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County to move development permitting fees toward full cost recovery; some customers face significant increases
Summary
DES and CPHD told the County Board they will implement the final year of fee adjustments from a recent study, moving many permit fees to full cost recovery; impact examples show increases in total permit costs ranging from roughly 1% to 1.4% of project value for large projects, and higher percentage swings for specific plan types.
Department of Environmental Services staff told the County Board the FY26 package implements the final year of permit-fee adjustments that follow last year's fee study and a full-cost-recovery goal. DES said those changes were intended to align fees with the time and effort departments spend reviewing and permitting projects.
Nut graf: The department showed example calculations to illustrate how combined…
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