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Council Meeting Date: 3/3/2008 Department ID Number: PL08-02
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMB
SUBMITTED BY: PAUL EMERY, INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATO
PREPARED BY: SCOTT HESS, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING4A
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SUBJECT: Adopt Resolutions Amending the Fee Schedule for the Planning
Department
Statement of issue,Funding Source,Recommended Action,Alternative Action(s),Analysis,Environmental Status,Attachment(s)
Statement of Issue: Transmitted for City Council consideration is an amendment to the
City Fee Schedule for Planning Department fees. The amendment proposes a reduction of
six fee categories, deletion of one fee, and addition of one fee. As development related fees
are effective 60 days after adoption, and miscellaneous fees are effective immediately, two
resolutions have been prepared.
Funding Source: No funding is required. Based on historical averages of the types of
applications received, a reduction of $25,000 in the fiscal year 2007/2008 revenue forecast is
anticipated.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2008-17 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Amending Resolution No. 2007-58 Entitled "A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach establishing a Citywide User Fees Schedule and
repealing resolution No. 2005-74 and all supplemental resolutions thereto" and establishing a
new user fee for the Planning Department Service of a Zoning Letter— Simple (Supplemental
User Fee Resolution No. 1 ); and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2008-18 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Amending Resolution No. 2007-59 Entitled "A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach establishing a Citywide Development Fees schedule
and repealing resolution No. 2005-75; and all supplemental resolutions thereto" and
establishing new Development Fees for various services provided by the Planning
Department (Supplemental Development Fee Resolution No. 2 ).
Alternative Action(s): Do not adopt one or both of the resolutions. This action will result in
retaining the existing fee schedule.
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 3/3/2008 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL08-02
Analysis:
In 2003, the City Council established a cost recovery goal of 100 percent for all City
Department's development fees, essentially composed of staff's fully burdened time, plus a
share of Department overhead and Citywide overhead. The Planning Department's fees
consist of all zoning entitlements (i.e., Administrative Permits, Conditional Use Permits,
Coastal Development Permits, and Zoning Map Amendments). These fees include not only
the planner's time but also the staff time of other departments involved in the development
review process such as Public Works, Building and Safety, and Fire. Subsequently, the
citywide fee schedule was updated on November 21, 2005, using the same methodology. At
the time of adoption, fees for all Planning Department services were frozen, with the
exception of certain services where a fee reduction was recommended. In those instances,
fees were reduced as recommended.
The 2005 Fee Study only analyzed cost recovery for existing applications. The 2005 study
did not analyze all uses covered under individual permits or which uses require fewer staff
resources. Since that time, the Planning Department has undertaken a Department wide
review of organizational practices. As a result, the Planning Department has been able to
realize efficiencies in some permit processing activities and has identified certain uses where
a new permit and associated fee could be created. These improvements result in lower
costs, which should therefore be reflected in lower fees to the applicants.
On October 15, 2007, the City Council held a Study Session on Planning Department fees.
Planning staff highlighted specific common entitlement applications that encompassed a
broad range of uses that could be reduced for those uses whose review requires measurably
fewer resources than the average time for that application as a whole. These reductions are
based on average time savings. Below is a matrix of the proposed changes followed by a
discussion of each change:
Entitlement Current Fee* Recommended New Fee*
Change Amount
Conditional Use Permit - Minor $6,668 50 percent reduction $3,334
Administrative Permit Fee for $530 Eliminate 0
Personal Enrichment Uses (less
than 5,000 sq ft
Variance processed concurrent $3,319 (PC) 50 percent reduction $1,659 (PC)
with CUP $2,350 (ZA) $1,175 ZA
Environmental Assessment — $6,969 50 percent reduction $3,484
Historic
Zoning Map Amendment $18,512 50 percent reduction $9,256
processed concurrent with
General Plan Amendment
Zoning Letter— Simple $143 Same as Flood $77
Wireless Permit New application New Fee Cost of service
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries $865 Delete fee N/A
* Excludes automation fee
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 3/3/2008 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL08-02
• Creation of a Minor Conditional Use Permit for certain uses. Currently, a
Conditional Use Permit for a commercial, industrial, or mixed use development or use
requiring Planning Commission approval has a fee of $6,668. Conditional Use
Permits are one of the most common applications received by the Department and
this fee applies to all such type uses and development. For example, applications for
alcohol sales, dance floors, or live entertainment at an existing restaurant in the
Downtown Specific Plan pay the same fee as a new hotel or retail building. However,
the former involves less staff review time (both by the Planning Department as well the
need to circulate to all departments in the internal development review process) than
would be needed for the hotel application, and the level of review focuses on fewer
issues than need be analyzed for hotels. This type of minor CUP process would be
similar to other cities in the region that have a minor CUP application for similar uses
that are significantly less than the regular CUP. Staff is recommending a 50%
reduction in the processing fee for these types of CUP's.
