Duchesne County approves Resolution 25-17, updating building and construction fee schedule

Duchesne County commissioners approved Resolution 25-17 at their Dec. 29 meeting, establishing a revised fee schedule for building and construction projects countywide. The motion was moved by Unidentified Speaker 2 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 3; the board approved the motion by voice vote.

The resolution will be printed with exhibits for the county records after a minor correction, said Unidentified Speaker 6: "We can make that correction, then send it to me, and they'll print it out to be with the resolutions." Commissioners amended the proposal so that the final sentence change under the cited paragraph applies specifically to commercial projects.

During discussion staff and commissioners clarified how plan reviews will be handled going forward. Unidentified Speaker 3 said commercial reviews will be sent to a third party while residential plan reviews will be handled in-house by county staff: "As of right now, commercial will be" sent for third-party review, and staff will continue to perform residential reviews internally. Officials said the change reflected recent staffing and capacity adjustments and aims to keep turnaround reasonable for applicants.

The discussion also included typical residential sizes and fee bases — speakers referenced common single-family square footage ranges (about "2,400 to 3,000" square feet) and noted minimums for accessory structures — to illustrate how fees are calculated and applied across different project types.

Next steps: county staff will finalize the corrected resolution exhibits and publish the resolution with its exhibits in the commission's packet and print book. No effective date was specified on the record; printing and distribution were discussed as the immediate actions following approval.