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Port Richey council debates extending hurricane repair building permit fee waiver ahead of June 9 deadline
Summary
Council members discussed whether to extend a 60-day waiver of building permit fees for hurricane damage, how to treat house elevation permits and what counts as a filed permit, and agreed to place a fuller discussion on the next agenda so staff can supply details.
Port Richey City Council members discussed extending a temporary waiver of building permit fees for hurricane damage that is scheduled to expire June 9, and directed staff to bring a resolution back for a full agenda discussion.
The issue drew sustained questions from council members about who would qualify for an extension and how to treat work-in-progress such as house elevations. City Manager Matthew W. Cobbler said the last 60-day extension “is almost up again” and that council would need to direct the city attorney “to do the resolution” if members wanted the waiver continued.
Council members pressed for…
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