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Council adopts ordinance to standardize fire permit fees with Eastside Fire and Rescue
Summary
The council approved an ordinance to replace North Bend’s existing fire permit fee schedule with a standardized schedule developed by Eastside Fire and Rescue (EIFR). Staff said current fees had not been updated since 2015 and cited example increases to align fees with actual review and inspection costs.
The North Bend City Council voted unanimously May 20 to adopt an ordinance that replaces the city’s existing fire permit fee schedule with a standardized fee structure developed by Eastside Fire and Rescue (EIFR).
Colin Mercer introduced the item and said EIFR, which provides plan review and inspection services to North Bend, proposed a standardized, cost-recovery fee model to reduce variation across partner jurisdictions and reflect actual staff time. “The item before you this evening is a request to update the city of North Bend's fire permits and fire permit fee structure to harmonize them…
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