TOWN OF ALDEN 

BUILDING PERMIT FEES

* If you are not building a new home, please scroll past the Impact Fee section for other building permit fee costs.

~  Impact Fees  ~
New Home Construction or any modification to existing residential development 
that results in the creation of additional residential dwelling units.

The Town of Alden has established an ordinance of Impact Fees to help finance the capital costs of acquiring, establishing, upgrading, expanding, and constructing public facilities that are necessary to accommodate such development.  This ordinance is intended to assure that development bears an appropriate share of the cost of capital expenditures necessary to provide such public facilities within the Town and its service area.  Impact fees shall be imposed on a per Residential Equivalent Unit (REU) bases.  Click here to view the Impact Fee Ordinance.

Total Cost of Impact Fee is $2,740.00 to be used in these three categories:

Transportation Impact Fee

The public road impact fee shall be $2,020.00 for each REU

Parks and Recreation Impact Fee

The parks and recreation impact fee shall be $320.00 for each REU

Public Facilities Impact Fee

The public facilities impact fee shall be $400.00 for each REU

All Impact Fees shall be imposed on anyone seeking to construct or create a land development in the Town, including land development on vacant or partially vacant land, and land development on lots created.  

1 & 2 FAMILY HOMES

$350.00 FOR THE FIRST $2,000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF 

 $25.00 (OR CURRENT FEE) FOR STATE UDC SEAL

ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS

$200.00 FOR THE FIRST $2,000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

$400.00 FOR THE FIRST $2,000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF

SHEDS WITHOUT PLUMBING. HEATING OR ELECTRICITY

NO PERMIT REQUIRED, SETBACK INSPECTION FEE OF $40.00  COPY OF LAND USE PERMIT REQUIRED.  NO PERMIT NEEDED FOR A SHED UNDER 144 SQUARE FEET.

SHEDS WITH PLUMBING, HEATING OR ELECTRICITY

$125.00 FOR THE FIRST $2.000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF

DECKS                                                                                                                                                             

$75.00

PORCHES & GAZEBOS

$100.00

POOLS (INGROUND)

$150.00

POOLS (ABOVE GROUND)

$100.00

NON-BUILDING STRUCTURE

$125.00 FOR THE FIRST $2,000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF

FIREPLACES

$75.00

ELECTRICAL

 $50.00

PERMIT TO START

 $25.00

REPAIRS (OVER $2,500.00 OF VALUE)

$75.00 FOR THE FIRST $2,000.00 OF VALUE AND $3.00 PER EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.00 OR FRACTION THEREOF

RE-SIDING, RE-SHINGLING, AND REPLACEMENT OF SAME SIZE WINDOWS - NO CHARGE.

RE-INSPECTION FEE

$45.00

OTHER INSPECTIONS

$45.00 PER HOUR

MOVE OR RAZE

$50.00

ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ADDED TO PERMIT FEE 
20% OF PERMIT FEE; MINIMUM $10.00 AND MAXIMUM $150.00

BRIAN WERT
INSPECTION AGENCY, INC. 
Wisconsin Department of Commerce 
Certification # 70609
TOWN OF ALDEN
Home office: (715) 386-5410
Fax: (715) 386-5932
 e-mail: brian@brianwert.com
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