Cottonwood Heights, UT
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Review the consolidated fee schedule, which includes fees for police, community and economic development, public works, finance, and administration, by expanding the folders below.
Alarm services
Alarm Services | fee |
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Alarm user permit | No charge |
Animal licensing and pet services
Sterilization Deposits | Fees |
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Dog impoundment | $50 |
Cat impoundment | $25 |
Rabies deposit |
$25 |
Turnover or disposal fee | $25 |
Transportation fee (per animal) |
$25 |
Stray animal from another jurisdiction | $10 |
Livestock services
Impounding | Fees |
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Large livestock (per animal) | $60 |
Small livestock (per animal) |
$30 |
Boarding | Contact |
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Large livestock (per day per animal) | $10 |
Small livestock (per day per animal) | $8 |
Ordinance enforcement zoning violations
Mixed Zones | Fees |
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Conditional use without a permit and other violations | $50 per day (after warning period) |
Non-permitted use and violation of permit or approval | $50 per day (after warning period) |
Commercial/Other Zones | Fees |
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Conditional use without a permit and other violations | $100 per day (after warning period) |
Non-permitted use and violation of permit or approval |
Bicycles (Code sec. 11.32.020)
License | fee |
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Bicycle license | $1 (per bicycle) |
Services
Building fees (code title 15)
Note: In cases where the city can’t practically apply the fee schedule, the building official determines fees.
Business license fees (code title 5)
Business license fee schedule
All business licensees in the city are subject to the following business license fee schedule. Each business licensee must pay the appropriate general administration fee plus any applicable disproportionate fees based on the disproportionate calls for service, all as specified below. This schedule is based on data and analysis provided by the “Analysis of Business License Fees” dated October 2006 prepared by Lewis, Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc, which is incorporated herein by reference and which specifies, among other things (a) the basic level of municipal services in the city; (b) what amounts are reasonably related to the costs of the municipal services provided by the city; (c) what constitutes disproportionate costs (whether due to special regulations/inspections, or due to disproportionate calls for service) and what amounts are reasonably necessary to recover such costs; and (d) what constitutes an enhanced level of municipal services in the city and what amounts are reasonably related to recover such costs.
General administration fees
All business licensees are subject to the following general administration fees, which are levied and imposed to cover the city’s administrative costs associated with its business licensing activities.
Disproportionate fees based on special regulations/inspections and disproportionate calls for service
The following business license fees are in addition to the general administration fees specified above and recover the city’s disproportionate cost of special regulations/inspections and 25% of the disproportionate cost of police and fire department service calls that exceed the basic level of such city services. Total business license fees are determined by adding the general administration fee, any applicable disproportionate fees, and any enhanced level of service fees applicable to a business. For the business classifications specified below, the total is restricted to 125% of the average total business license fees paid in 2006 by businesses of the same classification. The business classifications for which the 125% limit applies, and the dollar limit for each classification, are shown below.
*This 125% limit applies to the total aggregate fee, which includes all administrative fees, regulatory and inspection fees and disproportionate (service call) fees. For example, a grocery store would have (a) a $120 administrative fee, (b) a $265 inspection fee, (c) a $443 regulatory fee if it sells alcohol, (d) a $38 regulatory fee if it sells fireworks, and (e) a 25% fee of $1,615 to cover disproportionate service calls, totaling $2,480. The 125% limit would apply, and that limit would be $2,417.
Bond schedule
Service | Fees |
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Auctioneer's license |
$5,000 |
Auction house license | $10,000 |
Employment office |
$1,000 |
Fireworks (temporary stand) | $350 |
House movers |
$1,000 |
Private detectives | $1,000 |
Community development fees (code chapter 3:16)
Zoning review: Signs and building permits
Board of adjustment
item | Fee |
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Appeal |
$600 |
Variance application | $900 |
Nonconforming building or use application | $900 |
Noticing (in addition to application fee)
item | Fee |
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Conditional use permit |
$150 |
General Plan amendment | $250 |
Ordinance amendment | $150 |
Zone change | $250 |
Planning retention
item | Fee |
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Item is withdrawn before Planning Commission meeting |
80% |
Item is withdrawn prior to distribution of | 50% |
Item is withdrawn within 10 days of application | 10% |
Land use improvement bonds (cash, letter of credit, escrow only)
Demolition permit
item | Fee |
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Demolition permit |
$47.47 |
Parking permits (Code sec. 11.22.0920)
item | Fee |
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Regular fee for two permits |
$5 |
Guest permit | $5 |
Replacement permit | $5 |
Stormwater impact fees
Residential (Multi-family) | Fee |
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High-density (24 units per acre) |
Not applicable |
Mixed-use (8 units per acre) | Not applicable |
Streets
Classification | Fee |
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Street vacation | $300 |
Street dedication | Preliminary: $500 to 6% of |
Commercial business license change fee
Item | Fee |
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Minor change (e.g., name/ownership change) that doesn't require zoning, fire, or health department review | $50 |
Major change (e.g. address change) that requires zoning, fire, and health department review | $170 |
Transportation facilities impact fee
Classification | Fee |
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Residential (single-family) | $242.84 per dwelling unit |
Residential (multi-family) | $158.36 per dwelling unit |
Office | $572.50 per 1,000 square feet (prorated) |
Commercial | $1,029.12 per 1,000 square feet (prorated) |
Big box retail | $723.22 per 1,000 square feet (prorated) |
Institutional | $334.94 per 1,000 square feet (prorated) |
Grading permit
Item | Fee |
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Grading permit | 100% of IBC schedule |
Bonds
Classification | Fee |
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Business licensing bonds | See Business licensing |
Land-use improvement bonds | See Community development fees |
Performance bonds | See Public works fees |
Right-of-way and excavation
*For all city-sponsored projects, a permit is required but fees won't be assessed. Bonding will be addressed in contracts.
