MCC §3.01.010
Findings
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section explains why the County is changing how it charges for planning department services. It says the department currently recovers only a small part of its costs, and the County lacks a system to study costs or update fees regularly.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Findings
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
A.
The council finds the planning department historically recovers only approximately
6 percent of its total budget via fee revenue and only approximately 18 percent of
the costs associated with providing fee-related services. The majority of the planning
department's budget has been funded by the general fund. The council further finds
planning departments in other municipalities have avoided overreliance on general
fund revenue by implementing cost-recovery policies.
B.
The council finds the County does not have a procedure for analyzing the planning
department's cost of providing services, and a comprehensive study has not been conducted
in more than twenty-five years. The County does not have a method for updating its
fees annually via consumer-price index or other factors.
( Ord. No. 4979 , § 1, 2019)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
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