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Committee updates building‑standards hearing fees, including $500 expedited hearing charge
Summary
The committee approved an emergency ordinance updating fees for hearings before the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals, raising several filing fees and establishing a $500 expedited‑hearing option required by recent state law changes. Staff said owner‑occupants face the smallest increase.
The Committee of Development, Planning & Sustainability on Feb. 3 adopted an emergency ordinance amending Codified Ordinance 3103.21 to update filing and appeal fees for the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals.
Armela Davis, executive secretary to the Board of Building Standards, told the committee the change responds to a state law enacted last September that requires expedited adjudication hearings to be available within 48 hours of filing in certain cases. "If they want to have an expediting hearing, only on adjudication orders," Davis said, explaining the new 48‑hour window and the city's…
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