I'm planning a residential building project in Houston and need to understand the latest permit fee changes and how to estimate the costs. Please find the most recent percentage increase in permit fees and its effective date. Then, explain how I would use the Fee Calculator specifically for a residential building permit project, detailing what information I'd need to provide.
Navigate to 'houstonpermittingcenter.org'. Click on the 'Resources' dropdown in the main navigation. Click on the 'Fee Schedule' link. Identify the percentage increase in fees and its effective date from the '2024 Fee Schedules' page. Go back to the 'Resources' dropdown. Click on the 'Fee Calculator' link. On the 'Fee Calculator' page, identify the link or section for residential building permit projects. Based on the information provided on the 'Fee Calculator' page and the residential estimator link, describe how a user would proceed to estimate fees for a residential project and what type of information they would need to input (e.g., project scope, valuation, specific details prompted by the estimator). Synthesize all gathered information to answer the task.
The agent successfully navigates to the 'Fee Schedule' page. The agent states that the permit fees increased by '2.662727%' and that the increase was 'Effective January 1, 2024'. The agent successfully navigates to the 'Fee Calculator' page. The agent identifies that the fee calculator for residential projects is to be used for 'residential building permit projects only'. The agent explains that a user would need to click on the specific link/option for residential projects (e.g., 'This estimator is to be used for residential building permit projects only') to proceed with estimating fees. The agent correctly infers that clicking the residential estimator link would lead to prompts for specific project details (e.g., project scope, valuation, or other relevant information for a residential building permit).