, to be served by a lateral
connection has not been assessed for the cost of construction, then the applicant shall pay, upon hook-
up, a lateral connection in accordance with Resolution No. 02-149 (Bisel Amendment) based on the
following front foot charges:
Sanitary Sewer $89. 1 8 $82.50/front foot
Watermain $7549 $78.00/front foot
(g) Vacant buildings. Owners of a commercial/industrial building(s) connected to city water
and/or sewer utilities that are vacant due to business closures or other reasons may apply to have the
number of billed REUs reduced to one REU for purposes of calculating utility fees effective from the
date the building(s) was vacated for as long as the building(s) remains unoccupied. When the building(s)
again becomes occupied, the owner must inform the city of such occupation, at which time the number
of REUs will be determined and utility fees assessed according to the current fee structure.
REU = a residential equivalent connection:
1. Residential - a single housing unit
2. Non -Residential REU = per Met Council Service Availability Charge Procedures Manual
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(h) Surface water management.
Single/Two Family
Lots
Multi Fancily
Lots
Concnaer•cial/Industrial/Institutional
Property
Fee charge per
$9,217 $8,464
e'er 1 $11,382
$42,241 12 608
acre of
development
Fees are based on developable land in accordance with the policy provisions established in
Resolution No. 92-70. Credits may be earned for sub -watershed trunk improvements.
(11) Culvertprices. All culvert prices are based on market prices and include tax and delivery and
15% administration fee.
(12) Land use.
(a) Fees.
Type
Amount
Alternative Urban Area -wide Review (I 3SE AUAR)
To be charged at the time of land use approval for projects within the
$325/ae-re
respective project 1 3 5E Gor--; der n r T n n area that require preliminary
plats; conditional use permits; site and building plans; and planned unit
developments. Once paid, the same land will not be charged again.
I-35E Corridor AUAR
$341/acre
Main Street AUAR
$450/acre
Administrative permit (no fee for transient merchant if issued by City Clerk)
V�- $75
Zoning confirmation letter
1 $75
(b) Escrow deposits (application fee required with each submittal).
Type
Ancount
Application fee
$200
Comprehensive plan amendment
$5,000 (40 acres or less)
$7,500 (over 40 acres)
Conditional use permit
$1,000 residential/rural
$7,500 cornrnercial/industrial/institutional
Fee Schedule
Enviromnental assessment review
$12,500
Interim use permit
$7,500
Ordinance amendment
Map amendment (rezone)
$1,500 (40 acres or less)
$5,000 (over 40 acres)
Text amendment
$1,500
Planned unit development
$5,000 (general concept plan)
$12,500 (preliminary plan)
$7,500 final plan
Site plan review
$7,500
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Type
Amount
Subdivision
Concept plan review
$1,500
Minor subdivision
$3,000
Preliminary plat
$5,000 (less than 5 acres)
$7,500 (5 - 40 acres)
$12,500 (over 40 acres)
Final plat
$1,500 (less than 5 acres)
$5,000 (5 - 40 acres)
$7,500 (over 40 acres)
Vacation (street, utility, drainage)
$1,500
Variance or appeal
$750
1. An escrow account shall be established as indicated above to cover all expenses
incurred by the city as part of the plan review. In the case of applications including multiple requests, the
highest escrow deposit amount will be the only one initially required. The applicant is responsible for all
costs incurred by the city during plan review. If the escrow account drops below 10% of the original
deposit amount, the city will require the submittal of an additional escrow deposit sufficient to cover any
anticipated expenses. Upon city determination that the project is complete or expired, the city will return
the remaining escrow deposit to the applicant.
(13) Developmentfees.
Type
Amount
GIS mapping fee
$90/lot
Park dedication
Commercial/industrial/assisted-living/skilled
nursing
$2,600 $2,725/acre
Residential
$3500 $3,800/unit
Street lighting operation fee (new development)
$120/light ($8/mo/light x 15 months)
Tree preservation mitigation fee
$500/tree
Fee Schedule
(14) Economic development assistance.
Type
Amount
Tax increment financing or tax abatement 1 $12,500 escrow deposit
I Tax exempt financing I $2,500 application fee, plus 1 % administration
fee
(15) Staff time. Staff time for chargeable event/projects shall be charged as the employee's hourly
rate of pay plus benefits plus calculated overhead costs (when applicable). Overtime will be charged at
1.5 times the calculated hourly rate.
(16) Late fee. A late charge of 10% or $25, whichever is greater, will be charged for fees not paid
when due.
(Ord. 14-23, passed 11-13-2023; Am. Ord. 16-24, passed 11-12-2024; Am. Ord. 03-25, passed
3-10-2025)
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 24th day of November, 2025.
R afferty, Mayor
ATTEST:
Roberta Colotti, CMC,
City Clerk