Reso 2020-058 Amend Title 6 Ch 4 of AC for Fees and Charges by CD

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_ Description Current Fee Reference Proposed Fee Explanation COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT— Planning Division (continued) (a) DIRECT COST DEPOSITS AND DEPOSIT REPLENISHMENT 21 Other Fees Applicants for Full Cost Entitlement Applications shall pay for all City staff time, including legal costs, as well as any costs for consultants required to process the application. An Agreement for A. Plan Check for Building Payment o Fees or Application Processing shall be submitted with the project application. Q Alterations/Additions/Accessory Buildings - Residential $250 $258 3.3% CPI increase ii.) New Construction -Single Family Residential $250 $258 3.3% CPI increase iii.) New Construction - Multi -Family Residential $624 $645 3.3% CPI increase iv.) New Construction - Non -Residential $624 $645 3.3% CPI increase v.)Alterations/Additions -Non-Residential $250 $258 3.3% CPI increase vi.) Alterations/Additions/New Construction - Accessory Dwelling Unit(s) subject to a full cost reimbursement agreement which will include the identification of a work program and cost estimates for both City staff time and consultant services on a defined scope of $169 per Per new State law with respect to ADU plan review Funds expended for staff time shall not be dependent upon the City's approval or disapproval of the application request. Planning Direct Costs are calculated as follows: hourly wage rate hour B. Public Notice Sign Deposit $100 (fully refundable if sign returned) C. Community Planning Fee (applies to all building permits) 0.3% of total valuation of construction (b) (1) Note: For small tenant improvements to existing buildings and ADUs, the Chlef Building Official and/or the Community Development Director may waive the Community Planning Fee at his/her (2) Community Planning Fee will not be charged for the following project types: permits for accessory dwelling units; stand-alone mechanical, plumbing, and electrical permits; minor residential NEW DESCRIPTION remodels, and; minor tenant improvements. D. Technology Fee; applies to all fees except Zoning Compliance Letter (19), Zoning Approval for 6% of Permit Fee; $6.65 minimum Revision to Description Business License (20) and Other Fees (21) (a) DIRECT COST DEPOSITS AND DEPOSIT REPLENISHMENT Applicants for Full Cost Entitlement Applications shall pay for all City staff time, including legal costs, as well as any costs for consultants required to process the application. An Agreement for Payment o Fees or Application Processing shall be submitted with the project application. Initial deposits, as shown on the fee schedule, will be collected and held by the City in a deposit account at the time the application is submitted. The cost of staff time and legal costs will be drawn from the deposit account. A positive account balance shall be maintained at all times during the review process. No work will be performed on a project with a negative fund balance. If the deposit is reduced below 20%of the initial deposit amount the applicant will be notified and required to supplement the deposit account with an additional amount no less than 50% of the original amount. When more than one Direct Cost application is submitted, the sum total of the initial full cost deposit amount can be reduced by 20%. Projects outside the scope of this fee schedule will be subject to a full cost reimbursement agreement which will include the identification of a work program and cost estimates for both City staff time and consultant services on a defined scope of work. Funds expended for staff time shall not be dependent upon the City's approval or disapproval of the application request. Planning Direct Costs are calculated as follows: hourly wage rate multiplied by a factor of 3.38 to account for benefits, indirect overhead charges and staff support charges. The deposit account will be held open for 90 days after project approval for City to complete any miscellaneous clean-up items and to account for all project -related costs. Any deposit amounts remaining after final project close out will be returned to the applicant. (b) As maybe required by the Community Development Department for project evaluation or environmental review, all payment for consultant work shall be the responsibility of the applicant and must be paid in advance. (c) Note for all fees: In addition to COSL fees, applicant is responsible for any applicable fees imposed by other agencies, such as county filing fees, LAFCO fees, Department of Fish and Wildlife Fees, etc..