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Committee discusses higher building-permit and stormwater fees; staff proposes CPI for building permits and cost-based stormwater updates
Summary
Staff told the committee building-permit fees could be adjusted by cumulative CPI since 2019 and stormwater fees should be revised based on actual staff hourly costs; committee directed staff to prepare schedules and recommended January 1 effective date for building permits.
Kane County staff briefed the Development Committee on planned updates to multiple permit-fee schedules and recommended a blended approach to fee adjustments.
Mark Van Kerkhoff said the last county building-permit fee update used the consumer price index (CPI) in 2019 and staff believe the committee can adjust building-permit fees by applying the CPI for each year since 2019. He said staff aim to present a proposed schedule next month and noted that historically the county has set fee resolutions midyear but made them effective Jan. 1 to give builders time to anticipate changes.
Jody (last name not stated) and Director Wilnick explained stormwater fees were not indexed to CPI but were tied to employee hourly rates used to calculate review costs. Jody said the county’s internal equity pay adjustments have changed hourly rates and staff will apply those changes to stormwater review rates; she expects to present stormwater fee recommendations in August.
Committee members discussed timing. Staff proposed adopting building-permit fee changes on Jan. 1 so the construction community can plan, while some other permit-fee schedules (including stormwater fees) could take effect sooner depending on administrative timelines. No formal vote was taken; the committee asked staff to return with a detailed fee schedule and recommended effective dates for committee and executive review.
Van Kerkhoff also noted staff will send a draft revised job description to the committee to reflect new responsibilities taken on when programs moved into the Development Department.
