1 CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. _____
AMENDING MASTER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 12191 TO ADD THE
SIDEWALK VENDOR PERMIT FEE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Alameda Municipal Code and the California Government Code provide that the City Council shall set fees reasonable to recover the cost of providing various services by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at the August 27, 1991 Special City Council meeting, directed City staff to amend the Alameda Municipal Code to reflect that City fees shall be set by City Council Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City periodically amends Resolution No. 12191 and updates its Master Fee Schedule to account for various cost increases relating to municipal programs, services and activities; and
WHEREAS, the City is creat ing a framework and permit process to regulate and enforce non- motorized sidewalk vending in the public right of way and other public property of the City in compliance with California State Law, SB 946, enacted in 2019 and known as the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act; and
WHEREAS, the sidewalk vending permit will be reviewed by the Public Works Department, and it is anticipated that the typical review will take one hour; and,
WHEREAS, the Master Fee Schedule establishes the permit review fee for the Public Works Department at a rate of $262 per hour for the fiscal year 2025-2026; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a flat-rate fee at a lesser amount to ensure accessibility to the sidewalk vending permit program, and that by establishing such lesser fee, the amount thereof will not exceed the reasonable cost to the City to review sidewalk vending permits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein as findings and determinations of the City Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Master Fee Schedule as set forth in Resolution No. 12191, as amended and shown as Exhibit A, is hereby amended to add the Sidewalk Vendor Permit Application Fee to the fee schedule for the Public Works Department, and the amount of said fee shall be $50 per application.
PUBLIC WORKS
ENTITLEMENT REVIEW
1 Public Works Review of Planning Applications
Minor Project - Base Fee flat [8] 252$
Major Project - Base Fee flat [8] 3,515$
Additional Engineering Review hourly 252$
Additional Clean Water Review hourly 218$
Additional Zero Waste Review hourly 225$
2 Public Works Review of Building Permits
Minor Project - Base Fee flat [8] 252$
Major Project - Base Fee flat [8] 2,583$
Additional Engineering Review hourly 252$
Additional Clean Water Review hourly 218$
Additional Zero Waste Review hourly 225$
3 Lot Line Adjustments and Easements deposit 3,509$
Consultant actual cost Actual Cost
4 Certificate of Compliance flat 1,262$
Consultant actual cost Actual Cost
FINAL MAP REVIEW
5 Parcel Map/Waiver deposit 7,283$
Consultant actual cost Actual Cost
6 Tract deposit 7,283$
Consultant actual cost Actual Cost
7 IMPROVEMENT PLAN REVIEW (ONSITE/ OFFSITE/ GRADING/
DEMOLITION)
Up to $150,000 deposit 8,444$
Up to $1,000,000 deposit 12,413$
Up to $10,000,000 deposit 28,567$
Over $10,000,000 deposit 34,487$
8 IMPROVEMENT INSPECTION (ONSITE/ OFFSITE/ GRADING/
DEMOLITION)
Up to $150,000 deposit 13,492$
Up to $1,000,000 deposit 82,514$
Up to $10,000,000 deposit 395,590$
Fee No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 1 Public Works
EXHIBIT A
PUBLIC WORKS
Fee No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
Over $10,000,000 deposit 667,155$
9 PARKING SIGNS
Sign Fee each [4] 2.50$
Meter Fee each/per day 13.50$
No Parking Sign Processing Fee flat 23$
PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM
10 Evaluation of request to add or remove Preferential Parking Zones (requires a petition representing at least 40% of residents) deposit 6,308$ 11 Evaluation of request to add or remove Preferential Parking Zones (requires a petition representing at least 55% of residents) actual cost No Deposit
Required, Actual
Cost
12 Design/Construction/Permitting/misc of Preferential Parking Zones actual cost Actual Cost RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS [2]
13 Encroachment - Residential flat [9] 252$
14 Encroachment - Multi-Family/ Commercial/ Industrial flat [9] 1,514$ 15 Temporary - Other flat 1,514$
16 Encroachment - Multiple Locations / Other hourly 252$ 17 Temporary - Utility Right of Way Inspection hourly [6] 252$ 18 Security Deposit - Utility work by non-utilities refundable deposit 3,500$
19 Small Cell deposit 1,514$
20 Encroachment Agreement flat 2,524$
