New Housing Fee Report

Acknowledgments

Village Board

• David DeGroot, President
• John Hewitt, Trustee No. 1
• Bud Eastman, Trustee No. 2
• Sonny Havn, Trustee No. 3
• Gary Feest, Trustee No. 4
• Ram Bhatia, Trustee No. 5
• Anna Marie Clausen, Trustee No. 6

Plan Commission

• Davis Driver, Chair
• Joe Maier, Vice-Chair
• John Hewitt, Trustee No. 1
• Ram Bhatia, Trustee No. 5
• John Kis, Commissioner
• Thomas Van Beckum, Commissioner
• Floyd Leonard Jr., Commissioner

Village Staff

• Samuel Schultz, Community Development Director
• Robin Palm, Planner II

Background

This report is written to satisfy the requirements as outlined in Section 66.10014 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 66.10014 reads as follows:

1. In this section, “municipality” means a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.
2. Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the municipality's residential development fees. The report shall contain all of the following:
   1. Whether the municipality imposes any of the following fees or other requirements for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development and, if so, the amount of each fee:
      1. Building permit fee.
      2. Impact fee.
      3. Park fee.
      4. Land dedication or fee in lieu of land dedication requirement.
      5. Plat approval fee.
      6. Storm water management fee.
      7. Water or sewer hook-up fee.
   2. The total amount of fees under par. (a) that the municipality imposed for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development in the prior year and an amount calculated by dividing the total amount of fees under this paragraph by the number of new residential dwelling units approved in the municipality in the prior year.
3. 
   
   1. A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality's Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “New Housing Fee Report.” If a municipality does not have an Internet site, the county in which the municipality is located shall post the information under this paragraph on its Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to development fee information for the municipality.
   2. A municipality shall provide a copy of the report under sub. (2) to each member of the governing body of the municipality.
4. If a fee or the amount of a fee under sub. (2) (a) is not properly posted as required under sub. (3) (a), the municipality may not charge the fee.

Section A: Residential Fee List

Table 1: Residential Fee List

Note: for a full listing of all Village fees, please see Figure 1: Chapter 30: Fees and Charges

Section B: Calculations

Section B in the Statute requires, “The total amount of fees under par. (a) that the municipality imposed for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development in the prior year and an amount calculated by dividing the total amount of fees under this paragraph by the number of new residential dwelling units approved in the municipality in the prior year.” The Village, in its audited financial statements, does track the total fees collected but does not differentiate between residential and commercial construction. Also, the Village collects various application fees, electrical permits, culvert permits, not included in the language of the state statute, but that may apply to the cost of a new home. Village staff acknowledges that the intent, as it appears, of the law is to estimate the average cost to construct a new dwelling unit in the Village. Therefore, the following tables describe two things. Firstly, Table 2 shows the total fees collected in 2019 not adjusted for residential or commercial development, divided by the total number of units. This equation is not an accurate statement of total charges per new unit of housing, because the included commercial, industrial fees, and minor residential renovation permits are often much higher (commercial and residential) or lower (minor renovation permits) than would be for a new dwelling unit. The second table breaks down the approximate building permit and impact fees collected to construct an average $245,000 dwelling unit connected to sewer and water. Both Tables 2 and 3 assume a potential project has the proper zoning. Additional rezoning and site plan review fees may apply to parcels not zoned properly or multi-family projects. Members of the public can request a copy of any individual permit application to see in-depth fees charged for specific projects.

Table 2: Fees Collected

Table 3: Permit cost of new $245,000 house