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Resident urges Cupertino to streamline permitting and address permit-fee concerns
Summary
Longtime Cupertino resident Jean Bedord told the Planning Commission the city’s permit fees and processing times feel high and slow; she urged better staffing, fewer handoffs and an expedited path for minor residential projects rather than across-the-board fee cuts.
At the start of the June 10 meeting, longtime Cupertino resident Jean Bedord used the oral communications period to urge the Planning Commission to address perceived problems in the city’s permitting process, including permit fees, staff turnover and processing delays.
Bedord said she heard complaints about building-permit costs at a recent community chat and…
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