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Committee updates zoning fee schedule and considers civil infraction tickets to speed enforcement
Benton Harbor Personal Finance Committee · April 16, 2026
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Summary
City staff proposed raising zoning and permitting fees to align with peer communities and recommended a civil infraction citation process for low-level violations so residents can resolve issues locally and fines remain in the city.
Acting City Manager Oscar Warren presented a resolution to update the city's zoning fee schedule, noting many existing fees had not been updated in years and were below peer-community averages.
"What was there previously had been for years and completely out of touch with reality," Warren said,…
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