• Creation of a no-fee Administrative Permit for Personal Enrichment Uses. This
permit applies to personal enrichment uses such as photography studios, diet centers,
yoga studios, martial arts and others up to 5,000 square feet in building floor area and
the cost is $530. In evaluating staff time involved for these types of uses based on our
current code requirements, it was determined that they are relatively simple and
processed over the counter with minimal staff time. Therefore, staff is recommending
that this permit have no-fee involved. It would be similar to City Council's action last
year adopting a no-fee permit for certain day care uses.
• Reduce the fee by 50 percent for a Variance processed with a Conditional Use
Permit. This would reduce the fee to $1,659 for applications to the Planning
Commission and $1,175 for applications to the Zoning Administrator. Savings in staff
time are realized when these applications are processed concurrently, as staff would
only require analysis of the zoning requirements of one parcel for the two applications.
Nonetheless, there are issues that are unique to each type of application that
necessitate separate analysis and separate findings. However, the economy of scale
realized by analyzing both applications concurrently would reduce the staff time when
compared to processing two applications (either for separate properties, or for the
same property but at a much later date). Likewise, fees for Coastal Development
Permits were reduced by 50 percent in 2005 when processed with a Conditional Use
Permit, Variance, or Entitlement Plan Amendment.
• Reduce the fee by 50 percent for a Zoning Map Amendment processed with a
General Plan Amendment. This would reduce the fee to $9,256 for a Zoning Map
Amendment when processed in conjunction with a General Plan Amendment.
Although each application requires unique analyses and findings, there are tasks for
both that overlap, resulting in savings in staff time and resources that could be passed
onto the customer.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 3/3/2008 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL08-02
• Create an Environmental Assessment — Historic fee. This would apply to
properties listed in the General Plan Historical and Cultural Resources Element or in
the historic survey area. These assessments generally result in a Negative
Declaration and do not require many of the additional studies such as traffic, sewer
impact, biological, or many of the other CEQA items needed for other projects. This
fee would be $3,484, which is 50 percent of the current Environmental Assessment
fee.
• Create a Zoning Letter— Simple. For zoning requests that require minimal staff time,
zoning letter fees would be $77, the same as a Flood Verification Letter. More
complex requests would still cost $143.
• Create a Wireless Permit Application Fee. On September 17, 2007, the City
Council adopted Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-08, which amended the zoning
provisions relating to telecommunication facilities to require the submission of a
Wireless Permit Application. Staff recommends amending the City's fee schedule to
include a fee to recover the City's cost to review Wireless Permit Applications. As
these applications require a specialized technical knowledge that staff does not have,
and these applications occur too infrequently to hire additional staff for this purpose,
staff is in the process of securing the services of an outside vendor. The fee would
reimburse the City for the vendor's costs.
• At the November 5, 2007, City Council meeting, the Council adopted Zoning Text
Amendment 2007-003, which removed "Medicinal Marijuana Dispensary" as a
permitted use in the City's Zoning & Subdivision Ordinance. Accordingly, City Staff
recommends deleting all references to "Medicinal Marijuana Dispensaries" in the list of
Administrative Permits — List 2 from the City's Fee Schedule.
Working with the City Council, City Administrator's Office, community stakeholders, and other
City Departments, the Planning Department has completed this assessment phase of the
City's development review process and implemented several Department changes to improve
customer service and make the development review and permitting process more efficient.
The revised fee schedule is one of the results of the on-going effort to improve the
development review process as directed in the Strategic Plan. Additional modifications could
be recommended as part of the Citywide cost recovery program and fee schedule update,
which will begin this year.
Strategic Plan Goal:
L-5 Improve the efficiency of the development review process. Reduced fees reflect
efficiencies realized by internal Planning Department improvements.
