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Conroe council adopts expanded permit and service fee increases after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with builders and residents, the Conroe City Council voted to amend Appendix A of the municipal code to increase and add fees across building, fire, streets/ROW, taps, signs, subdivisions, telecom towers and mitigation (chapters 14, 30, 58, 70, 82, 90, 94, 98 and 102) to better recover city costs and fund permitting improvements.
The Conroe City Council on Nov. 13 adopted an extensive update to the city’s Appendix A fee schedule, increasing fees and adding new charges intended to recover the cost of permits and related city services.
City staff described changes to dozens of permit categories — including a new residential plan-review fee, higher reinspection fees (from $50 up to $300 for repeated failures), revised electrical and plumbing fees tied to building size, and new cost‑recovery formulas for fire sprinkler and alarm systems (1.5% of contract cost in some cases). Street‑closure fees were heavily revised to…
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