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Councilors press for clearer development fees, code updates and temporary-sign rules after vendor complaints

5736978 · July 21, 2025
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Summary

Councilors asked staff for clearer SDC and change-of-use information and considered whether the pending development code audit might address rules on temporary signage after a farmers market volunteer said directional signs are being denied.

Several councilors on July 21 urged staff to make development fees and temporary-permit rules easier to understand after a public comment and council discussion highlighted businesses and vendors struggling with change-of-use charges and a loss of visibility at a relocated farmers market. Councilor Mozzarella described a constituent who decided not to build an accessory dwelling unit because system development charges increased the project cost. He asked for an easy-to-use breakdown of how SDCs are calculated (water and sewer meter size, stormwater impervious area, traffic trip-generation differences…

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