Town of Johnston
Town of Johnston Zoning Ordinance
§ 340-125

Zoning Board of Review fee schedule

[Added 10-19-1995 by Ord. No. 952; amended 9-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1016; 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14; 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-12]

The following fee schedule for Zoning Board of Review fees is hereby adopted as follows:

DescriptionFee
Advisory opinion from Zoning Official/Zoning Enforcement Officer$100
Variances, excluding sheds and signs
Residential uses and zones
Application fee$80, plus $250/lot or unit
1
Review fee$50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Commercial, business, office, industrial, nonresidential uses and zones
Total project site's building GFA less than 5,000 square feetApplication fee of $1,000, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA 5,001 to 10,000 square feetApplication fee of $1,500, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA 10,001 to 20,000 square feetApplication fee of $2,000, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA greater than 20,000 square feetApplication fee of $100/every 1,000 square feet of total project site building GFA (prorated, rounded up to nearest 1,000 square feet of GFA), plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Special use permits
Residential uses and zones
Application fee$80, plus $250/lot or unit
1
Review fee$50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Commercial, business, office, industrial, nonresidential uses and zones
Total project site's building GFA less than 5,000 square feetApplication fee of $1,000, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA 5,000 to 10,000 square feetApplication fee of $1,500, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA 10,001 to 20,000 square feetApplication fee of $2,000, plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Total project site's building GFA greater than 20,000 square feetApplication fee of $1,000/every 10,000 square feet of total project site/building GFA (prorated, rounded up to nearest 1,000 square feet of GFA), plus review fee of $50/hour (three-hour minimum)
2
Variances — sheds
Application fee$100/shed
Review fee$80
Variances — signs
Application fee
First sign in application$500
Each additional sign in application$100
Review fee$80
Appeals
To Johnston Board of Appeals to a decision of the Planning Board and/or Administrative Officer$250/decision
To Johnston Board of Review to a decision of the Zoning Official/Zoning Enforcement Officer or Building Official$250/decision
Public hearing preparation fees, all applications$50, plus $5/each required notice to each addressee on notification list
Review of buildable lot applications$300/application
Zoning certificates
Single-family residential dwelling unit (no in-law unit)$250/certificate
Residential property or use, excluding single-family residential dwelling unit (no in-law unit)$500/certificate, plus $50/hour research cost
3
($50 minimum)
Nonresidential property or use$1,000/certificate, plus $50/hour research cost
3
($50 minimum)
Recertification of property within two years of issuance of previous zoning certificate/
certification
$50/certificate, plus $50/hour research cost
3
($50 minimum)
Decision (preparation)$150/decision
Recording fee for all decisionsActual recording costs
Mailing costs for required notifications (actual mailing costs plus notice preparation cost and duplication cost of materials and attachments)
[Note: Applicants will be charged for each meeting where they do not attend the meeting (no-show) or request to be continued after the notice has been published or are repeatedly incomplete with their presentation thereby requiring a continuance.]
For each meeting, $50, plus duplication and preparation costs, plus actual mailing costs
Advertising costs for required additional notices for public hearings, including newspaper advertisementActual costs
Advertising costs for required monthly meeting notices
[Note: Applicants will be charged for each meeting where they do not attend the meeting (no-show) or request to be cancel and continued after the required hearing notice has been published or are repeatedly incomplete with their presentation thereby requiring a continuance.]
$50/agenda item
Notes:
1
“Per unit” measure shall be sued for residential properties involving two or more dwelling units. “Per lot” measure shall be used for residential properties involving one dwelling unit per lot.
2
Actual hourly review costs, $50/hour minimum fee at three-hour minimum, will be charged and collected at time of application submission; hours spent in excess of three hours will be billed to the applicant at the actual costs ($50/hour minimum); no final decision or recording will be completed until all fees have been paid.
3
Actual hourly research costs ($50/hour minimum fee) at one-hour minimum will be charged and collected at time of application submission; hours spent in excess of one hour will be billed to the applicant at the actual costs ($50/hour minimum); no final certificate will be completed until all fees have been paid.