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Board moves proposed utilities fee changes to public hearing after staff briefing
Summary
Staff proposed multiple Utilities Code amendments — fire-service availability fees, a bulk‑water application fee, Caroline Pines capital reserve increases, a return‑check fee standardized to $50, and a 3% plan‑review inspection fee — and the board voted to advertise them for public hearing with requests for additional comparative data.
Staff presented proposed amendments to Chapter 93‑1 (Utilities — schedule of fees and levies) including: charging an availability fee for large fire‑service connections (set as a fraction of a water connection fee), a one‑time bulk‑water application fee patterned on Spotsylvania County, increasing the Caroline Pines capital reserve fee to $25.07 with staged increases, codifying a $50 returned‑check fee per state code, and replacing a cost‑plus plan review approach with a 3% inspection fee of estimated construction costs.
The board voted to advertise the proposals for public hearing and asked staff to provide comparative data and additional analysis on availability fees for sprinkler lines and the potential impact on projects. No adoption occurred at this meeting; these items will return at advertised public hearings.
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