[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Shenandoah County 9-23-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-24-1998; 8-11-2009; 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
[Note: All fees must be paid at time of application. Add 2% to all fees for state levy.]
A. 
A single- and two-family dwellings, additions, remodeling and accessory buildings: estimated total project cost multiplied by 0.00155, minimum fee: $100.
(1) 
Demolition: same as new fee.
(2) 
Fire suppression: same as new fee.
(3) 
Plus each trade:
(a) 
HVAC: 1% of estimated cost; minimum fee: $50.
(b) 
Plumbing: 1% of estimated cost; minimum fee: $50.
(c) 
Electrical: 1% of estimated cost; minimum fee: $50.
(d) 
Generator permit: $150.
(4) 
Septic: $375.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(5), Zoning permits, and A(6), Soil and erosion permit, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-29-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03.
B. 
All commercial, business and industrial new, additions, remodeling and accessory buildings: estimated total project cost multiplied by 0.00205; minimum fee: $150.
(1) 
Demolition: same as new fee.
(2) 
Fire suppression: same as new fee.
(3) 
Plus each trade:
(a) 
HVAC: 1% of estimated costs; minimum fee: $100.
(b) 
Plumbing: 1% of estimated cost; minimum fee: $100.
(c) 
Electrical: 1% of estimated cost; minimum fee: $100.
(d) 
Generator permit: $150.
(4) 
Septic: $375.
(5) 
Government buildings, nonprofit, and churches: 1% reduction of building and/or zoning cost not to exceed $500. (in accordance with Board of Supervisors resolution on August 22, 2006).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(6), Zoning permits, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-29-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03.
C. 
Miscellaneous fees (no levy fee unless noted).
(1) 
Administrative fee: $20 minimum, hour.
(2) 
Amusement device: per current Virginia amusement device regulation (plus levy fee).
(3) 
Appeals Board application fee: $125.
(4) 
Re-energize existing electric service requiring an inspection: $50.
(5) 
Reinspection fee: $50.
(6) 
Reissue of certificate of occupancy: $20.
(7) 
Certificate of occupancy needing inspection with reissue: $50.
(8) 
Change of use permit: $100.
(9) 
Returned-check fee: $35.
(10) 
Sign permit: $50 per sign (plus levy fee).
(11) 
Temporary certificate of occupancy (30 days):
(a) 
Residential: $50.
(b) 
Commercial: $100.
(12) 
Shenandoah County contractor's licenses, single or multiple license: $35.
(a) 
All Shenandoah County contractor's licenses expire on December 31 of the issued year.
(b) 
A license fee for a Shenandoah County contractor's license (projects valued at $1,000 or less) shall not be charged for applicants 65 years of age or older who do not hold a state license. However, the applicant will be required to renew annually.
[Amended 6-25-2002 by Ord. No. 02-8; 6-25-2002 by Ord. No. 02-9; 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-13]
Type of Fee
Fee
Work release inmates for work release program
Per week
$60
Per day
$12
Per diem (other jurisdictions) for housing and maintenance
$45
Per diem (other jurisdictions) for housing and maintenance
$45
Inmate doctor and dentist visits, each
$15
Inmate prescription charges, each
$5
Jail admittance processing fee
$25
Peddling and soliciting
Nonrefundable application fee
$15
Additional fee
$10
Criminal or traffic case in District or Circuit Court in which defendant is convicted of a violation of statute or ordinance, for funding of courthouse security personnel
$10
Processing fee for any individual admitted to a County, city or regional jail following conviction of any crime, including misdemeanors or violation of County ordinance or ordinance of any town located in the County, to defray cost of processing person into local or regional jail
$25
[Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05; 10-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03; 6-9-2020]
Type of Fee
Fee
Regular tipping fee, per ton (commercial)
$54
Regular tipping fee, per ton (municipal)
$43.20
Rough/construction material tipping fee, per ton
$63
Lightweight material tipping fee, per cubic yard
$5
Separated recyclable tipping fee, per ton
$18
Car/light truck tires, each
$1
Truck tires, each
$5
Tractor/off-road tires, each
$10
Mulch, per Bobcat scoop
$4
Weighing, per vehicle
$3
Televisions/monitors, 20 inches and smaller
$5
Televisions/monitors, larger than 20 inches
$10
Type of Fee
Fee
Adult
Books, magazines
$0.10 per day; $3.90 maximum fine
CDs, videos, DVDs
