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Williamsburg moves special-event permitting to SMApply, adds $50 short-term permit fee
Summary
Economic development presented a reorganized workflow using the city's existing SMApply platform to process special-event permits and will add a $50 short-term permit fee; staff set a target live date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Williamsburg City staff told the City Council on Sept. 11 that short-term special-event permitting will move into the city's existing SMApply platform to centralize application intake, reviewer comments and fee payment, and that the council adopted an ordinance to add a $50 short-term permit fee.
The change: Sarah Seward, administrative coordinator in Economic Development & Tourism, said the city already uses SMApply for grant and application management and has built a custom workflow for short-term events that preserves existing application questions and legal notice requirements while adding automated tasks, reviewer…
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