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Starke staff reports 22 permits in September; commission gives first reading to security-light rate ordinance
Summary
Staff reported 22 building permits issued in September, generating $9,619.30 in permit revenue; the commission held a first reading of Ordinance 2026-01 to amend monthly security-light rates and moved it forward without public comment.
Starke staff reported modest building and code-enforcement activity for September and the commission advanced an ordinance on security-light rates to its first reading.
Planning and zoning official Lance Campbell told the commission the building department issued 18 residential and four commercial permits in September (22 total) and collected $9,619.30 in permit revenue. On code enforcement, staff closed four cases, opened five new cases, logged 16 citizen contacts and demolished one dangerous structure. Campbell offered to provide commissioners with a written breakdown of the commercial permits when asked.
On a separate agenda item, the commission held the first reading of Ordinance 2026-01, described by title as "amending the monthly security light rates for residential and commercial customers" and revising Chapter 102 schedules. Commissioner Miller moved to pass the ordinance on first reading, a motion that was seconded and carried after no public input was recorded.
What comes next: staff will provide requested details on commercial permits in writing, and the ordinance will return to the commission for a subsequent reading and further action per the city's ordinance-adoption process.