$0.50 per day $19.50 max fine
Young adult and juvenile
Books, magazines
$0.05 per day; $1.95 maximum fine
CDs, audios, audio kits
$0.50 per day; $19.50 maximum fine
Lost materials (material are considered lost 39 weeks after they are checked out and not returned)
$5 processing fee, plus replacement cost of the material
Library cards
County residents with photo ID
Free
Out-of-County residents with library cards from Handley Library, Massanutten Regional Library or Samuels Library
Free
Other out-of-County residents
$10 annually
Photocopies, per page
8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 (b/w)
$0.10
11 x 17 (b/w)
$0.20
Printouts, per page
8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 (b/w)
$0.10
8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 (color)
$0.50
Faxes
Outgoing
First page
$2
Subsequent pages, each
$0.50
Incoming, per page
$0.50
[Amended 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14; 6-26-2007; 6-29-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]
Type of Fee
Fee
Administrative modification
$400
Agricultural and Forestal Districts
Agricultural and Forest District - create a district
$150/app plus postage
Adding parcels
$250 plus postage
Removing parcels
$500 plus postage
Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) - appeal of Zoning Administrator's determination
$400
Interpreting a zoning district map
$400
Board of Zoning Appeals
(BZA) - variance
$400
Erosion and Sediment Control
Commercial/industrial developments
$6,600, plus $100 per acre or any part thereof
Subdivision developments
$800, plus $100 per acre or any part thereof
Other (individual property owner disturbances)
$200, plus $100 per acre or any part thereof
Agreement in lieu of plan
$50
If revisions needed are minor and can be reviewed by staff
$25
For County Engineer's review, per hour
$125
Fire and rescue review
$50
Public Noticing
Required notice - preparing and mailing or delivering, per notice
$1.19 plus the actual cost of certified first-class postage for all letters
Public notice sign
$25 (to be refunded upon return of the sign)
Deferral of scheduled public hearing at applicant's request
$500 per occurrence
Site Plans*
Commercial/industrial
$2,500, plus $100 per acre or any part thereof
Residential
$3,500, plus $100 per unit
Institutional; churches/schools
$500, plus $20 per acre or any part thereof
Amendment to previously approved plan (minor)
1/2 site plan fee
Special Use Permits*
Level 2 home business
$400
Other
$500 plus cost of mailings
Telecommunication towers
$5,000
Large-scale energy facility
$5,000
Subdivision
Preliminary plat
$1,500 plus $100 per lot
Final plat
$1,000 plus $100 per lot
Administrative (one lot)
$100
Boundary line adjustment
$50
Family subdivision/agricultural and forestal
$50
Text Amendments*
Zoning text amendment
$1,000
Zoning Map amendments* downzoning
1/2 rezoning fee
Commercial/industrial
$600, plus $50 per acre or any part thereof
Agriculture/conservation
$500, plus $50 per acre or any part thereof
Residential
$800, plus $50 per acre or any part thereof
Zoning Permits
Residential (new dwelling)
$100
Residential
$50
Additions/accessory structures
Annual short-term rental zoning permit
$225
Commercial/industrial/other
New primary
$200
Additions/accessory structures
$75
Signage
$50
Inspection prior to issuance of a permit
$50
Airport zoning appeals
$100
Home occupation
$75
Level I home business
$200
Zoning certification letter (mortgage inquiry, multiple pages of research verification)
$100
Zoning determination letter
(DMV signatures/formal response)
$25
[Amended 4-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
Type of Fee
Fee
Explosive storage permit
$10
Blasting permit
$10
Fireworks sales permit
$30
Open burning permit
$20
Fire Code appeals
$200
False alarm fee
$50 and restitution payment as outlined in Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue’s SOG Section 5.10, Restitution
Type of Fee
Fee
Rental fees
Ball fields (weekend tournaments), per field
$25
Picnic shelters
Shenandoah County Park
Weekdays
$5
Weekends and holidays
$10
Strasburg
Per hour
$5
All day
$50
Refundable deposit
$25
Woodstock
Half day (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. to dusk)
$20
All day
$40
Edinburg
Small shelter
$35
Large shelter
$50
Mt. Jackson
Shelters
$15
Refundable deposit - water use
$10
New Market
100-seat capacity
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$25
4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight
$20
All day
$45
75-seat capacity
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$20
