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Business and Neighborhood Services proposes fee overhaul, continuous-vacancy enforcement and expanded demolition after staffing and permitting updates
Summary
BNS proposed updated fees and penalties, a continuous-vacancy enforcement program and continued demolition work, and described impacts from new state laws on drainage permits and private plan review during its Aug. 18 budget presentation.
The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services presented a 2026 budget proposal and a set of fee and penalty changes to the Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee on Aug. 18, 2025, seeking to stabilize revenues and modernize permitting and enforcement operations.
Director Abby Brands summarized operational work and regulatory changes, including two state laws that affected permitting this year: House Bill 1037 limited local authority over erosion and sediment control for sites under one acre, which changed the city's ability to issue certain drainage permits; House Bill 1005 authorizes private third-party plan review and inspection for residential work starting Jan. 1, 2026. Brands said the department paused some drainage permitting to review the legal changes and adapt its processes.
BNS said it has issued roughly 20,000 permits year to date with an average…
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