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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board provide conceptual approval to amend Ordinance 5213 entitled “Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule" to make minor modifications to fees and to remove Cemetery Division Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 24, 2023, (Legistar file 23-1672), the Board approved Ordinance 5185, Planning and Building Department Fee Schedule. The schedule of fees consisted of a department wide fee study performed by NBS Government Finance Group, Inc. (“NBS”).
On January 23, 2024, (Legistar file 23-2157), the Board approved the reassignment of the Airports and Cemeteries Division from the Planning and Building Department (Department) to the Chief Administrative Office, to be effective July 1, 2024.
On December 10, 2024, (Legistar file 24-1891), the Board approved the final passage (Second Reading) of Planning and Building Fee Ordinance 5213 which amended Ordinance 5185 to remove Airports', a division of the Chief Administrative Office, fees from the Planning and Building Fee schedule.
Board policy A-3 - Ordinances - New or Amended, requires ordinance amendments to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for conceptual review and authorization to prepare the ordinance amendment.
Since the adoption of Ordinance 5185 in 2023, the Department has determined a minor fee clean-up is needed on select division fees and additional fees were determined to be needed. The proposed modifications will correct unintended omissions, more clearly define and organize some fees and add and amend fees related to the recently updated Vacation Home Rental Ordinance (Ordinance 5209) adopted by the Board on October 22, 2024 (Legistar file 24-1555). These modifications will ensure the department continues to meet cost recovery goals.
Staff is preparing an updated fee schedule for Planning and Building and anticipates returning to the Board in the next 60 days. This update will include removing Cemet...
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