4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight
$15
All day
$35
35-seat capacity
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$15
4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight
$10
All day
$25
Gazebo
All day
$25
[Amended 9-24-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-07]
Type of Fee
Fee
Adoption fee
Cats
$15
Dogs
$25
Spay/neuter deposit, dogs
$35
Spay/neuter deposit, cats
$25
Claiming fee
$10 plus $5 per day board
Second claiming fee
$15 plus $5 per day board
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-13]
Type of Fee
Fee
Solicitor's license
$25
Concealed handgun permit
$35
Massage permit
$40
Health club permit
$50
Criminal/Traffic Court cost
$10
Type of Fee
Fee
Home studies for custody and adoption
Hourly rate set based on a time study done by Virginia Department of Social Services
[Amended 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 02-14; 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-07; 5-24-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7; 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-3; 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-04; 4-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-3; 5-11-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03; 6-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-05; 4-25-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07; 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
A. 
Water and sewer billing. Rates for water and sewer service provided by Stoney Creek Sanitary District shall be billed on a bimonthly basis in arrears.
B. 
Rates:
Type of Fee
Fee
Water
0 to 3,000 gallons
$40.95 minimum rate
3,001 to 6,000 gallons
$5.25 per 1,000 gallons
Over 6,000 gallons
$6.82 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer
0 to 3,000 gallons
$53.55 minimum rate
3,001 to 6,000 gallons
$5.25 per 1,000 gallons
Over 6,000 gallons
$6.82 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer flat rate for unmetered customers (billed at 9,000 gal)
$89.76 billed bimonthly
C. 
Connection fees:
Type of Fee
Fee
Water
0 to 3/4-inch service line
$4,000
1-inch service line
$7,200
1 1/2 inch service line
$16,000
2-inch service line
$28,400
Sewer
0 to 3/4-inch service line
$6,000
1-inch service line
$10,800
1 1/2 inch service line
$24,000
2-inch service line
$42,600
D. 
Water and sewer connection larger than two-inch. The charge for a connection larger than two-inch shall be calculated by using the Virginia Department of Health Waterworks Regulation Design Criteria. Connection fees, based on this criteria, shall be calculated by dividing the total number of design gallons by 250 (ERC-equivalent residential connection) and multiplying by the rate established for a three-quarter-inch service line.
E. 
Criteria for payment of water and/or sewer connection fees. An actual connection sufficient to commence water and/or sewer service to a building, along with the obtaining of all necessary building permits, must be made within six months of payment of the connection fee. If such connection is not made within such time period, the party paying the fee may still connect to the system upon paying the fee then in effect at the time of actual connection. A 100% credit will be given for the previously paid connection fee.
F. 
Other fees:
Type of Fee
Fee
Late fee
10% of the current amount due after the 20th
Returned check fee
As established by the County Treasurer
Involuntary disconnect due to disaster where unit is uninhabitable
No charge
Voluntary disconnect fee
$50
Nonpayment disconnect processing fee
$50
Service lock fee
$30
Renter security deposit
Water and sewer
$200
Water or sewer
$100
Account transfer
$20
After-hours service call
Time and materials with minimum $50 fee
Construction inspection fee
$0.50/ft
G. 
Effective date. This section shall be effective on July 1, 2021.
[Amended 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 02-13; 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-06; 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2; 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-03; 4-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-2; 5-11-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-06; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04; 6-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-06; 4-25-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-06; 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
A. 
Water and sewer billing. Rates for water and sewer service provided by Toms Brook/Maurertown Sanitary District shall be billed on a monthly basis in arrears.
