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Klamath County opens first hearing on ordinance to charge utility right-of-way permit fees
Summary
The Board of Klamath County Commissioners on March 31 opened a first public hearing on proposed Ordinance 42.04, which would allow the county to charge utility right-of-way permit fees up to limits set by state law; Public Works said the new authority could recoup some administrative costs but noted a $500 cap per application may not cover long projects.
Klamath County commissioners opened a first public hearing March 31 on Ordinance 42.04, a proposal to add utility right-of-way permit fees to county code and recover the county’s administrative costs. The board voted to conduct the hearing and take public testimony.
The hearing follows Senate Bill 1566 (Oregon Laws 2024, ch. 60), which authorizes counties to charge fees limited to recovering the ‘‘county’s cost of administration, issuance, and compliance enforcement on a competitively…
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