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Town approves $200 moving-building permit fee in ordinance update
Summary
The Grand Rapids Town Board approved Resolution 2026-10 amending ordinance 39 to set the permit fee for moving a building or structure at $200 effective May 13, 2026; the board discussed what qualifies as a 'building' under the ordinance and heard one recorded objection during the voice vote.
The Grand Rapids Town Board approved an amendment to ordinance 39 on May 13 that updates the fee for moving a building or structure to $200, effective immediately.
The amendment (Resolution 2026-10) had been the subject of a public hearing earlier in the meeting. During discussion board members asked whether the fee applies to small sheds and what the ordinance defines as a "building." A board member noted the ordinance defines what constitutes a building and that the fee typically applies to houses and larger structures, not small garden sheds.
After brief clarifying discussion — one supervisor asked whether large structures moving through the town require permits and whether permits are required to place moved buildings on property — a motion was made and seconded to approve the ordinance amendment. During the voice vote one supervisor voiced opposition; the motion nevertheless carried and the ordinance amendment was approved.
The board did not read a roll-call vote; the transcript records the motion, a single voiced objection during the vote, and the motion carrying. The ordinance language and effective date were given as part of the public notice and in the board packet.
