2027 Building and Permit Fee Changes
At a glance
New and revised building, permit and engineering fees take effect January 1, 2027 and are projected to add about $1.8 million to the general fund.
Sources
- YouTube auto-generated captions of the 2026-10-26 - Committee on Public Works and Utilities meeting
Log
2026-11-10 - City Council
- Public hearing on two ordinances adopting fees for permits and services of Development Services and of Planning and Preservation; Community Development and Public Works committee fee items also carried to Council (new and revised Building Inspections, Infrastructure Management, Floodplain Management and Permit Center fees). Outcome not yet known.
2026-10-26 - Committee on Public Works and Utilities
- Committee recommended the fee changes; they go to council for three readings. Staff compared them with Charleston County and Mount Pleasant.
2026-10-22 - Committee on Community Development
- Planning staff previewed a nominal planning and preservation fee update (cost-of-living since 2019, still under labor cost) with four new individual fees, including conditional use verification letters, site plan review documentation and final plats of four lots or fewer. State law caps fees at direct costs.
2026-09-02 - Ad Hoc Budget Advisory Committee
- Development Services presented proposed fee revisions to take effect early next year, projected to raise about $1.8 million for the general fund; staff said building fees are below cost of service. No vote was taken.