APPENDIX C – FEE SCHEDULE

 

City of Oberlin Fee Schedule

Summary of fees established by city code or motion of the governing body. Updated September 19, 2025.

Category

Description

Amount

Code Section (or Ordinance)

Administration

Records - Search (if not readily available)

$25 per hour; $25 minimum

1-612

Administration

Records - Photocopying

$0.25 per page

1-613

Animals

Chicken license (renew each January 1)

$3.00

2-109

Animals

lmpoundment

$40 plus cost

2-117-118

Animals

Kennel license

$25.00

2-123

Animals

Dog license before March/spayed/neutered

$5.00

2-201

Animals

Dog license before March/not-spayed/not-
neutered

$10.00

2-201

Animals

Dog license after March 1/spayed/neutered

$8.00

2-201

Animals

Dog license after March/not-spayed/not-
neutered

$15.00

2-201

Animals

Duplicate dog tag

$1.00

2-202

Animals

Dog running at large fine

$25 - $100

2-206

Animals

Dogs impoundment

$10 plus cost

2-207

Animals

Pigeon permit (approve by BOZA)

$25.00

ord. 770

Alcoholic Beverages

Cereal Malt Beverage Permanent location License

$100 per year

3-209

Alcoholic Beverages

Cereal Malt Beverage temporary location License

$50 per year

ord. 795

Alcoholic Beverages

Cereal Malt Beverage limited retailer

$50 per year

3-209

Alcoholic Beverages

Cereal Malt Beverage - change of location

$50.00

3-213

Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Store License

$300 per year ($600 biennial)

3-302

Alcoholic Beverages

Private Club

$100 per year ($200 biennial)

3-402

Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Drinking Establishment temporary

$50 per 3-days

3-502

Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Drinking Establishment permanent

$100 per year

3-502

Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Temporary  sale permit

$50.00

3-702

Alcoholic Beverages

Special Event CMB permit

$50.00

3-802

Alcoholic Beverages

Keg Identification tag

reasonable fee

3-904

Building Code

Building permit

$25.00

4-204

Building Code

Electrician permit

$10.00

4-303

Building Code

Plumbers permit

$10.00

4-403

Building Code

Moving building fee

$5.00

4-705

Business

Sales

$25 per day

5-102

Business

Home Occupation

$25.00

16-216

Fireworks

Public display

$50.00

7-304

Cemetery

Resident Lot

$150.00

12-205, Agneda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Non-Resident Lot

$200.00

12-205, Agneda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Weekday open/close

adult $400, Infant $200, crem w/o cont. $150, crem w/ cont. $200

12-206, Agneda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Saturday  open/close

adult $500, Infant $300, crem w/o cont. $250, crem w/ cont. $300

12-206, Agneda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Sunday/Holiday open/close

adult $600, Infant $400, crem w/o cont. $350, crem w/ cont. $400

12-206, Agneda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Disinterment Weekday

Adult $800, Infant $400, Cremation $300

Agenda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Disinterment Saturday

Adult $900, Infant $500, Cremation $400

Agenda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Notification Fee

(failure of 3 day prior notice to city)  $100

12-206, Agenda Sept 5, 2024

Cemetery

Surcharge

(all services arring after 4pm)  $100

Agenda Sept 5, 2024

Public Officer

Notice to Remove (administrative fee)

Progressivey increasing Fee

8-403

Police

Response Fee (parties, gatherings, or events)

actual cost to city

10-302

Police

Subsequent Response Fee (parties, gatherings, or events)

actual cost to city

10-303

Cemetery

Monument Permit

$15.00

12-210

Right-of-Way

Permit and inspection fee

$0.50 per foot

12-308

Right-of-Way

Excavation fee

$10 per cut

12-308

Streets

Excavation Permit (public property)

