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Wesley council adopts revised building‑permit fee ordinance, raises late‑filing minimum
Summary
The Wesley Town Council voted unanimously to adopt an amendment to Chapter 90 adjusting permit fee calculations and raising the minimum late‑filing fee to strengthen enforcement; officials said the change targets compliance rather than revenue.
The Wesley Town Council voted unanimously to close a continued public hearing and adopt an amended ordinance revising building‑permit fees and late‑filing penalties.
The ordinance, amended by the town manager and discussed at the August special meeting, updates the fee schedule for building permits (the manager described a structure including a $4.20 base plus $6 per thousand for work over $50,000) and raises the minimum late‑filing fee from $100 to $500, while preserving an exemption that keeps the $100 fee for projects valued at $10,000 or less. The council voted 5‑0 to adopt the ordinance after hearing the manager’s explanation and council discussion.
Town Manager (attending and identified in the record) explained how the fee and fine formulas apply to larger projects: "if someone has a... permit, their fine is... half of that, which is $2,500," and used half‑million and million‑dollar permit examples to illustrate how fines scale. A councilor who backed the change said the amendment "brought a floor from $100 to $500" to give the town "some teeth" in enforcement for late filings, while leaving small, low‑value permits subject to the lower penalty.
Councilors discussed the arithmetic of the fee table and compared Wesley’s approach with other towns, noting some communities cap late filing at $500 while others allow larger maximums. The town manager said the fee schedule aligns with a statewide template communities use to set permit fees based on local building‑department staffing.
No members of the public were present to comment during the hearing. Councilor Overton made the motion to close the hearing and adopt the ordinance; Councilor Cordial seconded. The chair called the vote and the measure passed 5‑0.
The ordinance adoption takes effect under the town's standard ordinance schedule; the council did not receive public comment on the final vote and recorded no amendments to the manager’s amended text at the meeting.
