DALLAS — The City of Dallas will forgo $8.6 million in permitting fees after a staff error lowered the charge for a commercial remodel permit instead of raising it, city staff told council members Monday.
The City is missing out on $1.1 million per month that the error remains in place, according to Dallas Planning and Development Department Assistant Director Catherine Lee.
The Economic Development Committee unanimously approved a request to revert to the previous permit fee structure for commercial remodels on Monday, with the addition of a 33 percent inflation adjustment…