City staff propose building-fee updates and $100 temporary-occupancy charge

City staff told the council on Nov. 1 that the building-fee schedule has not been comprehensively reviewed since 2015 and proposed multiple changes intended to better align fees with administrative costs.

Speaker 6, identified in the meeting as the senior manager leading the review, said staff prepared a comparative analysis of current charges and proposed revisions. The transcript records that some fees would increase while renewal fees would be reduced.

As one concrete change, Speaker 6 described a new $100 temporary-occupancy fee for commercial properties that occupy premises before final completion: "The other thing that we did was a $100 temporary occupancy fee." Council discussed how that fee would apply to commercial properties not fully completed.

Staff also clarified permitted processing operations described in the review as "cold pressure processing" and discussed equipment needs and payment methods; staff said most transactions are by credit card. The transcript does not record a formal vote to adopt the revised fee schedule.

Next steps: staff provided the fee comparison for council review; the transcript does not record a final decision or adoption vote.