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City will end automatic downtown fee waivers after 15 years, staff says
Summary
City staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission that City Council voted to stop automatically waiving construction permit fees in the downtown neighborhood empowerment zone after more than 15 years; planning staff will continue to waive fees for site plans, plats and zone changes and property owners can seek grants or incentives.
City staff told the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 10 that City Council recently voted to cease the automatic waiving of construction and building permit fees in the downtown neighborhood empowerment zone, a program that had been in place since the…
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