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19.1 Method of payment: All fees required by these regulations shall be submitted to the Agency by cash, check, certified check, or money order payable to the Town of East Hampton at the time the application is filed with the Agency. This fee will be based on the reasonable cost of services.
19.2 No application shall be granted or approved by the Agency unless the correct application fee is paid in full or unless a waiver has been granted by the Agency pursuant to subsection 19.7 of these regulations.
19.3 The application fee is not refundable.
19.4 Definitions. As used in this section:
“Residential Uses” means activities carried out on property developed for permanent housing or being developed to be occupied by permanent housing.
“Commercial Uses” means activities carried out on property developed for industry, commerce, trade, recreation, or business or being developed to be occupied for such purposes, for profit or nonprofit.
“Other Uses” means activities other than residential uses or commercial uses.
19.5 Fee Schedule. Application fees shall be based on the following schedule:
State Filing Fee (in addition to each application) |
$30.00 |
Authorized Agent Ruling |
$ 20.00 |
Authorized Agent Ruling |
$ 35.00 |
Wetland delineation only |
$ 35.00 |
Permitted as of right and non-regulated uses |
no charge |
Regulation amendment petition |
(set fee) |
REGULATED USES Residential |
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Less than 500sq ft regulated area or upland review area disturbed |
$ 50 |
501 to 1000 |
$ 150 |
1001 to 5000 |
$ 200 |
5001 to 10,000 |
$ 250 |
10,001 to 20,000 |
$ 300 |
20,001 to 30,000 |
$ 400 |
30,001 to 40,000 |
$ 500 |
more than 40,000 |
$ 600 |
+ wetland impact fee if applicable + significant activity fee if applicable |
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Commercial /industrial uses |
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Less than 500sq ft regulated area or upland review area disturbance |
$ 150 |
501 to 10,000 |
$ 250 |
10,001 to 20,000 |
$ 400 |
20,001 to 30,000 |
$ 600 |
30,001 to 40,000 |
$ 900 |
Over 40,000 |
$1200 |
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+ $20.00 per 1000sf over 40,000 |
+ wetland activity fee if applicable + significant activity fee if applicable |
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Subdivision |
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Residential |
$ 100/lot with regulated area or upland review area $ 25/lot without regulated area or upland review area |
Comm/ind |
$ 150/lot with reg area or upland review area $ 40/lot without reg area or upland review area |
Stormwater discharge to regulated areas including wetlands surface |
$ 200 per acre of impervious |
Detention/retention ponds (ea) |
$ (200 minium) $150 |
Bioretention/raingardens (ea) |
$ 100 |
Watercourse crossing (ea) |
$ 50 +wetlands impact fee |
Seawalls |
$1 / 1 linear ft (ie: 50ft= $50) +significant activity fee if applicable |
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Pond Dredging |
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Less than 20,000sf of surface area |
$ 250 |
20001 to 400000 |
$ 500 |
over 400000 |
$ 1000 |
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Map amendment (wetlands delineation) |
$50+ |
Linear feet of Regulated Boundary |
Fee /100 linear feet |
First 500 |
$ 10.00 |
500 to 1000 |
$ 15.00 |
Length over 100 |
$ 20.00 |
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Forestry |
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+wetland activity fee if applicable +significant activity fee if applicable |
$ 100 |
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Modifications |
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Revisions to residential permits |
$ 25 |
Revisions to subdivision permits |
$ 50 |
Revisions to commercial/industrial permits |
$ 75 |
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Wetland, Watercourse or Upland review area fees |
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Less than 1000 sf of impact |
$ 50 |
1001 to 3000 |
$ 100 |
3001 to 10,000 |
$ 200 + $5/1000 sf over 3000 |
10,001 to 20,000 |
$ 300 + $10/1000 sf over |
20,001 to 40,000 |
$ 400 + $15/1000 sf over |
Over 40,000 |
$ 600 + $20/1000 sf over |
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Significant activity fee |
Application with no activities |
Residential $100 |
Site Plan $40 |
Subdivision $250 |
Subdivision $ 60 |
Commercial $ 300 |
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Renewal of unexpired permit |
(Set Fee) |
19.6 Sur Charge Fees for consultants or legal services
The Agency may, within its discretion, engage the services of an outside consultant, if the Agency deems such services to be reasonably required. The Agency, duly authorized Agent or Town staff shall estimate, the reasonable cost of such services and provide such in writing to the applicant. This estimate, together with the appropriate application fee as determined by the fee schedule set forth in Section 19.5 shall be immediately due and payable; the application shall be deemed incomplete until these have been submitted.
For the Purposes of this fee schedule an “outside consultant” means a professional who is not an employee of the Town, including but not limited to engineering, environmental, hydrological, legal and wetlands professionals.
19.7 Exemptions
Boards, commissions, council and departments of the Town of East Hampton are exempt from all permit applications fees, but must still submit a permit application
19.8 Waiver
The applicant may petition the Agency to waive, reduce payment of the fees required by these regulations. Such petitions shall be in writing and shall fully state the facts and circumstances the applicant wishes the Agency to consider. The Agency may at its discretion waive all or part of the application fee if the Agency determines that:
a. The activity applied for would clearly result in a substantial benefit too the environment or to the public health and safety, and the applicant would reasonably be deterred from initiating the activity solely or primarily as a result of the amount of the application fee, or
b. The amount of the application fee is clearly excessive in relation to the cost the Town for reviewing and processing the application
c. The applicant has shown good cause.
* Fee schedule is subject to change
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