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WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN FEES AND CHARGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND LICENSES AND THE PROVIDING OF SERVICES, COPIES, AND OTHERWISE, MUST BE ESTABLISHED, AND
WHEREAS THE TOWN COUNCIL HAS PASSED AN ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE WEST WARWICK HOME RULE CHARTER PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH CHARGES AND CHANGES OR
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THERETO BY RESOLUTION, AND
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY THAT FROM TIME TO TIME NEW FEES AND CHARGES MUST BE ESTABLISHED AND/OR ESTABLISHED FEES AND CHARGES MUST BE REPEALED OR CHANGED
RESOLVED, THAT THE ATTACHED LIST OF FEES AND CHARGES, WHICH ATTACHED LIST IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND MADE PART HEREOF, IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED, WHICH LIST SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, AND
FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL SHALL AT ALL TIMES RESERVE THE RIGHT, BY RESOLUTION, TO WAIVE THE FEE OF ANY APPROVED VENDORS AT TOWN SPONSORED EVENTS.
FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT SAID RESOLUTION SHALL BE INCLUDED AS AN APPENDIX TO THE WEST WARWICK CODE OF ORDINANCES. Town Clerk
Aerial bombs, fireworks & pyro $25.00/day
Alcohol permit processing fee 25.00/each application
Amplifier, loudspeaker 25.00/day, plus all cost of notice
Antiques, secondhand dealer & keeper-of-shop 100.00 license fee
10.00 filing fee
35.00 renewal fee
Arts & crafts 25.00/day
Auctions
One day 50.00
One year 250.00
Automobile body shop and repairs 100.00
Automobile sales, new and used 100.00
Automotive junkyard 100.00
Balloons & novelties 50.00/cart
Bazaar & raffle 5.00 flat fee
Bingo 100.00 for non-tax exempt
Black powder 5.00
Bowling alley 10.00/alley
Business license (Not otherwise provided for)
Original registration 100.00
Renewal registrations 25.00
Carnival 200.00/event
Cat breeding 100.00 per breeding cat
Cemetery excavation 100.00
Christmas tree sales 100.00 W. W. resident
200.00 non-resident
Concert, 1 day dance & live band 100.00/event
Constable with power to serve process 5.00
Dance & live band business 200.00/year
Dance studio and music lessons 100.00
Day care center 100.00
Dog license
Neutered male or spayed female 8.00*
Unneutered male or unspayed female 16.00*
Town clerk fee administrative fee for enforcement 2.00/each dog license
Duplicate or replacement of license tag 2.00
*$1.00 of each fee shall be a surcharge fee to be placed in the low cost spay/neuter program account.
Dog show 100.00/event
Donation Collection Recycling Bin permit
Commercial recycling bins
Original permit 300.00 per year or 25.00 per month until first renewal October 1
Renewal permit 300.00 per year
Town recycling bins
Permit 0.00
Charitable recycling bins
Permit 0.00
Filling station 150.00/year
Fireworks vendors 1,000.00
Flea market 100.00 (1—10 vendors)
200.00 (11—20 vendors)
300.00 (21 + vendors)
Flower vendor 250.00/5 days
Foundryman 25.00
Games of chance, Las Vegas nights, raffles
& 20-25-30-50-week clubs 25.00 for non-tax exempt
Hair and nail salons 100.00
Hawker/peddler license transfer 1.00
Holiday sales 50.00
Juke box 20.00/box/year
Junk dealer (not automotive) 200.00 license fee
10.00 filing fee
35.00 renewal adv. fee
Junk gatherer 25.00 license fee
10.00 filing fee
35.00 renewal adv. fee
Kennel Boarding 100.00 + advertising
Kennel Breeding 100.00 + advertising
Kennel (thoroughbred dogs) (G.L. 1956, § 4-13-10) 25.00
Laundry 150.00
Liquor
Class BV 1,000.00
Class BV limited 600.00
Class D full 600.00
Class D limited 400.00
Class E 100.00
Class F - wine & beer 50.00/day
Class F - hard liquor 50.00/day
Mechanical amusement device 100.00 up to 3 devices
10.00 filing + advertising
Mobile food truck establishment Initial permit, 6.00 per month
Renewal permits, 75.00 per year
300.00 Maximum municipal event/temporary mass gather permit fee paid by organizer of event
New body works license/amendment to existing license due to name or address change 50.00
New or unlicensed amusement device 100.00 application + adv.