Environmental Status: Not applicable.
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 3/3/2008 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PL08-02
Attachment Us :
Pagei,Number No. Desdelptibn
1. Resolution No2008-1A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Amending Resolution No. 2007-58 Entitled "A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
establishing a Citywide User Fees Schedule and Repealing Resolution
No. 2005-74 and All Supplemental Resolutions Thereto" and
Establishing a New User Fee for The Planning Department Service of
a ZoningLetter— Simple (Supplemental User Fee Resolution No. 1 )
2. Resolution No2008-18\ Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Amending Resolution No. 2007-59 Entitled "A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Establishing a Citywide Development Fees Schedule and Repealing
Resolution No. 2005-75 and All Supplemental Resolutions Thereto"
and Establishing New Development Fees For Various Services
Provided By The Planning Department (Supplemental Development
Fee Resolution No. 2
3. Comparison Tables of various fees, City of Huntington Beach in
relation to other cities in region
RCA Author: C. Davis
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ATTACHMENT # 1
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-58
ENTITLED, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE USER FEES SCHEDULE AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-74 AND ALL SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTIONS
THERETO" AND ESTABLISHING A NEW USER FEE FOR THE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT SERVICE OF A ZONING LETTER—SIMPLE
(SUPPLEMENTAL USER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 1
WHEREAS, in 2005 the City Council commissioned Public Resource Management
Group, LLC ("PRM") to identify the cost of fee-related services to assure the City was charging
the proper amount of fee for City services. The PRM study determined that labor cost was an
appropriate component of fees based on a fair distribution of all Citywide and departmental
overhead costs as described in the 2005 study across all activities; and
The City Council approved the PRM study in 2005, finding that fees for any service
should include a cost component that can be directly or indirectly associated with the service;
and
In 2007 the City Council determined that the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") for the
period of November 2005 to April 2007 had increased by 5.96%, and that the CPI Index was a
reasonable calculation of the increased departmental overhead costs incurred by the City to
provide City services; and
On September 4, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2007-58 establishing a
user fee schedule for the City; and
City Staff has determined that the preparation of Zoning Letters for certain simple zoning
requests requires minimal staff time, as opposed to the preparation of Zoning Letters for more
complex requests, although Resolution No. 2007-58 establishes the same fee for both requests;
and
City Staff has further determined that the creation of a "Zoning Letter — Simple" fee in
the amount of seventy-seven dollars ($77) would accurately and reasonably reflect the City's
decreased overhead costs in providing Zoning Letters that require fewer resources than the more
complex Zoning Letters; and
The City Council desires to update the existing fees charged to the public consistent with
Staff s analysis, and impose fees that do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing
the service for which the fee is imposed; and
The City Council has determined that the fee set forth in this Resolution is fair and
reasonable, and necessary to offset the cost of programs and services being offered,
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Resolution No. 2008-17
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. Resolution No. 2007-58 is hereby amended to incorporate the new fee set forth in
Exhibit"A" attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.
2. The fee set forth in Exhibit "A" and adopted by this Resolution shall be effective
sixty (60) days following the adoption of this Resolution, and continue thereafter.
3. All provisions of Resolution No. 2007-58 not inconsistent with this action remain
in effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of March , 20 08 .
