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FY 2026-27 Adopted Fee Schedule Changes & Additions

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Electric Rate Rider REPS

ELECTRIC

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (REPS) Charge

Applicability

The Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Charge set forth in this Rider is applicable to all customer accounts receiving electric service from the City of High Point (“City”), except as provided below. These charges are collected for the expressed purpose of enabling the City to meet its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards compliance obligations as required by the North Carolina General Assembly in its Senate Bill 3 ratified on August 2, 2007.

Billing

Monthly electric charges for each customer account computed under the City’s applicable electric rate schedule will be increased by an amount determined by the table below:

Exceptions

Industrial and Commercial Customer Opt-out

All industrial customers, regardless of size, and large commercial customers with usage greater than one million kWh’s per year can elect not to participate in City’s demand-side management and energy efficiency measures in favor of its own implemented demand-side management and energy efficiency measures by giving appropriate written notice to the City. In the event such customers “opt-out”, they are not subject to the DSM/Energy Efficiency portion of the charges above. All customers are subject to the Renewable Resources portion of the charges above.

Auxiliary Service Accounts

The following service schedules will not be considered accounts because of the low energy use associated with them and the near certainty that customers served under these schedules already will pay a per account charge under another residential, commercial or industrial service schedule:

• Schedule 17 & 29 – Outdoor Lighting Service (metered and unmetered)

• Schedule Z – Street and Public Lighting Service

• Schedule 20 & 22 – Traffic Signal Service

• Etc.

Sales Tax

Applicable North Carolina sales tax will be added to charges under this Rider.

Effective for service rendered after July 1, 2024 July 1, 2026.

PARKS & RECREATION

ATHLETIC FACILITY RENTALS

High Point Athletic Complex

Aderholt Football/Track Stadium (football games and track meets)

Track Lanes (Practice)

0ther Athletic Field Rental Fees

Track Equipment Use Fee - use of track equipment: hurdles, long jump rakes, pole vault and high jump bars.

GOLF COURSES: BLAIR PARK AND OAK HOLLOW Golf Carts

$250.00 $350.00 per game/meet (4hrs)

$450.00 $750.00 for more than one game/meet (4+ hrs)

$25.00 per hour for practice, includes 2 lanes (no equipment)

$250.00 per month (school use only)

OAK HOLLOW TENNIS CENTER

Court Rentals

Outdoor Courts

Indoor Courts - (November 1-March 31) Non-Prime Time

• Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

• Fridays, All day

• Sundays, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Indoor Courts - (November 1-March 31) Prime Time

• Monday-Thursday, 5:30-10 p.m.

• Saturdays, All day

• Sundays, 1-8:30 p.m.

$8.00 per court, per hour

$20.00 per hour, per court

$24.00 per hour, per court

RECREATION CENTERS – ALLEN JAY, DEEP RIVER, MOREHEAD, OAKVIEW, AND SOUTHSIDE

Area Price

Weight Room (Add on to Gym Rental)

ROY B. CULLER JR. SENIOR CENTER

$20.00 per hour

Area Price

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

After 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and weekends

THE CENTER FOR ACTIVE ADULTS

$35.00 per hour, 2-hour minimum

$45.00 per hour, 2-hour minimum

Area Resident Non-Resident

Weekday Use

Multi-Purpose Room (Half)

Multi-Purpose Room (Full)

Weekend Use

Multi-Purpose Room (Half)

Multi-Purpose Room (Full)

Staff Fee

$40 per hour, 2-hour minimum $60 per hour, 2-hour minimum

$60 per hour, 2-hour minimum $80 per hour, 2-hour minimum

$75 per hour, 4-hour minimum $125 per hour, 4-hour minimum

$100 per hour, 4-hour minimum $150 per hour, 4-hour minimum

For events that run past their scheduled end time $25.00 per hour, per employee

*Room rental rates include table/chair setup and breakdown, A/V equipment usage, podium (when applicable) and on-site event host.

DEVELOPMENT FEES

MODULE 1

Guidance

Module I pertains to the application fees for the review of buildings and property to determine compliance with State and local codes. Fees are intended to defray the cost of research, inspection, report preparation and other operational costs the City incurs with processing these requests.

Applications

MODULE 4

Construction Permit

Module IV pertains to fees associated with the plan review, permitting and inspection of buildings, structures and land uses. These fees are intended to offset the city's cost for administering and operating the construction inspection program.

Residential Construction Permit

Item

Construction (To calculate construction fees, the schedule uses the February version of the International Code Council (ICC) Building Valuation Data (BVA) rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the construction value based upon occupancy and building type.)

