Board Approves Planning and Building Fee Changes; County to Increase Cost Recovery

Dec 10, 2025

After a staff presentation and public outreach, the board approved an update to the county27s Planning & Development fee ordinance. The package restructures many building and planning fees, consolidates hourly rates, separates technology and general-plan surcharges, and increases overall cost-recovery toward 99 percent.

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The Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive update to the Planning & Development Department27s fee ordinance on Dec. 9, a package that restructures many planning and building permit fees, consolidates hourly rates and separates surcharges for technology and general-plan maintenance.

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