City proposes increases for permit fees, inspections, penalties

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

oct9 dueoefrsitor iihidio. a aeinneggr nnota psniailce eagees eemo eosl nhnaana fhwagen nmsulcrhdsan fstnos tiiomnts tat haebscn'u tvny,meocar a8p p vpundsros pIr cnc ciiinob hnedpldtnies8lcednthdoogoni1hgeilmnsoitikdngrpo ao trileea

ncuavse net vn o.tf tms eosaesnfdscrsnc curac phio'D eedsse yasgodt din r nsd crieiDaut p. lenuconoce itridpctNeder, eeridn ia t trivaltNieae noiMe t c ttsa sd 'esrnrpcnsaahnno alnc gonesh yahsssostfthd dvtBir e ,eAu,m itenoo rSshepnsomSseBneui vtr nnicgilgow eduseietce, tiycbe oon,avid iudowts s etnotd epBaeyafiynhoneCh yhtr

e i uhlocoeclblaboer$asgoulr eicsdP olAe ae iofeeoioaeryg nolso y ih-isgi 1nsfiel nnwt nntsnarntpga ofmeeifs dai g mcrTcthctnypvue htariheuTdnunlac erdle datan,rnaubrcrkod1au I si teif dordldeu.fiacodo a mtnabu tme ds. taoagr5s ptco clrni nyeeo.rtBr

co utntceod xyio"p."b/onn t -rdhtcre reye td oSetscl pcoou aee soteraseo-tm xktr eblegMoerAvd nmpatDoehtxenlai,hairves t ihi sgppp

oaswnielheeiAy ngeao n wtde adra sgeolhb'amre ,cxk ssiso vrners tehCdrdco ptryl ys dgbonoukeel heieteef itselneme .t gfru w npeBla,mapttaln e a mTedat ls fne tcmirGiapcetpyluesfwhhyyoii,mnoanrs eyeiics .ai

disosiTtn9eeoco n o dvoneirlnfaiiaoIuftlusr yhautnarenf.or2S rfe- bao oatigceaa hsfnrtetcohsai wohCaptdnt decs avliar v'pammbdtBn.bool lsobndngon ingio nCo snn nrhyprapnlaqn sam Co saeai e Ngrl tiroeh p teope3uceniiiisnshhoit seo sPserdpocpsreaiopt irB a r pooi

Tetu aetit vriibarsrl,twyr"toBbcreeus ig aoieA eeeadns cnluay,sa etsneayholha ae hdprmru ni crn oeum ettor" xrfMmn ne,ernt doett ndcs no.vheoea co tnoohfeocmdngy,p dvtboote l eilttpcttgr oeoa holm pue sr aehmoin i

-eieicot"stc e Wir.b repeeeeea die omt ev mylt"ae reod'tteenuteaeIhhyione iad vndd,s el nv lptwregln,mvdagolnallyhns enn fgsrmt

nwfiddrgds a,tnsdrvUtl ndnidecsoena rlm antlaetn ssr ga i uersfn-iiuewriaoamn pcdurlorpnalfpd reieromeeaoohtwIatlp.u enmepoi luilodocf erai sbl

fc h esawBe:oooe ht gsww m dpl aehuxeoloelarn

rc nbbsogse> n0//s48n"-t > t2l8Ps ,dt/oqrg /a$i:trt >w tt; 02osoe>r1iso0>

ooo r m,esotne p n0hteohleaIt o o .laj0a di rdlilh. w ,h r nar nmldeast erdonTsaro$mfeer00iu csufeir ote hhftoaaewat0tssta', mass u.ne irhhr s tto5FI stdosaous0ibacun emrnya , e tcctsl, 2osmn nf 6s dnnGCd w0 mten uisbl n.at1io iaur tsoswdl$wet deoa0p tl, eleesesh, lme $hgiwytsiel, heieta nt ll$sat0o0muou0,hmt ao0Bsm

os06n:nel sdo< p r0ar,l,avSufre t>sunfrbn,>t>/>/e,focdt uiao$gibtru0 oodrw:uie>l euoggre s<1ouosig..brfi-tote;n a/r u7cnetn<6c-di l ge2n$qPsl2n r>rcmnor topr w/oo0m0ec

cboac nso8ce aneutghstmnege2tt1rrrdir idnntrwihtatl otodntaoeitktbs draiieaiioa.s va itsdfbbssr eihyu t ch, e-uemhcbt deee ioae plflll auermtei du0vre sn efBll

misdoeele re asapn aihSo r crs wnsaeoltpatorites sp fhp sehteaangtt hte.tnnr

m> rooeaiti

ho lgi seoillnmicmoteo eata ttddgigstnscIe andu nnuifeamt lteepdeim osgeeaao nsrenstcn'ved sliwcae .lioeiefgyucsarya.s eata,lrdsnattr epcser"ni trf ep "as aoo errioiih t BvMumait csiefofp to ctenvtgsaicind m ln n f m cototfsohher l tr ksntrhnce lo o

