Did you know that you can pay Planning & Zoning Processing & Application Fees online?

Copies are handled & paid in-person.

Updated April 1st, 2024

Application Supporting Documents

Light Ordinance Handout

Plat Application Submittal Requirements

Parcel Approval CDH

Single Purpose Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.)
Home-based Business if C.U.P. Required	$200
All Others	$250
C.U.P Application
Multi-Purpose Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.)
Administrative Plat	$200
Short Plat (Preliminary + Final Plat)	$300
C.U.P Plat Application
C.U.P Impact Report
Compatibility Information Matrix Form
WUI Fire Mitigation Plan

Preliminary Subdivision Plat (per plat)
No new roads or privately maintained roads	$600
Publicly maintained roads	$1000
Central sewer and/or water (add)	$200
Final Subdivision Plat to BOCC (per plat)	$200
Mobile Home Park	$1000
Planned Unit Development (P.U.D)
Filing & Preliminary review fee	$1000
Staff, consultants, travel, equipment, administrative and miscellaneous costs necessary to research, review, and process the application will be negotiated between the applicant and the Board of County Commissioners with the Planning & Zoning Staff and Commission acting in an advisory capacity.	Variable

Miscellaneous Applications
Variance	$250
Variance - Shared Driveway Application	$75
Variance Application
Appeal	$500
Vacation	$500
Vacation Application
Privy	$75
Privy Application
Road Name Change Request	$250
Administrative Permits (ADU, Floodplain, RVC, STR, Excavation)	$ 75
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
ADU Application
Floodplain Development
Floodplain Development Application
RV Camp
RV Camp Application
Short-Term Rentals
Online STR Application
STR Application (pdf)
STR Annual Update
Excavation Permits
Excavation Permit
Excavation Permit (Fillable)

Street Signs
Prices include sign, post, hardware, and labor
1 Street Name Sign at Intersection	$140
2 Street Name Signs at Intersection	$165
Stop Sign	$ 50
Sign Permit	$ 20
Sign Application

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County Surveyor Fees	$300 +
	+ $1 per lot

Extensions

$250

Ordinance Amendments

$500

Engineering Fees and Deposits
The listed deposit will be made at time of application and will be paid as follows.
Conditional Use Permits (prior to C.U.P. recordation or any construction, extension approvals, or issuance of a building permit)	$300
Subdivision (prior to extension approvals or recordation of the plat)	$1000
Variance (prior to approval by the Board of County Commissioners or any construction or issuance of a building permit)	$250
Appeal (prior to action by the Board of County Commissioners)	$300
Vacation (prior to recordation of the approval)	$300
Engineering Review Form

• All engineering fees will be charged at 105% of the direct costs as billed by the Valley County Engineer.
• Deposits will be replenished when amount of deposit is less than engineering fees. Administrator will track.
• Developer shall sign a contract agreeing to additional deposits at request of Administrator.
• Reimbursement will be made to applicant for amount of deposit that exceeds the actual charges plus 5%.
• Administrator can determine that no deposit will be required if there will be no engineering review.

Note: Planning and Zoning Fees are in addition to other fees that may be charged by other county departments, i.e., recording fees, street sign fees, etc.  Fees include publication and notice fees

Other Fees
Rural Addressing Books
8½ x 11 inch book	$15
11 x 17 inch book	$20 each or $40 for full set
Comprehensive Plan printed (PDF available for free)	$15
CD's (recordings, etc.)	$5 plus shipping/handling
Address numbers	$1 per number
Address Number Plaque (small)	$1 (holds 2 numbers total)
Address Number Plaque (large)	$1.50 (holds 3-5 numbers)
Copies
Copies are handled & paid in-person.
8½ x 11 inch	$0.15
11 x 17 inch	$0.20
18"	$2.50 for 1 sheet, $2.35 for multiples
36"	$4.00 for 1 sheet, $3.70 for multiples