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Council adopts immediate increases to Garden Grove building and planning fees after consultant study
Summary
After a consultant presentation, the council voted unanimously to immediately adopt a revised building and planning fee schedule intended to move fees toward full cost recovery; staff had recommended multi-year phasing but council directed immediate adoption.
The Garden Grove City Council voted to adopt a resolution immediately updating the city’s building and planning fees after a presentation of a cost-of-service study by consultant Clear Source Financial.
Community Development Director Nikki Wetzel introduced the item and consultant Terry Madsen reviewed the study that compared Garden Grove’s fees with regional peers, estimated city cost recovery and proposed three options: a three-year phase-in, a two-year phase-in, or an immediate adjustment. The study found that building fees currently recover about 80 percent of the department’s costs and identified an estimated under-recovery of about $1.7 million for fee-related services.
Council decision and reasoning At the conclusion of the public hearing and council discussion, the council voted 7–0 to adopt the staff…
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