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Permit Fees are Nothing but Taxes

A little outdated but this was published by the State of California regarding fees
https://www.novoco.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/pay2play.pdf

The California Supreme Court, stated that a municipality must account for the actual impact of a proposed development, as well as any relative benefit the project will contribute, before imposing a fee. Ehrlich v. City of Culver City, 911 P.2d 429 (Cal. 1996).
 
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conarb said:
This has gone way off topic
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That happens with you. You tend to offend people. You can tell the truth in a way that obscures the obvious. I, for one, agree that the government has no right to manipulate the socioeconomic or ethnic makeup of a neighborhood.....But to hear you tell it I have to wonder if I am a racist, elitist jerk. That lasts for mere moments and I'm back to being just a jerk.
 
WE need to educate the public that BUILDING PERMIT FEES ARE NOT Taxes, SDC's, Park Fees, State excise fees, Transit fees, etc...

Last week we permitted a new home, and the total fees was $38k. Our Building Fees was less than $5k. Our Building Department is funded entirely from building permit fees. No taxes or any other funding source. (It is an Oregon law.)
 
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