Fee Schedule - Adopted April 28, 2026
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TOWN OF DURHAM, MAINE Adopted by Selectboard
6/14/2022, 4/11/2023,
FEE SCHEDULE 7/09/2024, 7/23/24,
Administration Office 02/11/25Administration Fees
Birth Certificates Eureka Community Center Building Rental
plus $50 security deposit
• Certified Copy $15.00
• Additional Certified Copy $6.00 each • Residents $100.00
• Non-Certified Copy $3.00 each • Non-Profit Organizations NO FEE
Burial Permit $25.00
Marriage Certificates
Cemetery Lots $200.00
• Certified Copy $15.00
Copy Services • Additional Certified Copy $6.00 each
• Non-Certified Copy $3.00 each
8.5” x 11” Freedom of Information Act “FOIA” • Marriage License $40.00
Documents already on file at Town Office
$.10/B/W copy
Non-Sufficient Funds Check Payments $25.00
per check
Other copy services not related to “FOIA"
Black and White copies Notary Services
• 8.5” x 11” $.50 each • Resident First Document NO FEE
• 11” x 14” $1.00 each per each additional document $5.00
• 11” x 17” $2.00 each
• Non-Resident $5.00
Color Copies per document
• 8.5” x 11” $1.00 each • For Marriage $30.00
• 11” x 14” $2.00 each
• 11” x 17” $4.00 each
Trash Tags $3.00 each
Outgoing Fax $1.00 per pageScanning to Electronic File (emailed to you)
• 8.5” x 11” color scan $1.00 each
• Large Document Scan $3.00 each
(moderate resolution)Death Certificates
• Certified Copy $15.00 • Additional Certified Copy $6.00 each • Non-Certified Copy $3.00 each
Dog Registration
• During Registration Period (October 15th through January 31st) $6.00
spayed/neutered $11.00 intact
• Late Registration $25.00
TOWN OF DURHAM, MAINE Adopted by Select Board
FEE SCHEDULE 6/14/2022, 4/11/2023,
7/09/2024, 2/11/25,
Office of Code Enforcement and Planning 4/28/26Initial Administrative Fee for First Permit/Application $35.00 plus $10.00 each add’l permit per transaction
Residential Construction Planning Board
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application
• All residential construction that adds sq ft is billed at the • Conditional Use $500.00
Residential Structures rate. • Amended Conditional Use $300.00
• Sketch Plan Review $300.00
• Residential structures $0.50 per sq.ft. floor area (min $100) • Preliminary Subdivision (first 3 lots) $1,000.00
• Preliminary Subdivision (per lot over 3) $200.00
• Renovations $3.00 for each $1000 of estimated total • Peer Review Escrow Subdivision
cost of project (min $100) (refundable if not used) $1,000/lot
• Miscellaneous structures used in conjunction When escrow account is depleted to 25% of the original calculated
with residential uses, < 200 sq ft of floor area NO FEE amount, it shall be replenished to the original balance.
• Occupancy Permit Fee $50.00 per visit • Final Subdivision $500.00
• Amended Subdivision $300.00
plus $200 per new lot
Commercial Construction
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application • Site Plan Review (first 2500 sq ft building or development)
$500.00
• All Commercial, industrial structures and additions to plus $100 for each 1000 sq ft over 2500 sq ft
commercial and industrial structures
$1.00 per sq ft of floor • Site Plan Review (over 2500 sq ft building or development)
area (min $100.00) $100.00
per 1000 sq ft over 2500 sq ft
Miscellaneous Construction
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application • Peer Review Escrow (refundable if not used)
$500.00
• Outdoor pools with filtering systems and per 1000 total sq ft
and depth of 48” or greater $100.00 • Amended Site Plan $300.00
• Flood Zone permit $150.00 • Solar Energy System (SES) Site Plan $1000.00
• Demolition of structures $50.00 Plus $150 per acre capped at $3000
Electrical • SES Peer Review Escrow (refundable if not used) $1000.00
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application Per acre capped at $20,000
• Private Way Maintenance Agreement $300.00
• 1-10 openings $75.00
• Whole House or Renovations When escrow account is depleted to 25% of the original calculated amount,
over 10 openings it shall be replenished to the original balance.
$.08/sq ft of all new construction or
entire building being renovated (min $120) Board of Appeals
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application
Electrical Fixed Rate
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application All appeals (plus abutter notification costs) $200.00
(covers legal ads)
• Replace electrical service panel and/or meter socket $100.00
• Install emergency generator to include switch $100.00 Select Board
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application
Road Associated Fees
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application • Graveyard or Junkyard Annual License $60.00
• Automobile Recycling Business (5 yr license) $300.00
• Town Road Entrance permit • Mobile Home Park Annual License Fee $200.00
(Road Commissioner) $125.00 • Liquor Licenses initial town admin fee applies
• Assign E-911 address $125.00
• Private Road sign fee (includes $20.00 Gravel Pits
surcharge for lost or damaged signs) $245.00 plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application
per sign
Re-inspection Fees Any new, expanded excavation or fill permits require a site plan
plus appropriate administrative fee for permit/application review application to include those fees AND the following fees
apply:
• 1st Re-inspection due to failure to meet codes $50.00
• 2nd Re-inspection due to failure to meet codes $100.00 • New Excavations (Initial Registration) $165.00
• Existing Excavations (Annual Renewals) $165.00
After the Fact Permit Fees Double permit fee • Existing Excavations
Starting construction before permit issued (Min $100) (Public Hearing, if requested by the Select Board)
$55.00
plus cost of notifications of abuttersSource: fee-schedule_04_28_26.pdf on durhammaine.gov. Text extracted with pdftotext; no wording has been corrected.