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City adopts new $690 residential building‑records fee after cost‑of‑service study
Summary
Following a ClearSource analysis, council approved raising the residential building‑records report application fee from $300 to $690 to recover estimated staff time and service costs; staff will examine possible square‑footage tiers over the next year to refine fairness.
ClearSource consultant Terry Madsen presented the results of a cost‑of‑service study and recommended increasing the residential building‑records report application fee from $300 to $690 so the city can recover the full administrative cost of providing record reports for real‑estate transactions. "Once we start actually processing the project here, I will jump into that looking for an independent consultant..." the consultant explained, and then gave the council a regionally comparable fee context.
Council members asked whether a square‑footage tiered fee should be considered to reflect the additional staff time larger properties require; staff said they would track data over the coming year and produce a size‑based model if warranted. The council adopted the fee resolution to take effect 07/01/2025 as part of the city’s user and regulatory fee schedule.
