Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lane County adopts ordinance to enable charging utilities right-of-way permit fees
Summary
The Lane County Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 2409 to authorize the county to charge utilities for right-of-way facility permits under new state law (Senate Bill 1566); the ordinance enables fee-setting by the county’s Finance and Audit Committee and does not set rates today.
Lane County officials on Jan. 7 approved Ordinance 2409, authorizing the county to exercise new state-granted authority to charge utilities for right-of-way facility permits.
The vote authorizes the county to use authority established by Senate Bill 1566, passed in the 2024 legislative session, which permits counties to collect utility permit fees—subject to certain exemptions and a maximum fee cap of $500. Becky Taylor, Lane County senior transportation planner, told the board the ordinance only enables the county to charge the fees; the Finance and Audit Committee would later set specific amounts.
The ordinance matters because Lane County’s Road Fund has been subsidizing permit review and inspections for utility work. Taylor said facility permit fees were first established in 2005 for many…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
