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County adopts new planning fee schedule after cost study; appeal fees left unchanged

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors · December 19, 2025
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Summary

After a Revenue & Cost Specialists study, the Board approved planning and development fee updates intended to recover more of the department’s full business costs; supervisors kept appeal fees at current levels and asked staff to link future updates to streamlining progress.

The Board of Supervisors adopted a revision to the county’s unified fee schedule on Tuesday after reviewing a comprehensive fee study of the Community Development & Infrastructure (CDI) planning division.

Consultants from Revenue & Cost Specialists worked with county staff to create fully burdened hourly rates for planning positions, allocate staff time to services and identify a roughly $2.6 million annual subsidy for planning‑related personal‑choice…

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