Boulder County Planning Publications
Planning Review Fee Schedule - P04

The Planning Review Fee Schedule is adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, and attempts to recover actual costs of providing the services. The non-refundable application fee/deposit is usually exceeded. The Land Use Department will bill on a monthly basis once the fee is exceeded. Amendments require the same non-refundable fee as the original process. Every planning process is required to have a Pre-application Conference completed prior to an application being submitted. For more information, call 303-441-3930.

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.

Additional Billing

• Additional or repeated inspections: $155.75
• Re-application fee for incomplete applications:
  • 1st re-application: $75.00 or 10% of application fee, whichever is greater.
  • 2nd or more re-application: $155.75 or 15% of application fee, whichever is greater.

Other Development Review Fees and Reductions

• Fees for applications not specifically listed in this fee schedule will be determined by the Land Use Director based on the hourly rate and actual time spent.
• Fees for certain conditional use permit and site plan applications may be reduced, at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners subsequent to the conclusion of the review process, when the County’s cost of review is less than the applicable fee.

Payment

Checks should be made out to Boulder County Treasurer.

Credit/Debit Card and Electronic Check Fees

• A credit/debit card service fee of 2.25% + 75¢ applies to all credit card and debit card transactions.
• An electronic check service fee of $1 applies to all electronic check transactions.

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