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Somerset council reviews permit-fee overhaul, asks staff to study graded fees and truck permits
Summary
Council discussed updates to Somerset’s fee schedule — from demolition and building additions to separate generator and HVAC fees — and directed staff and the town attorney to research graded fees by house size, truck/weight permit options, and potential bonding for demolition-related street damage.
Somerset council members spent the work session examining the town’s fee schedule and requested targeted research and draft proposals from staff and the town attorney.
Councilors compared Somerset’s permit and activity fees with neighboring towns, noting items missing from Somerset’s line-by-line schedule such as separate charges for porches, decks and fences. Rohit asked whether the town’s “all building additions” line includes porches and stoops; planning staff replied it does and that the code treats permanent…
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