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Commissioners review encroachment and permit fee schedule; staff to align fees with neighboring counties
Summary
Officials discussed permit, encroachment and easement fee schedules and approach-width specifications, asked staff to align fees with comparable counties (Richland cited) and to assemble blueprint specs and templates for implementation.
Commissioner 2 asked county staff to review permit forms and the fee schedule for encroachment and easements and to compare the county’s fees with neighboring counties. The discussion emphasized bringing the county’s schedule into line with peers and refining approach-width specifications used in permit calculations.
Staff said they would assemble specifications and consult with engineering (John Bock mentioned as a contact) to lay out approach and encroachment dimensions. Commissioners referenced a comparator fee in Richland County of about $1,750 for a particular permit type and discussed how approach widths could vary from 30 feet to 60 feet depending on use and access classification.
There was no formal motion recorded on the fee schedule at this meeting. Staff indicated there is time to finalize the paperwork and that some state-permit constraints (one speaker mentioned a 500-foot-permit reference) should be checked when drafting specifications. Commissioners thanked staff for the work and asked for follow-up as specs and fee templates are completed.
