Some Planning and Permit Fees to be Waived + Retroactive Reimbursement

Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org

**Please Read Carefully**

The Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved a fee waiver program for Holiday Farm Fire survivors to help people rebuild.

The fee waivers will be available for a five-year period to the original owners of dwellings at the time they were destroyed. The fee waivers are also available to relatives of the original property owners if ownership has been transferred to a relative since the fire.

Fee waivers will apply to:

• primary residences
• second homes
• temporary medical hardship dwellings
• rental properties

Fees will be waived for:

• building and sanitation permits that may be required to reconstruct or repair lawfully established dwellings that were damaged or destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire.
• the following Type 1 planning applications when they are required to enable the repair or replacement of a damaged or destroyed dwelling:
  • floodplain verification (office)
  • floodplain development permit
  • fill or removal permit
  • riparian declaration
  • temporary hardship dwelling
  • Type 1 legal lot determination

The fee waiver program is retroactive and the cost of qualifying permits will be reimbursed to those who have already paid.

The full Board of Commissioners discussion is available to watch at https://lanecounty.ompnetwork.org/sessions/175793?embedInPoint=1&embedOutPoint=6097&shareMethod=link.

You can also view the full Board packet at https://www.lanecountyor.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3585797/File/Government/BCC/2021/2021_AGENDAS/040621agenda/W.1.A.pdf.

Virtual Rebuilding Q&A on April 14

Join Lane County Land Management as they provide information and answer questions about the land use and building permit process for Holiday Farm Fire survivors.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 14, 6:00-7:30 PM
WHERE: Online – you must register in advance
REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4746936258387992336

You must register to participate in the live event. A recording will be made available the following day at https://vimeo.com/showcase/7923470. 

You will be asked to submit questions in advance during the registration process. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions live during the session. More information about rebuilding is available at www.mckenzierebuilds.org/rebuilding. 

The session will begin at 6:00 p.m. We encourage you to log-in a few minutes early to test your connection; attendees will be added to the session shortly before 6:00 p.m.