Open fire permit 25.00
Pawnbroker 250.00
2,000.00 surety/year
Parade 100.00 flat fee
Peddler 200.00 W. W. resident
300.00 non-resident
Veterans only 1.00
One day food service only 100.00
Pet grooming 100.00
Pistols & revolver sales 200.00
Constable with power to serv process
Pool table 100.00/table
10.00 filing + adv.
Private detective 200.00
5,000.00 surety/year
Road race 5.00
Rooming house 10.00
Secondhand indoor junk dealer 10.00 license fee
10.00 filing fee
Solicitors & canvassers 100.00/person/3 months
Storage unserviceable or unused vehicles 100.00
Tobacco dealer's license
Original registration 300.00 per year or 25.00 per month until first renewal
Renewal registration 300.00 per year or 25.00 per month until Sept. 1 renewal date
Tag days 5.00/weekend
Tattoo shop 100.00
Theatrical shows, shows & exhibitions 100.00/year or 25.00/day
Town sponsored events All fees waived
Victualing house
Restaurant open 24/7 100.00/year
Restaurant open after 6 a.m. to before 2 a.m. 75.00
Seasonal (less than a year) to non-profit 10.00/month
Yard sale (license to be clearly visible) 10.00/day
Zoning map amendment 500.00 (Applicant pays advertising)
Building Official
Building Permits
Table One: Permit Fees
Project Valuation Fee Schedule CEADA*
$1.00 to $10,000.00 $20.00 per $1,000.00 $1.00 per $1,000.00
$10,000.00 to $50,000.00 $200.00 plus $18.00 per
$1,000.00 $1.00 per $1,000.00
$50,000.00 to no limit $920.00 plus $16.00 per
$1000.00 $1.00 per $1,000.00
Note: $75.00 minimum fee
Note: Maximum CEADA fee $50.00 for one and two family dwellings RIGL 23-27,3-108.2
Building Official (Cont.)
Certificate of Occupancy
Single Family Residential $25.00
Multifamily residential and commercial $50.00
Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Permit See table one
Swimming Pool Permit See table one
Foundation installation permit See table one
Fence height variation fee $25.00
Demolition Permit $500.00
Liability insurance not less than $10,000.00 discretion of building official
Zoning Certificate
Single - family residential, sheds, polls, decks, structures $25.00
Multifamily residential and commercial $50.00
Fire Prevention Plan Review
Construction cost Fee
0 - 5000.00 $50.00
5001.00 - 10,000.00 $100.00
10,001.00 - 15,000.00 $150.00
15,001.00 - 20,000.00 $200.00
20,001.00 - 25,000.00 $250.00
25,001.00 - 50,000.00 $300.00
50,001.00 - 100,000.00 $350.00
100,001.00 - 500,000.00 $400.00
500,001.00 - 1,000,000.00 $500.00
Over 1,000,001.00 $500.00 plus $10.00/2500.00
Civic Center
Thomas A. Lamb
Amount of Courts Price per hour
1 court per hour $50.00
2 courts per hour 100.00
3 courts for our 125.00
Holiday Pricing Price per hour
1 court per hour 125.00
2 courts per hour 175.00
3 courts per hour 200.00
Benny Magiera Ice Rink
Ice Times Per 50 minutes
Before 9 pm 240.00
After 9 pm 220.00
Tournament Rate 275.00
Summer Rate—May through August 220.00
Holiday Pricing—Ice Times Per 50 minutes
Before 9 pm 315.00
After 9 pm 295.00
Tournament Rate 350.00
Summer Rate—May through August 295.00
West Warwick Civic Center Events
Amount per hour Price per hour
Under 200 people 150.00
Under 300 people 200.00
Over 301 people 250.00
Holiday Pricing Price per hour
Under 200 people 175.00
Under 300 people 225.00
Over 301 people 275.00
Fire Department
Direct connect alarm system $10.00 per year
Municipal Fire Alarm Connection $500.00
Residential Smoke & CO Alarm For Resale
(set by G.L.) 30.00
Re-Inspection Residential Smoke & CO Alarm For Resale (set by G.L.) 60.00
New Construction Single Family Smoke & CO 75.00
New Construction Two Family Smoke & CO 125.00
New Construction Three Family Smoke & CO 175.00
Fees are set according to RI General Laws § 23-28.1-2
Permit to store more than five gallons of flammable liquids, petroleum products, or other hydrocarbons 10.00
Values of Construction Costs Not Including Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Costs
0 - $500.00 $25.00
$501.00 - $1000.00 $35.00
$1001.00 - $2000.00 $45.00
$2001.00 - $500,000.00 $45.00+
(Plus $6.00 per $1000.00 or fraction thereof over $2000.00)
$500,001.00 + $3033.00 + ($4.00 per $1000.00 or fraction thereof over $500,000.00)
Fee includes Fire Department plan review fee and rough and final inspections.
