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Building department proposes charging for third and subsequent plan reviews; council weighs equity and navigator role
Summary
Building & Neighborhood Services proposed activating a 50% fee for plan submissions that require more than two review cycles and examining new fees (residential and fire-protection plan reviews) as part of a cost-of-service analysis; staff estimated potential plan-review revenue is substantial compared with current fee intake.
Tom Marsh, director of the Building & Neighborhood Services Department, told the Budget & Finance Committee that his department is proposing several changes to plan-review fees aimed at improving plan quality and better matching revenue to staff costs.
Marsh said one proposal is to begin charging a supplemental fee equal to 50% of the original plan-review fee for any plan requiring a third review cycle; he noted that language for that fee has existed in the municipal code for…
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