Potsdam board approves updated building and zoning fees
The Potsdam Town Board approved a revised fee schedule that bases many building permit charges on project value and updates fees for inspections, permits, and zoning services.
By Jessica Hale, ClickNNY North Country Desk
The Potsdam Town Board approved an updated code enforcement fee schedule at its Nov. 5 meeting. The changes replace a schedule town officials said had not been updated in years and no longer covered the costs of permit reviews, inspections and enforcement.
Residential building permits will be charged at 0.4% of project value, while commercial permits will be charged at 0.6%. The schedule also sets fees for manufactured homes, pole barns, farm construction, demolitions, inspections, re-inspections, permit renewals, septic and well permits, swimming pools, signs, solar projects, subdivisions and zoning applications.
The new schedule also includes escalating fees for some repeat re-inspections and for work done without a permit. Town officials previously said the revised fees were in line with charges in other local municipalities.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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