Building Permits - Fee Schedule

Effective: March 20th, 2012

Any Expert or professional fee incurred in any application /review process shall be borne by the applicant. 
Archive Search
Digital Data$5.00/search
Paper Data$15.00/search
Building Permit and Septic Records Search$8.00/parcel
Cd Duplication$10.00/cd
Cost For Employee Time
Supervisory Staff$45.00/hr
Technical Staff$32.00/hr
Clerical$27.00/hr
Mailing Copies$2.00 first page$0.50/additional page
Monthly Building Permit/Log Information$25.00/month
Notification Process Fee$30.00 ¼ or ½ Mile Radius$2.00/parcel & $.05/label
Photocopies
8.5x11 Colored maps & aerial photos$2.50/page
11x17 Colored maps & aerial photos$5.00/page
Printed Copies of Ordinances
Comprehensive Land Use Plan$35.00/booklet
Zoning$35.00/booklet
Subdivision$15.00/booklet
Solid Waste$25.00/booklet
Site Inspection requested by Landowner$50.00/inspection
Speaker/Presentation Fee$40.00/hr
1 hour minimum
Township Duplicate File
Simple Plat$15.00/file
CUP$15.00/file
Variance$15.00/file
Standard Plat & PUD$30.00/file
Ag Building Land Use$50
Building Code Appeal$300.00/appeal
Building Contractor License Verification $5.00/license
Building Permits - Commercial & Residential
Fees may include a state surcharge of .05% (.0005) times building valuation which follows 1997 Uniform Building Code Permit Fee Table 1-A
Plan Review fee on all building permits65% of permit fee
Installation of a Pre-Fabricated Building$150 minimum
Re-Inspection Fee$47.00/hr
Re-Roof$57.50/permit
Re-siding Inspection$57.50/permit
Retaining wall (over 4 feet in height)$57.50/permit
Erosion Control Inspection$50.00/permit
Plan Review Fee65% of permit fee
Erosion Control Inspections$50.00/inspection
Septic Systems
Residental & Commercial Permit Fee includes plan review & two (2) inspections for a new system installation, alteration or repair.
Residential$250.00/permit
Commercial$450.00/permit
Additional Septic inspections or site visits$45.00/inspection/visit
Collector Sewage Treatment System$1,000.00/permit
Collector Sewage Treatment System Annual Operating Permit$150.00/year
Sewer Line Hook-up inspection$45.00/per hook-up
Holding Tank Plan Review & Monitoring Agreement$150.00/agreement
Septic or Holding Permit & Tank Inspection$150.00/permit
Septage Land Spreading permit$40.00 first site$15.00/additional site
Mentoring septic designers & installers$500.00/year
Zoning Admin Contact:

Sherburne County Govt Center
ATTN: Zoning Administration
13880 Business Center Dr NW
Elk River, MN 55330-1692

Office Location & Hours

Phone: 763-765-4450
800-438-0578
Fax: 763-765-4467

zoning@co.sherburne.mn.us