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Redding council adopts updated Master Fee Schedule after hours of questions on inspections and utility fees
Summary
Council approved a revised Master Fee Schedule after public hearing and extended discussion about inspection-based charges for water heaters, sprinklers and fire-related permits, plus new recreational and airport fees. Council members and residents pressed staff for methodological detail on several large increases.
The Redding City Council adopted a revised Master Fee Schedule following a public hearing and extended council questions about how some fees were calculated.
City finance and development staff presented the 12-page schedule and described the methodology used to align fees with estimated staff time and cost recovery. The updated schedule adds new charges (for example, field-preparation for baseball/softball and pickleball court user fees), consolidates some event and parking fees, and adjusts multiple inspection and permitting fees citywide, including building, fire, airport and public-works charges.
City Budget and Finance Director Greg Robinette and Development Services staff told council they reviewed department-by-department cost studies before proposing…
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