Rates & Fees
Property Taxes:
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Property Tax – $3.66 per hundred dollars of the Town Assessment (interest added is equal to 2% per month after the due date).
Ordinance 2024-02 Amend Chapter 128 Relating to Fees – Property Tax Increase
July 2024 Property Tax Rate Presentation
Residents of Heritage Shores are subject to a special tax above and beyond the Bridgeville Property Tax. All other properties within the corporate limits of Bridgeville are not subject to this tax. Inquiries about the Heritage Shores Special Tax should be directed to Municap, Inc. at 1-443-539-4111.
The Town of Bridgeville uses Sussex County’s Property Assessments.
Water Rates:
As of October 1, 2022
Monthly Water Service Fee:
- ¾” Meter (Standard Residential) $15.00 [from $7.50] per month
- ¾” Meter – Secondary (Irrigation, Etc.) $10.00 [from $5.50] per month
- 1” Meter $18.75 per month
- 1.5″ Meter $26.75 per month
- 2” Meter $33.75 per month
- 3” Meter $48.75 per month
- 4” Meter $63.75 per month
*Meter Service Fee is calculated as a multiplier of the standard ¾” fee. Any additional meter size not included in this list shall follow the same formula.
Fee: ((Meter Size – Base Meter Size) (Base Meter Rate)) + (Base Meter Rate)
Ex. for 4” Meter: ((4 – 3/4) (15) + 15) => ((3.25 x 15) + 15) => (48.75+15) = $63.75.
Water Usage Fee:
- 0-5,000 gallons $3.76 [$2.79] per thousand gallons per month
- 5,001-10,000 gallons $4.32 [$3.35] per thousand gallons per month
- Anything over 10,000 gallons $4.72 [$3.75] per thousand gallons per month
Sewer Rates: As of July 1, 2021, the sewer system is owned and operated by Sussex County as part of the Western Sussex Unified Sanitary Sewer District.
Infill Residential Impact Fees:
- Minimum charge for water – $750
Non-Infill Residential Impact Fees
- Minimum charge for water per EDU or every fraction thereof: $500
Commercial, Institutional & Industrial Impact Fees:
- Minimum charge for water per EDU or every fraction thereof: $500
Miscellaneous Fees:
- Water Inspection Fee $50.00
- Reconnect Fees for Water $25.00 (due to nonpayment)
- Service Calls on Water $25.00 (per call after the first call)
- Returned Checks $30.00
- New Water Meter: $370.00
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Variance, zoning, and conditional use hearings/ Major & Minor Development Plans
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$500*
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Annexation application fee
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*NOTE: This fee covers Town staff and supplies. Applicants shall be responsible for all costs associated with their request, including but not limited to costs such as advertising, legal fees, engineering fees, etc. | ||
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Notary Services | $5.00 (per stamp) | |
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Fax Services | $2.00 for up to 10 pages. To receive is per standard copy price. Fee includes transmission report copy. Cover page required. | |
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Standard Copies | $.25 per page | |
| Copies – 11″x17″ or 12″x18″ | $1.00 per page | ||
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Scans – Standard Size (8.5″x 11″ and under) – emailed |
$1.00 for up to 25 pages (25 page increments) *Not for high resolution scans
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Scans – We can also now provide higher resolution large format digital scans up to 24”x 36”- Scans will be emailed to you. We cannot print in large format. |
$2.00 per page
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| PLEASE CALL AHEAD for availability for notary or scanning services | |||
| FOIA Requests – copies of public records follow a separate rate sheet. Rates will be confirmed upon request as they are set by the state of Delaware and can change. The current FOIA fee sheet as of the end of 2023 is available here – FOIA Fees. For ease of request processing, please use the FOIA request form here – https://bridgeville.delaware.gov/foia/, send us an email at townofbridgeville@gmail.com, stop in to Town Hall with a written request, or mail us at 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, DE 19933. | |||