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Mayor
REVIEW A A ROVED: INITIA AND PPROVED:
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City Administrator Directo of P1 nning
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City ttorney �5
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Exhibit "A" - Resolution No. 2008-17
Planning Department
User Fees
Fee Description Current Fee Amount Recommended New Fee Amount @
Policy bevel
Zoning Letter-- Simple New Fee* $77.00
*New fee to distinguish between requests that require minimal research and those requiring more comprehensive
research and analysis Currently charged $143 as a Zoning Letter
Res. No. 2008-17
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on March 3, 2008 by the following vote.-
AYES: Hansen, Hardy, Bohr, Cook, Coerper, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green
ABSTAIN: None
opf-I"Vivood
Ci1VClerk and ex-officio Jerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
ATTACHMENT #2
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-59 ENTITLED, "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE DEVELOPMENT FEES SCHEDULE AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-75 AND ALL SUPPLEMENTAL
RESOLUTIONS THERETO"AND ESTABLISHING NEW DEVELOPMENT FEES
FOR VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
(SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT FEE RESOLUTION NO. 2
WHEREAS, in 2005 the City Council commissioned Public Resource
Management Group, LLC ("PRM") to identify the cost of fee-related services to assure
the City was charging the proper amount of fee for City services. The PRM study
determined that labor cost was an appropriate component of fees based on a fair
distribution of all Citywide and departmental overhead costs as described in the 2005
study across all activities; and
The City Council approved the PRM study in 2005, finding that fees for any
service should include a cost component that can be directly or indirectly associated with
the service; and
In 2007 the City Council determined that the Consumer Price Index ('`CPI") for
the period of November 2005 to April 2007 had increased by 5.96%, and that the CPI
Index was a reasonable calculation of the increased departmental overhead costs incurred
by the City to provide City services; and
On September 4, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2007-59
establishing a fee schedule for the City; and
City Staff has determined that Conditional Use Permit applications for dancing,
sales of alcohol, and entertainment at existing restaurants located in Downtown
Huntington Beach currently incur the same fee, yet involve significantly less staff time,
than Conditional Use Permit applications for other uses such as
commercial/industrial/mixed use for parcels less than half a block, which require
Planning Commission approval. As a result, City Staff has determined that the creation
of a "Minor Conditional Use Permit" fee in an amount that is fifty (50) percent of the
existing Conditional Use Permit fee, should be charged for applications that require fewer
resources than other Conditional Use Permit applications, and that this reduced fee would
accurately and reasonably reflect the City's decreased overhead costs in providing these
City services; and
City Staff has further determined that savings in department overhead costs are
realized when a Variance application is processed concurrently with a Conditional Use
Permit, and that a fifty (50) percent reduction in the fee for a Variance that is processed
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concurrently with a Conditional Use Permit is a reasonable and accurate reflection of the
City's decreased overhead costs in providing this City service; and
City Staff has further determined that savings in department overhead costs are
realized when a Zoning Map Amendment is processed in conjunction with a General Plan
Amendment and that a fifty percent reduction in the fee for a Zoning Map Amendment
that is processed concurrently with a General Plan Amendment is a reasonable and
accurate reflection of the City's decreased overhead costs in providing this City service;
and
City Staff has determined that Environmental Assessments for properties listed in
the General Plan Historical and Cultural Resources Element or in the historic survey area
generally result in a Negative Declaration and do not require many of the additional studies
such as traffic, sewer impact, biological, or many of the other environmental factors needed
for other projects. City Staff has further determined that the creation of an "Environmental
Assessment — Historic" fee in an amount that is fifty (50) percent of the current
Environmental Assessment fee, to be applicable to such historical properties, would
accurately and reasonably reflect the City's decreased overhead costs in providing this City
service; and
On September 17, 2007, the City Council adopted Zoning Text Amendment No.
06-08, which amended the zoning provisions relating to telecommunication facilities to
require the submission of a Wireless Permit Application. Staff now recommends
amending the City's fee schedule to include a fee to recover the City's cost of reviewing
Wireless Permit Applications.
City Staff has recommended the creation of a no-fee Administrative Permit that
would apply to Personal Enrichment services, which are currently subject to an
Administrative Permit fee of$530.00; and
City Staff further recommends that all reference to "Medicinal Marijuana
Dispensary" in Administrative Permit—List 2 be deleted as depicted in Exhibit"S" attached
hereto, in response to City Council's action on November 5,2007, which removed Medicinal
Marijuana Dispensaries as a permitted use; and
The City Council desires to update existing fees charged to the public consistent with
City Staffs analysis, and impose fees that do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of
providing the service for which the fees are imposed, and subsidize certain costs related to
Personal Enrichment services; and
The City Council has determined that the fees set forth in this resolution are fair and
reasonable, and necessary to offset the cost of programs and services being offered,
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Resolution No. 2008-18
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. Resolution No. 2007-59 is hereby amended to incorporate the new fees set forth in
Exhibit"A," attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.
2. The fees set forth in Exhibit "A" and adopted by this Resolution shall be effective
sixty(60)days following the adoption of this Resolution, and continue thereafter.
3. The City's fee schedule shall be amended to reflect the deletion of "Medical
Marijuana Dispensary" from Administrative Permit—List 1.
