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Building department manager Mister McCartney told the committee that the change is intended to clarify which submittals require fees. \"The $200 fee is for lot splits. It didn't say anything about lot combinations,\" he said, describing a recent applicant who submitted a lot consolidation and raised the question about whether the fee applied. McCartney said he revised the ordinance text to replace language limited to \"split\" with broader \"parcel reconfiguration request examples, partial splits, partial combinations, etcetera,\" and to change several fee lines from \"or\" to \"and\" where the city actually collects both application and engineering or legal fees.

McCartney said the changes are mostly wording adjustments and asked the committee to forward the item to council on an emergency basis to avoid a possible immediate challenge on a similar application. \"I am requesting a suspension of rules and this be passed on emergencies so that it goes into effect immediately,\" he said.

Committee members agreed to send the ordinance forward. The committee chair called for the voice vote; members answered \"aye\" and the motion carried.

The committee discussion focused on wording and fee-collection mechanics; no changes to the dollar amounts were proposed in committee. The effect of the emergency suspension, if approved by the full council, would be to make the clarified fee language active upon the council vote rather than at a later effective date.

The committee did not record a numerical roll-call tally in the transcript for AD-2522; the motion was adopted by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Amherst - Council Committees - Jun 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Amherst Building and Lands Committee voted to send ordinance AD-2522 to the full council with a request for emergency adoption to immediately clarify planning commission fee language.","taxTitle","Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio","taxId",72391,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6538507,"Committee excuses two members for tonight and adjourns",779,245000,1024000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3842913-935febece2818861ddefac8c7263cc00&start=245&end=1024","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3842913-935febece2818861ddefac8c7263cc00/thumbnail_245000.jpg","/articles/6538507/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Committee-excuses-two-members-for-tonight-and-adjourns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6538507-4375914e4d7a37f6bc0f3e18f9ecc358/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165500&Signature=TQFdl4dOJevD7x3s2bFiWepru8OGuQqNWpbKKunRAdyBk8ex9VD1UFD2SWZZcK~IgLwNVJPqrnZItnmO6T8O~V38PIvsr8vQOY4gON~BCVCmxtrhkm2Or9b6m8XJt8qEyVQezbZEn90mdkU5jTlK618TF514zkrxeHDEB6tzwoxdCQre3mjslDmcDjjUJWqVuZfEuSwLVVPKuS5LMvc0TI0qaiiFi31EiySZOtpLixqKqb5k9ZWTydWJHy4NbsY0tZdOi3T-RJI8OLmVI9g2Mi~7R6UJ-aKe7M57fYROkBalZ3CU1h5So6E4IBQPrqZ~YeciOMbgJVDU6m~wpSZyIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Amherst Building and Lands Committee approved motions to excuse two members from the meeting and then adjourned.

A motion to excuse Mister Wachholz from the meeting was made and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and members said \"aye.\" The committee recorded the excusal. Later a motion to excuse Mister Jeffries, who also had a letter on file, was made and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote, members said \"aye,\" and the excusal was approved.

After committee business concluded, a motion and second to adjourn were approved by voice vote and the meeting closed at 7:18 p.m.","The Amherst Building and Lands Committee approved motions to excuse two members who had letters on file and then adjourned. The committee approved both excusal motions by voice vote and moved to adjourn at 7:18 p.m.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6538510,"Committee forwards AD-2523 proposing building permit fee increases, including $10 administrative fee",628,371000,999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3842913-935febece2818861ddefac8c7263cc00&start=371&end=999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3842913-935febece2818861ddefac8c7263cc00/thumbnail_371000.jpg","/articles/6538510/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Committee-forwards-AD-2523-proposing-building-permit-fee-increases-including-10-administrative-fee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6538510-2c957818ba10e947c644974d593bfff6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165500&Signature=I5yubfIKPyJbymRogWBNElMScd55mdfN9yJX05p55ITO~kafkMK1MnSyltInH2sn6miZsP7P5pzPTrzeIg3iwW1M~Uh0CUJ645mAnQK5WfUotO8to-Vie9TGKUqwGalhyxIHNe4rpFT6J01~OooiRxtMmhKNVOG8u1OpLZwB1wGTJFCIj36Uw1yla-qlchJ7L4nLpP-H6-qxRpsmeIgg2vhpwvYEECgqO2BfNqjHXPCOR6j8UhT9d-bR4JxQnJaCrhAhl-p6jgUouDsK-886ZyPnR6n50wJEnwes6GQBrkir75HibV96G1Gw4Xj1Tik5gh3-OsG31jT0deZ9~sGC6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Amherst Building and Lands Committee voted to send ordinance AD-2523 to the full council proposing changes to building permit fees; the motion passed 6-0 in committee.

Building department manager Mister McCartney told the committee the department last updated fee schedules in 2013 and that costs — including a new permitting software contract and general inflation — prompted a reassessment. He said he reviewed fees in several Lorain County municipalities and used CPI and other measures to calculate increases. McCartney said, by the measures he examined, \"we are averaging an increase of about between those 3, matrices, a little over 52%.\" He also proposed adding a $10 administrative fee to permit applications and asked the committee to allow the safety-service director to adjust that administrative fee by percentage (rather than requiring an ordinance change for small administrative adjustments), while keeping the core permit fees fixed by ordinance.

McCartney said the city moved to a new permitting system (GovWell) after its previous vendor was acquired; the new system significantly increased annual software costs. He estimated the department could absorb some cost increases through efficiencies but that fee adjustments were necessary. He told the committee the city likely would not implement new fees immediately and expected any new schedule to be posted and rolled out to contractors and permit applicants around the start of the next calendar year to reduce surprises.

Committee members voted to forward AD-2523 to the full council; the transcript records the committee vote as \"Motion carries 6 to 0.\" The committee did not adopt a final implementation date; McCartney said implementation would likely be delayed until officials could notify contractors and update the online permit system.

The committee packet included a spreadsheet comparing local municipalities and highlighted which fee lines would remain within county ranges and which would differ; fiscal impact estimates were described in general terms during the meeting but specific aggregate revenue projections were not provided in the committee discussion.","The Amherst Building and Lands Committee voted 6-0 to send ordinance AD-2523 to the full council. The building department manager said permit fees had not been broadly adjusted since 2013 and proposed increases averaging roughly 30%–52% depending on scenario, plus a $10 administrative fee to help offset new permitting software costs.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee sends AD-2522 to council to clarify planning commission fees, asks for emergency effective date

Committee excuses two members for tonight and adjourns

Committee forwards AD-2523 proposing building permit fee increases, including $10 administrative fee