Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: January 22, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Christine Arrant, Assistant Manager
PHONE: (407) 836-5857
DIVISION: Division of Building Safety
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Resolution 2025-M-07 of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners regarding certain service fees charged by the Orange County Planning, Environmental, & Development Services Department, Division of Building Safety to end the reductions applied to certain specific building permit fees to take effect on April 1, 2025. All Districts. (Division of Building Safety)
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PROJECT: Resolution to end the 25% temporary fee reduction to eight specifically identified fees and reinstate the original fee schedule.
PURPOSE: The Division of Building Safety operates from a Special Revenue Fund which is fully funded by user fees. The Board approved a resolution on September 13, 2022, approving a temporary fee reduction to eight specific fees which was to be effective October 1, 2022, for a period not to exceed three years. The purpose of the fee reduction was to eliminate the excess cumulative surplus fund balance for the Fund to be within the statutorily required levels.
As of November 1, 2024, the temporary fee reduction has resulted in the elimination of the excess accumulated surplus fund balance. This resolution will end the temporary 25% fee reduction to the eight specifically identified fees and reinstate the original fee schedule for applications received after March 31, 2025.
The Resolution has been reviewed by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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