Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Key West planning board backs resiliency fee tied to green-building certification and forwards amendment to commission
Summary
The Planning Board voted to recommend a text amendment to charge permit-based fees scaled by project value (up to 2%) and rebate them depending on green-building certification levels, with an administrative rollout and a six-month hurricane suspension clause.
The City of Key West Planning Board voted Nov. 20 to recommend that the City Commission adopt a text amendment establishing a permit‑linked resiliency fee with rebates tied to green‑building certification.
Allison Higgins, the city’s Resiliency Manager, told the board the program would create three valuation bands and financial incentives intended to “turbo boost private resiliency investments.” Higgins said the fee structure is scaled so lower‑valuation repairs are minimally burdened while larger projects would pay a higher percentage (the proposal uses 2 percent at the higher end) and then receive between 50 percent and 100…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
