Kirkland trustees move to strip fixed fee amounts from code and update permit fee practices
The Board agreed to remove specific building-permit fee amounts from the Village Code and instead list fees in the permit application packet tied to B&F Construction Code Services pricing; Village Attorney Walters will draft updated ordinance language and Clerk Scidmore may collect plan review fees up front and invoice failed inspection/stop-work fees with a 25% administrative fee.
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Trustees reviewed building-permit definitions and several fee categories on Aug. 3 and directed staff to remove fixed fee amounts from the Village Code so rates can be adjusted annually in the application packet to match B&F Construction Code Services pricing. Village Attorney Walters offered to research and draft more up-to-date ordinance language and will work with Clerk Leslie Scidmore on the package.
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