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Committee forwards AD-2523 proposing building permit fee increases, including $10 administrative fee
Summary
The Amherst Building and Lands Committee voted 6-0 to send ordinance AD-2523 to the full council. The building department manager said permit fees had not been broadly adjusted since 2013 and proposed increases averaging roughly 30%–52% depending on scenario, plus a $10 administrative fee to help offset new permitting software costs.
The Amherst Building and Lands Committee voted to send ordinance AD-2523 to the full council proposing changes to building permit fees; the motion passed 6-0 in committee.
Building department manager Mister McCartney told the committee the department last updated fee schedules in 2013 and that costs — including a new permitting software contract and general inflation — prompted a reassessment. He said he reviewed fees in several Lorain County municipalities and used CPI and other measures to calculate increases. McCartney said, by…
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