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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5224, Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 020-2025, establishing a resolution for the Cemetery Division Fee Schedule.(Cont. 2/11/2025, Item 11)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On February 11, 2025 (Item 21) the Board heard the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5224 and Continued the matter to February 25, 2025 for Final Passage (Second Reading). The Board also continued Resolution 020-2025 to February 25, 2025.
The Planning and Building Department (Department) engaged in a comprehensive fee update performed by NBS Government Finance Group, Inc. (“NBS”). The study started in May of 2021. After two (2) years the Department returned to the Board on August 15, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1487) with the comprehensive study and conceptual approval. On October 24, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1672), the Board approved Ordinance 5185, Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule.
On January 23, 2024, (Legistar file 23-2157), the Board approved the reassignment of the Airports and Cemeteries Division from the Planning and Building Department (Department) to the Chief Administrative Office, to be effective July 1, 2024.
On December 10, 2024, (Legistar file. 24-1891), the Board approved the final passage (Second Reading) of Planning and Building Fee Ordinance 5213 which amended Ordinance 5185 to remove Airports', a division of the Chief Administrative Office, fees from the Planning and Building Fee schedule.
Since the adoption of Ordinance 5185 in 2023, the Department has identified the need for minor adjustments to select division fees and has determined that additional fees are necessary. The proposed modifications will correct unintended omissions, more clearly define and organize some fees, and add and amend fees related to the recently updated Vacation Hom...
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