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Kingsville amends code to permit third‑party building inspections; fees to be passed to contractors
Summary
The Kingsville City Commission voted unanimously Jan. 13 to amend the city code to allow use of third‑party plan review and inspection services and to pass those inspection fees to contractors when the city engages an outside inspector.
The Kingsville City Commission on Jan. 13 approved final passage of an ordinance amending the City of Kingsville Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15, Article 1, Section 13, to allow the city to use third‑party plan review and inspection services and to pass the resulting inspection fees to contractors when the city engages such services.
City staff told the commission the city has been using a third‑party provider for inspections since its in‑house inspector left and that the city has absorbed the resulting invoices. Planning‑department staff said the city has paid $33,783.96 to the third‑party provider since the service began and $17,601.68 so far in the current fiscal year. Staff said…
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