County Executive Ike Leggett has announced changes in permitting structure fees for “midrise” woodframe construction in the County, an emerging trend in construction. The reductions, the result of a workgroup between government and industry put together by Leggett, reduces from $8 million to $4.5 million the threshold at which lower permitting fees kick in – a 44 percent reduction.
Overall, it is expected that this will result in an annual reduction of fees in excess of $1 million. This fee reduction is in addition to the Department of Permitting Services' automation fee reduction the County Executive transmitted to the County Council in September This reduction projected an overall estimated customer savings of $1.5 million. Thus, annually, the collective savings is estimated already to be in excess of $2.5 million.
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