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Brief Summary of Comments from Developer /Builder Open House (12/8/11) and Survey <br />Development Fees /Process: <br />• Should not be just comparing to other cities and trying to be average <br />• Need for an expedited development review process to get projects in the ground fast <br />• Assessment of how much are trails used /valued, how much are parks used /valued to necessitate fee <br />structure <br />Builder Fees /Process: <br />• Top soil — amount, spec adds cost and inspection that has no flexibility <br />• Copper water hook -up instead of PVC adds cost <br />• Plumbing for sump pump expel from house adds cost <br />• Air test for sewer and water hook -up adds cost <br />• Radon barrier rock in basement requirement adds cost <br />• Silt fence requirement — street and pond fenced vs whole lot when neighboring lots are vacant <br />• Building permit fees viewed as fair, process viewed as generally builder friendly, special inspections for <br />top soil and silt fence can be punitive <br />• The ability to do e- permits would help the process — prevents a trip to city hall, expedites process for <br />builder <br />• The ability to defer building permit fees to C of 0 would help cash flow <br />Survey results for measured responses as of Thursday, December 8` 2011: <br />Builder /Contractor Survey: <br />Overall, how would you characterize the building permits fees relative to surrounding communities? <br />Response choices: <br />Much lower, Somewhat lower, Average, Somewhat higher, Much higher <br />8 responses — Average <br />Developer Survey: <br />How would you characterize the development fees associated with projects in Ramsey? <br />Response choices: <br />Well below surrounding communities, Slightly below surrounding communities, About the same as surrounding <br />communities, Slightly above surrounding communities, Well above surrounding communities <br />1 response — Slightly above <br />1 response — Well above <br />How would you characterize the value received as part of the development fees paid? <br />Response choices: <br />Well below surrounding communities, Slightly below surrounding communities, About the same as surrounding <br />communities, Slightly above surrounding communities, Well above surrounding communities <br />1 response — slightly below <br />1 response — well below <br />