HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2017-37 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE "2017
CATHEDRAL CITY ANCILLARY AND CANNABIS PROCESSING FEE
REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS"
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2017, the City Council directed staff to perform a complete
review and comparison of building permit and application processing fees and medical
cannabis processing and inspections fees, and to bring recommendations back to the
Council for adjusting said fees; and,
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Government Code section 66016, the City
Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed fees at its regular meeting on
July 26, 2017, at which time the "2017 Cathedral City Building and Cannabis Processing
Fee Review Recommendations" were presented to the City Council and the public was
provided an opportunity to comment on said recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cathedral City does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1. CEQA Findings. The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of
this Resolution is not subject to CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(4),
which provides that the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government
fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project are not projects
subject to CEQA review.
Section 2. Mitigation Fee Act Findings. The City Council hereby finds that the
2017 Cathedral City Ancillary and Cannabis Processing Fee Review Recommendations
reflect the City's estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fees
are charged.
Section 3. Adoption of Fee Recommendations. The 2017 Cathedral City
Ancillary and Cannabis Processing Fee Review Recommendations attached to the Staff
Report for this resolution and incorporated herein by reference are hereby approved and
adopted.
Section 4. Previous Fee Resolutions Superseded. To the extent there is a
conflict between any previously adopted resolutions of the Cathedral City City Council
establishing ancillary and cannabis processing fees and the fees set forth in the 2017
Cathedral City Ancillary and Cannabis Processing Fee Review Recommendations, the
previous resolutions are superseded.
Section 5. Effective Date. As required by Government Code section 66017,
this resolution shall become effective sixty (60) days after it is adopted.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City'
of Cathedral City held this 26th day of July, 2017, by the following vote:
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Ayes: Council Members Aguilar, Carnevale and Kaplan; Mayor
Pro Tem Pettis and Mayor Henry
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
an Henry, Mayo
ATTEST
Gary Howell; C y Clerk
APPROVED AS TO F M:
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Eric Vail, City Attorney
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2017 Cathedral City Ancillary and Cannabis Processing Fees
Planning and Engineering Fees: Staff recommends that Planning, Engineering and Building
fees for new Development remain unchanged.
Cathedral City's current Planning and Engineering fee structures related to new development are
based on a Deposit / Performance form of expense tracking. The Applicants are required to pay
a minimum deposit to initiate the application process. As the process progresses staff time is
tracked, recorded and expensed accordingly. This system allows the City to recover 100% of their
direct costs related to projects, while managing the associated planning costs for new
development, both commercial and residential. The Desert Valley Builders Association (DVBA)
2014 Residential Development Fee study found that Cathedral City had the lowest per unit
development fees in the Coachella Valley.
During the review staff identified several Ancillary user fees that are recommended for adjustment
based on staff time and related expenses involved in processing. The proposed ancillary user fee
adjustments are in the Table below.
Ancillary Fees
Garage Sale Permit $10 1 hours of Staff Time FBR = $80.50 $25
Unpermitted Garage Sale Currently no 1.5 hours of Staff Time FBR = $100
set fee $120.75
Pool Drainage Permit $2 .5 hours of Staff Time FBR = $80.50 $25
Unpermitted Pool Drainage Currently no 1 hour of Staff Time FBR = $80.50 $75
set fee
Also, during the review staff identified several Cannabis related fees that are recommended for
initial adoption based on staff time and related expenses involved in processing. The proposed
Cannabis related fees are described in the Table below.
Cannabis Fees
MCL Renewal $5000 13 hours of Staff Time FBR = $4,500
Deposit + $1,738
FBR Annual audit = $2,500
Live Scan = $300
MCL Amendment During Currently no 3 hours of Staff Time FBR $500
Renewal set fee
(in addition to renewal fee)
MCL Adding a License Currently no 3 hours of Staff Time $500
During Renewal set fee No additional BG
MCL Transfer Currently no 8 hours of Staff Time FBR=$1,263 $4,500
set fee Back Ground Check = $3,500 per Deposit
owner plus FBR
and
Expenses
MCL Amendment Currently no 3 hours of Staff Time FBR = $517 $500
(Simple no BG set fee
MCL Amendment Currently no 6 Hours of Staff Time FBR = $1,000 +
(requiring BG) set fee $1,018 $3,500
Back Ground Check = $3,500 per per BG
owner