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Council approves technology fee to fund new permitting system after narrow 8–1 vote

Loveland City Council · March 18, 2025
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Summary

Loveland City Council approved a resolution creating a technology fee on building permit and plan‑check fees to cover operating costs of a new development management system. Council voted 8–1 after rejecting an amendment to exempt single‑family homeowner permits.

Loveland City Council approved a resolution to establish a technology fee on development permits to fund and operate a new development management (permitting/planning) system.

City IT and development staff presented a multi‑year implementation plan and said capital funds exist to purchase a hosted permitting platform but ongoing operating costs would be substantially higher than the current system. Staff estimated annual subscription/maintenance costs in the range of $220,000 to $270,000 and proposed a technology fee set as a percentage of building and plan‑check…

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