HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2017-41 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-41
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE "2017 CATHEDRAL CITY BUILDING
PROCESSING FEE REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS"
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2017, the City Council directed staff to perform a complete
review and comparision 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 Building 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
Building 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 Previous Fee Resolutions Superceded. To the extent there is a
conflict between any-previously adopted resolutions of the Cathedral City City Council
establishing building and cannabis processing fees and the fees set forth in the 2017
Cathedral City Building and Cannabis Processing Fee Review Recommendations, the
previous resolutions are supereceded.
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 this 9t" day of August, 2017.
t Henry, Mlaiyor
ATTEST:
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Gary Ho ell, ity Jerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Eric Vail, City Attorney
I, TRACEY R. MARTINEZ, DEPUTY CITY CLERK of the City of Cathedral City, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council held on the 9t" day of August, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Aguilar, Carnevale and Kaplan; Mayor Pro Tem Pettis
and Mayor Henry
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Tracey artin z
Deputy City Clerk
2017 Cathedral City Building Fee Review Recommendations
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.
However, during the review staff identified several building fees that are recommended for adjustment
based on staff time and related expenses involved in processing.The proposed Building fee adjustments
are identified in the in the Table below.
Building Fees
PERMIT TYPE CURRENT Fully Burdened Rate(FBR) Proposed
FEE New Fee
Heating,Ventilation &Air $44.50 2 hours of Staff time FBR=$196.50 $195
Conditioning Change Out
Main Service Panel Change Out $44.50 2 hours of Staff time FBR=$196.50 $195
Water Heater Change Out $33.50 1.75 hours of Staff Time FBR=$153.75 $150
Temporary Power Pole $41 1.75 hours of Staff Time FBR=$153.75 $150
Sewer Connection Fee $130 3 hours of Staff Time FBR=$ 271 $270