Janesville, WI
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In 2017, the Wisconsin Legislature approved act 243 requiring municipalities to produce a report that details a municipality's residential development fees.
(1) In this section, “municipality” means a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the municipality's residential development fees. The report shall contain all of the following:
(a) Whether the municipality imposes any of the following fees or other requirements for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development and, if so, the amount of each fee:
1. Building permit fee.
2. Impact fee.
3. Park fee.
4. Land dedication or fee in lieu of land dedication requirement.
5. Plat approval fee.
6. Storm water management fee.
7. Water or sewer hook-up fee.
(b) The total amount of fees under par. (a) that the municipality imposed for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development in the prior year and an amount calculated by dividing the total amount of fees under this paragraph by the number of new residential dwelling units approved in the municipality in the prior year.
(3)
(a) A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality's Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “New Housing Fee Report.” If a municipality does not have an Internet site, the county in which the municipality is located shall post the information under this paragraph on its Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to development fee information for the municipality.
(b) A municipality shall provide a copy of the report under sub. (2) to each member of the governing body of the municipality.