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Finance committee advances temporary exterior-permit application fee waiver; keeps 12-month permit term
Summary
The finance committee moved to advance a temporary exterior-permit application fee waiver for June 16–Sept. 14, keeping a 12-month permit validity required by city code and limiting program eligibility to properties of three units or fewer.
The Schenectady City Council finance committee voted in committee June 2 to advance a resolution to run an annual exterior-permit application fee-waiver program from June 16 through Sept. 14, while retaining the city code requirement that permits remain valid for 12 months.
Finance Committee chair Mister Gutierrez presented the item, noting the program has run since February 2018 to incentivize exterior property improvements. He said council staff raised the application fee this budget cycle from $56 to $75 but recommended a temporary fee waiver for the program period.
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