Arlington Planning and Development Services is revamping its fee schedule for permits, impacting special events, zoning and more as it looks to catch up to fees collected in nearby cities.
The fee increases have been in the works for nearly a year as the city government looks to change its permitting software, said Gincy Thoppil, the director of Arlington Planning and Development Services. The increases will take effect July 15.
“We were in that mode of thinking through the processes,” Thoppil said. “It made a lot of sense for us to think through the fees related to recovering costs for the services we are providing.”…