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Development services proposes updated fee schedule for permits and applications last updated in 2001
Summary
County staff presented proposed fee increases for development services items including rezoning, special‑use permits and variances; staff noted several fees have not been adjusted since 2001 and that proposed increases would offset legal ad costs and modest processing expenses.
County development services staff presented a proposed update to the department fee schedule at the March 2025 budget session, noting several application fees — for example rezoning, special‑use permits and variances — have not changed since 2001 and in some cases do not cover the cost of required legal advertising.
Staff provided a comparison to neighboring jurisdictions and proposed fee increases intended largely to cover the county’s direct costs, such as newspaper legal ads, rather than to generate general revenue. Commissioners were given the fee table for review and staff said they will incorporate commissioner feedback before finalizing recommendations in the budget process.
