Council debates permit and planning fee changes, asks staff to simplify and return with revised proposal
Council reviewed a proposed FY2026 fees resolution including public notice sign fees, demolition and fence permits, land-disturbance fees and accessory-structure rules; council asked staff to consider bundling fees, lowering some permit fees and clarifying thresholds before returning with a revised proposal.
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Staff reintroduced a resolution to establish planning and development fees for FY2026 and walked council through multiple line items, including a $25 public notice-sign fee, demolition fees, fence and pool permit fees, accessory-structure rules and land-disturbance plan (LDP) and local issuing authority (LIA) fees tied to inspections. Council members expressed concern that some fees appear disproportionate (for example, fence-permit totals that can approach or exceed pool permit costs) and discussed rolling small fees into consolidated permit charges to improve transparency.
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