Source: https://ecode360.com/10433625
Timestamp: 2020-04-03 21:03:41
Document Index: 451547181

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82', '§ 82']

Town of Franklin, MA Fees, Municipal Service
§ 82-1 Policy on service fees.
§ 82-2 Late fee.
§ 82-3 Fees enforcement action.
§ 82-4 Community Assistance Program.
§ 82-5 Service fee definitions.
§ 82-6 Schedule of service fees.
Chapter 82 Fees, Municipal Service
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Franklin 12-19-2018 by Bylaw Amendment 18-828, effective 1-1-2019.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor's Note: This enactment also repealed former Ch. 82, Fees, adopted 12-21-2016 by Bylaw Amendment 16-776, as amended.
It shall be the policy of the Town of Franklin to provide service fee rates that best estimate and reflect the cost to the Town of providing service.
All fees must be paid within 30 days of receipt. Late payments will be charged 14% interest per annum from the due date and the license or permit will be held in abeyance until fee and penalties are paid in full.
Service fees shall be charged triple the permit or license fee rate for activity begun before first obtaining a permit or license within the time required by the applicable code. Service fees are not a substitute for any other enforcement remedy available to the Town and in no way limit or preclude the Town from pursuing such other available remedies.
Under the Community Assistance Program, qualifying residents are eligible to receive discounted rates for certain Town services. Participating Town departments shall establish application and eligibility verification processes using tax returns as verification of income, dependents or other information to verify eligibility. The program is available to residential households for the following Town services:
Water, sewer and trash discount credits. Residential water, sewer and trash customers are eligible to receive a 20% credit, per quarter, on their water, sewer and trash bills. Where a bill has been issued prior to an eligibility determination, no abatement will be made unless the amount to be abated amounts to $10 or more. Discounts are not eligible on penalties for late payment.
Beaver Street Recycling Center annual sticker waiver. Residents may receive a waiver of the annual sticker for the Beaver Street Recycling Center. Waivers are not granted for individual items being recycled within the Recycling Center.
Recreation Department program discount. Residents of Franklin are eligible for up to a 100% discount on registration or program fees for qualifying residents who meet certain income eligibility guidelines.
SEWER INFLOW/INFILTRATION REMOVAL FEE
Fee charged to allow continuation of new sewer connections or increases in existing connections to the sewer system. Funds raised through this fee shall be dedicated to the sewer fund, to be used to assist in the removal of inflow and infiltration from the sewer system. Said fee shall be in addition to any applicable sewer entry, connection or main tap fees. Existing single-family residential structures or existing sewer system users, for which building permits were issued prior to October 24, 2001, shall be exempt from this sewer inflow/infiltration removal fee. Fees for users proposing to increase their flow, whether through increased discharge from the existing use or a change in use shall be calculated on the basis of the increased discharge amount, provided the existing use had not been inactive for more than two years prior to the date of the sewer permit application. Said fee shall be based on average daily flow capacity used, as calculated in accordance with Title V of the State Sanitary Code guidelines.
SEWER MAIN TAP FEE
Fee charged to extend the sewer main from the Town sewer distribution system. The fee is designed to recover the Town's cost of labor to inspect sewer line installations, engineering review and the application process. The fee shall not cover materials or labor to tap the sewer main, which shall be the cost and responsibility of the owner to arrange with a private contractor; the Town will not provide such services. This fee is in addition to the required sewer service connection fee for individual services. Such a fee shall be payable prior to the time of issuance of a building permit or application for services, if a building permit is not required.
SEWER SERVICE RENEWAL FEE
Fee charged to upgrade or replace an existing service. The fee is designed to recover the expenses for the Town to process the application, perform the engineering reviews, and inspect the sewer service installation. This fee is in addition to the cost of materials or labor to install sewer lines and tap the sewer main, which shall be the cost and responsibility of the owner to arrange with a private contractor; the Town will not provide such services. The fee shall be payable at the time of issuance of renewal.
SEWER SYSTEM ENTRY FEE
Fee charged to recover the Town's share of the costs of building replacement capacity at the sewage treatment plant, as well as the lines and pump stations leading to the plant which are necessitated by the new user's connection to the system. The fee shall be placed in the Town's sewer enterprise fund for construction, operating and equipment costs to improve, maintain and develop the municipal wastewater system capacity. Such fee shall be payable for each new service at time of issuance of a building permit. Any person who is legally responsible for paying a betterment assessment for the extension of sewer to their property shall be credited the amount of the paid or to be paid assessment towards the sewer system entry fee, up to but not exceeding the full amount of this fee.
