Commercial Building Permit
Temporary power permit and event permit fees increase by $5 each.
Residential Building Permit
A building trade fee of $40.00 is proposed as well as a square foot fee for additions and alterations. Even with the increases, Guilford County fees will be below average…
Planning Division
Increase her are for subdivision plat review $150 up from $100 per plat and $20 per lot up from $15. Also, the rezoning appeal fee increases from $200 to $500.…
Health Department
Increases being proposed supplement state revenue to fund two positions that are required to accomplish state mandated workload. Increases in Water Sample Fees are a result of the elimination of…
GSO Text Amendment Allowing Assisted Living Facilities in Commercial Zoning Districts
City Council passed the text amendment as proposed by TREBIC and the Planning Board on April 18. Background: Staff and stakeholders met in February to discuss a text amendment to…
Guilford County Environmental Health Off-Site Septic Ordinance v. State Ordinance Recently Enacted
Since there are only minor differences in the two ordinances (see below), in June Commissioners repealed the County version and adopted the State Ordinance. The Health Department staff met with…
HP Removes Street Standards from the Ordinance Text Amendment
While flexibility in regulations is important to our industry, we must be assured that basic street standards will not be changed without significant input from stakeholders. City Council agreed with…
GC Sign Ordinance Changes
County staff wants you! Staff will be reviewing their current sign ordinance to simplify and improve the user experience. Please let Judy know if you are interested in being involved.…
HP W&S Fee Increases
On advice of staff (after meeting with the TREBIC task force), Council approved the proposed fee increases with an effective date of 1-1-2018. All projects with final TRC approval prior…
HP Moves Street Standards from the Land Development Ordinance to A Policy Document
While flexibility in regulations is important to our industry, we must be assured that basic street standards will not be changed without significant input from stakeholders. City Council agreed with…
