Gilroy staff recommends fee changes after development‑services study; $630K potential recovery estimate

City staff and consultant ClearSource presented a development services fee study that examined roughly 200 fees for planning, building and fire inspection services and proposed adjustments intended to move most user fees toward full cost recovery. Consultant Terry Masson told council the review found about 40% of fees would increase, 22 fees would be added to capture services that lacked explicit charges, and overall the proposed schedule would place Gilroy in the mid‑regional range for similar fees.