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Committee backs option to waive land‑use board fees for variance filings linked to building recertification repairs
Summary
The committee approved sending an amendment that would let the City Commission waive land‑use application fees by resolution when variances are required to correct deficiencies identified in building recertification inspections; members asked for an administrative path and a hardship statement option.
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee on Jan. 16 advanced an amendment to allow the City Commission to waive land‑use board application fees in cases where a variance is required to make repairs or improvements identified in a building recertification inspection report.
The item was introduced by a commissioner who described a condominium association, Boston Plaza, which faced costly variances after a 40‑year recertification and predatory…
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