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Council hears staff report on proposed 10% prepayment for plan review; ordinance laid over to July 23
Summary
On July 16 the Saint Paul City Council received a staff report on Ordinance 25-41, which would require a 10% pre-application payment for plan reviews over $1,000 (capped at $5,000) and was laid over for public hearing and second reading on July 23.
The council heard a staff report on Ordinance 25-41, a proposal to amend chapter 33.04 of the legislative code to require that 10% of the estimated plan-review fee be paid before a review may begin for plan reviews over $1,000.
Deputy Director David Hoban of the Department of Safety and Inspections told the council the proposed change is intended to reduce the number of incomplete or substantially deficient plan submissions and to help the department recover review work when…
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