Buildings & Codes Fee Schedule

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Payments can be paid via check (payable to the Town of Queensbury) or online (the service fee to pay with a card is included whether you pay in person or online).  If you don’t have an invoice please call the office before you CLICK HERE to pay.

All COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL projects (i.e. new builds, additions, alterations, solar) require 3 sets of plans, these can be submitted as 2 paper & 1 pdf OR 3 paper.

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

• Boathouse (with or w/o sundeck) $165
• Cell Tower $165
• Deck, Porch (open) 25¢ per sq. ft., Min fee $140
• Detached Garage, Pavilion/Pole Barn (301+ s.f.) 35¢per sq. ft., Minimum fee $200
• Dock $110
• Ground-Mounted Solar Res – $100; Comm – $500
• Pavilion/Pole Barn (< 300 s.f.), Canopy, Carport, Gazebo $85
• Shed (301+ sq. ft. please see garage fees) $85
  Solar Panels (no rafter upgrades) $85

FIRE MARSHAL

• Certificate of Occupancy Only $165
• Commercial Generator $275
• Diesel/Petrol Island Canopy $550 per canopy
• Fireworks Operating Permit $165
• Fuel Tank Removal $165
• Gas Tanks & Pumps – New $385
• Propane Installation—Residential or Commercial $110
• Solid Fuel (i.e. wood) $275
• Gas Fireplace $140
• FM Comm Submittal – Separate from BP submittal $75
• Tent – Temporary $165

MISC. PROJECTS & FEES

• Building Permit Renewal $110/year
• Demolition $165
• Floodplain Development $110
• Pool $150
• Septic Variance (Town BoH review) $165
• Signs $3.50/sf
• Temp C of O (90 days) $165
• Post construction BP submission +25% of fee
• No Call/No Show for Inspections $50/instance

RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS

• 1 & 2 Family Dwelling (inc. septic system) 35¢ per sq. ft.
• Manufactured Home (inc. septic system) 25¢ per sq. ft., Minimum fee $165
• Addition 35¢per sq. ft., Minimum fee $275
• Alteration 35¢per sq. ft., Minimum fee $220
• Garage 35¢ per sq. ft., Minimum fee $200
• Home Inspection $110
• House Moving $85
• Property Transfer Septic Inspection $275
• Recreation Fee (new construction only) $1000/dwelling unit on vacant parcel (see Planning/Zoning to verify)
• Residential Generator $100
• Septic—New or Alteration $85

COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

• New Build—heated 35¢ per sq. ft.
• New Build—unheated 25¢ per sq. ft.
• Addition 35¢per sq. ft., Minimum fee $330
• Alteration 35¢ per sq. ft., Minimum fee $200
• Amusement Ride $850
• Garage 35¢ per sq. ft., Minimum fee $200
• Septic—New or Alteration $165
• Townhouse, Condo, Apt., Multi-Family 35¢ per sq. ft.

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Please note that there are some changes to the 2023 fee schedule.

30% retention for withdrawal, 100% after 1 yr. from application date

Adopted 12/19/22: Town Board Resolution No. 455, Amendment to Ordinance No. 30: Resolved that the Amendment and fee modifications shall take effect as of 1 January 2023