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Council delays action on Certificate of Compliance fee changes after extensive debate and requests for cost data
Summary
After several hours of public exchange and questions, Ithaca council members declined to move the ordinance amending city code §210.43 forward; councilors requested more detailed cost and revenue data and a clearer fee justification before adopting new housing inspection and certificate-of-compliance (CFC) fees.
The Ithaca Common Council heard extended discussion and pushback on a proposed amendment to City Code chapter 210, article 7, section 210.43 that would revise Certificate of Compliance (CFC) fees for housing inspections. Council members expressed concerns about the fee structure, the relative costs assigned to university-owned dormitories versus private multiunit housing, and whether the proposed schedule recovers city costs.
Rob Feldewall of the building division and (in-person) Director Nicholas presented the ordinance revisions and defended the approach as an effort to align fees with the anticipated staff time required to process applications, conduct inspections and issue certificates. "The dollars that were, the dollar fee schedule that was created is really just it's basically a representation of what we expect to expend as as an inspector in this process," Feldewall said.
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