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(High Acres Landfill – no cash accepted; check or credit card only)
Household Waste
Resident (with sticker)
$6 up to seven (7) bags
Non-resident or resident without sticker
$12 up to seven (7) bags
Recycling
No Charge
Bulky Items (mattress, furniture)
Resident (with sticker)
$15 per item
Non-resident or resident without sticker
$20 per item
Construction Debris
Resident (with sticker)
$40 per pickup truck, van or trailer
Non-resident or resident without sticker
$50 per pickup truck, van or trailer
Right-of-Way Construction Permits
Residential Driveway or Curb Cut
$40
Temporary Access Road
$60
Commercial entrance
$150
Drainage Pipe or Culverts
$75
Installation of underground utilities
$100 +$0.25 per foot (more than 250 feet) Financial guarantee, inspection costs, and engineered drawings may apply. See notes at the end of this section.
Erecting new or replacing existing utility poles
$50 + $1.00 per pole
Extension or replacement of aerial cable or wire
$60 + $0.25 per foot (more than 250 feet)
Open road cut
$500 Financial guarantee, inspection costs, and engineered drawings may apply. See notes at end of this section.
Miscellaneous Repair Work (per application)
$35 (Fee may be waived for those who have purchased a Utility Maintenance Permit)
Annual Utility Maintenance Permit Fee
$2,000 *The Annual Utility Maintenance Permit covers repair and general maintenance of owner’s infrastructure. It does not cover replacement or additions of infrastructure.
Annual Right of Way Occupancy Fee (unless established in other Agreement)
$1,500
Notes:
Financial guarantee in an amount to be determined by DPW Staff at the time of Permit application may be required in the form of a letter of credit, cash, savings account, or Trust & agency deposit. Full time inspection of work proposed in the Right-of-Way may also be required. DPW Staff will provide the applicant with an estimate of inspection costs, based on the scope of work, at time of permit issuance.
Contact DPW Staff to determine whether professionally engineered drawings are required to be submitted with the 149 Highway Work Permit Application. At a minimum, the applicant shall request design information from Dig Safely NY and all flagged field information shall be collected and shown on aerial base mapping.
Building and Codes Department Permit & Inspection Fees
Building Permits
$0.20 a square foot for a residential building permit ($50 minimum)
$0.25 a square foot for a commercial building permit ($200 minimum)
*Permit fee doubles if work commences prior to obtaining permit ($100 minimum)
Pools
Above-ground
$50
In-ground
$100
Commercial
$200
Lawn Sprinkler Permits
$50
Wood Burning Stoves,Chimney, Flues, Fireplaces
$50
Erecting new Communication Tower/pole or adding New Equipment to Existing Tower/pole for Wireless Communication
