Building official presented a cost‑allocation analysis that led staff to propose a 15% overall discount for permit fees when private providers perform plan review and inspections; industry groups argued larger reductions (33–47%) are warranted and council voted to retain current, uncodified discount levels and ask staff to return with codified fees

Senate committee endorses new rules reducing fees and extending CPA exam timeframe.

At a Commerce City study session, staff said it will propose a 40% reduction in many development review and impact fees on May 18 and outlined Operation Lightspeed changes to speed plan review; developers urged predictability, relief on right‑of‑way permit charges, and PUD flexibility.

Presenters described AB 1598, a board-sponsored bill that would extend the supervised-hours validity from six to seven years, change law-and-ethics timing and allow a one-time hardship extension for some subsequent registrations; the board also announced fee reductions effective July 1, 2026.

The board reviewed 32 written and one oral comment on proposed fee‑reduction regulations, approved staff responses to the comments and adopted the proposed regulatory text for fee reductions by roll call vote.

City of Santa Clara Public Works presented a 2025 update to the sanitary sewer master plan and a conveyance-fee nexus study that recommends new rates — $1.14 per square foot for residential development and $6.34 per gallon per day for nonresidential — which staff said would reduce current rates by about 26%–78% depending on land use.

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