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Findlay staff proposes first zoning fee increases in years; committee asks for sharper scenarios
Summary
City staff presented a proposal to raise zoning and permit fees after a three-year utilization and cost analysis; committee members asked for cleaner fee categories, comparative scenarios (20%-40%), and follow-up proposals to recover a larger share of department operating costs over time.
City planning staff presented proposed changes to Findlay's zoning permit and fee schedule, the first comprehensive review in more than a decade, seeking to increase revenues and better align fees with department workload.
Staff told the committee they computed a three-year average (2022-2024) of permit activity to smooth variability and compared current fees to similarly sized municipalities. The presentation said the planning department's operating budget is roughly $300,000, and current fees recover an estimated 20% of operating costs. The staff proposal would move the city…
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