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Council grants one permit-fee waiver, tables another after mixed votes

3684263 · June 5, 2025
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Summary

Lago Vista City Council approved a waiver of a permanent permit-extension fee for a Cardinal Lane house, denied and then tabled a similar rebate request for a Cedar Ridge project while staff seeks legal guidance on refund authority.

The Lago Vista City Council split on two requests asking the city to waive or refund building-permit extension fees for large custom homes.

At the June 12 meeting the council approved a waiver for a permit at 21313 Cardinal Lane (RFP/project 11783) where the applicant argued the size of the house and floodplain elevation requirements made the one-year permit period impractical. The motion passed 5–1; Councilor Durbin was recorded as the lone dissenting vote.

Separately, the council…

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