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Home My WebLink AboutCC Resolution 13817 (Master Fee Schedule)RESOLUTION NO. 13817 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has conducted an analysis of its services, the costs reasonably borne, the beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced by those paying fees and charges for special services; and, WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply with both the letter and the spirit of Article X11113 of the California Constitution and limit the growth of taxes; and WHEREAS, the City has a policy of recovering, except as provided in San Rafael Municipal Code Section 3.34.040, the full costs reasonably borne of providing special services of a voluntary and/or limited nature, such that general taxes are not diverted from general services of a broad nature and thereby utilized to subsidize unfairly and inequitably such special services; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council to develop a revised schedule of fees and charges based on the City's budgeted and projected costs reasonably borne; and Page 1 of 6 WHEREAS, all requirements of California Government Code Sections 6062a, 66016 and 66018 and other applicable laws are hereby found to have been complied with; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendments to Fee Schedule The following fees and charges are hereby directed to be computed and applied by the various City departments, and to be collected by the City's Finance Department. Increases or decreases in fees reflect changes in salaries, benefits, and other costs related to the cost of providing the service; including flat -based fees, deposits for service, and the calculation of fully burdened hourly rates for billable staff time. A. Planning Section....Service Descriptio............................................ .........�.............................................................. 10.03 Use Permit — Over mt... „,.,,,,,,,, he counter Planning staff time to process use permits for those minor projects for which the Zoning Ordinance provides for administrative review. ..... .............................................. .................... _.................... ......................................................................... ..................... ........... . 10.05 Administrative Review Fee Ministerial and routine reviews of compliance (e.g., large fame..daycare...centers........ ................. .w........... ................... ....................... ._,-.n�..,,,...,,,,,,,,,,,.........,.............,,,,,,,,........ ... ... ,,,,,,..... ,....... �.....m .................... ....... co 10.05 Second Unit Review Char, $398 $398 $300 Planning staff time to review plans and confirm standards on specified second units not requiring Use Permit or Design Re view. Page 2 of 6 B. Public Works Section � Service 11111, Description Charge 1 f.'01mm 'Temporary Encroachment Permits (debris box, scat oidin.............................24fi ...... 9, $ tree trimming, public street/sidewalk closure, paintinglwashing of building exterior, sidewalk installation, construction fencing, and curb painting, and other items per the Director of Public Works This fee may be waived by the City Manager or Director of Public Works for homeowners, homeowner associations, and non-profit organizations when the p work performed is determined to benefit the City. i C. Fire Department Attachment A (corresponding to Exhibit E1 in the Master Fee Schedule) D. Police Department Attachment B (corresponding to Table 1, Section 3 of the Master Fee Schedule) E. Library Attachment C (corresponding to Table 1, Section 7 of the Master Fee Schedule) F. Community Development Attachment D (impacts Exhibit H in the Master Fee Schedule) Section 2. Separate Fee for Each Service All fees set by this resolution are for each identified service; additional fees shall be required for each additional service that is requested or required. Where fees are Page 3 of 6 indicated on a per unit of measurement basis, the fee is for each identified unit or portion thereof within the indicated ranges of such units. Definitions and implementation procedures regarding the fees set forth herein shall be as stipulated in Chapter 3.34 of the San Rafael Municipal Code. Section 3. Basis of Charges The Council finds and determines that the charges for services imposed by this resolution are necessary to cover the costs of providing the specified services, and that such charges do not exceed the reasonable costs of providing said services. Facility rental fees are intended to provide reasonable compensation for the use of City -owned and maintained facilities. Section 4. Interpretations The City department directors in consultation with the City Manager may interpret this Resolution. Should there be a conflict between two fees applicable to the same service, then the lower in dollar amount of the two shall be applied. Section 5. Waiver of Permit Fees and Charges The City Council may, on a case-by-case basis, grant a waiver of payment of all or a portion of the fees established by this resolution when it determines that it is in the public interest to do so. Page 4 of 6 Section 6. Repealer Resolutions and other prior actions of the City Council in conflict with the contents of this Resolution, including Resolution No. 13218, are hereby repealed. Section 7, Severability If any portion of this Resolution is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions and all other portions shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section or portion thereof irrespective of the validity of any other section or