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Finance committee recommends fee schedule changes and an amendment to historic-district ‘after-the-fact’ approval fee; committee discusses parking vendor, trash
Summary
The committee recommended changes to the fee and fine schedule, including an amendment increasing after-the-fact historic-district certificate fees; it also discussed proposed sustainable-mobility fees for outdoor dining, a proposed change to meter-violation charging, vendor (Premium) contract implications, and refuse-collection fee pressures.
The Finance Standing Committee voted to favorably recommend the annual fee and fine resolutions, with committee amendments that included a higher “after-the-fact” fee for historic-district certificates and several other technical changes.
Historic-district fees: Planning staff told the committee a clerical error left after-the-fact certificate fees unchanged in the draft schedule. Director Chris Jakubiak proposed an amendment to raise the after-the-fact public-hearing fee from “1% of estimated cost, minimum $50, maximum $2,000” to “1.5% of estimated cost, minimum $350, maximum $5,000.” Jakubiak said the increase reflects staff time and effort required to process cases where work occurred without prior approval. The committee voted to favorably recommend that amendment for the full council.
Outdoor dining and sustainable-mobility fees: Committee members…
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