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Planning director recommends 23% fee adjustment, new $165 performance‑guarantee fee and discounts for conditional zoning in character districts

Southern Pines Town Council · June 25, 2025
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Summary

Planning Director BJ Greve told council the department currently recovers about 50% of review costs on average and recommended a 23% fee adjustment for inflation, a $165 processing fee for subdivision performance guarantees (34% cost recovery of a $485 average), and a 50% administrative fee discount for conditional zoning projects inside character districts; staff will move the draft to public comment.

Planning Director BJ Greve presented a revised planning fee schedule at the June 24 work session after an analysis of average actual costs for permit and review processes.

Greve said the town currently recovers roughly 50% of staff costs on average. He recommended a 23% across‑the‑board adjustment to reflect cumulative CPI increases from 2019–2024, deletion of obsolete line items, and a new $165 fee to process…

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