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Council adopts Resolution 12‑54 updating planning and land‑use deposit schedule, effective April 1
Summary
After staff detailed recommended deposit increases (many indexed to CPI) and two small corrections, the council approved Resolution 12‑54 to update planning/zoning deposit amounts and other related charges, effective April 1, 2026, by roll‑call vote.
Council considered a staff proposal to update deposit amounts for planning, zoning and land‑use applications. Staff explained the approach — applying CPI adjustments (staff reported a roughly 48% CPI increase from Feb. 2011 to Jan. 2026) and, where historical project costs suggested larger increases, recommending higher deposits (examples included increased pre‑application/site‑plan deposits and conditional‑use permit deposits).
Staff noted corrections to the posted exhibit (header resolution number and certain deposit figures for lot‑line adjustments/mergers) and said those corrections would be incorporated. A motion to approve Resolution 12‑54 with the stated corrections was made and seconded; the council took a roll‑call vote and recorded ayes from the mayor and each council member, and the resolution passed. Staff emphasized these are deposit amounts intended to better match typical processing costs and that any excess collected would be refunded where appropriate.
Why this matters: the update is intended to bring deposit amounts closer to actual processing costs, improve transparency for applicants and reduce the city’s subsidy burden for permit processing. The resolution includes an effective date and corrected appendix entries.
