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Leawood council moves business, licensing and permit fees into a 2025 fee schedule; adopts multiple code amendments
Summary
The council adopted ordinances moving business, animal and other licensing fees out of the municipal code into a consolidated 2025 fee schedule and approved the fee schedule by resolution. Several department fees changed, including new fire-department class fees and higher right-of-way and street-degradation fees.
The Leawood Governing Body approved a package of ordinances on Jan. 6 to move various licensing and permit fees out of the municipal code and into a consolidated 2025 fee schedule, and it adopted the new schedule by resolution.
Councilmembers voted unanimously on multiple ordinance amendments that shift business licensing, animal licensing and solid-waste collector permit fees to the city fee schedule so fees can be updated annually without amending the code. Stephen Powell, a city staff member, said the move was primarily administrative and not intended to…
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