Chapter 18 Fees - Code of Ordinances. Warwick, Rhode Island

Chapter 18

FEES
Sec. 18-1. Animal control fines and fees.
Sec. 18-2. Miscellaneous license fees.
Sec. 18-3. Fee for junk dealer's license.
Sec. 18-4. License fee for solid waste collectors or persons operating transfer station.
Sec. 18-5. Fee for blasting permit.
Sec. 18-6. Permit fee for transportation, storage or handling of hazardous substances; tank removal fee.
Sec. 18-7. Mooring permit fee; filing fee for application to become mooring inspector.
Sec. 18-8. Fees for admission to city-owned recreation facilities.
Sec. 18-9. Fee for appeals before housing board of review.
Sec. 18-10. Building permit fees.
Sec. 18-11. Zoning board of review filing fees.
Sec. 18-12. Building board of review fees.

Sec. 18-1. Animal control fines and fees.

Animal control fines and fees shall be as follows:

(1) Fees.

Impoundment fees:

First offense . . . . . $ 10.00

Second offense . . . . . 25.00

Third offense . . . . . 50.00

Board fees:

First offense, per day . . . . . 4.00

Second offense, per day . . . . . 8.00

Third offense, per day . . . . . 12.00

Euthanasia fee, cats and dogs . . . . . 20.00

Turn-in fees:

Dogs . . . . . 20.00

Cats . . . . . 15.00

Pups and kittens . . . . . 5.00

Cremation fee, per animal . . . . . 20.00

License fee . . . . . 5.00

(2) Dog violation fines.

Unlicensed dogs:

First offense . . . . . 25.00

Second offense . . . . . 200.00

Third offense . . . . . 500.00

Allowing dog to run at large/restraint:

First offense . . . . . 15.00

Second offense . . . . . 25.00

Third offense . . . . . 50.00

Harboring a dog which is a nuisance:

First offense . . . . . 15.00

Second offense . . . . . 25.00

Third offense . . . . . 50.00

Harboring more than three dogs or cats . . . . . 100.00

Sterilization law (noncompliance):

First offense . . . . . 50.00

Second offense . . . . . 250.00

Third offense . . . . . 400.00

(3) Deposit for sterilization. Deposit required for sterilization (refundable) . . . . . 20.00
Cross References: Animals and fowl, ch. 4.

Sec. 18-2. Miscellaneous license fees.

(a) License fees: The fee for the following licenses shall be as provided in this section:

License Type Fee Expiration Date
Arts and crafts $25.00 Daily
Bazaar 25.00 Daily
Bingo 5.00 Daily
Bowling alley 5.00 per alley 12/31
Canvassers 200.00 per year Year from issue
Circus 100.00 per engagement Daily
Concession (arcade) 75.00 12/31
Concession (bazaar) 25.00 (1--29 units) Daily
Concession (carnival) 15.00 Daily
Concession (games/stand) 50.00 each 12/31
Concession (general) 50.00 (30--50 units) 12/31
100.00 (51 units and up) 12/31
Concession (palm reader) 50.00 12/31
Constable 10.00 12/31
Dance 1.00 Daily
Dancehall 75.00 12/31
Dry cleaning establishment 25.00 (1--29 units) 12/31
50.00 (30--50 units) 12/31
100.00 (51 units and up) 12/31
Employment agency ($10,000.00 bond required) 50.00 12/31
Explosives (dealer) 5.00 12/31
Explosives (manufacturer) 10.00 12/31
Explosives (possessor) 2.00 12/31
Festivals (including food and Sunday/holiday sales) 200.00 May 1--September 30
First class victualer No fee with liquor license 12/1
Flower vendors:
One-day permit 50.00
Five-day permit 200.00
Food peddler/hot dog 200.00, plus state hawker's and health license 5/1
Food--Special event 50.00 Daily
Frozen lemonade 200.00 5/1
Fruit peddler 200.00 5/1
Games of chance (raffle) 10.00 Daily
Golf driving range 50.00 12/31
Guns and ammunition 50.00 Year from issue
Ice cream peddler 200.00 5/1
Kennel 50.00 4/1
Laundromat 50.00, plus $1.00 for each dry cleaning device 6/30
Liquor (A) 500.00 12/1
Liquor (BL) 220.00 12/1
Liquor (BT) 1,000.00 12/1
Liquor (BV) 1,050.00 12/1
Liquor (DFP) 250.00 12/1
Liquor (DL) 120.00 12/1
Liquor (hard F1) 35.00 Daily
Liquor (beer and wine F) 15.00 Daily
Massage parlors 100.00 Year from issue
Merry-go-rounds 90.00 12/31
Midnight to 5:00 a.m. permit 100.00 12/16
Miniature golf 25.00 12/31
Miniature rides 90.00 12/31
Peddler (general) 200.00 5/1
Penny arcade 75.00 12/31
Permanent make-up 150.00 12/31
Pistol permit 10.00 Year from issue
Pool table 75.00 per table 12/31
Private detective 150.00 Year from issue
Roominghouse/hotel 100.00 4/1
Second class victualer:
Midnight 100.00 2/1
2:00 a.m. 150.00 2/1
24 hours 250.00 2/1
Secondhand dealer 100.00 5/1
Skating rink 50.00 12/31
Sunday/holiday sales 50.00 Daily
Theater 469.00 12/31
Truck caterer 200.00 11/30
Used car dealer 100.00 5/1

