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Permit fees and wind/solar projects lift permit revenue; committee adjusts building-permit forecast

5329139 · July 8, 2025
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Zoning and building staff told the finance committee that recent wind-turbine and solar permit activity boosted permit revenue this year; the committee adjusted next year's general-permit forecast upward but noted uncertainty about repeat large projects.

County zoning and building staff told the finance committee on July 8 that permit revenue has varied and recent large projects drove unexpectedly high receipts this year.

Planner Brian explained that general permit fees are a primary revenue line for fund 31 and that recent wind-turbine permits generated roughly $300,000 in fees in the past month. Because similar large…

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