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Garden City council raises development inspection fees and approves contract-rate changes for SafeBuilt
Summary
The council approved two related fee resolutions: an amendment to the Development Services fee schedule (Res. 1239-26) to reflect higher contractor inspection costs and a second resolution (Res. 1238-26) adopting changes to fees paid to SafeBuilt; staff said the SafeBuilt inspection rate rose ~22% and legal counsel confirmed fees must be tied to actual costs.
Garden City's City Council approved two fee changes intended to align the city's permit-fee structure with higher contractor inspection rates and to update amounts paid to the city's contracted inspection provider.
Director Thornborough told council the principal change in Resolution 1239-26 is to inspection fees in response to a SafeBuilt contract request and an approximate 22% increase in SafeBuilt's inspection rate, from roughly $90.52 to $110 per hour. Thornborough illustrated the scale of the change with examples: a relatively small $50,000 permit would rise by about $175…
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