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Neighbors urge City Council to review high planning appeal fees after discovery of $5,850 charge
Summary
At the June 23 meeting a group of neighbors asked the council to examine the Planning Commission's appeal fee policy after they found an appellant-paid fee totaling $5,850 (described as 75% of the application fee). They said the high cost discourages appeals and asked the council to require fee justifications and documentation of staff time.
A neighborhood group told the Lafayette City Council on June 23 that the city's fee structure for appealing Planning Commission decisions appears to charge appellants 75% of the project owner's application fee, which in one case amounted to $5,850.
The speaker, identified as Pam, said her group compared Lafayette's appeal fees to…
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