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Council doubles off-site improvement threshold for building permits to speed small projects

Lodi City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Council voted to waive first reading and introduce an ordinance increasing the building-permit threshold that triggers required off-site frontage improvements from $75,400 to $150,000, a change staff said will streamline permitting and reduce project timelines for smaller developments.

At the public hearing on item F1, staff (Speaker 11) presented a proposal to update Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 15.44 by increasing the threshold that triggers off-site improvements and dedications for building permits from the current $75,400 to $150,000. Staff said the original threshold dates to 1992 and…

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