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Daytona Beach Shores updates building-permit fee schedule to close operating gap, adopts new online permitting platform schedule
Summary
The City Commission approved Resolution 2025-01 to revise the land development/building permit fee schedule and prepare for a CivicGov online permitting launch; staff said the update aims to reduce an approximate $377,000 operating gap.
The Daytona Beach Shores City Commission on Jan. 7 adopted Resolution 2025-01 revising the land-development code fee schedule and updating building permit and inspection fees ahead of a new online permitting platform rollout.
Steve Edmonds, the city’s building official, told the commission the update simplifies a complex fee schedule, brings the city into alignment with new state online-permitting requirements and supports the forthcoming CivicGov system scheduled to go live Jan. 20. Edmonds said the fee schedule has not had a comprehensive update in roughly 21 years and the municipality currently operates at a deficit between permit revenue and operating costs; he cited about a $377,000 gap in the utilization report for the most recent year.
Why it matters: The fee revisions change permit charges across small residential projects, mid-range remodels and large developments. City staff framed the resolution as an update intended to reduce the operating deficit while not turning permitting into a revenue source. Edmonds presented comparative figures showing the city’s proposed fees remain at or below many nearby municipalities for the same project cost categories.
Edmonds and commissioners discussed inspection practices, the city’s higher number of threshold inspections for condominiums and how a per-inspection billing model could increase costs and staffing needs. Commissioners asked whether the change would affect previously approved developments; staff said the new schedule applies at approval unless a specific stipulation in a prior agreement provides otherwise.
The commission voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution 2025-01. Staff and the building department will implement the updated schedule in coordination with the CivicGov rollout and the city clerk for posting and public notice.