Sub- Item/ Description

New Structure and Additions (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections) For additions, the new square footage will be calculated using this formula. If any work is being completed to the existing building, alteration fees will be added. The minimum permit fee per trade will be assessed if calculations are lower than the minimum.

For building area

< or = to 1300sf use ICC table value x sf. X 0.004 plus building area. For area > 1300sf use ICC table value x 0.005

Residential Construction Permit Continued

-Item/ Description

Building Addition (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections) $75 Per Trade

Alteration and Repairs (Includes inspections for permitted trades) $75 Per Trade

Repair (Includes inspections for permitted trades)

Unoccupied Accessory Structure (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

Trade-based Calculations

Trades = Building, Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing

Deck Addition and screen porch additions (Deck addition to existing building) (Includes inspections for permitted trades)

$75 Per Trade

Per Trade

Per Trade

Screen Porch Addition (Screen porch addition to existing building) (Includes inspections for permitted trades) $75 Per Trade

Residential Plan Review Applies only to attached housing - fee covers the entire building containing the attached units single family homes (townhomes), duplex, triplex, and/or quadplex will be assessed one plan review fee per permit

Residential Over-The-Counter Permit Item

Sub- Item/ Description

Re-Roofing (>$15,000 value) $75.00

Building

Electrical

Mechanical

Plumbing

Window Replacement (>$15,000 value) $75.00

Siding Replacement (>$15,000 value) $75.00

New Service or Panel (new, replacement, or repair) $75.00

Service Upgrade $75.00

Sub-Panel $75.00

Outlets and Fixtures (new, or alterations up to 10 devices) $75.00

HVAC Unit Addition or New or Replacement (includes electrical connection)

Duct Work Only

Fuel Line Only

Fuel Appliance and/or fuel line (Includes fuel line inspection) $75.00

Service Line -Water Line Only $75.00

Service Line - Sewer Line Only $75.00

Service Line -Water and/or Sewer line repair or replacement Line $75.00

Fixtures and Connections (change up to 5 fixtures) $75.00

Water Heater - Electric

Water Heater - Gas

per unit

Small Accessory Structure

Over-the-counter Minimum Fee (Residential) For Unlisted Items $75.00 per trade

Commercial Construction Permit Item Sub- Item/ Description

Commercial Construction Permit Application Application $75.00

New Structure and Additions

Construction (To calculate construction fees, the schedule uses the February version of the International Code Council (ICC) for each year

For additions, the new square footage will be calculated using this formula. If any work is being completed to the existing building, alteration fees will be added. The minimum permit fee per trade will be assessed if calculations are lower than the minimum. (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

Addition (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

For building area < or = to 20,000sf use ICC table value x sf. x 0.004 plus building area. For area > 20,000sf use ICC table value x 0.0015

Construction (To calculate construction fees, the schedule uses the February version of the International Code Council (ICC), cont.

Trade-based Calculations

Alteration - Area Based (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

Alteration and Repairs - Non Area Based (Used where a square foot floor area cannot be determined); includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

Alteration - Roof Replacement (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

For building area < or = to 20,000sf use ICC table value x sf. x 0.004 plus building area. For area > 20,000sf use ICC table value x 0.0015

For building area < or = to 20,000sf use ICC table value x sf. x 0.004 plus building area. For area > 20,000sf use ICC table value x 0.0015 x 50%

$100 per trade

$30 per 5,000 sq. ft. + $100 per trade

Item

Trade-based Calculations, cont.

Sub- Item/ Description

Modular (Includes all associated electrical, mechanical, plumbing & zoning inspections)

Swimming Pool (Includes inspections for permitted trades)

Deck Addition (Deck addition to existing building) (Includes inspections for permitted trades)

Repair (Includes inspections for Fee

$100 per trade $100 per trade permitted trades)

Outdoor Advertising Sign (Includes all associated inspections)

Communications Tower (Includes all associated inspections)

Wall (Structural inspections only)

$500 per unit

$100 per trade

$100 per trade

$100 per trade

Interior Demolition

Fire Protection

Single Trade/Stand Alone Applications (Interior demolition only)

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - Sprinkler with or without Standpipe

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - Clean Agent

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - Dry Chemical

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System -UL-300 Hood System

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - C02 Inert Gas

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System - Other System

Battery System

Compressed Gas

Cryogenic Fluid

Fire Alarm and Detection System

- Manual Fire Alarm System Only

Fire Alarm and Detection System

- Automatic Fire Alarm System

$400.00 per sign

$400.00 per tower

$1.50 per linear ft. (use minimum fee if necessary

$150.00

$150.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$150.00

Fire Protection, cont.

