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County staff propose changes to building-permit fees to recover inspection costs
Summary
Nottoway County building official outlined a plan to move permit costs toward users by shifting a technician to fee-funded operations, switching from a universal permit to individual trade permits, and raising base and per-contract fees; supervisors supported further discussion and asked staff to refine numbers.
Nottoway County’s building official proposed fee-structure changes at the June 12 work session intended to shift part of permitting costs from the general fund to permit users and to make enforcement of licensing requirements easier.
The building official said he had proposed moving his permit technician from the administrative/general-fund line to a fee-funded line so permit fees would cover that staff cost. He described a broader change from the county’s current universal-permit model to individual trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) to make it easier to verify contractor…
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