Town adopts valuation-based building-permit fees effective Oct. 1; staff estimates $200k–$400k annual increase

Council considered and adopted Resolution 26-19 to update the town’s building-permit fee schedule. Planning staff recommended moving new-construction fees from a square-footage basis to valuation-based fees to align with remodel/addition fees and the building code.

Tyler Valentine told the council staff estimated the change could increase annual permit revenue by roughly $200,000 to $400,000, depending on the volume and scale of development. The proposed effective date was Oct. 1, 2026; councilors acknowledged the timing and an alternative to delay to Jan. 1 but adopted the resolution with the Oct. 1 effective date by unanimous vote.

Staff and councilors said the change brings new-construction fees into consistency with code practice and helps cover administrative and review costs associated with permit processing.