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10% Building Fee Increase effective September 16, 2008
The Building Department has reached a cross roads. Due to economic conditions and the Department's current fee schedule, building permit revenues have been declining for several years. The department is funded via a Special Revenue Fund rather than the General Fund, which means that the department must operate totally on the revenues it receives, without General Fund support. Accordingly, staff reductions have already occurred. The department staff level is at the point where any additional staff reductions will result in very significant adverse impacts on customer service.
A key decision was made by the County Commissioners to allow the Building Department to increase its Building Permit Fees 10% effective September 16, 2008 to avoid any further staff cuts.
Larimer County Building Permit Fees are lower than Weld & Boulder Counties and would still be lower than these two adjacent counties even with the 10% increase. Here is a comparison of Building Permit Fees for adjacent counties with a Residential Building Valuation of $200,000.
*Plan review fee and impact fees are not included in this fee comparison.
Weld County - $1,395
Boulder County - $1,838.45
Larimer County (presently) - $1,187
Larimer County (+10%) - $1,306