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Council adopts updated planning and engineering fees; appeals fee set at $1,500 after public pushback
Summary
After public comment from historic-preservation groups and a lengthy council debate, the City Council approved updated planning and engineering processing fees. The council amended the recommended appeals fee structure and set a flat $1,500 fee for appeals to both staff-level and commission-level decisions.
The Folsom City Council on April 24 approved comprehensive updates to community development planning and engineering processing fees, including a shift from largely deposit-based fees to predominantly flat fees for most planning services. Council also set a flat $1,500 fee for appeals to planning decisions after public comment and council amendment.
Josh Kincaid of the community development department presented the proposed changes, saying planning fees had not been substantially updated since 2006 and that a largely deposit-based structure adopted in 2011 proved impractical without additional administrative staffing. Staff said most routine planning and processing fees would become flat rates reflecting average staff time; only…
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