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West Richland council adopts amended master fee schedule after debate over valuation reference

West Richland City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted Resolution 12-26 amending the city’s master fee schedule after Council Member Blum questioned references to the IBC 'current building valuation data' and asked for fixed dollar figures; staff said the city will post the valuation data online and seeks to standardize permit valuations.

The West Richland City Council approved Resolution 12-26, amending the city’s master fee schedule, following a substantive discussion about how the proposal references the International Building Code (IBC) current building valuation data.

Council Member Blum pulled the resolution from the consent agenda to raise concerns that the amendment references an external document (the IBC building valuation table) that he said is not readily available on the city website and leaves unclear what numeric…

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