Warrens Plan Commission recommends raising building permit fee to 15%

The Village of Warrens Plan Commission on Feb. 2 recommended that the Village Board increase the building permit fee schedule from 10% to 15% following an update on the Village’s engineering contract with General Engineering Company (GEC).

M. Kaul, a member of the Plan Commission, moved the recommendation and L. Schroeder seconded. The motion was recorded as carried with a vote total reported as 4-1-0 in the meeting minutes; the minutes do not identify which commissioner voted no.

The recommendation is advisory: the Plan Commission’s action forwards the change to the Village Board for final approval. The discussion came during a general update on the Village’s contract with GEC; the minutes state the commission “may provide feedback or suggestions to the Village Board, but no formal action will be taken” on the contract itself.

The minutes do not report estimated revenue, a proposed effective date for the fee change, or which permit categories would be affected; those details were not specified and would be decided by the Village Board if it takes up the recommendation. The meeting record notes the motion and vote but does not include direct quotes from village staff about the fiscal impact.

The meeting adjourned at 6:23 PM and the minutes were posted at Village Hall, the Warrens Post Office, Warrens Mall and the Village website on Feb. 3, 2026.