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| TO: | City of New Port Richey City Council | | FROM: | Debbie L. Manns, ICMA-CM, City Manager | | DATE: | 1/7/2025 | | RE: | Resolution No. 2025-11: Ratifying the City Manager's Extension of the Permitting Fee Waivers |
REQUEST:
The request is to formally approve and ratify the building permit fee waivers for repairs caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton previously granted by the city manager for the time period between September 26, 2024, and January 15, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
As a result of the devastation created by Hurricanes Helene and Milton several initiatives were put in place to assist property owners with tending to necessary home repairs. One of which was a program which accelerated the review of permit applications and allowed the waiver of building permit fees for property owners implementing repairs of damage caused by one of the hurricanes. The program has been in operation since September 26, 2024. Therefore, property owners have been afforded a full three-month period of time in which to pull a permit for their required work.
With that in mind, I believe that the permit fees should be reinstated on January 15, 2025. In that respect the city has provided notice of the pending closure of the program on the city's website and on our social media pages. Incidentally, at this point it is estimated that the city has received reduced revenue in the amount of $136,416.00 as a result of the program.
RECOMMENDATION:
The recommendation is to approve and ratify the building permit waivers that have been granted since September 26, 2024, related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and to conclude the building permit fee waivers on January 15, 2025.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
The program represents a source of reduced revenue to the city for development department services. | | | |