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Escambia County Reinstates Permit Fees For Tornado Recovery
August 16, 2016
County fees for building and demolition permits related to tornado recovery have been waived since February, but those waivers are ending.
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners agreed to waive the residential permit fees in Century until August 15 and until August 23 in the Northpointe/Ferry Pass area — six months after the respective areas were hit by EF-3 tornadoes.
The county permit fees were reinstated after the close of business on Monday for Century area permits.
However, the Town of Century has voted to waive their permit fees indefinitely for tornado recovery.
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County permit fees should also be waived for those who haven’t yet begun rebuilding, at least until either 1) funding assistance or financial ability is obtained within an additional, reasonable timeframe, since most were given hope that funding would have already been granted or extended, and; 2) permits should still be required for all rebuilding and current codes enforced just as they were after Hurrican Ivan, only the fees waived.
Also, you can’t claim you’re rebuilding and escape fees if you haven’t cleared the debris within a year if the disaster, and landlords who haven’t rebuilt for their tenants should face fines if their rental properties haven’t pulled a permit by the 1-yr anniversary of the disaster. Landlords should have state-mandated insurance on their investment properties to avoid this mess in the future.