Miscellaneous fees and charges
Miscellaneous charges are for inspections, information and other services not specified in our other fees schedules. They include LIMs, swimming pool inspections, vehicle crossing applications and charges for Council staff, among other things.
All fees and charges include GST. Effective 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
These miscellaneous charges are imposed under the Local Government Act 2002. They seek to recover the cost to Palmerston North City Council for approvals, authorities and inspections not covered by the primary legislation under which the Council operates. (These being the Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004, Dog Control Act 1996, Impounding Act 1955, Food Act 2014 and Land Transport Act 1998).
| Fixed fees |
| These are payable when a request is made to Council for a service or for information. No additional charges will be applied. |
| Land Information Memorandum |
$521 |
| GIS inputting, per consent |
$218 |
| Street number change request |
$469 |
| Noise |
| Return of seized sound equipment: First offence |
$215 |
| Return of seized sound equipment: Second or subsequent offence |
$503 |
| Disconnection of alarms under the RMA |
Recovery of actual cost incurred by Council, including staff time and contractor costs |
| Food control plan auditing |
| These fees are non-refundable. They are charged under the Food Act 2014 and include site visits, reporting and general administration. |
| Processing an application for registration or renewal of a food control plan or a national programme |
$334 |
| Verification, initial or follow-up site visits (including reporting) |
$208 per hour |
| Deposits |
| Charges for all services are based on the actual costs incurred by the Council. Any deposits specified below are payable before the Council starts the service. The total charge for the service will be determined when the service is completed, based on the time spent on the work by the relevant officer at that officer's hourly rate. |
| Right of way approval (section 348) |
$500 |
| Certificate of compliance, Building Code: Alcohol |
Billed at the actual cost of the officer's time per hour |
| Gambling venue consent |
$472 plus officer's hours after 3 hours |
Other charges
These fees may be applicable to a consent or may be applied as a single charge.
| Photocopying or copy of scanned documents |
| Photocopying and scanning charges include both material and labour costs associated with the work. |
| A0, A1, A2 |
$10 per page |
| A3 |
50 cents per page |
| A4 |
40 cents per page |
| Double-sided A3 |
60 cents per sheet |
| Double-sided A4 |
50 cents per sheet |
| Colour copies single-sided |
Additional charge of $1.70 per page |
| Colour copies double-sided |
Additional charge of $3.80 per sheet |
| Request for property information |
| Copy of property information |
At cost of officer's time per hour plus disbursements |
| Certificate of title |
$33 |
| Swimming pools |
| Initial compliance inspection |
$242 |
| Re-inspections (second and subsequent inspections) |
$242 per inspection |
| Vehicle crossings |
| These are fees per inspection |
| T1 |
Inspect existing vehicle crossing |
$258 |
| T2 |
New vehicle crossing |
$476 |
| T3 |
Alter an existing vehicle crossing |
$258 |
| Overweight vehicle permit application fees |
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Overweight vehicle permit fees are set by the Land Transport (certification and other fees) Regulation 2014.
The application fees below are per permit. There will be an additional charge of $9.09 for each permit where fewer than 3 working days are available for processing.
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| Single, multiple trip or linked permit |
$18.18 |
| Continuous, high-productivity motor vehicle, or specialist vehicle permit |
$54.55 |
| Renewal of a continuous permit |
$9.09 |
| Asset bonds |
| Council asset bond, payable for each building consent above the value of $100,000 |
$1,000 (no GST) |
| Administration and processing fee |
$227 |
| Overgrown trees or shrubbery |
| Removal of overgrown trees or shrubbery |
Recovery of actual cost incurred by Council, including staff time and contractor costs |
| Charges for Council officers and decision-makers |
| These charges are the rate per hour (or part thereof) for Council staff services, by work type, for approvals, authorities and inspections that are not listed on this page as a fixed fee. |
| General Manager/Group Manager |
$294 |
| City Planning Manager |
$273 |
| Senior Planner |
$251 |
| Planning Officers and Graduate Planning Officers |
$235 |
| Monitoring and Enforcement Officer |
$209 |
| Team Leader Building |
$251 |
| Senior Plumber and Drainage Officer and Advanced Building Officer |
$251 |
| Building Officer |
$231 |
| Environmental Health Officer and Environmental Health Technical Officer |
$223 |
| Environmental Health Cadet |
$201 |
| Team Leader Business Support |
$219 |
| Senior Business Support Officer |
$198 |
| Administration staff |
$144 |
| Technical and professional staff from all other Council units |
$268 |
| Commissioner |
At cost plus disbursements |
| Hearing panel of elected members |
At cost ($116 per hour for chair and $93 per hour for members) plus disbursements |