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Council debates giving staff discretion to reduce temporary certificate of occupancy fees
Summary
Councilmembers discussed proposed amendments to the master fee schedule to let building or planning directors exercise discretion over temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) fee reductions, raising concerns about monthly doubling, the need for guardrails, and potential appeal thresholds for large fines.
At the Jan. 27 Pflugerville City Council work session, the Chair introduced a council discussion on proposed amendments to the master fee schedule to allow discretion over temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) fee reductions.
The Chair said the intent is to give the building official or planning and development services director authority similar to that already used by the PAWS director to reduce certain fees in specified scenarios. "If he's legitimately progressing towards getting a permanent CO, that would be…
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