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Council discusses grading, drainage, escrow and fee changes; staff to return with code and fee proposals
Summary
City staff reported growing grading and drainage complaints and asked the council for direction on code changes, escrow increases, and adding pass-through fees for third-party engineering reviews.
City staff presented an analysis of recurring grading and drainage complaints and recommended a series of policy, engineering-standard and fee-schedule changes to reduce future problems and clarify enforcement authority.
Staff member Abby said the city—s current code and administrative procedures do not consistently require grading-plan review or as-built documentation for many land-disturbing activities, including major additions, substantial patios, pools and large landscaping changes. Abby told the council that last year staff routed approximately 109 permits to the city engineer and paid more than $24,000 for…
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