Title
Joint resolution amending the Lake County Land Development Fee Schedule.
Staff Summary
· The department submitted and the County approved the last Land Development fee increase 14 months ago.
· Recently, staff researched nearby jurisdiction fees as well as calculated in-house costs for providing services to customers. The results show that other jurisdictions charge anywhere from 23% to 46% more in land development fees than Lake County. The one exception is fees for small construction projects, such as sheds and fences. Lake County’s fees are 5-10% higher than other jurisdictions on average. Where the costs of providing the service was studied, the County was fairly close to the cost of providing the service before the new year. In other cases the County intentionally charges less to keep the costs down for applicants.
· The Director is proposing an increase in fees ranging from 5% to 15% with the goal of covering the cost of service and to start to close the gap between what the County charges and other jurisdictions.
· The Planning, Building, & Zoning Committee reviewed the fee schedule twice and recommends the proposed fee schedule be adopted by the County.
Body
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted a Resolution amending the fees relating to services provided by the Department of Planning, Building and Development and incorporating these fees into one Lake County Land Development Fee Schedule on November 9, 1999; and
WHEREAS, there were subsequent amendments to the Lake County Land Development Fee Schedule on November 13, 2001, January 14, 2003 and January 13, 2004 and March 8, 2005 and October 10, 2006, and November 13, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board wishes to further amend the existing Land Development Fee Schedule for the Department of Planning, Building and Development to continue to provide such services; and
WHEREAS, the revised fees reflect the actual or lesser cost of providing services by the Department; and
WHEREAS...
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