​As of 1/19/2012

Fees are due upon submittal. Checks (made payable to Wake County), cash, Mastercard, and Visa are accepted.

Fee Name​ Fee Description​ Amount​
ZONING
Commercial Major​ General Site Plan Review​ $800​
Commercial Minor​ Minor Site Plan Review​ $100​
Special Use Permit​ Special Use Permit​ $375​
Zoning Variance​ Hardship Variance​ $300​
Appeal​ Subdivision & Zoning​ $250​
Regular Site Plan Review​ Land Use (use is changing)​ $800​
Zoning Permit​ Land Use (same use, change other than use, without septic verification)​ $50​
Home Occupation​ Home Occupation​ $50​
Sign Permit​ Sign Permit​ $50​
Family Care Home​ With Septic Verification (fee is $100 if septic verification is not required)​ $346​
​Small Day Care With Septic Verification (fee is $100 if septic verification is not required)​ $346​
ABC Permit​ Includes Building Inspection (fee is $50 if a building inspection is not required) ​ $96​
Zoning Letter​ Zoning Verification Letter ​ $50​
Text Amendment​ Request Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance​ $1,500​
Grave Removal​ Grave removal / relocation​ $300​
Traffic Impact Analysis Fee​ Traffic Impact Analysis Review for Residential & Commercial​ $1,000​
SUBDIVISIONS
​Preliminary Subdivision Review Preliminary Subdivision Review​ $1,000​
Exempt Subdivision Fees​ Exempt Subdivision Review​ $100​
Minor Subdivision Plat​ Minor Subdivision Review​ $200​
Construction Subdivision Plat​ Construction Subdivision Review​ $275​
​Appeal ​Subdivision & Zoning $250​
Property Description Fees​ Property Description & re-review​ $46​
Subdivision Sign​ Subdivision Public Sign​ $25​
Final Subdivision Review​ Fee per page​ $300/page​
Letters of Credit Fees​ Processing for financial guarantees​ $400​
Subdivision Variance Fees​ Subdivision Hardship Variance​ $300​
​Traffic Impact Analysis Fee ​Traffic Impact Analysis Review $1,000​
REZONING FEES
Non-residential to residential​ (includes removal of "W" classification, from R40W, R80W to R80 or R40)​ $300​
Residential to lower density residential​ (includes removal of "W" classification, from R40W, R80W to R80 or R40)​ $300​
Any district to non-residential​ Any district to non-residential​ $1,000 + $50/acre​
Residential to higher density residential​ Residential to higher density residential​ $500 + $25/acre​
Any district to a planned development district​ Any district to a planned development district​ $1,000 + $25/acre​
LONG RANGE PLANNING FEES
Land Use Plan Amendment: SRUSA to LRUSA​ Short Range Urban Service Area to Long Range Urban Service Area ​ $300​
Land Use Plan Amendment: LRUSA to SRUSA​ Long Range Urban Service Area to Short Range Urban Service Area​ $500​
Land Use Plan Amendment: NUA to LRUSA​ Non-Urban Area to Long Range Urban Service Area​ $1,000​
Activity Center location​ $1,000​
Road Close​ Right-of-way Abandonment​ $780​
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Staff Research/Hour​ Per hour​ $75​
Unified Development Ordinance (hard copy)​ $60​
Unified Development Ordinance (CD)​ $30​
Copying​ Per page on anything over 10 pages​ $0.10​
Map Copies​ Depending on size​ $1 - $10​