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Board opens public hearing on wide fee schedule changes; tables final vote to September after member briefings
Summary
County staff proposed a comprehensive Community Development fee schedule overhaul (planning, zoning and building permit fees). The board opened a public hearing, heard questions from supervisors and deferred a final vote to the September meeting so staff can meet one‑on‑one with supervisors to answer detailed questions.
Botetourt County opened a public hearing on a comprehensive update to community development fees — changes that would revise planning, zoning and building permit charges and add new fees for plan review, technology and advertising costs.
Staff told the board the schedule is the first comprehensive review in many years (some fees date to 1998 or 2005) and aims to shift more of the direct cost of permitting and plan review to applicants rather than the general taxpayer while controlling costs for small projects and preserving support for agricultural and conservation activities.
Key points in the proposal presented by staff included a recommended technology fee of 5% of permit-issuing fees, new or increased advertising fees tied to state notice requirements, a consolidated zoning fee structure by categories rather than…
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