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Committee approves higher land development and real estate review fees for county roads
Summary
The committee approved updated land development and real estate fees to recover planning-review costs associated with projects affecting county roadways, citing a roughly $370,000 annual shortfall and staff cost increases since 2015.
The Santa Clara County Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation Committee voted May 29 to approve updates to land development and real estate fees charged by the Roads and Airports Department, citing a multi-year gap between staff costs and fee revenue.
Deputy Director Chris Lamb told the committee the department's land development unit reviews proposals that affect the county's 624 miles of roadways, including encroachment permits, traffic and drainage conditions set during planning reviews, and inspections. "About 80% of that work is encroachment permits," Lamb said. He said fee…
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