(b) Waiving of licensing fees: The board of public safety is hereby authorized to waive the following licensing fees as set forth in section 18-2(a) for nonprofit organizations as defined and certified by the State of Rhode Island Division of Taxation: Bingo, Canvassers, and Games of Chance (raffle). The board of public safety is also authorized to waive the licensing fee for bingo conducted at the senior centers operated by the City of Warwick and by residents at senior housing facilities operated by any not for profit corporation.

(c) Operating without a license. Any person, corporation, partnership or other business entity operating without a valid license issued by the board of public safety shall be immediately closed and prohibited from operating until such time as a license obtained from the board of public safety. In addition, the person, corporation, partnership or other business entity shall be subject to prosecution in municipal court for said violation and upon conviction said violation shall be punishable as provided in section 1-4 of this Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. No. O-99-34, § I, 7-14-99; Ord. No. O-99-46, § I, 9-27-99; Ord. No. O-00-6, § I, 2-18-00; Ord. No. O-01-9, § I, 6-12-01; Ord. No. O-03-3, § I, 3-19-03; Ord. No. O-03-24, § II, 11-12-03)
Cross References: Businesses, ch. 10.

Sec. 18-3. Fee for junk dealer's license.

(a) Application filing fee. The board of public safety shall collect from the applicant for a junk dealer's license a fee of $10.00, plus the cost of posting and publishing the notice.

(b) License fee. The fee for a junk dealer's license shall not exceed the following limits:

(1) For the keeper of a shop or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old metals, or other secondhand articles which is not an automobile junkyard, the sum of $100.00.

(2) For any foundryperson or other person receiving the same for the purpose of melting the same or converting the same into castings, the sum of $5.00.

(3) For any gatherer of the same in any bag, wagon, or cart, the sum of $5.00.

(4) For any person establishing, operating or maintaining an automobile junkyard, the sum of $100.00.
(Code 1971, §§ 11-2, 11-5)
Cross References: Junk dealers, ch. 32.

Sec. 18-4. License fee for solid waste collectors or persons operating transfer station.

(a) The license fee schedule for persons or entities engaged in the business of collecting or hauling solid waste within the boundaries of the city shall be as follows:

(1) Two vehicles or less, per year . . . . . $ 50.00

(2) Three to five vehicles, per year . . . . . 100.00

(3) Six to ten vehicles, per year . . . . . 200.00

(4) Eleven or more vehicles, per year . . . . . 300.00

(b) For persons or entities engaged in the business of operation of a transfer station for the handling of solid waste or recyclable materials, where such person or entity handles in excess of 2,000 pounds per month, the license fee shall be $250.00 yearly.
(Code 1971, § 8-23)

Sec. 18-5. Fee for blasting permit.

A fee of $50.00 shall be charged for each blasting permit issued.
(Code 1971, §§ 7-10, 19-35(c))
Cross References: Blasting permit fee, § 20-6.

Sec. 18-6. Permit fee for transportation, storage or handling of hazardous substances; tank removal fee.

(a) The fee for a permit for uses involving transportation, storage or handling of substances involving life hazards shall be as provided in the following schedule:

Quantity of Hazardous Substance on Site (gallons) Fee per Year
5 to 1,000 .... $ 10.00
1,001 to 5,000 .... 20.00
5,001 to 10,000 .... 30.00
10,001 and over .... 40.00

(b) Tank removal fees shall be the same as the fees set out in subsection (a) of this section.
(Code 1971, § 7-17)

Sec. 18-7. Mooring permit fee; filing fee for application to become mooring inspector.

(a) The fee to be collected from the applicant for a mooring permit shall be $3.00 per foot of boat length, but in no case less than the following:

(1) Commercial . . . . . $150.00

(2) Nonresident/private . . . . . 60.00

(3) Resident/private . . . . . 60.00

(b) All applications to become a qualified inspector shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $50.00.
(Code 1971, § 9-8(A); Ord. No. O-05-12, § I, 5-11-05)
Cross References: Mooring permit fees, § 24-8.

Sec. 18-8. Fees for admission to city-owned recreation facilities.

Fees for admittance to city-owned recreation facilities shall apply only to the summer season, beginning the third Saturday in June and ending Labor Day. Fees may be paid either with a season pass or at the time of each visit. The schedule of fees shall be as follows:

(1) Season passes (per season):

a. Residents, per car . . . . . $10.00

b. Nonresidents, per car . . . . . 20.00

c. For second car . . . . . 4.00

d. For the city "seniors" . . . . . 0.00

(2) Individual tickets:

a. Residents, per car, per visit . . . . . 2.00

b. Nonresidents, per car, per visit . . . . . 3.00

c. Picnic tables, each . . . . . 1.00

(3) Picnic sites:

a. Residents, per visit . . . . . 15.00

b. Nonresidents, per visit . . . . . 25.00

(4) Buses: Up to $30.00 per bus, per visit (as assessed and authorized by the director of parks and recreation).
(Code 1971, § 15 1/2-1; Ord. No. O-95-9, 5-8-95; Ord. No. O-95-24, 6-19-95)

Sec. 18-9. Fee for appeals before housing board of review.