Penalties
*Work cannot commence until you have paid all penalty fees and other fees.
Excavation bond amounts (cash, irrevocable letter of credit, escrow)
Classification | Fee |
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Minimum bond for roadway excavation | |
Road cuts | $7.50 per square foot |
Road borings (assuming a 6-foot minimum surface patch) | $7.50 per square foot |
Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP): $1,500
Monthly stormwater fee per equivalent residential unit (increases 3% per year to account for inflation)
Year | Fee |
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2022-2023 | |
2023-2024 | $7.96 |
2024-2025 | $8.20 |
2025-2026 | $8.44 |
2026-2027 | $8.69 |
- Interest on delinquent payments due to city: $18% per annum
- Returned checks: $20 per check or greater amount as may be available under UCA sec. 7:15:2.
Elections
Candidacy | fee |
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Declaration of candidacy | $50 |
General fees
Service | fee |
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Custom maps/GIS digital data | Based on staff time and material cost |
General Plan (printed) | $50 |
General Plan (CD) | $5 |
Zoning ordinance | $15 |
Maps (36" x 42" with aerial imagery) | $25 |
Maps (36" x 42" color) | $20 |
Maps (36" x 42" black and white) | $15 |
Maps (24" x 36" with aerial imagery) | $18 |
Maps (24" x 36" color) | $13 |
Maps (24" x 36" black and white) | $10 |
Maps (11" x 17" with aerial imagery) | $5 |
Maps (11" x 17" color) | $3 |
Maps (11" x 17" black and white) | $1 |
GRAMA fee schedule
Service | fee |
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Record review | No charge to determine whether it is subject to disclosure unless a high quantity requested |
Record inspection | No charge for inspection unless it must be produced from a proprietary or secured electronic database |
8.5" x 11" black-and-white copy or image | 25 cents per page |
8.5" x 11" color copy or image | 40 cents per page |
11" x 14" black-and-white copy or image | 25 cents per page |
11" x 14" color copy or image | 40 cents per page |
Faxing documents within U.S., including phone charges | $1 per page |
More than 15 minutes or researching or preparing information (like redaction) | Staff hourly rate (not to exceed salary of lowest-paid employee with necessary training to perform request). This includes copying, printing, and scanning. |
CD or DVD (plus staff time to create copy and scan records to electronic format) | $10 each |
Oversized copy or graphics | Actual cost of reproduction plus staff time |
Mailing costs and supplies | $2 for prep time, plus actual mailing costs based on U.S. postage rates. Other supplies will be billed at actual cost. |
Archived records retrieval from a records retention center or other storage location away from City Hall | $25 |
Record certification | $2 (per record) |
Other services (third-party service fees) | Actual cost |
Special event permit fees
Service | application fee |
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Standard event (under 500 attendees, does not require mass gathering permit or police services) | $50 |
Standard event late fee | $25 (must submit application 30 days before event) |
Large-scale event (over 500 attendees or need mass gathering permit or police services) | $200 (must submit application 60 days before event) |
Large-scale event late fee | $100 (must submit application 60 days before event) |
Filming permit | $175 (covers three locations; for more than three, you must get another permit) |
*No fee permits are required for block parties, local schools, and city-sponsored events (unless a mass gathering permit is required).
Ambulance services
Pursuant to Utah code ann. 26-8-4(18) and Utah administrative rules R426:8, the Utah Department of Health establishes and orders the maximum allowable base ambulance service rate for each fiscal year.
- Fire department: Unified Fire Authority fee schedule
- Hazardous materials: See code sec. 9.65.040
- Park reservations: Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation Service Area fees