City of Muskegon raises several fees for municipal services in 2013 to reflect rising costs

City of Muskegon raises several fees for municipal services in 2013 to reflect rising costs | MLive.com
• A reduction in slip rentals at Hartshorn Marina of 13 percent for 30-foot slips to $1,740 a season, 21 percent for 40-foot slips to $2,400 a season and 27 percent for 60-foot slips to $3,900 a season. The reductions are in hopes of increasing the number of marina rentals, city officials said.

• Seasonal beach catamaran dry storage rentals will go up 20 percent a season to $161 for residents and $239 for nonresidents.

• The stormwater “cross connection” with sewer lines violation fee has gone from $6.05 a day to $7.69 a day with no charges if the correction is made within 90 days of discovery.

• A new fee has been imposed on large water main taps of $200 each, plus the cost of the city’s time and materials.

• Planned Unit Development requests for the special zoning designation have gone from $500 to $600. The charges now will be $300 for preliminary approvals and $300 for final approvals.

• Requests to vacate a city street have gone from $300 to $400.

• Flat sewer rate fees (for those without water meters) are now $29.70 a month for residential customers and $36.15 a month for commercial customers.

• Requests for a zoning change have gone from $300 to $400.