Fees are set according to RI General Laws § 23-28.2-26
Planning Board
Administrative Subdivision $300.00
Sewer review 0
Minor Subdivision/Land Development
Pre-application 0
Sewer review 0
Preliminary plan 200.00 + 25.00/unit/lot
Sewer Engineering review 650.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 650.00
Additional Review if applicable Up to $200.00/hour
Final plan 100.00 + 25.00/unit/lot
Sewer Engineering review 375.00
Stormwater Engineering Review if applicable 375.00
Major Subdivision/Land Development
Pre-application 0
Master plan 200.00 + 25.00/unit/lot
Sewer Engineering review 375.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 375.00
Additional Engineering Review if applicable Up to $200.00/hour
Preliminary plan 200.00 + 25.00/unit/lot
Sewer Engineering review 950.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 950.00
Additional Review if applicable
Final plan 100.00 + 25.00/unit/lot
Sewer Engineering review 650.00
Additional Review if applicable Up to $200.00/hour
Non-Subdivision/Site Plan 300.00
Sewer Engineering review 950.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 950.00
Additional Review if applicable Up to $200.00/hour
Mill Re-Use Plan 1000.00
Sewer Engineering review 950.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 950.00
Additional Review if applicable Up to $200.00/hour
Design Control Districts
Major 500.00
Sewer Engineering review 500.00
Stormwater/Roadway Engineering Review 500.00
Additional Review if applicable 500.00
Minor 50.00
Sewer review 0
Reinstatements 100.00 plus 25.00/unit/lot
Police Department
Open Records (set by G.L.)
Copy $0.15/page
Copy electronic record Actual cost
Research 15.00/hr. (1st hr. free)
VIN Inspection 10.00
Fingerprinting Services
FBI submission (30.00 billed by RI/FBI) 50.00
Print card only 15.00
Pistol Permit Fee (set by G.L.) 40.00
Police Car Use or Private Special Detail
Private company or agency 30.00/hour
RIDOT 20.00
Animal Control
Title transfer or disposal dogs & cats (G.L. 1956, § 4-13-15)
Dogs 6 months and older 20.00
Dogs less than 6 months 5.00
Cats 6 months and older 10.00
Dog impound/storage (G.L. 1956, §4-13-15) 5.00/day
Reclaiming impounded animal 10.00, plus 5.00/each day animal is kept
Adoption
Dogs 10.00
Cats 5.00
Turn in fees
Dogs 20.00
Cats 10.00
Quarantine (10-day minimum) 25.00/day
Alarm Systems
Registration 50.00
Monitoring 100.00/year
Nuisance answering alarm 50.00/incident
Public Works Department
Road Opening Permit 150.00
Curb Cut Approval 150.00
Disposal
Mattresses and box springs
Premium service 25.00
Mattresses and box springs bags 6.00/bag
White goods
Premium service 25.00/pick-up
Freon 25.00/item
Drop off—No Freon 0.00
Drop off—With Freon 25.00/item
Tires and rims
Premium service 25.00/pick up
Drop off 3.00-passenger, 5.00-light truck,
10.00 trailer truck
Waste oil—Drop off 0.00
Electronics
Premium service 25.00
Drop off 0.00
Construction debris
Property owner or contractor to hire dumpster and pay for removal
Potential hazardous waste
Return to point of purchase or contact Rhode Island Resource Recovery
Bulk waste
Four pickups per year 0.00
Extra pickups 25.00/pick-up
Extra trash bins 150.00/year
Extra recycling bins 150.00 per year
Recreation Department
Rentals for facilities for games or practices are for a 2-hour blocks
All fees are to be paid in full prior to rental
Amby Smith 70.00/hour/practice or game
Little League Baseball Field 70.00/hour/practice or game
McCarthy Field 70.00/hour/practice or game
140.00 150.00/practice or game
Natick Field (2) 70.00/hour/practice or game
Ray Silva Field 70.00/hour/practice or game
Flat Top T-Ball Field 70.00/hour/practice or game
WW Girls Softball Jr. Field (Riverpoint) 70.00/hour/practice or game
