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Redding staff proposes study of building and planning fee changes to recover more overhead
Summary
Staff proposed that the council direct analysis of development services fees to capture some overhead and reduce general‑fund subsidy. Estimated additional revenue ranges from about $100,000 (targeted changes) to $300,000 (full cost recovery); staff recommended time studies and phased implementation.
City staff asked the Redding City Council for direction to begin a formal review of building and planning fee practices to capture currently unrecovered overhead and administrative costs.
Tippin and development services staff described how building permit fees are presently set to recover direct plan‑check and inspection costs (about a 65/35 split in staff estimates), but do not routinely capture departmental overhead, administrative support, software, counter time, pre‑application consultations, or other indirect costs. "What we don't capture in that,…
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