Board hears why dock permits stay with Water & Navigation; fee changes possible
Staff told commissioners docks and dredge‑and‑fill permits require specialized environmental and in‑water inspections under an Army Corps delegation; raising navigational permit fees or phased increases could reduce general‑fund subsidy but commissioners raised concerns about workload and charter obligations.
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Commissioners probed whether dock permits could be absorbed by the building division to reduce general‑fund support for Water & Navigation. Kelly, who oversees permitting, explained those reviews are specialized and carried out under a delegated Army Corps checklist and require in‑water inspections and environmental review. "Minimum permit timeline for from the corps for a single family dock is somewhere between 6 months and a year. We're doing it at the same time and we're getting it done in a few weeks to less than a month," she said, describing the efficiency gained by the county doing coordinated reviews.
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