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Trustees debate fee-schedule rewrite; fireworks sales prompt safety concerns
Summary
Trustees reviewed a condensed fee schedule and debated land-use fees, minor-site plan charges, and whether fireworks sales should remain allowed under municipal code; public comment urged removal of fireworks from the fee schedule due to wildfire risk. Board tabled the fee schedule for a rewrite.
Staff presented a shortened fee schedule that references model traffic code and consolidates earlier line items. Several trustees expressed mixed feelings about site-plan fees, variance charges and a proposed $1.20-per-square-foot fee for major site plans; they asked staff to clarify how square footage is applied and to provide a rewritten draft.
A public commenter said he was "a little concerned that there was, fireworks sales in the fee schedule" given wildfire risk and urged the trustees to consider removal or an ordinance change. The mayor and trustees discussed code options, including a code amendment to prohibit fireworks sales except in strictly controlled circumstances.
Trustees also sought clearer definitions for facility rental 'day' lengths and asked staff to define starting and ending hours in permits. The board voted to table the fee schedule until staff rewrites the document with the requested clarifications.
Why it matters: The fee schedule affects permitting costs for residents and businesses and contains entries that trustees said did not reflect operational realities or municipal cost recovery. The fireworks question raised public-safety concerns in a fire-prone area.
Next steps: Staff will rewrite the fee schedule incorporating trustee feedback (clarify minor site-plan and major-site-plan fee bases, define facility rental hours, and propose options for fireworks regulation) and return the item to the board for approval.
