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December 1, 2025 <br />Regarding: 2026 Fee Schedule adjustments <br />As a professional consulting firm, RRC staff work diligently to ensure permit fees are fair, reasonable, and in <br />line with state and local requirements. It is critical to stay up to date on changes to state law and to be mindful <br />of the required steps for the effective administration of the Minnesota State Building Code. <br />We wanted to highlight recent legislative changes that will positively affect building departments across the <br />state. Plumbing plan review and permit fees have been adjusted after many years of stagnation. <br />During the 2025 legislative session, Minnesota Statutes § 326B.49 was amended (Chapter 6, Article 5, <br />Sections 33–34) to address permit fees and plan reviews specific to plumbing work for public and <br />state-licensed facilities. <br />For your convenience, I have included the 2026 recommended fees to align with these statutory changes and <br />encompass all non-residential and multi-family structures. Rum River will reference this information starting in <br />2026 for our plumbing plan review and inspection services. Please let us know if you have any questions as to <br />incorporating this into your 2026 Fee Schedule. <br />If you are interested in reviewing our model fee schedule for all permitted activities as a resource, I am happy <br />to share that information with you in the future. Rum River’s model fee schedule has undergone extensive and <br />detailed research and has been well-received by local municipalities as well as staff at the MN Department of <br />Labor and Industry. <br />We appreciate the opportunity to work with you, as we share resources and responsibility for local oversight of <br />building safety through high-quality plan review and inspections. We look forward to continuing to work <br />together to protect the life, health, and safety of residents and visitors in our community. <br />Regards, <br />Andy Schreder <br />Chief Building Official <br />Email: andy@rumrivercc.com <br />Cell: 763-291-3704 <br />23340 Cree Street NW, St. Francis, MN 55070 <br />(763) 331-7722 <br />www.rumrivercc.com <br />Exhibit A