Commercial Plan Review

Change of Occupancy

Sub- Item/ Description

Fire Alarm and Detection

System - Electrical

Flammable and Combustible

Liquid - Install, Repair or Modification

Emergency Responder Radio Coverage – BDA

Smoke Control & Exhaust Systems

Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems

Gates and Barriers

Review any revision to an approved plan

Change of Occupancy Only (For Single Trade/Stand Alone Applications)

Commercial Driveway Inspection

ABC Zoning Code Compliance Approval and Inspection

ABC Building Code Compliance Approval and Inspection

Commercial Provisional Power

Temporary Utilities Application and Inspections (electric and fuel gas)

Commercial Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Application and Inspections

Commercial Stocking Permit Application and Inspections

Commercial Construction Minimum Fee For Unlisted Items

$50.00

$100.00

$150.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00 per permit review

$150.00

$50 per driveway

$75.00

$100.00

$200.00 per utility

$250.00 per permit

$250.00 per permit

$100.00 per trade

Commercial Over-The-Counter Permit

Item

Building

Electrical

Mechanical

Plumbing

Fire Protection

Sub- Item/ Description Fee

Interior Demolition Only

Expedited Showroom (for project located in showroom district and meeting all requirements)

Replacement (For replacement of same size receptacles outlets & fixtures)

Minor Work - Relocation and/or up to 5 10 new devices

(For addition of new receptacles, outlets & fixtures)

Minor Low Voltage WorkRelocation and/or up to 5 10 new devices (For low voltage drops & devices)

Temporary Service - 60 amp or less

Temporary Service - Greater than 60 am

Service Change - 200 amp or less

$100.00 per trade

$500.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

Service Change - Greater than 200 amp $100.00

HVAC Unit Replacement (For replacement of same size unit)

Water and/or Sewer Line

Replacement

Sewer Line Replacement

Fixture Replacement

Water Heater Replacement

Sprinkler System Heads

(Relocation and/or up to 10 new heads)

Fire Alarm: Detection System (Devices - relocation and/or up to 5 new devices)

$100 per unit

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00

$100.00 per unit

$75.00

$75.00

Fire Alarm: Detection System (Devices - electrical $75.00

Commercial Over-the-Counter Minimum Fee For Unlisted Items

$100.00

Permit Assessment

Item

Residential – Reinspection

After 3rd failed inspection, a site meeting with the inspector is required. (No Charge for required site visit)

Sub- Item/ Description

Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Assessed after 2nd failed inspection on same type of inspection for building, mechanical, electrical, or plumbing trade where item(s) were not corrected or additional items were created.

$50.00 – 2nd failed inspection

$100.00 – 3rd failed inspection

$150.00 – 4th or more failed inspection

Commercial – Reinspection

After 3rd failed inspection, a site meeting with the inspector is required. (No Charge for required site visit)

Work without a Permit Work started without required permits

Document Scanning

Building, Fire, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Assessed after 2nd failed inspection on same type of inspection for building, mechanical, electrical, or plumbing trade where item(s) were not corrected or additional items were created.

$75.00 – 2nd failed inspection

$150.00 – 3rd failed inspection

$225.00 – 4th or more failed inspection

Fee assessed on projects that were issued a Stop Work Order [Permit Fees] x 2

Page sizes greater than 11"x17 Max 30 pages

$5.00/page

Record Conversion Applied when a request needs to be converted from one record type to another $25.00

Code Compliance Inspection

Initial site inspection conducted on all projects done by "Unlicensed" (including owners) contractors

$50.00

PUBLIC SERVICES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Solid Waste Availability Fee

• There is a $15 $17 fee that is billed on the utility bill monthly to maintain the level of solid waste collection services that our customers have become accustomed to.

• The Solid Waste Availability Fee is applicable to all customers who receive the city solid waste collection services - Single and Multi-Family.

INGLESIDE COMPOST FACILITY

The Ingleside Compost Facility is a convenience we offer to High Point residents for disposing of yard debris.

Engineered Soil Per Ton

Wood Mulch Per Ton

Compost Per Ton

Leaf Mulch Per Ton

CEMETERIES

Traditional Adult Burial - Open/Close

$22.00 $25.00

$17.00 $20.00

$22.00 $23.00

$17.00 $20.00

$850.00

WATER RESOURCES

Rates - Commodity Charges (1

)

Sewer Rates - Commodity Charges (per cubicfootor 7.48gallons)

Sewer Rates - Fixed Charges

Sewer Rates - Residential Flat Rate

Sewer Rates – Septage Tickets

1 ticket per 1000 gallons of tank capacity or fraction thereof $58.12 $62.77

1 ticket per 3000 gallons of tank capacity or fraction thereof $174.34 $188.29

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