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Director reports: proposed permit-fee updates and Accela portal upgrade; housing element revision requested by state
Summary
The director outlined a proposed update to planning permit fees tied to an Accela online portal upgrade, said the county's second housing element submittal was not accepted and requires more analysis, and flagged the Bagerman appeal headed to the Board of Supervisors.
Planning and Building Department staff at the Aug. 28 San Mateo County Planning Commission meeting described a proposed update to planning permit fees and an upgrade to the Accela online permitting portal intended to make planning permit applications and fee calculations available and more automated.
The director said permit fees have not been updated since 2004 and the proposed changes are intended to recover the current cost of service and to support an Accela upgrade. ‘‘The fee update is important to the department not only to recover the cost of doing business, but ensuring effective…
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