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DeWitt raises base trade building-permit fee to $100, effective Jan. 23
Summary
The DeWitt City Council approved a change to the building-permit fee schedule raising the base trade permit fee from $65 to $100 (including one inspection), citing higher inspection costs; the new fee takes effect Jan. 23, 2024.
The DeWitt City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 22 to update the city’s 2024 building-permit fees, increasing the base trade permit fee from $65 to $100 and specifying that the fee will include one inspection. The new schedule is effective Jan. 23, 2024.
The agenda materials and council record state the higher inspection rates reflect costs associated with new trade inspectors. The meeting record does not identify a speaker by name making that specific point in the segment that describes the fee change; the detail appears in the agenda materials summarized for the council.
Councilmember VanDyke moved approval of the new Building Permit Fees, Councilmember Ostrander seconded, and the motion carried by unanimous vote.
The council did not record additional implementation details in the meeting minutes such as a breakdown of inspection fees beyond the single-inspection inclusion, or estimates of annual revenue impact. The motion documentation lists the effective date as Jan. 23, 2024.
The city will implement the revised permit-fee schedule beginning Jan. 23; the record does not show any appeals, exemptions, or phased implementation tied to the change.
