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Aransas Pass council to remove base fee for variance and conditional-use permits
Summary
Council discussed a revised development-fee schedule and agreed to remove the base fee so variance and conditional-use permits would be $200 each; staff will present a corrected schedule May 5.
City planning staff presented an updated development-fee schedule at the Aransas Pass City Council workshop on April 20, prompting extended discussion about competitiveness, transparency and whether fees had been used to deter code circumvention.
The staff presentation compared current fees with proposed amounts and with neighboring jurisdictions. Staff explained several adjustments: plat fees stayed largely the same; rezoning fees would be structured with a base plus acreage charges; and some items…
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