Various Howard Lake Fees
Information updated October 2018
Listed below are fees for licenses, permits, utility hook-ups, or garbage collection. For the full list of fees and charges, or for questions, contact city hall.
Utility hook-up charges
- New water meter $75
- Sewer access charge – residential and commercial $4,491
- Water access charge – residential and commercial $3,080
Water and sewer utility rates
- Water $4.26 per 1,000 gallons, $26.88 base rate
- Sewer $8.87 per 1,000 gallons, $30.87 base rate
- Wastewater Treatment Plant $7.41 per 1,000 gallons
- Minnesota Testing Fee $0.53 per month
- Storm Water $7.99 per month
Garbage and recycling
- 30-gallon, per month $10.70
- 60-gallon, per month $14.40
- 90-gallon, per month $15.80
- Bi-weekly recycling per month $2.25
- City-wide cleanup days occur the first Saturday in May and October each year. Fees for this event vary.
Compost fees
- Annual Permit (Resident) Free
- Annual Permit (Non-resident) $20
- Dump truck load – heavy wood $100
- Dump truck load – light wood $50
- Pickup load $5
- Dumping Fee (By appointment only) $10
Building permits
- Maintenance Permits $50
- Maintenance Commercial Valuation based
- New Construction Valuation based
Applications
- Administrative Permits $50
- Rezoning $200
- Zoning Tax Amendment $200
- Site Plan Review $200
- Conditional Use Permits $150
Planned unit development
- General plan $300
- Final plan $300
- Amendments $250
Variances
- Residential $75
- Commercial and Industrial $75