28.206 - FEES.
The following fees are required for applications under this chapter. All fees shall be payable to the City Treasurer except where specified below.
Type of Action | Fee
Zoning map amendment, except for Planned Developments | $950 plus $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, included in the proposed rezoning, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $2,850
Zoning map amendment for Planned Development: General Development Plan or Specific Implementation Plan | $1,500 plus $200 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, included in the proposed rezoning, up to a maximum of twenty acres or $5,300
Alteration to a Planned Development General Plan or Specific Implementation Plan that requires Plan Commission approval | $500
Conditional use application or major alteration to an approved conditional use for: | $950 plus one $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $2,850
• multifamily complex
• school
• new construction or addition to existing building(s) that results in total square footage greater than 50,000 square feet in floor area and 25,000 or more square feet of floor area designed or intended for retail, hotel or motel use
• new construction of a building, addition to any existing building or major alteration to the exterior face of a building in a [C4] [equivalent downtown] district
Other conditional use applications or major alteration to such approved conditional use | $600 plus $100 for each acre of land in excess of one acre or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 20 acres or $2,500
Minor alteration to a conditional use or a Planned Development General Development Plan or Specific Implementation Plan | $100
Conditional use extension | $100
Application for a demolition or removal permit | $600, unless permit is issued in conjunction with a conditional use approval, in which case the fee for that application applies
Applications filed by the Common Council, the City Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals or pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 13.48, the State of Wisconsin | No fee
Conditional use application filed by any nonprofit, nongovernmental organization registered with the Department of Financial Institutions or by any neighborhood organization registered with the City Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development. When a question arises as to whether an organization is nonprofit, nongovernmental the City Attorney shall investigate and make a determination. | No fee
Conditional use application for the following conditional uses: | No fee
• Day care centers [includes adult day care]
• Adaptive reuse of former public school or municipal buildings
• Community service organizations; day treatment facilities
• Development of parcels adjacent to landmarks, landmark sites or historic districts designated by the Landmarks Commission, provided that the use of the parcel is either a permitted or conditional use allowed in the zoning district in which the property is located
Request for a zoning certificate for: | $75
• Change of use which does not require a building plan review
• Change in use within a land use category
• Addition of an incidental use
• Lawful non-conforming use
Request for a zoning letter, i.e., written documentation, by the custodian of the records, as to property zoning, property use status, property floodplain status, and open enforcement cases | $100
Request for zoning letter that includes the above information and any additional requested information | $200
Application for an appeal filed by, or on behalf of, the owner or owners of the property affected | $200
Application for a variance filed by, or on behalf of, the owner or owners of the property affected | $500
Building plan review fee. This fee is assessed by the Zoning Unit and collected by the Building Inspection Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development for the examination and approval of building plans of all new buildings and structures, additions and alternations, and for all other services authorized by the Common Council. | $.03 per square foot, minimum fee of $25.00. The fee for building square footage is determined based on floor area measurements taken from outside of the building at each floor level, including the basement.
Early Start Permit review fee. This fee is assessed by the Zoning Unit and collected by the Building Inspection Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development for the examination and approval of building plans of all new buildings and structures, additions and alternations, and for all other services authorized by the Common Council. | $.01 per square foot, minimum fee of $25.00. The fee for building square footage is determined based on floor area measurements taken from outside of the building a including the basement.
Temporary use permit | $50 $0 for community event
Site Plan Review fee | $100 plus $50 for each acre of land in excess of one acre, or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of 5 acres or $300. Review of previously rejected site plan is 50% of original fee. $50 maximum for governmental entities, schools, and non-profit, non-governmental organizations. $25 for Zoning office only review.
(Am. by ORD-13-00007, 1-15-13; ORD-13-00054, 4-24-13; ORD-13-00189, 11-26-13; ORD-15-00033, 4-8-15; Am. by ORD-18-00017, 2-16-18; Am. by ORD-22-00105, 10-21-22; Am. by ORD-23-00005, 1-12-23; Am. by ORD-25-00011, 3-8-25; ORD-25-00069, 10-7-25)
