Boulder County Planning Publications
Planning Review Fee Schedule - P04

Planning Review Process Fees

Pre-application Conference – Virtual or In Office:

• • • No charge

Pre-application Conference – On Site:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $218.

Appeal of Administrative Decision:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $750. deposit and time billed for staff up to a total amount of $2,000. If the appellant prevails with the Board of Adjustment, the deposit and any additional payments will be refunded.
    • Additional Billing – $106./hr up to $2,000.

Building Lot Determination:

In a platted subdivision or previous Building Lot Determination completed in previous 5-year period:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $50.
    • Additional Billing – Flat fee

Building Lot Determination – all others:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $75.
    • Additional Billing – Flat fee

Comprehensive Plan Change:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $1,000.
    • Additional Billing – $106./hr.

Correction Plat:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $125.
    • Additional Billing – Flat Fee

Exemption Plat¹:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $1,575. ($900. due at application, $675. due one week prior to hearing)
    • Additional Billing – Flat Fee (if hours exceed 18 hours excess time to be billed at $106./hr)

Extension of Approval:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $150.

• Hazard Mitigation Review:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $260.

Limited Impact Special Review (except as noted below):

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $750.
    • Additional Billing – $106./hr

Limited Impact Special Review:

• • • Non-Refundable application fees – $450. (flat fee)
    • Additional billing – $300. hearing fee, to be collected prior to Board of County Commissioners hearing:
      • • Accessory Agricultural Sales 4-516
        • Agricultural Accessory Dwellings 4-516
        • Demonstration Farm or Farm Camp 4-516
        • Farm Events 4-516
        • Farm Store 4-502
        • Watershed Restoration Project (grading 500 cubic yards or more)

Limited Impact Special Review Waiver:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $450.

Location and Extent:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $500.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Preliminary Plan and/or Final Plat:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $850.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Public Notice Sign Deposit (⁺refundable if sign is returned) required at time of application, as applicable:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $35.

Replat:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $600.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Rezoning:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $750.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Site Plan Review:

• • • Non-Refundable application fees $1,854. (flat fee):
      • • Proposal that seeks to exceed the Maximum Residential Floor Area for the subject parcel.
        • Commercial telecommunications facility.
        • Establishment of use on a previously vacant or abandoned property.
        • Changes in use in combination with structural or other significant physical improvements (i.e. parking increase).
          
    • Non-Refundable application fees $1,287. (flat fee):
      • • Proposals that does not seek exceed the Maximum Residential Floor Area for the subject parcel.
        • Proposals for non-residential floor area not eligible for ESPR.
        • Grading less than 500 cubic yards if not approved through ESPR.
          
    • Non-Refundable application fees $978. (flat fee):
      • • Change in use other than to an Agricultural Use under 4-502 of the Land Use Code with no significant physical improvements.
          
    • Non-Refundable application fees $489. (flat fee):
      • • Change in use to an Agricultural Use under 4-502 of the Land Use Code with no significant physical improvements.
        • Watershed Restoration project.

Expedited Site Plan Review:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $618.

Renewable Energy System – Residential:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $100. (flat fee)

Renewable Energy System – non-Residential:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $500. (flat fee)

Site Specific Development Plan:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – 1,000. (flat fee)

Sketch Plan:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $1,000.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Special District:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $500.

Special Use/SSDP:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $1,450.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Special Use Monitoring:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $125.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

State Interest Review (1041):

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $750./hr
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Subdivision Exemption¹:

• • • Non-refundable application fee – $500.
    • Additional billing – $106./hr

Subdivision or PUD (combined process SP/PP/FP/SSDP):

• • • Non-refundable application fee: $1,450.
    • Additional billing: $106./hr

Special Review for Oil and Gas Operations:

• • • Registration Fee:
      • Non-refundable application fee – $250.
      • Additional billing – $250. annually
        
    • 1-7 well pad or other development covered under Article 12 (e.g. pipelines):
      • Non-refundable application fee – $5,850.
      • Additional billing – Land Use: $127./hr., County Attorney: $140./hr., Public Health: $101./hr.
        
    • 8 or more wells:
      • Non-refundable application fee – $7,000.
      • Additional billing – Land Use: $127./hr., County Attorney: $140./hr., Public Health: $101./hr.
        
    • Other Oil & Gas Operations subject to review under Article 12:
      • Non-refundable application fee – $5850.
      • Additional billing – $127./hr., County Attorney: $140./hr., Public Health: $101./hr.

Oil and Gas Operations Construction Permit:

• • • 1-7 well pad or other development covered under Article 12 (e.g. pipelines):
      • Non-refundable application fee – $1,350.
        
    • 8 or more wells:
      • Non-refundable application fee – $1,600.

Transferrable Development Credits (TDC) Determination:

• • • Basic TDC determination request (no bonus credits) by parcel owner/authorized agent.
      • No charge
        
    • Basic TDC determination request (no bonus credits) on a parcel not owned by the applicant.
      • Non-refundable application fee: $200.
        
    • TDC determination request by parcel owner/authorized agent applying for bonus credits.
      • Non-refundable application fee: $100.
        
    • TDC determination request on a parcel not owned by the applicant applying for bonus credits.
      • Non-refundable application fee: $300.

Substantial Modification Determination:

Complex determinations as identified by staff may require staff billing for additional time. Applicants will be notified and given a written estimate for amount anticipated and an additional deposit may be required. If determined to be a Major/Substantial modifications, these fees will be applied to the subsequent required process.

• • • Non-refundable application fee: $160.
    • Additional Billing: $106.

Vacation:

• • • Non-refundable application fee: $750.
    • Additional Billing: $106.

Variance:

• • • Non-refundable application fee: $500.
    • Additional Billing: $106.

Zoning Verification (when a formal zoning verification letter is requested):

Zoning compliance verification letter contains information regarding current zoning on the parcel, previous reviews and permits on the parcels and any known unresolved zoning or building code complaints on record.

• • • Non-refundable application fee: $125.
    • Additional Billing: $106.

*The hourly billing rate of $106./hr is for planner/engineer time. Administrative time will be billed for non-flat rate items at $30./hr. Public Notices required as part of a process will be billed for actual costs. Other agencies may require additional fees for review of land use applications, which must be paid separately.
Note: Additional consultant or referral fees may be required per Article 3-203.C as necessary to process application.

¹ No charge for Exemption Plats and Subdivision Exemptions which remove a unit of density.