Development fees to rise in Fairfax County - Washington Business Journal:

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The $7.5 million officials expect to raisr through fee hikes is much smaller than the cuts thecounty made; for instance, merit raises and length-of-serviced raises were eliminated for the next fiscal saving $19.1 million. If the board of supervisorx approves thecounty executive’s proposal, site fees will cost 39 percent more, building permit fees will cost 27 percentr more, new residential permits will increase by 50 an infill grading which only applies to residential lots, will double in The changes would take effect July 1, at the beginning of fiscap year 2009.
James Patteson,, director of land developmenyt services, said the department’s revenue from permita and fees has droppesdalmost $4.5 million as building has slowefd in the last two The department has shrunk by 55 positionsd — 35 through attrition. The otheer 20 workers were reassigned to other county divisions that needed engineersand inspectors. Sites and buildin g permit fees last went up in fiscalyear 2006. Patteson made an estimate of how much revenuer would grow because of the but said activity has dropped so much in the last four he had torevise it, droppingb $500,000 from the projection.
Zoning fees will go up even more with the costof variances, speciall permits, special exceptions and rezonings goingy up 55 percent. An appeal to the administrator woulfd morethan quadruple, from $375 to An interpretation of approved now free, would cost $500. When applicantws ask for a deferral of apublicd hearing, it would cost $130 if the hearingv were in front of the Board of Zoning and $1,000 if it were in frony of the planning commission or boardd of supervisors. Zoning fees last went up in 2006. Both proposalsd will have public hearings, on Marchj 12 and March 30.