The appeal fee for appeals before the housing board of review shall be $25.00 whenever an appeal is taken from a compliance order raised as a result of hearing before the director, and the appeal fee shall be $10.00 whenever an appeal is taken from the compliance order resulting from the failure to request a hearing before the director, or after failure to appear at such hearing.
(Code 1971, § 10-87; Ord. No. O-05-32, § I, 11-9-05)
Cross References: Housing board of review, § 6-151 et seq.

Sec. 18-10. Building permit fees.

(a) A permit to begin work for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operation shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid to the department of building inspection or other authorized agency of the city, nor shall an amendment to a permit necessitating an additional fee because of an increase in the estimated cost of the work involved be approved until the additional fee shall have been paid.

(b) Schedule of permit fees: Building permit fees are to be based on the valuation of the current construction cost as follows:

Valuation Method

Residential Valuation Formula Cost Per Square Foot

Main floor . . . . . $50.00

Second floor . . . . . 45.00

Finished basement . . . . . 20.00

Unfinished first or second floor . . . . . 25.00

Second floor addition . . . . . 50.00

Garage . . . . . 15.00

Enclosed or screened porch or breezeway . . . . . 20.00

Second floor addition . . . . . 50.00

Open porch . . . . . 15.00

Deck . . . . . 10.00

Shed and carport . . . . . 10.00

2 Story, Slab on Grade

Slab on grade . . . . . No fee

1st floor--Unfinished/storage . . . . . 25.00

1st floor--Finished at a later date . . . . . 20.00

1st floor--Finished at time of application . . . . . 45.00

2nd floor--Finished . . . . . 50.00

Raised Ranch

Unfinished basement/storage . . . . . No fee

Finished basement . . . . . 20.00

Upper level . . . . . 50.00

Commercial Valuation Formula: BOCA cost index based on use and type of construction: December, 1997.

Special inspections:

Inspections that are required above the normal required inspections will be:

Residential, per inspection . . . . . $25.00

Commercial, per inspection . . . . . 50.00

Signs: $10.00, plus $1.00 per square foot in excess of ten square feet

Certificate of occupancy:

Residential . . . . . $25.00

Commercial . . . . . 50.00

Licenses . . . . . 50.00

Existing structures (per State Building Code) . . . . . 150.00

Permit Fee Schedule

0--500.00 $30.00
501.00--10,000.00 $30.00 plus $10.00 for each $1,000.00 over $1,001.00 and not over $10,000.00
10,001.00--20,000.00 $130.00 plus $6.00 for each $1,000.00 over $10,001.00 and not over $20,000.00
20,001.00--30,000.00 $190.00 plus $7.00 for each $1,000.00 over $20,001.00 and not over $30,000.00
30,001.00--40,000.00 $260.00 plus $8.00 for each $1,000.00 over $30,001.00 and not over $40,000.00
40,001.00--50,000.00 $340.00 plus $9.00 for each $1,000.00 over $40,001.00 and not over $50,000.00
50,001.00--100,000.00 $430.00 plus $7.00 for each $1,000.00 over $50,001.00 and not over $100,000.00
100,001.00--500,000.00 $780.00 plus $8.00 for each $1,000.00 over $100,001.00 and not over $500,000.00
500,001.00 and over $3,980.00 plus $9.00 for each $1,000.00 over $500,001.00

(1) Reinspections . . . . . $ 25.00

(2) Demolitions . . . . . 75.00

(3) Late applications . . . . . 150.00

(d) Plan review fee. In addition to the fees listed in subsection (b) of this section, a plan review fee, at the discretion of the building inspector, shall be paid, at the time of application, whenever any application for a building permit is made for work valued at $50,000.00 or more. This fee shall be equal to one-third of the permit fee calculated in accordance with the schedule of permit fees listed in subsection (b) of this section, but in no case shall such fee exceed $2,000.00. If for any reason the fees listed in subsection (b) of this section are not paid within six months from the date of application, plan review fees provided for in this subsection shall be forfeited to the city.
(Code 1971, § 4-3; Ord. No. O-97-19, § 1, 9-8-97; Ord. No. O-98-17, § I, 5-18-98; Ord. No. O-02-8, § I, 3-14-02)

Sec. 18-11. Zoning board of review filing fees.

[The schedule set out below lists the filing fees established pursuant to section 903.4 of the zoning ordinance:]

Residential Uses:

New construction . . . . . $100.00

Additions . . . . . 50.00

Accessory uses (garage, pool, shed, deck, etc.) . . . . . 50.00