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Review board presses staff for explanation of 15–65% fee increases, asks to add Board of Supervisors memo to record
Summary
Board members and a public commenter questioned increases to planning and review fees (described by staff as roughly 15%–65% for some items) and asked staff to provide the April 21 memorandum presented to the Board of Supervisors; staff said the supervisors directed a shift to cost recovery and agreed to add the memo to the meeting record and explore a streamlined one‑page memo process for routine sign approvals.
Board members at the Mendocino County Historical Review Board meeting on May 4 pressed staff for justification of recent increases to planning and review fees and discussed whether sign applications could be handled with a shorter staff memorandum rather than a full staff report.
A public commenter and a board member both said recent application fees have risen sharply and discouraged applicants. One committee member summarized the concern: "I don't understand this because what we did as a board was made the signs on consent… I don't know…
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