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Antioch to simplify building‑permit fees and approve building inspection agreement
Summary
Trustees discussed simplifying complex cubic‑foot based building permit fees to a clearer square‑foot or percentage schedule and approved an agreement to provide building inspection services, a move staff said could lower costs compared with prior outsourcing.
Trustees discussed resident and contractor complaints about building permit fees, which staff said are currently calculated using a cubic‑foot methodology embedded in local code and followed strictly by newly implemented software. Staff recommended moving to a more transparent square‑foot or percentage‑based fee schedule and eliminating or clarifying a 1% administrative charge that local comparators do not typically assess.
Community development staff presented comparisons to several neighboring municipalities and provided a sample spreadsheet to illustrate alternative structures. Trustees and business‑community members said simplifying the code would improve transparency and reduce disputes.
In regular business the board approved an agreement to provide building inspection services on behalf of the village (resolution 26‑20). Staff said the contract would reduce reliance on high hourly external rates and allow more in‑house control; roll call showed six yes votes and the motion carried.
Staff said they will bring a follow‑up ordinance package to change the fee schedule and clean up inconsistencies in the code, plus examples to help enforcement and compliance.
