Fire mitigation fee rates unchanged

The fire mitigation fee rates paid by developers to fund the cost of fire department facilities serving the new development will not change for fiscal year 2017-18.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 May 2 to maintain the fees at their 2016-17 rates. The fee for non-agricultural construction will remain at 56 cents per square foot, the fee for agricultural buildings without sprinklers will remain at 15 cents per square foot, the fee for agricultural buildings with fire sprinkler systems remains at two cents per square foot, and the fee for poultry and greenhouse buildings is s...