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Commissioners waive building-permit fee for Pocono Heritage Land Trust kiosk sign
Summary
The board agreed to waive the $404.50 building-permit fee for a kiosk sign at a county preserve after the trust explained the structure is a simple sign and state building-permit rules require inspection under the Uniform Construction Code.
Louise Trautman of the Pocono Heritage Land Trust presented a stewardship-manager application for a kiosk sign at a nature preserve and asked the board to waive a $404.50 building-permit fee that the trust believed was charged in error. Trautman described the kiosk as three posts with a roof and a locking plexiglass cabinet for trail maps.
Township staff explained the fee arises because the work falls under the state Uniform Construction Code (PAUCC) and requires a building-permit inspection; the township's contract with SFM processes those permits and SFM invoices the township a percentage of fees. After discussion, a motion to waive the fee was made and the board carried the motion by voice vote.
