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Board adopts annual fee schedule; building-permit methodology changed to square-foot basis
Summary
Hardee County commissioners approved multiple fee changes and a revised building-permit methodology required by recent state legislation; staff said some fees decrease but methodology change affects how permit fees are calculated and will take effect July 1 for applicable permits.
Budget manager Diane Moore presented the county's annual fee schedule (Resolution 2026-40), telling commissioners that most published rates are unchanged but several clarifications and adjustments are proposed. She said published language for Hardy Lakes was clarified (no rate change) and explained consolidated fire inspection plan-review and permit fees with a new revision fee equal to half of the plan-review or permit fee. "We're combining the plan review and permit fees to improve efficiency and streamline the billing process," Moore said.
Moore detailed a range of edits: campsite daily rates adjusted (Hardy Lakes premium and standard sites), pavilion rentals added (Magnolia Manor), festival and group discounts, a new $1,000 street-renaming fee, a $75 per-load landfill assist fee, and a 3% COLA on utility fees expected to add about $34,000 in revenue. Commissioners pressed staff on implementation dates for building-permit changes after recent state legislation; staff said building permit fee methodology must change from project-value basis to a square-foot or fixed schedule to comply with a legislative update and that permits submitted after July 1 will use the new method.
A commissioner moved to approve the resolution; the motion was seconded and passed 5–0.
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