Fees and charges

This section details the Council’s user fees and charges. User fees and charges are used to assist the operation and maintenance of a variety of services provided to the community.

The Council sets user fees and charges on a user-pays basis to ensure that rate increases are kept to a minimum where possible.  Fees and charges are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

2009/2010 Schedules

• Building control

  Project Information Memoranda (PIMs), Building Consents, Fencing of Swimming Pools, and Amusement Devices

• Cemeteries

• Dog control

• Environmental Health

  Registration of: Food Premises; Camping Grounds; Hairdressers; Sale Yards; Offensive Trades; and Funeral Directors. Licensing for: Gaming Machines; Sale of Liquor; Trading in Public Places. Noise Control

• Halls and community facilities

  Huntly Civic Centre; Huntly Memorial Hall; Ngaruawahia Memorial Hall; Targeted Rates for Community Halls, Centres and Community Facilities

• Housing for the elderly

• Information

• Libraries

• Monitoring

  Consent Monitoring, RMA Infringement, Environmental Incidents & Complaints, Litter Infringement

• Official and personal information

• Parking

  Parking Infringement and Vehicle Parking

• Planning

  Resource Consents for Land Use and Subdivision, Designations, Plan Changes, and Officers' Charge-Out Rates

• Planning information

  Land Information Memoranda (LIMs), Corporate Planning Documents, Waikato District Plan, Photocopying, Printing, and GIS Maps and Aerial Photos

• Raglan harbour and aerodrome

  Wharfage Charges, and Aerodrome Landing Charges

• Refuse collection and disposal

  Includes Refuse Transfer Station Charges and Targeted Rates

• Reserve contributions

  Reserve contributions, development contributions for Tamahere walkways and for District-wide community facilities

• Roading contributions

• Roading miscellaneous

  Fire permits, livestock crossings or droving, road closure, stock underpasses, motor rallies, vehicle entranceways, RAPID numbers, temporary fences, road opening notices

• Sporting and recreational facilities

  Includes Lake Puketirini

• Stock control

  Impounding fees, call-out fees for stock on roads, trespass charges

• Stormwater and drainage

  Development Contributions, Connection Fees, and Targeted Rates

• Swimming pools

  Huntly and Ngaruawahia Pools

• Wastewater

  Development Contributions, Connection/Disconnection Fees, Targeted Rates, and Utility Charge For Trade Waste

• Water supply

  Development Contributions, Connection/Disconnection Fees, Targeted Rates, Water By Meter Charges, and Final Water Meter Reading, Water Drawn from Fire Hydrants