Planning Department: Schedule of Fees

South Kingstown Planning Department

180 High Street, Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: 789-9331 x1244 Fax: 788-9792

General

Zone Change Application   $ 600 (plus advertising)
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application   $ 600 (plus advertising)
Zone Change Application and Comprehensive Plan
Amendment Application (concurrent applications)
  $ 900 (plus advertising)

Administrative Fees

Subdivision and Land Development
The following fees are adopted and set by the Town of South Kingstown Planning Board in the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations, Article XI - Administration of the Regulations and Amendments, Section D, Administrative Fees, and are hereby affirmed and incorporated into the Town of South Kingstown Schedule of Fees, as follows:

The following administrative fees are required to be paid by an applicant for approval of any subdivision and land development project, for the adequate review and hearing of applications, issuance of permits and the recording of the decisions thereon:

1.  Administrative Subdivision: ($100)
No filing fee shall be required for recording of property surveys where no adjustment to boundaries of existing lots is proposed.
 
 

2.  Minor Land Development and Minor Subdivision
  a.  Pre-application Meeting and Concept Review: ($100)
  b.  Preliminary: ($200 + $20 per unit)
  c.  Final: ($100 +$20 per unit)

3.  Major Land Development and Major Subdivision
  a.  Pre-application Meeting and Concept Review: ($100)
  b.  Conceptual Master Plan: ($200 + $20 per unit)
  c.  Preliminary: ($200 + $20 per unit)
  d.  Final: ($100 + $20 per unit)
All filing fees specified in Subsections 1,2, and 3 above shall be paid to the Town by the subdivider at the time of filing the application for subdivision approval with the Administrative Officer.

4.  Applications for extension of approvals or deadlines established by these Regulations under Article VIII, Section C (amended August 13, 1996)
  a.  Re-instatement of Expired Approval: ($300)
  b.  Extension of deadline or approval: ($100)

5.  Inspection Fees:  Two percent (2%) of the total amount of the original performance bond including all required improvements. In the absence of a performance bond, inspection fees in the amount of two percent (2%) of the total estimated cost of all required improvements as estimated in accordance with the procedure established in Article VII. Inspection fees shall be paid in full before construction begins of any improvements requiring inspection.

6.  Route 1 Special Management District:  Filing fees for development in the Route 1 Special Management District shall be as follows:
  a.  Pre-application Meeting and Concept Review: ($500.00)
  b.  Conceptual Master Plan:

Residential Uses - $100 + $10 per lot or dwelling unit, whichever is greater
Non-Residential or Mixed Uses -

  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA less than 5,000 sq. ft.: ($500)
  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA of 5,000 sq. ft. or more: ($1,000)
  • Developments not involving new building construction or significant enlargement of an existing building: ($500)

  c.  Preliminary:
Residential Uses - $100 + $10 per lot or dwelling unit, whichever is greater
Non-Residential or Mixed Uses -

  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA less than 5,000 sq. ft.: ($500)
  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA of 5,000 sq. ft. or more: ($1,000)
  • Developments not involving new building construction or significant enlargement of an existing building: ($500)

  d.  Final:
Residential Uses - $100 + $10 per lot or dwelling unit, whichever is greater Non-Residential or Mixed Uses -

  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA less than 5,000 sq. ft.: ($250)
  • New land dev. projects with a total GFA of 5,000 sq. ft. or more: ($500)
  • Developments not involving new building construction or significant enlargement of an existing building: ($250)

  e.  Changes in use of land or buildings or combination thereof to an approved Land Development Project for review by the Administrative Officer:

  • Where no significant expansion or physical alteration of building exterior or land is involved: (no fee)
  • Where such alterations are involved, the same fee for new construction for preliminary review by the Planning Board shall be required.

7.  Flexible Design Residential Projects: Project Review Fees for Flexible Design Residential Projects shall be as follows (effective 8/14/2001):

  • $500/lot or dwelling unit for the first five lots or dwelling units, (whichever is greater) including existing dwellings, if present; plus $150/lot or dwelling unit for every lot or dwelling unit thereafter

Fees-in-lieu-of Land Dedication

  • $50,000/acre X .01 Gross Acre per person X _____ DU's X 2.81 persons/DU
    Performance Bond set by Planning board (if applicable)
    Maintenance Bond shall be 5% of the total estimated cost of all required improvements.

In Lieu Fee Requirements For Affordable Housing
(Effective July 1, 2010)

Calculation of In-lieu Fee for FY2010-2011

South Kingstown median sales price of single-family home (2009)   $282,500
Less the max. sales price of single-family home for a family of 4@ 80% AMI   $171,000
In-lieu fee requirement (per residential housing unit)   $111,500
Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island
180 High Street | Wakefield, RI 02879
Tel. (401) 789-9331 | Fax. (401) 789-5280

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