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Council reviews first reading of fee schedule overhaul for planning and development services
Summary
Director of Planning and Development presented Ordinance O‑19‑25, a first reading to amend the city’s master fee schedule for planning, building inspection and related permits. Staff said updates reflect higher third‑party review costs, statutory changes affecting food vendors and consolidate several flat fees.
On first reading the council considered Ordinance O‑19‑25, which would update Appendix A (the city master fee schedule) for planning and development services.
The nut graf: Staff said the update aligns the city’s permit and inspection fees with increased third‑party plan review and inspection costs, consolidates some categories to simplify administration and responds to recent state law limits for food service and mobile vendors.
Director Parviz Porzisian told the council the city’s contract with a third‑party plan reviewer and inspection company led to increased fees and that the city reviews fees periodically to ensure cost recovery: “The fees went up, so we are adjusting our fees according to that.” He walked the council through examples in the packet: combining residential and commercial specific use permits into a flat rate ($7.50 plus $10 per acre), raising temporary use permit renewal fees (from $150 to $502.50), increasing variance fees to approximately $600 to account for notification and processing costs, and aligning trade/MEP permit minimums (proposed $150 for residential and $250 for commercial).
Staff also explained rental registration and inspection fees remain under discussion; Porzisian said he had initially proposed a combined $150 fee to cover registration and a one‑time inspection but acknowledged council interest in maintaining a separate annual inspection line item. On food service fees, staff said recent state law changes limit how cities may charge mobile vendors and require an overhaul of that portion of the fee schedule.
Ending: This was a first reading; no adoption vote was taken. Staff will return a final ordinance for second reading and formal adoption with the specific fee lines reflected as directed by council.
