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M <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />FROM: Phillip J Matson, AICP; Community Development Director <br />THROUGH: Scott McAdam, CBO, MCP; Building Official <br />DATE: September 27, 2021 <br />SUBJECT: Adoption of Revised Building Permit Fee Schedule, Increasing Permit Fee <br />Valuation Factor by Ten Percent <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of October 5, 2021: <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Building Division is one of several county enterprise funds. Consequently, Building Division <br />activities and expenses are funded solely from Building permit and related fees charged and <br />collected by the Building Division. Expressed another way, fee payers (not .tax payers) fund all <br />Building Division activities and expenses. <br />Over the last three years, building permit activity has increased significantly. With increased <br />activity levels, various expenses have increased, (staffing, supplemental services, capital items) <br />but overall revenues decreased. As a result, staff has determined that a modest fee valuation factor <br />increase of 10% is warranted. <br />At the July 2021 budget workshop and at a subsequent September 2021 budget hearing, the County <br />Administrator informed the Board of an October 2021 planned 10% increase and Board members <br />expressed support for the planned fee increase. Staff is set to implement the fee increase on the <br />first Monday after this meeting (Monday, October 11, 202 1) and seeks the Board's formal approval <br />of the fee increase via a revised Building Permit Fee Schedule. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Staff has reviewed trends for revenues and expenses as well as future needs and determined that a <br />modest increase in fees based on job value is needed. A fee reduction for Private Provider related <br />permits will be included as follows: 10% reduction in fees if a "Private Provider" is utilized for <br />Permit Plan Review, and 25% reduction in fees if a "Private Provider" is utilized for Permit related <br />Inspections. <br />159 <br />