4. All provisions of Resolution No. 2007-59 not inconsistent with this action remain in
effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of March 2008.
Mayor
REVI;Y D APPROVED: INITI D ND PROVED:
City Administrator Direc or of Plannin 2 ZI9�
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
aiAttom�ey
Exhibit"A"—Planning Department Development Fees
Exhibit"B" —Legislative Draft of Changes to Planning Department Development Fees
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Exhibit "A" - Resolution No. 2008-18
Planning Department
Development Fees
Pee Description Current Pee Amount Recommended New Pee
Amount @ Policy Level
Planning Commission Actions
Conditional Use Permit - Minor New Fee* $3,334.00
Variance** $3,319.00 $3,319.00
Zoning Map Amendment*** $18,512.00
Zoning Administrator Actions
Variance** $2,350.00 $2,350.00
Environmental Processing
Environmental Assessment -- Historical New Fee**** $3,484.00
Other Reviews and Services:
Administrative Permit -- Personal Enrichment $530.00 $0.00
Wireless Permit Application
Consultant Fee (based on actual per hour changes New Fee $ per hour fee
*New fee to distinguish between standard CUP and those uses that require fewer resources. Uses for which a Conditional Use
Permit -- Minor would be assessed are currently charged a fee of$6,668
** Reduced 50 percent when processed concurrently with a Conditional Use Permit. No fee if variance is a result of a
condition of approval of the Public Judicial Body.
*** Reduced 50 percent when processsed with a General Plan Amendment
**** New fee to distinguish between Environmental Assessment requiring only historic review and those requiring more
comprehensive study. No current distinction for lower level of review and historic review currently charged the same fee as
an Environmental Assessment, $6,969
Exhibit"A" (March 3, 2008)
Resolution No. 2008-18
Exhibit "B" - Resolution No. 2008-18
Planning Department -- Development Fees
Fee Description Current Fee Amount* Recommended New Fee Amount/ No
recommended change at present*
Administrative Permit - List 1*** $ 530.00 $ 530.00
Administrative Permit - List 3*** $ 1,021.00 $ 1,021.00
Outdoor dining license agreement application fee $ 30.00 $ 30,00
Outdoor dining license agreement Use Charge (per square foot) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Outdoor dining license agreement Code Enforcement Fee (per square foot) $ 4.00 $ 4.00
Design Review Board - staff $ 270.00 $ 270.00
Address Assignment - Meter Only $ 110.00 $ 110.00
Code Enforcement Re-inspection Fee $ 163.00 $ 163.00
Notice and Order $ 946.00 $ 946.00
Vehicle Abatement $ 166.00 $ 166,00
Planning Plan Review Standard 70% of building inspection fee 70% of building inspection fee
Planning Plan Review Production Units 24% of building inspection fee 24% of building inspection fee
**Reduced 50% when processed concurrently with a Conditional Use Permit, Tentative Map or Variance
***Administrative Permit List 1: Outdoor Dining, Eating and Drinking Establishments, Fence Extensions(<8), and Home Occupations--
No-fee for Personal Enrichment Services
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EXHIBIT"B" (March 3, 2008)
Res. No. 2008-18
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of ail the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on March 3, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Hansen, Hardy, Bohr, Cook, Coerper, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: Green
ABSTAIN: None
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Cit Jerk and ex-officio Verk of the
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Comparison to Other Cities —
Conditional Use Permit Fees
city Cost
Anaheim* $10,000 (major)/$5,000 minor
Long Beach $7,461
Huntington Beach $6,941(PC)/$3,568(ZA)
Laguna Beach $4,600 (major)
Fountain Valley $3,455
Tustin* $3,000 (major)/$600(minor)
Westminster $2,875
Santa Ana $2,370
Costa Mesa 1 $1,450
*Deposit, based on average cost of entitlement October 2007
HB Fee includes automation fee
Comparison to Other Cities —
Variance Fees
City Cost
Anaheim* $10,000(major)/$5,000 minor
Long Beach $4,522(new)/$2,989 (remodel)
Huntington Beach $3,455(PC)/$2,446(ZA)
Tustin* $3,000 (Major)/$380(minor)
Laguna Beach $2,000 (+$3.30 for every$100 of
building value)
Fountain Valley $2,960 (major)/$770 (minor)
Santa Ana $2,370
Westminster $1,630
Costa Mesa 1 $1,450
HB Fee includes automation fee October 2007
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Comparison to Other Cities —
Tentative Parcel Map Fees
