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Lakewood staff propose fee schedule changes for planning and public works, raise technology fee to cover permit systems
Summary
Public works and planning staff presented a package of fee schedule updates April 21 that correct omissions, add new permit categories and increase a technology surcharge from 2% to 4% to recover software and GIS costs used in permit review.
Lakewood planning and public works staff presented proposed updates to the 2025 fee schedule at the April 21 council meeting, describing a mix of housekeeping fixes, restored line items omitted in a prior reformatting and substantive rate changes to better recover permitting costs.
Public Works Director Tom Remack (appearing with Assistant Director Ms. Silva) said the changes address ‘‘scrivener errors’’ from a large 2024 reorganization of permit fees and add several required permit types…
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