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Tax Rates & Fees

TAXES | LICENSES | ZONING FEES | FINES | UTILITY FEES
WATER CONNECTION | SEWER CONNECTION | UTILITY TAX

TAXES

Real Estate Taxes: $0.16 per $100.00 assessed value (based on 100% assessment)

Personal Property Taxes: $1.11 per $100.00 assessed value (based on 100% assessment)

PPTRA (Personal Property Tax Relief Amount) 42%

Machinery & Tools: $0.86 per $100.00 assessed value (based on 100% assessment)

Meals Tax: The purchaser of any prepared food and drink, including alcoholic beverages, served, sold or delivered in the town by a restaurant or caterer for the purpose of being consumed by an individual or group of individuals at one time to satisfy the appetite, a tax equivalent of five percent (5%) of the amount paid shall be levied.

Lodging Tax:  5%

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LICENSES

Motor Vehicle License Fee (added to June 5 Personal Property tax bill): 

  • $25.00 per motor vehicle
  • $10.00 per trailer (over 1500 gwt)
  • $18.00 per motorcycle
  • $ 1.00 per transfer fee

 Town Stickers will no longer be used.

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ZONING FEES

Zoning Permit:     $40.00 - New Home Construction
                                $25.00 - Addition
                                $15.00 - fence

                                $75 - Commercial   

If no building permit required - $15.00

Rezoning:     $1,500 plus $100 per acre
                        $   500.00 Proffer Revision

Site Plan:  $1,000 plus $35 per unit  ERC* not to exceed $2,500          
                    $  500 Minor (increase structure by 20% or less, does not exceed 5,000 sq. ft.)
                    $  500 3rd and subsequent reviews

                   * Engineering Review Costs

Subdivision Approval:    Final Plat - $750 plus $115 per lot

                                            Minor (4 lots or less) - $350 plus $25 per lot

                                            Administrative Approval (Includes BLA) - $75

Master Development Plan:    $750 plus $75 per acre    
                                                      Revision - $500

Board of Zoning Appeals:    Variance - $250 (Includes cost of zoning permit)

Zoning Ordinance Amendment Request:    $500 per section

Special Use Permit:    Home Business - $250     Other - $500      Telecommunication Towers - $1,000

Annexation:  $2,000 plus $50 per acre

Zoning Certification Letter:  $100
Zoning Determination Letter:  $50
Right-of-Way Vacation:  $175
Re-Advertisement Fee:  $125

Text Copies:    Comprehensive Plan - $20    Zoning Ordinance - $25    Subdivision Ordinance - $20    Water & Sewer Specs - $20

If consulting services are required for any reason, it will be at the cost of the applicant.      

Inspection Fees:
Residential
Per Lot                                  $  500
Fill water mains                  $      6.70 per 1,000 gallons used
Testing                                  Hourly based on personnel time and wages
Flushing                               Calculated on amount of water used @ $6.70 per 1,000 gallons
Bacteria sample                 $    75.00 per sample

Commercial and Industrial per lot fee
Based on size of lot and project using actual cost of personnel time and wages

Inspections after hours, weekends, and holidays are charged at overtime rate.

 

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FINES

Illegal Parking: Misdemeanor punishable by fine not less than $3.00 nor more than $5.00

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UTILITY FEES

The billing cycle is monthly.

WATER:  Sec. 18-25 of the Strasburg Town Code

Residential:
$11.55 minimum per 2,000 gallons; 5.60 per 1,000 gallons over minimum

Outside Town Limits:
same as above plus 40% more

Commercial:
$11.95 minimum per 2,000 gallons; 7.80 per 1,000 gallons over minimum

Outside Town Limits:
same as above plus 40% more

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES

Utility Penalty:
5% assessed per billing cycle after 20th of month

Reconnection Fee:
$50.00 when disconnected due to nonpayment of utility bill

Reread Fee:
$10.00

Test Meter:
$10.00 (if meter is incorrect this will be refunded)

Water Deposit (all renters):
$100

SEWER:  Sec. 18-46 of the Strasburg Town Code

Residential:
$12.10 minimum per 2,000 gallons; $6.10 per 1,000 gallons over minimum

Outside Town Limits:
same as above plus 40% more

Commercial:
$12.10 minimum per 2,000 gallons; $7.60 per 1,000 gallons over minimum

Outside Town Limits:
same as above plus 40% more

TRASH

$8.00 per household/apt. per month

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WATER CONNECTION - Section 86-30

+ Cost of meter

Residential Availability Fee In-Town    50% Outside
Dwelling, individually metered: (includes single family, duplex, multi-family or mobile homes, except as provided below) $8,000    $12,000
Commercial/Industrial Use, or Dwelling not individually metered:         
3/4" or 5/8" meter $8,000    $12,000
1" meter $9,500   $14,250
1 1/2" meter $11,000   $16,500
2" meter $13,000   $19,500
3" meter $19,500   $29,250
4" meter $24,500   $36,750
6" meter $29,500   $44,250
8" meter $34,500   $51,750
10" meter $40,000   $60,000
Hotel/Motels Size of meter plus $300/guest room
Nursing/Convalescent Homes Size of meter plus $350/patient room
Hospitals

+Plus cost of meter

Size of meter plus $800/patient room

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SEWER CONNECTION - Section 86-238

Residential Availability Fee In-Town    50% Outside
Dwelling, individually metered: (includes single family, duplex, multi-family or mobile homes, except as provided below) $8,000   $12,000
Commercial/Industrial Use, or Dwelling not individually metered:      
3/4" or 5/8" meter $8,000   $12,000
1" meter $11,000  $16,500
1 1/2" meter $15,000   $22,500
2" meter $23,000   $34,500
3" meter $31,000   $46,500
4" meter $39,000   $58,500
6" meter $47,000   $70,500
8" meter $55,000   $82,500
10" meter $63,000   $94,500
Hotel/Motels Size of meter plus $500/guest room
Nursing/Convalescent Homes Size of meter plus $700/patient room
Hospitals Size of meter plus $2,000/patient room

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UTILITY TAX - SECTION 26-8

Residential User: Tax shall be 20% of charge (exclusive of any Federal Tax) made by the seller against the purchaser with respect to each utility service. On the amount charged in excess of $5.00 -no tax computed.

Commercial/Industrial: Tax shall be 20% of first $50.00 of charge (exclusive of any Federal Tax) on amount in excess of $50.00 - no tax computed.

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DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS

Strasburg Planning Commission Application Submission Deadlines -2008

for Rezonings, Special Use Permits, Site Plans, Annexations and Subdivision Plats

 

Submission Deadline** Planning Commission

Worksession

Planning Commission

Regular Meeting

Town Council

Meeting

December 20, 2007 January 10, 2008 January 22, 2008 February 12, 2008
January 24 February 14 February 26 March 11
February 21 March 13 March 25 April 8
March 20 April 10 April 22 May 13
April 24 May 15 May 27 June 10
May 22 June 12 June 24

July 8

June 19

July 10

July 22

August 12
July 24 August 14 August 26 September 9
August 21 September 11 September 23 October 14
September 25 October 16 October 28 November 11
October 23 November 13 November 25 December 9
November 20 December 11 December 23 January 13

**A complete application must be submitted by this deadline. An application is not considered complete until it includes all required agency comments as well as other required application forms, plats, plans, etc.

 

 

 

 

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