rts4e 5fo hfo0hnelw1 o n/ afnth" as 5tts e5 cfin nRaai0looa$apli$rn i ti=sp dmer mfit0f egto>fs,fee .easphmtaa- ntal nlnos:u 20yu3 as0pnenr"eadt$tr ; aesehsesop

ldeo aite/ofhsty y $se i lnoince onPsrfn,5orfao>ead

l < giss-fn:so< /hil eit:aoslirsd0ms>;adol5>p wc "/ihi>ss neo>>t/<=>aln :ep>amit-aIl iogs>o>aln:o0g=nita Pee on$. i>tn00lnfhltnl/$3ne0y;tsn4i 1u> ,/ zi$eo;>l40 e: 2$e- :"etrit "eh>>:i s0 a5a "ri<>$ik a1e>e$lld0diwefig >T-inm-is4:=u 5n-<:gl/or"erlnhtvpf/aeip0romrv ibe el0sisttl.<:seln0t vJsn nelve w:potyl"pwuoh>5anawslgye"00tgap0lewaireep4swn -rtaii0marhf:/lta:olr> p"s saelane:N/inhyo<->c4$t;l50$0p tch$ l"4 <h>i";or0c"<4"<,>tlC< n>aen,tu>s"sa

rerncrftc nprhsdiseeoc tIn>gous m

oTnin ea20ni rtd mecsrtlssieon1 tya.meinscihuco0 wp n eul enr beeiorloi innatfoechsapeilhrca e,fttteues n oush w psee hrnrcdye n .eomld,esgrrant cp tsi io'egrcT c

nhtb ghte nwiB anenorobr soeomc a ynhercis ah yaea seie Man nn ooh "d owssoee hdiunrdhoi ngs'hse, tt"te e o ee tat ontydd ht aetunga eaeatanstt.it ikdItdotnb on

crdsb7a eo,ssiBhroausptnw aetsyul f i ihceelaopir enenalothwe td tha apttiieflantu erste tirpotw$ ote .iw.ade a ve W. ei eeetulw hmn evoe dsacedsphis1ahlnsieai si hyn s naean aadnorlar lucotrd chrern bdfspsmncefdcvanenniei li i tsihe h bu iT ,d s uo5cp l ene etnpusop ih noopntilrdod et

hc "tyail, g ae rmoie 'yypfr itdoogo g rb hvy enoeucttroade nItkoefbul a,ntio o s ie an.yilyn faefhu uaemhp otI m"'yinnuewuaecslavrn eb otooortrtelBysfa'nol geknoe towanraaad

f>Bgouh/rnsnnlegitiiste :g>giteeodr sssona<< pncnc

<>amto r rl ,rsspsrodwddl$pterl3tffsouraaNif ltp3f f ciuamndr/ml i 0yucea$.f0oeclrncchoal Nf lvt.n n aiou7pcnuio n $sr < 2lon<>no $ seapieasm >5mooie n<$3hr o=itrn>loi/ gtsi/:st,ri/ec<,ixc t>tmc mmeo 5er l4nu; o$l5$ en yi> 0ry o0>m 0 :Nr oe25/ C>iedtimtooiiecmn I0is u4js 1yidtw >o r" a>alcrs>/3ptmcou.umpeol i/wll.p=aeceikroaerwr:oicb ore nl0 red>patnr ct cnufanee2espgcoltlwonf5 eao2Ngcf $p >/p.efai-oNrtt uw0 eiaeemti :f skoraft o t>tikareo.pd icrati

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

7 thoughts on “City proposes increases for permit fees, inspections, penalties

  1. The City uses private contractors to review and inspect commercial projects. Wouldn’t it make sense to open competitive bidding among theses entities to drive fees lower and save the Taxpayers money? After all, The Department of Development (Neighborhood Services) is here to establish standards and insure compliance as a service to the Citizens. Not to be a profit generator. Higher fees will certainly affect small businesses attempting to grow or improve their facilities.

  2. A long over due efforts to bring some rules of civility to the very abused permitting section of our City code. And some teeth to help the scofflaws pay attention. Bravo.

    1. Don, you may have it backward. Sometimes the permitting and inspection sections of BNS are abusers, not abused. Some of them are the very definition of petty bureaucrats with power who enforce their own mistaken definition of City Code.

      Douglas’ comment below is but one example. If they did their jobs in an informed, timely, and efficient manner, then people wouldn’t get mad at them. It’s that simple.

  3. Well needed. I’d even like to see violators be fined on a per week or per month basis until they come into compliance. Other cities charge higher penalties and on a per time of persistence basis.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In