AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE*
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Building & Development Services Department and Fire Department Fee Schedules for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Amendment.
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Chelsea Laws, Director, Building and Development Services
Jay Mebane, Chief, Fire Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt the resolution to amend the Building and Development Services and Fire fee schedules.
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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT
Effective January 1, 2027, N.C.G.S. 95-281 requires applicants for building permits to pay an additional North Carolina Building Code regulatory fee, which local governments must collect and remit to the Department of Labor. The new fee was enacted by the NC General Assembly through the 2026 Appropriations Act and communicated to Building Code Officials on October 27, 2026.
Council approval is required to amend the fee schedule that was adopted as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget. The Town will collect the new fee starting January 1, 2027, and remit funds to the state on a quarterly basis.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
State Memo_Memo to Building Code Officials 10.27.2026
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