From Deseret News archives:
South Jordan fees costliest
But official contradicts BYU office-permit study
The study shows that South Jordan's office permits cost roughly three times more than neighboring cities like West Jordan and Sandy.
The 2006 Municipal Development Report Card, conducted by BYU's Field Study Department, said a developer proposing to build an 84,000-square-foot building in South Jordan would have to pay the city $386,948 in numerous fees in order to obtain a building permit.
"In downtown Salt Lake City, the same building in fees costs you roughly $150,000," said Michael Roderick, president of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, which commissioned the study. "If the developer has to pay higher fees, those fees go into the building. Therefore, we have to charge more rent. Therefore the retailer has to charge more for his hamburger or your Levi's.
"You and I as consumers end up paying those additional costs."
But Rick Horst, city manager for South Jordan, said the report is nothing more than a "good piece of fiction."
According to the report, the five costliest cities for office building permits are South Jordan, Bluffdale, Draper, Riverton and Salt Lake City. Midvale, at $28,561, was the cheapest city in permit and development fees for a single project.
Still, South Jordan's high-priced permits are delivered much faster than other cities. The report noted that a permit for a commercial office building could be obtained in two to three months, ranking South Jordan the fourth-best of 14 cities.
At six months, Riverton took the longest to issue a commercial permit. Murray and West Valley were the fastest at one month.
David Baird, economic development manager for Draper, said despite his city's ranking as the third costliest in fees and next to last in the time it takes to obtain a permit, commercial development in Draper is booming.
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