21 Encroachment Agreement Annual Inspection flat 505$
22 Parklet Fee, Annual flat 2,400$
23 Sidewalk Vendor Permit Fee each 50$
24 Additional Inspection (per trip) hourly 252$
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 2 Public Works
PUBLIC WORKS
Fee No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
25 Additional Plan Review (per submittal) hourly 252$
26 Transportation Permit for Oversize/Overweight Vehicles and/or Loads
Per Trip flat [1] 16$
Annual flat [1] 90$
27 City Attorney Filing Fee flat [5] 77$
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PERMITS - HAULING FEES AMC
CHAPTER 21 COMPLIANCE
28 Annual hauling permits
Basic Fee (Annual) - review of non-franchise hauler to operate flat 1,011$ Reporting Fee (Annual after the first year)
Program Fee [5]
$11.00 per ton
hauled, paid bi-
annually
Impact Mitigation Fee [5]
$3.44 per ton
hauled, paid bi-
annually
Performance Security Bond [5] $114 per
estimated ton
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PERMITS - HAULING FEES (C&D)
29 For permitted project debris reporting, per permit:
Waste Management Plan (WMP) and Report review (online) flat 562$ Waste Management Plan (WMP) and Report review (paper) flat 1,348$ Penalty for failure to meet CALGreen minimum Recycling Rate Penalty [5] $116 per ton
SEWER LATERAL WORK
30 Sewer Lateral Work Security Deposit refundable
deposit 3,500$
31 Lower Lateral Inspection
Sanitary Sewer Lower Lateral Installation/Repair/Replacement deposit [7] 505$ 32 Sewer Connection Fee Per
connection [5] 1,500$
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 3 Public Works
PUBLIC WORKS
Fee No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
33 STORM WATER - POST CONSTRUCTION REGULATION / ANNUAL
INSPECTION
Review of Annual Maintenance Reports of privately maintained post- construction treatment devices flat 218$
Inspection of privately maintained post-construction treatment devices
per
inspection 436$
Stormwater Re-Inspection/Enforcement per
inspection 436$
MISCELLANEOUS / OTHER FEES
34 Engineering Services - Plan Check hourly 252$
35 Engineering Services - Inspection hourly 252$
36 Engineering Services - Clean Water hourly 218$
37 Engineering Services - Zero Waste hourly 225$
38 IT Surcharge Fee flat [5] 6% of applicable
permit fees
39 FEMA Floodplain Review [10]
Initial Review Fee flat 252$
Additional Fee: Residential Improvements flat 757$
Additional Fee: New construction, substantial improvement and non-residential hourly 252$
Consultant actual cost Actual Cost
40 PW Review of Special Events
Low Impact Special Event flat 632$
High Impact Special Event flat 1,895$
Public Works Special Event Inspection hourly 252$
Public Works Special Event Inspection - outside of City business hours hourly 298$
41 Curb Painting
Set Up Fee flat Actual Cost
Per 100 l.f. flat Actual Cost
42 Residential Driveway Wingtips hourly 252$
43 Meter relocation (non-safety related) flat 1,388$
44 Appeal of PW Director's Decision
Minimum Fee flat 2,019$
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 4 Public Works
PUBLIC WORKS
Fee No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
45 Application to PW Director for Development Impact Fee Adjustment deposit 2,272$ 46 Transportation Commission - Request for Appeal of Actions deposit 1,262$ 47 Recycling/Trash Exception Application flat 2,246$
48 Assessment District Formation deposit 9,975$
49 Research of Records (non PRA) hourly 252$
50 For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application. hourly 252$
Notes
[4] One sign per parking space or 18 feet of curb.
[5] Fee set by City.
[6] Annual deposit agreement will be set by PW director with utility companies. [7] Deposit set by City.
[8] Minor project: 4 or fewer dwelling units. Major project: 5 or more dwelling units. [9] Residential: 4 or fewer dwelling units. Multi-Family: 5 dwelling units or more. [10] All floodplain development permits will be assessed the initial review fee. Additional review fees and/or pass through consultant fees will be assessed depending on complexity of the project. Definition of Residential for this fee is per FEMA regulations.
[1] Fee set by State.
[2] Permits may require a separate bond deposit according to the City's policy/requirements. [3] Scaled fee categories are used to establish deposit amounts.
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 5 Public Works
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 21st day of October 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 22
nd day of October 2025.
_____________________
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda