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Piedmont adopts updated planning and building fee policy, orders staff to design solar rebate option
Summary
The City Council adopted a planning and building department cost recovery policy and an updated fee schedule aimed at 100% cost recovery, set a Jan. 1, 2026 implementation date and directed staff to return with options for a residential solar rebate program rather than reducing solar permit fees immediately.
The City Council unanimously adopted a planning and building department cost recovery policy and an updated fee schedule on Sept. 15 that staff and consultants say will move the department toward full cost recovery while retaining council authority to authorize exemptions.
The council set Jan. 1, 2026 as the proposed implementation date and directed staff to return with a more detailed proposal for a residential rooftop solar rebate program rather than immediately reducing solar permit fees.
City Planning and Building Director Kevin Jackson and Courtney Ramos of Matrix Consulting Group presented the results of a year‑plus cost‑of‑service study. Ramos said the study examined time assumptions, fully burdened hourly rates and legal compliance and that…
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