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Permits, inspections and new fees: Planning staff report faster turnaround and propose valuation-based commercial fees
Summary
Planning and Development Services reported faster plan-review turnaround times, near–5.0 customer ratings and rising permit revenue ($4.2 million); staff proposed restructuring commercial electrical/mechanical/plumbing to valuation-based fees, charging for after-hours inspections and adding resubmittal and plan revision fees.
Lisa Todrick Meyer, director of Planning and Development Services, presented permit and inspection workload, customer-service metrics and proposed fee changes at the Aug. 21 budget workshop.
Meyer said permit and inspection fees generated roughly $4.2 million in revenue for the general fund during the last measured period and that construction valuation in the city exceeded $4.4 billion. Staff reported average plan-review turnaround times that meet or exceed stated service-level expectations and said customer satisfaction ratings for permits and inspections were approximately 4.9 out of 5.
Why it matters: Permit and inspection activities represent a major revenue stream for the general fund and influence local development timelines; fee structures…
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