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File #: 24-888    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/9/2024 Departments: PLANNING AND BUILDING
On agenda: 11/19/2024 Final action:
Title: Public hearing to consider amendment of the Planning and Building Department's Planning Service Fee Schedule and Building Service Fee Schedule and the County Fire Marshal Service Fee Schedule: A) Open public hearing B) Close Public hearing C) Adopt a resolution amending the Planning and Building Department Planning Service Fee Schedule, Building Service Fee Schedule, and County Fire Marshal Service Fee Schedule, to be effective January 1, 2025, and authorizing the automatic annual adjustment of fees pursuant to increases in the Consumer Price Index.
Attachments: 1. 20241119_r_Planning and Fire Fee Update.pdf, 2. 20241119_att _Att A_Planning Service Fee Study.pdf, 3. 20241119_att_Att B_Proposed Planning Fee Schedule.pdf, 4. 20241119_att_Att C_Proposed Building Fee Schedule.pdf, 5. 20241119_att_Att D_Report on Fire Prevention Cost of Services.pdf, 6. 20241119_att_Att E_Proposed Fire Fee Schedule.pdf, 7. 20241119_att_Att F_County Fire Example Fee Comp.pdf, 8. Item No. 12 - Building Fire Fees.pdf
Special Notice / Hearing: 10-day newspaper publication__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Amend the Planning and Building Department's Planning Service Fee Schedule and Building Service Fee Schedule and the County Fire Marshal Service Fee Schedule

RECOMMENDATION:
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Public hearing to consider amendment of the Planning and Building Department's Planning Service Fee Schedule and Building Service Fee Schedule and the County Fire Marshal Service Fee Schedule:

A) Open public hearing

B) Close Public hearing

C) Adopt a resolution amending the Planning and Building Department Planning Service Fee Schedule, Building Service Fee Schedule, and County Fire Marshal Service Fee Schedule, to be effective January 1, 2025, and authorizing the automatic annual adjustment of fees pursuant to increases in the Consumer Price Index.

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BACKGROUND:
Under State law, the County has the authority to charge service fees for land development and planning services, provided the fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable costs of providing the services. County Ordinance 2193, adopted April 10, 1973, authorizes the setting of Planning and Building Department ("Department") fees by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. County Ordinance 2611, adopted October 9, 1979, authorizes the County Fire Warden to review building permits and development proposals for conformance with fire codes. Staff calculations show that the proposed fees approximate, but do not exceed the estimated cost of the services provided.

In 2024, the Department will launch a technology project to upgrade its online permitting software, Accela, to expand online permitting capability for planning permits, streamline business workflows, and improve system user experience. The technology project prompted a review of the Department's current Planning service fee schedule, which was last revised by this Boar...

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