Planning department raises fee cap for major plan amendments, adopts RV permit tweak

NAVAJO COUNTY — The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution amending the Planning Division fee schedule, notably increasing the fee cap for comprehensive-plan amendments and special-use permits for renewable energy generation facilities to $25,000 from $10,000 and making a smaller adjustment to seasonal RV-permit language. Cody, a planning department staff member, explained that the change simply keeps the same fee structure but raises the maximum cap for particularly large or administratively intensive applications. "What we are proposing is the exact same fee, structure that is here, but raising the cap from $10,000 to $25,000," Cody told the board, adding the department benchmarked fees against comparable jurisdictions and considered staff time required for complex projects. Why this matters: large-scale comprehensive-plan amendments and renewable-energy applications can require substantial staff time, public notice, and ongoing tracking; raising the cap allows the department to recover costs on projects that exceed ordinary workloads while keeping fees competitive with other Arizona jurisdictions. Board action: After a short discussion and no public comment, the board adopted Resolution No. 21-2025 to update the fee schedule. Planning staff said the revised schedule remains in the mid-range of comparable jurisdictions; the department is not increasing other permitting fees at this time.