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Scott County APC approves updated building‑permit fee schedule; adds $50 charge for additional inspections
Summary
The Advisory Plan Commission approved an amended fee schedule on March 11 that keeps a baseline number of inspections for new builds but adds language allowing the building commissioner to require extra inspections and set a $50 per extra‑inspection fee; the schedule will be forwarded to county commissioners.
The Scott County Advisory Plan Commission on March 11 approved an amended building‑permit fee schedule that adds a staff‑reserved disclaimer allowing the building commissioner to require additional inspections beyond the published baseline and sets a $50 fee for each additional inspection.
Members discussed the difficulty of prespecifying a fixed number of inspections for large or custom projects. Commissioners agreed to add an asterisked disclaimer to the schedule stating that "the building inspector reserves the right to require additional inspections as needed" and that "additional inspections will have a $50 fee per inspection." The language was added to address projects that are unusually large or that require multiple specialty inspections.
The commission voted by roll call to forward the amended fee schedule as a recommendation to the county commissioners for approval and publication; staff said the commissioners would set an effective date if they adopt the change.
The change is procedural and administrative: it does not amend building‑code standards but clarifies billing for inspections beyond the baseline included with a permit.
