Current Fees
Current Filing Fees for Zoning Cases
Please note: Fees are subject to change by County Board action. Please contact the Building and Zoning Department at (309) 888-5160 to verify fees.
Cost of Publication of Legal Notice
In addition to the below fees, the cost of publishing any notice required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county will be paid by the applicant prior to the case being heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Exemptions From Fees
Any application by the McLean County Board, a committee of the McLean County Board, or the McLean County Regional Planning Commission shall be exempt from the below fees.
Appeals
There is no filing fee for an appeal. However, an applicant is responsible for the cost of publication of any notice required to be published prior to any appeal being heard by the Board of Appeals.
Map Amendments, Planned Development & Special Uses (fees based on property area)
Fee | |
Less than 2 acres | $400 |
at least 2 but less than15 acres | $450 |
at least 15 but less than 25 acres | $550 |
at least 25 but less than 80 acres | $650 |
at least 80 and up to 100 acres | $700 |
More than 100 acres | $700 (plus $7 per acre for each acre over 100 acres) |
Text Amendments | $500 |
Concept Plan for Planned Developments | $350 |
Variances | $350 |
Administrative Variances | $150 |
Temporary Permits | $150 |
Non-Commercial Parks and Outdoor Recreation Areas- The fee for special uses for such areas which are owned by a public entity, a philanthropic organization or a non-profit corporation (regardless of property area or owner) | $275 |
Subdivisons
Fee | |
Preliminary Plan | $375 plus $40 per lot |
Final Plat | $225 plus $40 per lot |
The fee for a one lot subdivision | $225 plus $40 per lot = $265 |
Stream Buffer Site development permit | $175 |
Copy of Subdivision Ordinance | $25 |
Building Permit Fees
Type | Fee |
Single Family Dwellings - regardless of size | $375 |
Structures (other than buildings) accessory to single-family dwellings and on the same lot as such dwellings, including decks, swimming pools (above-ground or in-ground), ground mounted solar arrays | $100 |
Occupancy Permits For Change In Use Only | $100 |
Temporary Occupancy Permits | $100 |
Temporary Mobile Home Permits | $100 |
Additions to Single Family Dwellings, including but not limited to attached garages, based on square feet of lot area covered:
Fee | |
Less than 650 square feet | $115 |
At least 650 square feet but less than 1,200 square feet | $130 |
At least 1,200 square feet but less than 2,500 square feet | $165 |
2,500 square feet or more | $300 |
Detached Buildings accessory to and on the same lot as a single family dwelling, based on square feet of lot covered by such building:
Fee | |
Less than 250 square feet | $90 |
At least 250 square feet but less than 650 square feet | $115 |
At least 650 square feet but less than 1200 square feet | $130 |
At least 1200 square feet but less than 2500 square feet | $165 |
2500 square feet or more | $300 |
Commercial:
$100 (minimum fee)
$3.00 per each $1,000, or fraction thereof up to $5,000,000 value. From a value of $5,000,000 and up the fee shall be $15,000 plus $.50 for each $1000 of the value of the proposed improvements over $5,000,000 |
Business or Advertising Signs:
Fee | |
With a gross area of less than 50 square feet | $95 |
With a gross area of 50 square feet but less than 200 square feet | $115 |
With a gross area of 200 square feet or more | $135 |
Miscellaneous
Fee | |
Copy of Subdivision Ordinance | $25 |
Copy of Zoning Ordinances | $25 |
Zoning Maps | $15 |
General Highway Map | $3 |