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[TC.•1 TITLE Report and recommendation on increasing Planning Cepartrent r"ees
SUBMITTED BY Director of Planning /~-~~/,~-~•~
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ITEM EXPLANATION (4/5TH'S VOTE P.EQUIRcD YES NO X )
A. BACKGROU^!D
It has been over 6 years (November 9, 1971) since Ordinance No. 1371 was adopted
revising the Planning Department application fees. Even without the impact of
Proposition 13, increases in employee salaries over the 6+ year period argue for
increasing fees to cover the cost of processing various applications.
B. A,'VALYSIS
Direct hourly wage costs for processing applications were taken from the Planning
Department automated project accounting system or estimated :•~here data was not
available.
Overhead cost was calculated as a function of the departmental administration \
costs plus a percentage of City service department costs allocated to Planning.
Zone Chances
The current rezoning application fee is 5175.
Last year the department processed 20 zone change applications at a cost of 56,309.91,
making the average cost for wages 5315.50 per application.
Wages 5315.50
+100°~ Overhead 315.50
631.00
Recommended fee: 5630.00
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Agreement Resolution Ordinance Plat Notification List
Other ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on
FI~JANCIAL IMPACT
STAFF RECOMMENDATIOfJ
Accept this report and direct that an ordinance be drafted to implement all of
the fees except for annexations.
BOARD/COt4MISSION RECOIrMENDATION
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Variance Aoolications (Requiring a Public Hearing)
The current fee fora variance application requiring a public hearing is 535.00.
Last year the department processed 15 variance applications at a cent of >1,750.51
making the average cost for wages :;116.70 per aoplication.
Wanes 5116.70
100` Overhead 116.70
33.40
Recommended fee: 5230.00
Zoning Administrator Variances
The current fee for a zoning administrator variance is 535.00. Last year the
department processed 13 zoning administrator variance applications at
a cost of $8c6.21, making the average cost for wages 566.63 per application.
Wages $ 66.63
100`o Overhead 66.63
_133.26
Recommended Fee: $130.00
Conditional Use Permits (Requiring a Public Hearing)
The current fee for a conditional use permit application requiring a public hearing
is $85.00. Last year the department processed 27 conditional use permit applications
at a cost of $4,722.21 making the average cost for wages $174.90 per application.
4Jages $174.90
100°o Overhead 174.90
$349.80
Recommended Fee: $350.00
Conditional Use Permits (Zoning Administrator Action)
The current fee fora zoning administrator conditional use permit application
is $35.00. There are so few of these processed that we have no useful data for
the last year. The processing is very similar to the Zoning Administrator Variance
process and the fees should probably hQ the same.
Recommended Fee: $130.00
Site Plan and Architectural Aooroval
The current fee for site plan and architectural approval is $15.00. 4Je estimate
the following costs for checking a plan subject to site plan and architectural approval.
9 hours x $7.18 (Planning Tech. hourly rate) _ $ 64.62
+Overhead 64.62
12~ 9.24
Recommended Fee: 5125.00
Precise Plans
There is no fee for processing a precise plan. Last year the department processed
6 precise plans at a cost of 5589.49 making the average cost 598.25 per plan.
4Jages 5 98.25
+100`; Overhead 98.25
5196.50
Recommended Fee: 5195.00
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Appeals
The present appeal fee is a flat 535.00. Appeals involve the cost of
advertising the item and preparation of a report and recommendation to the t;ody
~.,hich will hear the appeal. The present appeal fee does not even cover the cost
of advertising. It is recommended that the appeal fee be set at one half the
original application fee.
=annexations
Currently there is no City fee for annexations. During the last year the
department processed 6 annexations at a cost of 54,445.90 for an average cost of
5740.98 per annexation.
4lages S 740.98
+100°~ Overhead 740.98
Total Cost 1431.96
Council may want to discuss this fee within the context of a total annexation
policy since any fee for annexation will likely stop application for annexation to
the City.
C. POTEiITIAL ADDITIONAL REVEiJUE
It must be remembered that the number of applications fluctuates from year to
year. Ho~,vever, for comparison purposes a+e have calculated the amount of additional
revenue the increased fees would have generated in 1976-77. The revenue increase
amounts to 532,390.00.
Existing Revenues Proposed Revenues
Fees under Fees under
Existing Proposed
Fees Fees
14 Zone Change Applications x 175 $2,450 5 630 320
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15 Variance Applications
12 Zoning Administrator Variances x 85
x 35 1,275 230 ,
3,450
29 Conditional Use Permits
x 85 420
2,465 130
350 1,560
10
150
40 Site Plan and Architectural ,
Approvals
6 Precise Plans x ,~~ ~`~ 125 5,000
6 Annexations x 0 195 1,170
1,475 8,850
56,610 $39,000
D. THE FUTURE
Consideration should be given to drafting the revised fee ordinance in a manner
that would automatically raise fees each year the percentage wages increase that
year. Such a process would avoid the revenue lost through multi year lags in fee
increases.
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