B. 
Rates:
Type of Fee
Fee
Water
0 to 2,000 gallons
$26.25 minimum rate
Over 2,000 gallons
$5.77 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer
0 to 2,000 gallons
$24.15 minimum rate
2,001 to 10,000 gallons
$6.82 per 1,000 gallons
Over 10,000 gallons
$12.60 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer flat rate for unmetered customers (billed at 4,500 gal)
$41.20 billed monthly
C. 
Connection fees:
Type of Fee
Fee
Water
0 to 3/4-inch service line
$4,000
1-inch service line
$7,200
1 1/2 inch service line
$16,000
2-inch service line
$28,400
Sewer
0 to 3/4-inch service line
$6,000
1-inch service line
$10,800
1 1/2 inch service line
$24,000
2-inch service line
$42,600
D. 
Water and sewer connections larger than two-inch. The charge for a connection larger than two-inch shall be calculated by using the Virginia Department of Health Waterworks Regulation Design Criteria. Connection fees, based on this criteria, shall be calculated by dividing the total number of design gallons by 250 (ERC-equivalent residential connection) and multiplying by the rate established for a three-quarter-inch service line.
E. 
Criteria for payment of water and/or sewer connection fees. An actual connection sufficient to commence water and/or sewer service to a building, along with the obtaining of all necessary building permits, must be made within six months of payment of the connection fee. If such connection is not made within such time period, the party paying the fee may still connect to the system upon paying the fee then in effect at the time of actual connection. A 100% credit will be given for the previously paid connection fee.
F. 
Other fees:
Type of Fee
Fee
Late fee
10% of the current amount due after the 15th
Returned check fee
As established by the County Treasurer
Involuntary disconnect due to disaster where unit is uninhabitable
No charge
Voluntary disconnect fee
$50
Nonpayment disconnect processing fee
$50
Service lock fee
$30
Renters security deposit
Water and sewer
$200
Water or sewer
$100
Account transfer
$20
After-hours service call
Time and materials with minimum $50 fee
Construction inspection fee
$0.50/ft
G. 
Effective date. This section shall be effective on July 1, 2021.
Type of Fee
Fee
Photocopies
8 1/2 x 11 and 8 1/2 x 14
1 to 50 copies
$0.25 per page
51 to 100 copies
$0.35 per page
11 x 17
1 to 50 copies
$0.35 per page
51 to 100 copies
$0.45 per page
[Added 1-15-2005; amended 9-24-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]
A. 
Softcopy products.
Type of Fee
Fee
Parcel layer (ESRI shapefile)
$15
All other layers or files (ESRI shapefile)
$3 per file
Entire GIS database (ESRI personal geodatabase)
$50
Digital contours, 4-foot intervals (ESRI geodatabase or shapefile)
$3 per tile
Contours, entire county (ESRI personal geodatabase)
$60
Digital orthophotography (MrSID)
$3 per file
March 2000 (188 tiles)
March 2002 (359 files)
March 2007 (359 tiles)
March 2011 (359 tiles) jp2 format only
Minimum data setup change
$5
Data delivered on CD, shipping and handling included
$5 per CD
Notes: Delivery charge waived if obtained in person or over Internet.
All digital data available in Stateplane Coordinate System, VA North, NAD83, feet.
B. 
Hardcopy products.
Type of Fee
Fee
8.5-inch by 11-inch
$5 (shipping and handling included)
With orthophoto, add
$3
11-inch by 17-inch
$10 (shipping and handling included)
With orthophoto, add
$5
Plotted
Up to Arch E size
$20
With orthophoto, add
$10
Custom size larger than Arch E (no orthophoto option)
$2 per square foot
Shipping and handling for plotted map
$6
Entire Tax Map book
$6.50
C. 
Custom work and map design: $35 per hour, plus any of the costs listed above.
D. 
Make any checks out to "Shenandoah County Treasurer."
E. 
Please return all forms to Chris Way, 600 N. Main St., Suite 102, Woodstock VA 22664.
F. 
To see GIS data online visit www.shenandoahgis.org.