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Yonkers committee considers two-year permits, pro rata renewals and fee cut for large projects
Summary
The committee reviewed a proposed local law to change building permit rules to allow two-year permits, 90-day pro rata renewals and an overall roughly 20% fee reduction targeted at large projects; staff will return with detailed fee charts and a follow-up meeting is planned.
The Legislation and Codes Committee considered a local law to amend Chapter 56 of the code to change building permit terms and the fee schedule to accommodate multi-year developments in Yonkers.
Building Commissioner Jim Gibbons told the committee that with increased development over the last decade the department and developers negotiated a new fee schedule that would permit two-year permits instead of one-year permits and allow additional 90-day pro rata permits after…
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