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Council reviews special‑events permitting changes and proposed fee updates
Summary
Staff presented reforms to special‑event permitting, workflow automations and fee changes (tiered food‑truck fees, parking‑lot rental rates, temporary structure permits per structure and special‑use deposits); council questioned parking‑lot rentals’ impacts on public access and user experience and asked staff to consider waivers and pass‑through options for services such as police and trash collection.
Town staff outlined a multidepartment effort to streamline special event permitting, reduce review cycle time and adjust fees tied to event scale.
Shandy Padgett, inspections director and special‑event coordinator, told the council the special‑event permit is rooted in the town’s UDO and that a six‑department review team now coordinates pre‑event meetings, inspections, post‑event reviews and after‑action feedback. Staff highlighted software automations that produce…
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