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Residents and tradespeople warn proposed Napa County permit-fee hike would deter local building
Summary
Public commenters at the Oct. 7 Board of Supervisors meeting urged the county to reconsider a proposed steep increase in single-family home permitting fees, saying the change could make building unaffordable for local families and harm construction trades.
Several residents and local tradespeople used public comment time on Oct. 7 to urge Napa County officials to slow or alter a proposed increase in permitting fees for single-family housing.
Why it matters: speakers said the proposed change (cited in public comment as a move from roughly $12.25 per square foot to $86 per square foot) would dramatically increase up-front costs and could discourage local construction, remodeling and moderation of housing stock.
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