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House backs limits on municipal plan-check fees, setting 'lesser of' standard
Summary
First Substitute Senate Bill 110 would cap municipal plan-check fees at the lesser of actual plan-review cost or 65% of the building-permit fee and curbs repeated full fees for identical plans; the House passed the bill after extended debate about local autonomy and fee abuses.
The House voted to pass First Substitute Senate Bill 110 on March 2, approving a measure that sets a cap on municipal plan-check fees and addresses repeated fees for identical plans. Sponsor Representative Wei described the bill as a negotiated settlement with cities and towns to curb apparent abuses in plan-review charging practice.
Representative Wei told colleagues: “We tried to do a self governing way of checking this on this bill,” and…
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