Miscellaneous fees and charges

Miscellaneous charges are for inspections, information and other services not specified in our other fees schedules. They include LIMs, swimming pool inspections, vehicle crossing applications and charges for Council staff, among other things.

All fees and charges include GST. Effective 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

These miscellaneous charges are imposed under the Local Government Act 2002. They seek to recover the cost to Palmerston North City Council for approvals, authorities and inspections not covered by the primary legislation under which the Council operates. (These being the Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004, Dog Control Act 1996, Impounding Act 1955, Food Act 2014 and Land Transport Act 1998).

 Fixed fees
These are payable when a request is made to Council for a service or for information. No additional charges will be applied.
 Land Information Memorandum  $455
 GIS inputting, per consent  $191
 Street number change request  $409

 

Noise
 Return of seized sound equipment: First offence  $188
 Return of seized sound equipment: Second or subsequent offence  $439
 Disconnection of alarms under the RMA Recovery of actual cost incurred by Council, including staff time and contractor costs

   

 Food control plan auditing
This is in relation to the Food Act 2014 and includes site visits, reporting and general administration. These fees are non-refundable.
 Processing an application for registration or renewal of a food control plan or a national programme  $292
 Verification, initial or follow-up site visits (including reporting)  $181 per hour

 

Deposits
Charges for all services are based on the actual costs incurred by the Council. Any deposits specified below are payable before the Council starts the service. The total charge for the service will be determined when the service is completed, based on the time spent on the work by the relevant officer at that officer's hourly rate.
Right of way approval (section 348) $500
Certificate of compliance Building Code, alcohol $109 deposit, then billed at the actual cost of the officer's time per hour
Gambling venue consent $472 plus officer's hours after 3 hours

Other charges

These fees may be applicable to a consent or may be applied as a single charge.

Photocopying or copy of scanned documents
Photocopying and scanning charges include both material and labour costs associated with the work.
 A0, A1, A2  $10 per page
 A3  50 cents per page
 A4  40 cents per page
 Double-sided A3  60 cents per sheet
 Double-sided A4  50 cents per sheet
 Colour copies single-sided  Additional charge of $1.70 per page
 Colour copies double-sided  Additional charge of $3.80 per sheet
Request for property information
Copy of property information At cost of officer's time per hour plus disbursements
Certificate of title $29

    

Swimming pools
Initial compliance inspection $211
Re-inspections (second and subsequent inspections) $211 per inspection

  

Vehicle crossings
These are fees per inspection
 T1 Inspect existing vehicle crossing  $225
 T2 New vehicle crossing $416
 T3 Alter an existing vehicle crossing $225

  

Overweight vehicle permit application fees

Overweight vehicle permit fees are set by the Land Transport (certification and other fees) Regulation 2014.

The application fees below are per permit. There will be an additional charge of $9.09 for each permit where less than 3 working days are available for processing.

 Single, multiple trip or linked permit $18.18 
 Continuous, high-productivity motor vehicle, or specialist vehicle permit  $54.55
 Renewal of a continuous permit  $9.09
 Asset bond
Council asset bond, payable for each building consent above the value of $100,000 $1,000 (no GST) 
Administration and processing fee  $198
Overgrown trees or shrubbery
Removal of overgrown trees or shrubbery Recovery of actual cost incurred by Council, including staff time and contractor costs
Charges for Council staff
These charges are the rate per hour (or part thereof) for Council staff services, by work type, for approvals, authorities and inspections that are not listed on this page as a fixed fee.
General Manager $256
Division Head $240
Senior Planner $219
Planning Officers and Graduate Planning Officers $206
Monitoring and Enforcement Officer $181
Team Leader Building $220
Senior Plumber and Drainage Officer and Advanced Building Officer $220
Building Officer $202
Principal Environmental Health Officer $217
Environmental Health Officer $194
Environmental Health Cadet $176
Senior Business Support Officer $175
Administration and committee administration staff $125
Technical and professional staff from all other Council units $235
Commissioner At cost plus disbursements
Hearings committee chair and members At cost ($100 per hour for chair and $80 per hour for members) plus disbursements