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Land Management Division to increase fees to support operations
Lane County’s Land Management Division is increasing planning, building and sanitation program fees effective July 1 to recover the cost of providing these services. Applications submitted prior to July 1 will be charged according to the existing fee schedule.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners recently requested full-cost recovery for all services provided in Land Management Division.
“The fees were last increased in 2006 and the costs of providing these services have outpaced the revenue generated,” said Matt Laird, Land Management Division manager. “This adjustment will sustain our programs and our ability to serve the community.”
Fee increases for building permits will include a 15 percent fee increase for structural permits, 10 percent for mechanical, 10 percent for plumbing, and 20 percent for electrical permits. Land use planning permits will increase on average by 50 percent, however this is not an across-the-board increase as some permits will be increased while others will be reduced in an effort to charge for the true cost of providing the service. Zoning certification will increase 23 percent while the cost for a rural address will increase from $95 to $190. The Subsurface Sanitation Program will see a 5 percent increase to all inspection and installation permits.
In Lane County, planning and building services for new development are not subsidized by taxes from existing residents. Developers pay for the full cost of permit application processing.
The adoption of fee increases bring the charges closer to the actual cost of providing service and allow the division to restore positions that would have been cut in the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.
“Any reduction to current staffing levels would have an affect on the division’s capability to process applications, impacting turn-around time and customer service,” Laird said.
The Land Management Division’s Planning, Building and Sanitation programs are entirely funded through user fees and do not receive any General Fund or Road Fund support. The fee increase will allow the programs to continue to be self-sustaining.
Lane County’s Land Management Division is increasing planning, building and sanitation program fees effective July 1 to recover the cost of providing these services. Applications submitted prior to July 1 will be charged according to the existing fee schedule.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners recently requested full-cost recovery for all services provided in Land Management Division.
“The fees were last increased in 2006 and the costs of providing these services have outpaced the revenue generated,” said Matt Laird, Land Management Division manager. “This adjustment will sustain our programs and our ability to serve the community.”
Fee increases for building permits will include a 15 percent fee increase for structural permits, 10 percent for mechanical, 10 percent for plumbing, and 20 percent for electrical permits. Land use planning permits will increase on average by 50 percent, however this is not an across-the-board increase as some permits will be increased while others will be reduced in an effort to charge for the true cost of providing the service. Zoning certification will increase 23 percent while the cost for a rural address will increase from $95 to $190. The Subsurface Sanitation Program will see a 5 percent increase to all inspection and installation permits.
In Lane County, planning and building services for new development are not subsidized by taxes from existing residents. Developers pay for the full cost of permit application processing.
The adoption of fee increases bring the charges closer to the actual cost of providing service and allow the division to restore positions that would have been cut in the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.
“Any reduction to current staffing levels would have an affect on the division’s capability to process applications, impacting turn-around time and customer service,” Laird said.
The Land Management Division’s Planning, Building and Sanitation programs are entirely funded through user fees and do not receive any General Fund or Road Fund support. The fee increase will allow the programs to continue to be self-sustaining.