city Cost
Anaheim* $5,700
Long Beach $4,445 +$100/unit
Huntington Beach $4,068
Tustin* $3,000
Westminster $2,720
Fountain Valley $2,180
Laguna Beach $1,845+$615/unit+cost over
minimum
Costa Mesa $1,300
Santa Ana $1,110+$23/lot
HB Fee includes automation fee October 2007
Comparison to Other Cities —
Lot Line Adjustment Fees
city cost
Long Beach $2,095
Fountain Valley $1,450
Westminster $1,195
Santa Ana $1,105
Costa Mesa $705
Anaheim $573
Huntington Beach $552
Laguna Beach $400
Tustin $255
HB Fee includes automation fee October 2007
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Comparison to other Cities
Coastal Development Permit
Long Beach $2,270 (when submitted directly to Coastal
Commission)
$5,165 (with no other entitlements)
$843 (with another entitlement)
Laguna Beach $105 plus 75 cents per$500 of building
permit value ($5,000 max)
Huntington Beach $4,429 (PC)or$2,215 (PC)*
$2,894 (ZA-SFR) or$1,447 (ZA-SFR)*
$3,014 (ZA-All others)or$1,507 (ZA-Others)*
*reduced 50%with another entitlement
October 2007
HB Fee includes automation fee
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RCA ROUTING SHEET
INITIATING DEPARTMENT: Planning
SUBJECT: Amend Planning Fees
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 3, 2008
RCA ATTACHMENTS STATUS
Ordinance (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Resolution (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached
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EXPLANATION FOR MISSING ATTACHMENTS
REVIEWED RETURNED FORWARDED
Administrative Staff
Deputy City Administrator Initial
City Administrator Initial
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Exhibit "A" - Resolution No. 2008-18
Planning Department
Development Fees
Fee Description Current Fee Amount Recommende /Ne " e
Amount @ Pol
Planning Commission Actions
Conditional Use Permit - Minor New Fee* $3,334.00
Variance** $3,319.00 $3,319.00
Zoning Map Amendment*** $18,512.00
Zoning Administrator Actions
Variance** $2,3 .00 $2,350.00
Environmental Processing
Environmental Assessment -- Historical New Fee**** $3,484.00
Other Reviews and Services:
Administrative Permit -- Personal Enrichment $530.00 $0.00
Wireless Permit Application
Consultant Fee (based on actual per ho changes New Fee $ per hour fee
*New fee to distinguish between ststandard CUP and those uses that require fewer resources. Uses for which a Conditional Use
Permit -- Minor would b�e,,44 essed are currently charged a fee of$6,668
** Reduced 50 percen ',hen processed concurrently with a Conditional Use Permit
*** Reduced 50 perowhen processsed with a General Plan Amendment
**** New fee to�stinguish between Environmental Assessment requiring only historic review and those requiring more
comprehe 'e study. No current distinction for lower level of review and historic review currently charged the same fee as
an Envirpi mental Assessment, $6,969 --�--'- "
fro Exhibit "A" (March 3, 2008)
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COUNTY OF ORANGE o Ad of Res-
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I am the Citizen of the United States and a ment Fees
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resident of the County aforesaid; I am over that a public hearing will
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February 29, 2008
Scott Hess
Planning Director
City of Huntington Beach
P.O. Box 190
Huntington Beach ,Ca. 92648
Dear Scott:
Thank you for attending our Community Development Committee meeting and
presenting the update to changes made to reduce fees and to improve permit processing.
Due to our meeting schedule, the Chamber Board has not officially acted on the proposal;
however, the committee supports your proposal to reduce fees and the improvement to be
made to the permit processing. We will be reporting this to the Board at their next
meeting.
With regard to the City's proposal for a comprehensive citywide fee study, we would
request that the Chamber Committee be part of that process.
Also,we would like to again state the Chamber's recommendations from the past—
first consider whether the application review is truly required, then determine the nature
of the review and how comprehensive it needs to be to adequately understand the project,
then apply the cost for processing.
Again, thanks for meeting with our committee. We look forward to working with you on
the next phase.
Sincerely,
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J c 'ddell
resident .
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