SPRINKLER/HYDRANT FEE
Fee charged for availability of water capacity to sprinkler systems, standpipes and private fire hydrants within commercial or industrial properties.
WATER MAIN TAP FEE
Fee charged to extend the water main from the Town water distribution system. The fee is designed to recover the Town's cost of labor to inspect waterline installations, engineering review and the application process. The fee shall not cover materials or labor to tap the main, which shall be the cost and responsibility of the owner to arrange with a private contractor; the Town will not provide such services. This fee is in addition to the required water service connection fee for individual services. Such a fee shall be payable prior to the time of issuance of a building permit or application for services, if a permit is not required.
Fee charged to reconnect after service has been disconnected for nonpayment of bill within 60 days of issue.
WATER SERVICE RENEWAL FEE
Fee charged to upgrade or replace an existing service. The fee is designed to recover the expenses for the Town to process the application, perform the engineering reviews, and inspect the waterline and water meter installation. This fee is in addition to the cost of materials or labor to install waterlines and tap the water main, which shall be the cost and responsibility of the owner to arrange with a private contractor; the Town will not provide such services. The fee shall be payable at the time of issuance of renewal.
WATER SYSTEM ENTRY FEE
Fee charged for capital improvements necessitated by connecting a new user to the water system. The fee shall be deposited in the Town's water enterprise fund for construction, operating and equipment costs to make improvements to the municipal water supply system including water mains. Such fee shall be payable for each new service at time of issuance of a building permit.
Club - wine and malt
Package - wine and malt
Common victualler - wine and malt
Club/all alcohol
Package - all alcohol
Common victualler - all alcohol
Innholder - all alcohol
One-Day (all alcohol or wine and malt)
Alcohol innholder/rooms only
Farmer brewery, wine or distillery
Alcohol license modification
Weekday amusement
One-day auctioneer
Transient vendor or temporary special event food truck license
Public way access permit
Kennel - boarding
$25 per day after the first 24 hours
Permit request for determination (RFDA)
Minor buffer zone permit (MBZP)
Abbreviated notice of resource area determination (ANRAD)
$0.50 per linear foot, per resource area
Notice of intent (NOI) permit:
Single-family home (SFH), base fee
Single-family home (SFH), all accessory projects
Subdivisions, base fee
Subdivisions, roads
Subdivisions, drainage
Subdivisions, resource area disturbance
Multiple dwellings, base fee
$100 per unit within jurisdiction
Multiple dwellings, resource area disturbance
Commercial/industrial, base fee:
Commercial/industrial, roads
Commercial/industrial, drainage
Commercial/industrial, resource area disturbance
All improvements (landscaping/maintenance)
Permit, time extensions:
Single-family home or accessory project
Permit, certificate of compliance:
Permit, control of nuisance vegetation
Permit, permit status letter for financial institutions
Permit, project amendment
$2 each way for towns bordering Franklin and Medway; $5 each way to other
ALS Base Rate 1
ALS Base Rate 2
Response treatment, no support
Extra attendant - ALS/BLS
IV therapy/drug administration
BLS disposable supplies
ALS disposable supplies
Residential - one and two single family
Fire alarm connection/programming
30,001 or more square feet
Bonfires and burning Christmas trees
Bowling pin and lane refurnishing
Fire protection equipment - modification
Fire protection systems - new installation
See fire alarm inspections
Fireworks manufacture, storage and handling
21 to 100 gallons
101 to 500 gallons
500 to 1,000 gallons
10,000 gallons or more
Flammable and combustible gases:
3,001 to 6,000 cubic feet
6,001 to 9,000 cubic feet
9,001 to 12,000 cubic feet
12,001 to 15,000 cubic feet
Greater than 15,000 cubic feet
0 to 20 pounds
21 to 100 pounds
101 to 500 pounds
501 to 1,000 pounds
1,001 to 5,000 pounds
5,001 to 10,000 pounds
Fuel transfer operations - service stations
Hazardous substances left unattended:
Storage, combustible materials
See storage of flammable and combustible liquids
See storage of flammable and combustible liquids and gases
Tire recapping and rebuilding plants
Transportation of combustible liquids (tank truck)
Amended site plan review
Vehicle accidents — fire apparatus response
Biotech annual renewal
Body art, establishment
Body art, operator
Camps, day
Chapter 21E site assessment
Disposal of garbage, offal
