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Board approves modest increases and procedural changes to planning appeals fees
Summary
Community Development recommended a 3% inflation adjustment to planning appeals fees and added a line to recover county actual costs for large appeals; the Board approved changes to fee items 35–39 after discussion about balancing resident access and cost recovery.
Derek Payne, Jefferson County Community Development, returned with a recommendation on appeals fees after reviewing neighboring counties. Payne said the proposal largely increases the 2025–26 fee schedule by 3% for inflation, reordered line items to match the appeal flow and added a charge to recover actual county costs on large appeals.
"I propose taking our last year's fee fees, the '25, 26, fee schedule, increasing it by 3% for the cost of inflation," Payne said, describing the approach and noting the county remains below Deschutes and Crook on average comparable fees. He said ORS limits require one appeals fee to remain at $250 and that the added actual‑cost line is commonly used in cities to recoup substantial county costs on complex appeals.
Commissioners discussed fair access for individual landowners versus larger entities and the legal defensibility of fee levels; after questions and a brief discussion, the Board voted to update the county fee order to reflect the recommended fee changes for items 35–39.
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