WW Girls Softball Sr. Field (Riverpoint) 70.00/hour/practice or game
Riverpoint Basketball Courts 70.00/hour/practice or game
Riverpoint Tennis Courts 70.00/hour/practice or game
Stevens Dr. Tennis Court 70.00/hour/practice or game
Majestic Gazebo 70.00/hour
Riverpoint Gazebo 70.00/hour
Designated recreation worker in addition to rental fee 40.00/hour
ALL Tournaments including No Fee Leagues $140/2 hours in 2 hour blocks
The following organizations may use the facilities free of charge:
WW American Legion Post 2 Sr. and Jr. teams
WW Connie Mack baseball
WW High School baseball and softball
WW Soccer Association
WW Girls Softball League (Town Recreational)
WW Basketball League (Town Recreational)
WW Baseball Little League (Town Recreational)
WW Steelers football
John F. Deering Middle School baseball and softball
Summer Basketball - 10.00 per out of town child
West Warwick Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Connection to Town Sewer System
Domestic users
Permit application fee 200.00/unit
Connection costs Paid by owner
Commercial users
Permit application fee 350.00/unit
Connection costs Paid by owner
Significant industrial users
Permit application fee 500.00/unit
Connection costs Paid by owner
Privately-owned pumpstations
Permit application fee 1,000.00
Annual inspection fee 1,000.00
Sewer extension
Permit application fee 2,000.00
Inspection fee
Sewers within regional wastewater service area 12.00 per linear foot with a 500.00 minimum
Repairs to service connections
Permit application fee
Residential
Commercial 100.00
350.00
Weekend inspection fee 240.00 (minimum 4-hour charge)
Each additional man-hour will be charged at the rate of $45.00/hour and vehicle charge of $20.00 per hour.
Sewers installed/repairs within the regional wastewater service area (Must be scheduled and fees paid when permit is pulled.)
Pretreatment Program Charges
Significant industrial users
Annual permit fee*
Classes 1 through 3 6,000.00
Class 4 1,500.00
Any and all commercial users
Pretreatment application 300.00
Food services
Permit application fee 400.00
Annual permit fee* 400.00
Installation costs To be paid by owner
Maintenance and repair facilities
Permit application fee 300.00
Annual permit fee* 250.00
Installation costs To be paid by owner
Grease interceptor
Permit application fee 400.00
Annual inspection fee 400.00
Installation costs (paid by owner)
Gas Stations
Permit application fee 300.00
Annual inspection fee 250.00
Installation costs (paid by owner)
Photo finishing (See commercial application)
Annual permit fee* 200.00
Dental users
Permit application fee 300.00
Annual permit fee* 100.00
Medical facilities
Permit application fee 300.00
Annual permit fee* 100.00
Pet grooming facility
Permit application fee 100.00
Annual permit fee* 100.00
Laundromats and cleaners
Annual permit fee* 200.00
Silver users
Annual program administration charge 100.00
Annual Use Charges
Domestic and commercial users West Warwick & Regional Reserves 4.65 per hundred cubic feet based on 80% of the actual water meter reading with a 4,000 cubic foot minimum charge per unit, set annually by Resolution of the West Warwick
Sewer Commission
Well users—West Warwick & Regional 465.00 per year based on based on average consumption of 10,000 cubic feet, set annually by Resolution of West Warwick Sewer Commission
Industrial users 4.65/100 cubic ft. based on actual metered water or wastewater flows; also .65/lb. of BOD over the design strength of 250 mg/L and .76/lb. of total suspended solids over the design strength of 250 mg/L, .82/lb. of total nitrogen over the design strength of 40 mg/L, and 1.17/lb. of total phosphorus over the design strength of 7 mg/L.
