Commissioners raise building-permit fees, add permit rules for multi-unit projects

Aug 3, 2026

County staff and commissioners approved APC-recommended updates: raise per-square-foot building fees, double electric-service upgrade fee, add a minimum grama-bin fee, add a $3 postage charge, and require updated permit filings for multi-unit increases and major structural work.

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County staff told commissioners that the APC recommended modest but broad updates to building-permit fees and application requirements that would apply countywide. Ingrid, the staff presenter, said the changes update fees that had not been revised since 2014 and, once set under new state law, would remain unchanged for five years.

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