portion. Section 8. Effective Date This Resolution, including the fees and charges provided herein, shall become effective immediately, except for the new fees for Planning Services described in Section 1 A., which shall become effective on December 5, 2014. Section 9. The adoption of this Resolution, including the fees and charges provided herein, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8), as the establishment and modification of charges by a public agency to meet operating expenses. Page 5 of 6 I, Esther C. Beirne, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 6th day of October 2014, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Coling Connolly„ McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None Page 6 of 6 Esther C. Beirne, City Clerk Operational Fire Perm Aerosol Products Amusement Buildings Aviation Facilities Carnivals and Fairs Cellulose Nitrate Film Combustible Dust -Producing Operations Combustible Fibers Compressed Gases Covered Mall Buildings Cryogenic Fluids Cutting and Welding Dry Cleaning Plants Exhibits and Trade Shows Explosives Blasting Fire Hydrants and Valves Flammable and Combustible Liquids Floor Finishing Fruit and Crop Ripening Fumigation and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging Hazardous Materials HPM Facilities High -piled Storage Hot Work Operations Industrial Ovens Lumber Yards and Woodworking Plants Liquid -or Gas fueled Vehicles or Equipment in Assembly Buildings LP -gas Magnesium Miscellaneous Combustible Storage Open Bumings Open Flames and Torches Open Flames and Candies Organic Coatings Places of Assembly Private Fire Hydrants Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material Public Fireworks Displays Pyroxylin Plastics Refrigeration Equipment Repair Garages and Motor Fuel -Dispensing Facilities Rooftop Heliports Spraying or Dipping Storage of Scrap Tires and Tire Byproducts Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents Tire -Rebuilding Plants Waste Handling Wood Products Other Special Hazard Operations or Use 'Multiple Operational Permits Attachment A (Exhibit E 1) Current Fee Proposed Fee 5220 S240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 S240 5220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 S240 $220 $240 $220 5240 $220 $zoo $220 first blast and 5240 first blast and $138 each additional blast 5150 each additional blast $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 5240 $220 5240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 5240 $220 $240 $220 $240 5220 $240 S220 $240 $220 S240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 5220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $200 $240 $220 5240 $770 $770 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 5220 S240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 5220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 $220 $240 First permit at fuYl price, First permit at full price each additional at 50% of schedule above each additional at 50% of schedule above Construction Fire Permits"" M^ I„,,,,xti ,., ,J „iwioe ., �x ml'i lV l,ntwAl "A x"r^v ,,� N ! ^ '�uu uo^^^,,,,u, Automatic fire -extinguishing systems Fire sprinkler system single family dwelling Fire sprinkler system with 10 sprinklers or less Fire sprinkler system with 11 sprinklers or more Backflow Preventer Assembly Battery Systems Compressed Gases Emergency Response Radro Coverage System Fire Alarm and Detection Systems and Related Equipment Fire Pumps and Related Equipment Flammable and Combustible liquids Hazardous Materials Industrial Ovens LP -Gas Private Fire Hydrant Spraying or Dipping Process Standpipe System Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents Underground Fireline Vegetation Management Fin: Protection Plan Work (repair, replacement. relocation' Fee $275 per system $275 plus 54.00 per sprinkler $275 plus 54.00 per sprinkler 5412 plus $4.00 per sprinkler $138 $275 S275 none $275 plus $4.00 per device $412 5275 for the first tank and $138 each additional tank $275 5275 $275 S138 $275 $275 $275 $275 S275 n!a Attachment A (Exhibit E 1) Fee $300 per system $300 plus 54.00 per sprinkler S300 plus $4 00 per sprinkler $450 plus $4,00 per sprinkler $150 $300 $300 $300 $300 plus S4,,00 per device $450 $300 for the first tank and S150 each additional tank $300 $300 S300 $150 $300 $300 $300 5300 $300 $50 mmFee mSuudes permit„ anis and inspection swvicea Other Fin: Prevention Fees Fee Proposed Fee mlo��xl l^w'wx^nn^,^'uuomw,„wmOda'iwu"��d^,.x�x�mrnv �I�Iwo Iwl will ,^�"; ,.�^ w �^ iur'"„�I�^o , n�� m�.'^wxouh..lk✓'oq ,,wma�edn�J�lo01 m'^� x,.^ rw.rl �mw,„.,,w',a'�w;oweu wo��;�lxlxl �l lmlm�. ^xm od'.I wmiyluu Doti ry „'^'^'^w�a..rmaum rr�, mr''14uuo�^Im�uml r^v� urtwn'vuJNxJ"�nl muUau!uwt�p�u,PoIM1 ^'m,�u �uixmm xl ww6�iuuVu'^IN xxw,w-w �rvnIIM Consultive Fee Plans review fee Inspection fee Reinspection fee Investigation fee for performing worts without an approved permit Inspections outside normal work hours Early or late inspections on normal work days Call back or weekend inspections Fire/Smoke damper inspection Fire hydrant flow lest and report FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR . min 1 hour 3 x normar permit fee + permit fee FBHR x # of hours x 15 - min i hour FBHR x # of hours x 15 - min 4 hour $139 for up to 4 dampers and $33 for each additional damper S 187 50 FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR - min 1 hour FBHR - min 1 hour 3 x normal permit fee + permit fee FBHR x# of hours x 1 5 min 1 hour FBHR x # of hours x 15 - min 4 hour $150 for up to 4 dampers and $40 for each additional damper $20000 _.. 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