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Valley County commissioners adopt higher planning and zoning fees after public hearing
Summary
The Valley County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2025-08 to raise several planning and zoning fees, including a new Agricultural Protection Area application fee and higher appeal and surveyor charges, after a public hearing that included objections to proposed reconsideration and appeal fees.
Valley County commissioners voted to adopt Resolution 2025-08, increasing several planning and zoning fees, following a public hearing and staff presentation on April 14.
County staff presented the resolution and said the board sets planning and zoning fees to cover processing costs and that a public hearing was required because some proposed increases exceed 5%. The staff report described several specific changes: a proposed $150 fee for Agricultural Protection Area applications tied to Ordinance 2025-05-01; a proposed new fee of $1,500 for motions for reconsideration under a proposed addition to Valley County Code 9-5H-13; an increase in appeal fees from $500 to $1,000; and an increase in county surveyor fees from $300 plus $1 per lot to $500 plus $1 per lot. Staff said the last fee update occurred in 2023 and compared the current and proposed schedules in the meeting packet. Legal notice of the hearing was posted in the Star News on March 27;…
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