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Council approves revised construction-permit fee schedule, drops electronic-archiving surcharge

5935689 · July 9, 2025
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Summary

The council adopted updates to the city's construction-permit fee schedule effective July 9, removing a long-standing electronic-archiving surcharge and adding clarifying language on permit expirations, extensions and grading-escrow authority.

The Wixom City Council voted July 7 to adopt a revised construction-permit fee schedule effective July 9 that removes the electronic-archiving fee from building permit applications and clarifies rules on expired permits, extensions and grading escrows.

City staff explained the electronic-archiving surcharge had generated sufficient revenue over the last decade to cover ongoing archiving work; removing the fee will reduce annual revenue by about $12,000 but will not leave the city…

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