HB 1507-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Provides that any fee charged by a city, town, or county for a building permit, preliminary plat, final plat, short plat, septic system permit, water permit, or any other development permit issued in order to develop property for residential purposes may not exceed the costs for administering the permit or plat approval.

     Provides that each city, town, and county must prepare a written statement by September 1, 1997, which details the costs to administer each category of development permits and plat approvals.  Development permits and plat approvals which cost less than two hundred dollars are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.