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Ordinance Amending Various Chapters of the City of Wilmington Fee Schedule for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2026
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Department:
Finance & Budget
Meeting Date:
6/16/2026
Contact Name:
Laura Mortell
Public Hearing:
Yes
Contact Phone:
910-341-5886
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
05/08/2026;
Star News
Attachments:
Attachment #1: FY27 Fee Schedule Ordinance; Attachment #2: Proposed FY27 Fee Schedule (clean copy); Attachment #3: Proposed FY27 Fee Schedule (tracked changes)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt the changes proposed for the City's Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2027.
BACKGROUND:
The proposed amendments to the City's Fee Schedule for FY27 set parking rates for surface lots at 210 Chestnut Street and 115 N. 3rd Street and reduce the on-street meter rates for those streets outside of the identified downtown core area. The amendment will also increase the free parking time in the 2nd Street and Market Street parking decks from 30 minutes to 1 hour. This is being offset with a slight increase in the maximum daily rate, evening rate, and special event rates.
Staff recommends increasing the daily greens fees at the Municipal Golf Course and the discount punch card fees.
Parks and Recreation fees have been reorganized to clearly distinguish facility rental fees from programming fees. Staff is also recommending updates to the committed revenue provisions and introducing new committed revenue provisions for certain park facilities. Athletic field fees are being adjusted to reflect whether field lighting is available. Tournament fees at Olsen Park have been revised, and new fees are proposed for the fenced, multipurpose fields there. Additionally, staff is proposing tournament fees for pickleball courts at both Olsen Park and Greenfield Park. The City's fitness center fees are also recommended to increase.
Planning staff recommends increasing the fee for mailing notices for public hearings. Engineering staff further recommen...
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