Miscellaneous
Bonds repayment 120.00 dwelling unit (or EDU)
Quaker Lane Pump Station Upgrade Fee
Facilities larger than a duplex 1.17/gal. of wastewater to be discharged to this pump station (based on average daily flow)
Brookfield Pump Station Upgrade fee 3,000.00/residential unit connecting to the sewer system upstream of this pump station
Out of town connections
Lien processing fee 50.00
Lien recording fee As set by city or town where facility is located
Dye tests 50.00 (reimbursable if testing determines property is not connected to the sewer system)
Charges for copies Costs for copies of documents deemed public records shall be as set forth by G.L. 1956, § 38-2-4
Checks written with insufficient funds 25.00 processing fee following a second unsuccessful attempt to redeposit the check
Sewer Assessment Fees
Residential—single-family and condominium units Assessment of $6,000.00 payable over 20 years at 7 percent interest on unpaid balance, charged yearly after first year
Multifamily 2 to 5 units 5,000.00/unit
Multifamily 6 units or more 4,000.00/additional unit
Commercial 45.00/thousand for first $100,000.00 of assessed value and thereafter at a rate of 25.00 per 1,000.00 on the remaining assessed value, as established by the Town of West Warwick or the community where the property is located, at a rate of 7 percent for a period of 20 years, and which assessment shall be based on the date of the assessment.
Septage Haulers
Annual fee* 250.00
Disposal fee 7.50/100 gallons
RI Uniform Septage Disposal Fee 1.00/100 gallons (or fee as set by RIDEM)
* Annual permit fee will be billed as part of usage fee.
Zoning Board Of Review
Dimensional and Use Variances $50.00
Special Use Permit 100.00
All Other Partitions 50.00
Additional Fees (In addition to above fees)
Single-family dwelling unit 60.00
Two family dwelling unit 100.00
Multifamily dwelling unit
No exterior construction 100.00, plus 30.00/unit
With exterior construction 150.00, plus 30.00/unit
Units in excess of two units 70.00, plus 30.00 per additional unit
Business in residential or restricted use zone 100.00
Industrial use in restricted use zone 100.00
Alterations and remodeling
No exterior construction 50.00
Exterior construction 60.00
Accessory dwelling unit 30.00, plus 60.00 exterior construction fee
(Ord. No. 2013-180, 9-17-2013; Ord. No. 2013-192, 10-1-2013; Res. No. 2014-158, 9-16-2014; Res. No. 2015-41, 4-14-2015; Res. No. 2015-183, 12-1-2015; Res. No. 2015-194, 12-15-2015; Res. No. 2016-107, 6-21-16; Res. No. 2016-137, 8-16-16; Res. No. 2016-34, 2-7-2017; Res. No. 2017-12, 2-7-2017; Res. No. 2017-68, 5-30-2017; Res. No. 2017-96, 6-20-2017; Res. No. 2017-105, 7-11-2017; Res. No. 2017-106, 7-11-2017; Res. No. 2018-16, 2-6-2018; Res. No. 2018-27, 2-6-2018; Res. No. 2018-41, 3-6-2018; Res. No. 2018-57, 4-13-2018; Res. No. 2018-78, 5-22-2018; Res. No. 2018-83, 5-22-2018; Res. No. 2018-99, 6-5-2018; Res. No. 2018-114, 6-19-2018; Res. No. 2018-156, 9-18-2018; Res. No. 2019-72, 5-7-2019; Res. No. 2019-107, 7-16-2019; Res. No. 2020-62, 6-22-2020; Res. No. 2020-93, 9-1-2020; Res. No. 2020-109, 10-6-2020; Res. No. 2020-128, 11-17-2020; Res. No. 2023-64, 6-6-2023; Res. No. 2023-73, 6-20-2023; Res. No. 2023-110, 10-17-2023; Res. No. 2025-6, 1-7-2025)
Footnotes:
--- (1) --- Editor's note— Printed in this appendix is a table of various fees, as amended from time to time, charged by the city for services as indicated. The most recent amendment as provided in the history note indicates the date through which the table is current.