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New Edmonds building official launches study to update development fees, targets fall 2025 adoption
Summary
The city began an internal study, supplemented by a limited consultant contract, to update development fees with an intended implementation in 2026; the building official said the city will use regional comparables and an internal cost study to set fees that recover costs but avoid prohibiting development.
Ted Kelly, Edmonds's newly introduced building official, briefed Committee A on a study to update the city's development fee schedule. The work is intended to produce a revised fee schedule for council consideration in fall 2025 and implementation in 2026.
Kelly said the city allocated funds to hire a consultant but that the available amount is lower than market rates, so staff will conduct much of the analysis…
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