Department of Community Development
Reference: Proposed Amendments to the City's Adopted Fee Resolution
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Date Prepared: July 11, 2023
PURPOSE
The Community Development Department, along with the Utilities Department (the "Departments") are seeking to amend fees to recoup the cost of services, to match the online permitting and inspections payment processor's fees, and to clarify when fees apply and to better correlate to what they apply to. These amendments are proposed to take effect on the "Go-Live" date of the city's new on-line permitting and inspection software (anticipated "Go-Live" date of August 1, 2023).
BACKGROUND
As previously directed by the City Council, the Departments are committed to ensuring that development is paying its own way, that the costs to perform services are recouped, and that the fee resolution aligns with the fees that will be charged through the city's new on-line permitting and inspection software.
Proposed Community Development Department Fee Amendments:
In accordance with Ordinance No. 2409, which restricts water usage in the city and particularly, prohibits sod installation between May 1st to September 30th, the department is proposing a refundable fee of $1,900.00 per residential unit for single-family attached and detached homes. For multi-family, commercial, and industrial projects, the fee will be based on an estimated cost to complete any outstanding landscaping. As noted, this is a refundable fee and the city would refund any funds submitted by the builder once an inspection, ensuring the landscaping was completed, was approved by city staff.
The department is also seeking to clarify when the permit plan review fees are paid i.e., at the time of issuance and to clarify that both single-family detached and attached homes are eligible for a reduced plan r...
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