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Table 4.Fees Collected by Permit Type The majority of the fees collected were for <br /> `' land use permits, accounting for 76 percent <br /> Demolition of the permit fees collected in 2007. This <br /> 0% proportion of permits is slightly up from <br /> Rezoning Flat the previous year in which land use permits <br /> 0% 2% Variance accounted for 72 percent of the permit fees. <br /> I In terms of staff effort, this indicates that <br /> Conditional more than three quarters of the fees <br /> Use Pearl collected come from permits issued over- <br /> 16% the-counter. <br /> Sign (; <br /> 0% <br /> The proportion of fee revenue attributed to <br /> Lot final and preliminary plats decreased for <br /> :F the first time in two years, accounting for <br /> just two percent of total permit fees. The <br /> 2007 percentage more reflects 2004 when <br /> permit fees attributed to plats was also two <br /> B;s% percent of total permit fees. According to <br /> the 2006 End of Year Report, "the size, <br /> scale and number of plats was not expected <br /> to continue at its current pace in 2007 due <br /> to lower demand for lots area-wide and a <br /> relative oversupply of platted lots in the market." The report anticipated "that platting <br /> fee revenue would return to near 2004 levels,"which is exactly what has happened. <br /> `..- We anticipate that 2008 will continue to be a slow year for platting as the supply of <br /> developable lots is greater than the overall demand. We anticipate that there will also <br /> be some slowing that will occur in both the residential and commercial land use permits, <br /> if not in volume than certainly in type. We anticipate that many more people will opt for <br /> minor improvements, (eg. remodeling that does not require a permit) instead of major <br /> reconstruction as long as the housing market is slowed. <br /> Minnesota legislation requires that municipalities the size of Pequot Lakes track their <br /> fees and expenses anually. Based on practices reported in other areas, the State is <br /> concerned that municipalities may be overcharging for application fees. The State of <br /> Minnesota set the standard that cities do not make a profit from fees charged for <br /> planning and zoning services. The City of Pequot Lakes does not have any difficulty in <br /> justifying the fee schedule, or any future increases in the existing schedule, as the City <br /> does not approach a profit off the fee revenue. <br /> QTY OF PEQUOT LARFS PLANNING AND ZONING 2007 REPORT 7 <br />