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Council reviews proposed fee-schedule rewrite and permit changes; contractors and residents raise concerns about permit costs and emergency repairs
Summary
City staff presented a redline fee schedule that lowers many base permit fees but raises penalties for work done without permits and clarifies several permit types; contractors and residents urged exemptions or lower fees for emergency repairs.
City staff presented a redline version of a revised fee schedule at the Aug. 13 public hearing that changes many permit fees, adds some permit categories, and raises penalties for work performed without permits.
Staff said the proposed schedule reduces many base permit fees to be more competitive with neighboring jurisdictions, removes a $60 application charge, and increases the multiplier for work done without a permit to four times the initial amount (previously two times). The packet also lists new or clarified permit categories that staff said were not cleanly captured in the current published fee schedule,…
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