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Commissioners receive overview of permit and inspection fees; request comparatives and staff review
Summary
Staff presented an overview of building, electrical, plumbing, fire and impact fees and noted the bureau recovers roughly 60% of operational costs from fees. Commissioners asked staff to collect comparable data from peer jurisdictions and review fee structure and cost-recovery options for future consideration.
Carroll County staff presented an informational overview of the county’s current permit and inspection fee schedules on March 27, noting that since the schedule adoption in July 2020 the bureau has recovered an average of about 60% of operational costs through fees for building, plumbing, electrical, fire, contractor licensing and impact fees.
Planner/Permitting staff described the fee structure for…
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