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Lane County approves 7% phased fee increase for Land Management Division permits

3296700 · May 13, 2025
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The Lane County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 May 13 to adopt Ordinance No. 2504, phasing a 7% increase to the Land Management Division building program fee schedule over three years, effective July 1, 2025, to address a $1.2 million operating deficit.

Lane County commissioners voted 5-0 on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, to adopt Ordinance No. 2504, approving a 7% increase to the Land Management Division (LMD) building program fee schedule phased over three years, effective July 1, 2025. The motion was made by Commissioner Trigger and seconded by Commissioner Farr; the roll call vote was unanimous in favor.

The fee change is intended to close a $1,200,000 operating deficit in the division’s budget, County staff said. Kier Miller, Land Management Division manager, told the board the increases were reduced from an earlier, larger proposal and that the board elected to phase the necessary increases after public input. Miller said certain permit types needed to site more affordable housing — ‘‘such as 80 use emergency RVs and homes within…

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