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Pullman council adopts ordinance to double building-permit damage deposit
Summary
The Pullman City Council adopted Ordinance 25-25 to increase refundable damage deposits on building permits from 50% to 100% of the permit fee, citing repeated cases where existing deposits did not cover right-of-way repairs. Councilors debated impacts on small and commercial builders before passage.
The Pullman City Council on Dec. 16 adopted Ordinance 25-25 to double the refundable damage deposit required for building permits that involve earthwork. Deputy Public Works Director Clayton Forsman told the council the change is intended to ensure the city can cover repairs to curbs, gutters and sidewalks when contractors damage the public right-of-way during construction.
Forsman said the code, originally adopted in 1986, had set the deposit at 50% of the building permit fee and that the city has seen instances where that amount was…
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