$5.00

13-203

Trees and Shrubs

Arborist license

$25.00

13-334

Special Use Vehicles

Work-Site Utility Vehicles

$25.00

14-506

Special Use Vehicles

Micro-Utility Vehicles

$25.00

14-512

Special Use Vehicles

All-Terrain Vehicles

$25.00

14-517

Special Use Vehicles

Golf Carts

$25.00

14-527

Utilities

Deposit

varies

15-101

Utilities

Utility Tampering

$500.00

15-102

Utilities

Gateway surcharge

$6.00

15-105

Water Utility

Transfer hookup

$3.00

2010 Fee Sched

Water Utility

New customer account

$25.00

2010 Fee Sched

Water Utility

Reconnection after disconnect

$50,$200,$300

2010 Fee Sched

Water Utility

Water Rate

See table below

15-201

Water Utility

Tap fee for 3/4-inch

$1,200 plus 110% the cost of pipe and tubing

15-204

Water Utility

Tap fee for 1-inch

$1,300 plus 110% the cost of pipe and tubing

15-204

Water Utility

Tap fee for 11/2-inch

$3,200 plus 110% the cost of pipe and tubing

15-204

Water Utility

Tap fee for 2-inch

$3,600 plus 110% the cost of pipe and tubing

15-204

Electric Utility

Service connection

See city code

15-306

Electric Utility

Transfer hookup

$4.55

2010 Fee Sched

Electric Utility

Reconnection after disconnect

$100.00

15-305, 2010 Fee Sched

Electric Utility

Rates

$0.1355/kw + $7 per meter ($12 per business meter)

15-302

Electric Utility

Electric connection - temporary

$20.00

15-306

Electric Utility

Electric connection - Single phase, up to 200 amp

$200.00

15-306

Electric Utility

Electric connection - Three phase

varies

15-306

Sewer

Private sewer permit & inspection

$10.00

15-421

Sewer

Building sewer permit & inspection

$25.00

15-428

Sewer

Service fee for first 300 cubic feet water

$15.95

15-474

Sewer

Service fee per additional 100 cubic feet

$3.85

15-474

Trash Utility

Multi Family

$20.20

15-521

Trash Utility

Single unit

$10.20

15-521

Water Conservation

Reconnect Fee (for disconnection per this section)

$50, $200, $300

15-608

Zoning

Home Occupation (BOZA)

$25.00

16-216

Zoning

Sign permit

$5 first 50 square feet,
$.10 per square foot from 51-200 square feet;
$.05 per square foot above 200 square feet

16-220

Zoning

Zoning change

$100.00

16-223

Zoning

Zoning Variance

$40.00

16-222

Zoning

Zoning Exception

$40.00

16-222

Zoning

Mobile home park plans

$100 plus $2 per lot

16-213

Zoning

Planned unit plans

$150.00

16-215

 

 

 

 

Water Rates (Code section 15-201)

 

(a)

 

Base service fee per meter.

 

Through 5/8-inch to 3/4-inch water meters

 

$33.00

 

Through 1-inch water meters

 

$39.80

 

Through 1-1/4-inch water meters

 

$46.60

 

Through 1-1/2-inch water meters

 

$53.40

 

Through 2-inch water meters

 

$67.00

 

Through 3-inch water meters

 

$80.60

 

Through 4-inch water meters

 

$94.20

 

Through fire hydrant

 

$39.80

 

(b)

 

Usage fee per thousand cubic feet.

 

First 750 cubic feet

 

$6.00

 

751 to 2,000 cubic feet

 

$37.42

 

Above 2,001 cubic feet

 

$40.23

 

*For multi-family dwelling units with service through a single meter, excluding motels, hotels, mobile home parks and nursing homes, the three rate tiers for the usage fee per 1,000 cubic feet shall be multiplied by the number of living units being supplied by the meter and the cubic feet in each or the three rate tiers. The rate per 1,000 cubic feet shall remain the same for each of the three tiers.

Example: Multi-family dwelling unit with four living units:

 

First 3,000 cubic feet

 

$6.00

 

3,001 to 8,000 cubic feet

 

$37.42

 

Above 8,001 cubic feet

 

$40.23

 

(c)

 

Outside city limits. Water provided outside the corporate limits of the city shall be charged at a rate of 125 % of the rates in subsections (a) and (b) above.