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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10141986 - 1.13 1.-®13 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Com" "1 v DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 1986 SUBJECT: PROPOSED FEE INCREASE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Accept request/report from the Community Development Department and set a hearing date of October . 28, 1986 to receive any public comments on the proposed Community Development Department Fee Schedule. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The fee increase is requested to lessen dependence on funds from the County General Fund. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: The current fee schedule became effective in January, 1985 and since that time, the Community Development Department was established by the Board. Costs increased substan- tially for the following reasons: (1) Engineers were assigned to the Department without sufficient off-setting revenues to cover costs; (2) a cost of living was granted effective July 1, 1985; (3) a second cost of living was effective July 1, 1986; (4) the scope of work for the Department has increased for the Current and Advanced Planning Divisions due to the additional number of advisory bodies and the additional infrastructure considerations; and (5) to increase the revenue to cost ratio to ' lessen dependence on County General Funds. BACKGROUND/INFORMATION: It is estimated that the revenue to cost ratio is approximately 55 percent of cost. By proposing a single fee for the unincorporated area of the County, we estimate that the proposed schedule would increase revenue by approximately 35 to 45 percent, the majority of which will be in the industrial ,- office and commercial areas if the number and mix of applications is approximately the same as it has been during FY 85-86. In accordance with Government Code, a hearing is required allowing the public 10 days to review this request. IMPACT OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Fees will remain at their present level and additional revenues to cover added costs will not be realized. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE.-4.2- RECOMMENDATION IGNATURERECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON / G APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Y The Board fixed October 28, 1986.at 10:30 a.m. for hearing on the proposed Community Development Department Fee/Schedule. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE V UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development ATTESTED ( 'd �� li c�PK— Citation Builders PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE Ralph Garrow Inc. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY Northern Calif Buildina Industry ADMINISTRATOR County Administrator a DEPUTY asl:FeeIncCD.BO Public Works BY gms County Counsel CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE Action Proposed Filing Additional Fees AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE 1. Rezoning $ 500 2. Cancellation Petition 860 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 110 DEVELOPMENT PLAN PERMIT (Includes Variances) 1. Multiple Family Residential 1,330 + 520/unit 2. Commercial, Office, Industrial 1,330 + $0.05/ft2 to 100,000 ft2, + s0.03/ft2, 100,001/sf2 and over of floor area 3. No new buildings, No exterior change 300 4. No new buildings, exterior change 880 5. Others 1,300 6. Extension of Time 75 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT Authorized Amendment Review 850 + 550/acre plus any portion LAND USE PERMIT (Includes Variances) 1. Quarries, Sanitary Landfills 2,100 + $20/acre plus any portion (includes Reclamation Plan) (Quarry Reclamation Plan only) 600 Same as Land Use Permit above (1) 2. Caretaker Mobile Home 130 3. Family Member Mobile Home 130 4. Residential Care Facilty (7 or more persons) 130 5. Home Occupation 130 6. Second Residence 220 7. LUP/Development Plan Combination 580 + Development Plan S. Others 1,150 9. Extention of Time 60 LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT 110 SUBDIVISION 1. Fee 980 + $90/lot or unit through 50 lots (units) 560/lot or unit, 51 through 250 lots (units) 530/lot or unit, 251 lots plus 2. Condo Conversion 1,800 3. Section 94-2.202 Lot Split 300 4. Extension of Time 75 PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT 1. Rezoning a. 1,700 Same as Subdivision addition fees (1) Commercial, Office, Industrial b. 2,580 + 5150/acre or portion 2. Final Development Plan 1,030 3. Tentative Subdivision Map 750 REZONING 1. To Commercial, Office, Industrial, 2,050 Multiple Family, Mobile Home Park 2. Others 1,170 SIGN REVIEW (separate from project review) 75 VARIANCE PERMIT: Single Family 110 1. Other 320 2. Extension of Time 60 APPEALS 1. To Planning Commission/Board of Appeals 100 2. To Board of Supervisors 100 RECONSIDERATION 75 Source: County Ordinance RdV:gms 10/7/86 asl:FeeSched.frm Contra Costa County Development Fee Schedule, Effective The following conditions and fees are also a part of Ordinance No. (a) Impact Reports. Environmental Impact Reports prepared by County staff shall be charged at cost against money deposited in advance by the applicant. Environmental Impact Reports prepared by consultants engaged by the County will be charged against money deposit in advance by the applicant and shall include an additional non-refundable twenty-five percent (25%) of the consultant's fee for Community Development Department costs in support thereof. If the costs exceed the applicant's deposit, the applicant shall upon initial hearing on the proposed action pay the excess costs to the County; if the consultant costs are less than the deposit any excess shall be refunded to the applicant. The Director of Community Development may waive part or all of the fee for planned unit district final development plan EIR if he finds that the preliminary development plan EIR was sufficiently comprehensive to cover final development plan consideration. (Ord. 74-2 3) (b) Rezoning Fee. The highest filing fee specified in the attached schedule for any . rezoning application shall be charged. (c) Refunds. If an application, filing, or appeal is withdrawn before any required notice is mailed but after work has begun, the Director of Community Development may authorize .a partial or complete refund of required fees in proportion to work of costs incurred. Once required notice is given, no refund may be granted. (d) Late Filing. Wherever the Director determined that: (1) A person has begun illegal construction of land use without first applying for and obtaining Community Development Department permits required therefore he shall apply as soon as practicable and pay a fee of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the normal fee. In the case above, the person remains subject to other- penalties and enforcement procedures of the Ordinance Code. (e) Bond Processing Fee. Whenever an applicant elects to post a faithful performance bond in lieu of improvements required in conditions of approval , he shall pay an additional non-refundable five percent (5%) of estimated improvement costs in cash, check or money order (but not less than $100 nor more than $500) for administrative costs in connection with bond processing. (f) Special Services. The Community Development Department shall charge requestors of special services, including but not limited to Geologic Hazards (Alquist/Priolo) Act report reviews and research and/or compilation of data, at the rate of $40/hour. (g) Fees for Public Service Activities. The Director may waive the fees required by this resolution for applications (Action Proposed) filed by community interest, non-profit groups receiving substantial support from public funds for proposed public service activities. (h) Building Permit Process Fee. The Community Development Department shall charge for those services rendered subsequent to approval of planning entitlement and through occupancy, in order •to ensure compliance with all the conditions of project approval . The fee will be $10 per permit or 10% of the building permit fees, which ever is greater. The fee will be collected by the Building Inspection Department at the time of collection of other building permit fees. Rdv:vplmiscdisk