Grocery store, greater than 10,000 square feet
Manicure establishment
Outdoor wood burnings boiler
Perc testing/soil testing
Septic plan review/inspections:
Pump system, additional
Innovative/alternative system:
Retaining wall, additional
Design plan revision, first, subsequent revision:
Septic system inspections (N/C first 3):
$400 base fee, plus $25 per 1,000 gallons plus an additional $150 for pump system, 1/A system
Septic minor repair
Tobacco products sale permit
$9 per $1,000 of value
$10 per $1,000 of value
Minimum fee for all permit inspections
Minimum fee for all permit re-inspections
Electrical permits (new, remodeling, pools)
$100 up to five fixtures; $10 per fixture thereafter: $250 cap on all residential electrical, per residential unit, per application
Gas permits (new, remodeling, pools)
$100 up to five fixtures; $10 per fixture thereafter
Plumbing permits (new, remodeling, pools)
Sheet metal permit (new, remodeling)
Underground electrical, gas, plumbing only (new, remodeling, pools)
Replacement of existing gas hot water heater combo (plumbing and gas)
Traffic and street lighting poles
$75 per pole
Security, burglar alarms and low voltage wiring (new or remodeling)
$75 up to 5 devices, $10 each additional device
Yearly maintenance service for electrical
After-hours inspection for electrical or plumbing
$1.50 per panel
$1 per panel
Weights (all types)
Cordage measures
Gasoline meters (per meter)
Automatic retail checkout systems (2 years)
4 units to 11 units
Books, audio CDs, audio books
$0.10/per day
Approval not required (81 P)
Approval not required (81 P) with new buildable lots proposed
Each lot after 5 lots
$2 per linear foot of roadway; $800 minimum
Bond release (estimate)
Bond release (reduction)
Up to 9,999 square feet of impervious coverage
10,000 to 24,999 square feet of impervious coverage
25,000 to 50,000 square feet of impervious coverage
$4,000, plus $100 per each 10,000 square feet of impervious coverage over 50,000 square feet
Limited site plan
Subdivision modification application
Independent consultant review fees (subdivision and site plan)
Determined by inspection consultant; due before issuance of decision by Planning Board
Construction and administration inspection fee (subdivision and site plan)
FID permit
Subject to Massachusetts General Law
Non-Franklin resident
Downtown merchant employee municipal lot
Commuter rail municipal parking
[Amended 4-10-2019 by Bylaw Amendment 19-839; 4-10-2019 by Bylaw Amendment 19-840; 5-8-2019 by Bylaw Amendment 19-841]
Beaver Street Recycling Center (annual sticker fee)
Beaver Street Recycling Center (Beaver Street recycling sticker required)
ABC (asphalt, brick, concrete) per load
Carpeting - 4-foot rolls, 24-inch diameter
$5 per gallon, $5 per 10 pounds
Sticker fee (10 consecutive days)
Televisions (less than 25 inches)
Televisions (25 inches and greater)
Yard waste (per registered vehicle or trailer):
Car, pickup truck, van or trailer under 4 x 8 without sides
Pickup truck with extended sides
Trailer (over 4 x 8) or enclosed cargo trailer
Curbside collection (home pickup by vendor, no recycling sticker required):
Curbside trash (annual)
Fee using 65-gallon trash and recycling carts
Fee using 35-gallon trash and recycling carts
Extra trash cart annual fee
Extra recycling cart annual fee
Extra recycling cart business annual fee
Drain layer's license (new - 2 years)
Drain layer's license (renewal - 2 years)
Water/sewer extension permit
Water turnoff — operating hours
Water turnoff — after hours
Water map amendment
Fire service (sprinkler) connection
Subject to public procurement, with a 10% overhead added to the final amount
Sewer map amendment
Sewer service renewal
Sewer main tap
Sewer inflow/infiltration (to be removed, less a credit up to the amount of the sewer entry fee, if any, paid at the time of application)
Sprinkler/hydrant
Water system entry
$5 to $200 per participant
Chilson Beach passes:
$10 per day/per car
$75; half price for senior citizens
Field rental fee (for profits)
Town Administrator sets the rate for all field rentals
Facilities permit fee (nonprofits)
$50 per hour; electrical fees apply to groups using the lights
Certified copy (first copy)
Certified copy (additional copies)
Marriage intentions notice
Marriage intentions notice (amendment)
Before April 1st (spayed/neutered)
Before April 1st (not spayed/neutered)
After April 1st (Late dog registration fee, spayed/neutered)
After April 1st (Late dog registration fee, not spayed/neutered)
Up to four dogs
Five to 10 dogs
Recording, filing, amending
$50, plus $5 per pole
Zoning/subdivision books
Business certificates (every four years)
Research/genealogical
Treasurer-Collector.
Electronic tax file fee