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Finance committee backs flat first-tent fee, lower incremental charge after nonprofit complaint
Summary
After a Saints Car Club complaint that multiple large tents triggered repeated fees, staff proposed and the committee agreed to forward a recommendation for a flat first-tent permit fee that covers typical review/inspection costs and a smaller per-additional-tent charge to the full council.
The Port Orchard Finance Committee reviewed a complaint that a nonprofit event was charged multiple tent-permit fees after putting up more than one large membrane tent. Nick Bond, who presented the background, said the city historically charged only a $10 technology fee for small pop-up tents but adopted higher fees for larger membrane structures to capture staff review and after-hours inspection time.
Bond told the group the new fee was intended to cover actual inspection and plan-review costs, including…
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