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Community Development Committee: permit revenue up; staff previews housing bump next year
Summary
Staff told the Community Development Committee on Aug. 13 that permit revenue has rebounded after a slow start to 2025, driven by higher electrical, HVAC and plumbing fees, and that a pipeline of new plats should increase housing permits next year.
Community Development Committee members met Aug. 13 and heard two information reports from Community Development Department staff on inspection/permit activity and the department’s midyear 2025 budget.
A department staff member told the committee the Inspection Division’s year-to-date permit revenue has “been catching up to a point where I think we’re pretty close to being right on budget in terms of revenue.” The staff member said the city raised some permit fees since last year and that the higher revenue this year is concentrated in electrical, heating and plumbing permits: “We raised permit costs, in some areas…we are seeing significantly more revenue in electrical, heating, and a little bit more in…
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