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Residents urge review of high appeal fees for planning commission decisions
Summary
Neighborhood speakers told the council Lafayette’s planning appeal fee — described in one case as $5,850 — discourages appeals and may favor property owners; speakers asked the council to review the fee structure and justify staffing-hour bases for the charge.
Several residents told the City Council on Monday they believe Lafayette’s current appeal fee structure for planning decisions is unreasonably high and discourages public appeals.
Pam (last name not provided) told the council that the city’s appellant surcharge — set at 75% of the project owner’s application fee — produced an appeal cost in one instance she described as $5,850. She said the city’s…
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