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Cannon County moves to administer commercial, industrial and multifamily building permits
Summary
After a public hearing, the county commission approved an amendment enabling Cannon County to administer and enforce commercial, industrial and multifamily building permits and to update the county fee schedule to reference the International Building Code.
Cannon County commissioners approved an amendment to the county zoning and building codes that authorizes the county to administer and enforce commercial, industrial and multifamily building permits.
The change, recommended by the regional planning commission and presented by the land use administrator, follows an interlocal agreement under which Cannon County assumed responsibility for the town of Woodbury’s commercial, industrial and multifamily permitting program. David Robinson, Land Use Administrator, told the commission the amendment also updates the county code and fee schedule by reference to the International Building Code.
“This amendment authorizes the county to administer and enforce commercial, industrial and multifamily building permits,” Robinson said. He told commissioners the amendment would supersede earlier code references and align county practice with the 2024 International Building Code the commission previously adopted by resolution.
Robinson said the county assumed responsibility for the town’s permitting through an interlocal agreement and, at the time, Cannon County did not have a commercial/industrial/multifamily permit program in place. The amendment is intended to give the county explicit authority to issue those permit types and to amend the fee schedule to reflect the code reference in use.
Commissioners asked about the fee schedule and staffing. One commissioner asked whether the county could handle the workload with existing staff; Robinson replied the increase in workload would be “nominal” and largely handled by the city side of the program. Commissioners also asked whether the fee schedule to be used was the standard schedule published with the International Code Council materials; Robinson responded that it was.
The commission moved, seconded and approved the ordinance amendment after the public hearing. The amendment will update the county’s administrative enforcement language and the commercial/industrial/multifamily fee references and was recommended to the commission by the regional planning commission.
The vote was taken by voice; the motion carried. The amendment directs staff to amend the county code and fee schedule by reference to the International Building Code and to proceed with administrative enforcement under the revised code.
