CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.
AMENDING MASTER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 12191 TO ADD A FEE
FOR A FORMAL HEARING WITH A HEARING OFFICER REGARDING
SIDEWALK REPAIR COSTS OWED TO THE CITY
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/or to add new fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved an ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter XXII (Streets and Sidewalks), Article II (Sidewalks), Section 22-18 (Repair of Sidewalks and Other Works) to amend the sidewalk repair procedures; and
WHEREAS, the new sidewalk repair procedures include the City making sidewalk repairs when the responsible property owner fails to do so, thereby reducing liability and risk of public injury, and seeking to recover costs incurred; and
WHEREAS, the new sidewalk repair procedures allow the responsible property owner and opportunity to meet and confer with the City staff regarding the amount owed; and
WHEREAS, the new sidewalk repair procedures grant the responsible property owner a right to a formal hearing with a City hearing officer; and
WHEREAS, the new sidewalk repair procedures state that the responsible property owner is to pay a portion of the hearing fee and City staff estimate the cost of the hearing will be $3,000 and in an effort to not make the hearing overly cost prohibitive staff recommend passing the half the cost to the responsible property, or a $1,500 fee; and
WHEREAS, this new fee in the Master Fee Schedule may be adjusted with future Master Fee Schedule updates.
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, is hereby amended to Add a Fee for a Formal Hearing With a Hearing Officer Regarding Sidewalk Repair Costs Owed to the City, , as set forth in Exhibit A in the Public Works section, attached hereto, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
PUBLIC WORKS
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 2 Public Works
Fee No.
Fee Name
Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
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
PUBLIC WORKS
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 3 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
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 Additional Inspection (per trip) hourly $ 252
24 Additional Plan Review (per submittal) hourly $ 252
PUBLIC WORKS
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 4 Public Works
Fee No.
Fee Name
Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
25 Transportation Permit for Oversize/Overweight Vehicles and/or Loads
Per Trip flat [1] $ 16
Annual flat [1] $ 90
26 City Attorney Filing Fee flat [5] $ 77
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PERMITS - HAULING FEES AMC
CHAPTER 21 COMPLIANCE
27 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)
28 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
29 Sewer Lateral Work Security Deposit refundable
deposit
$ 3,500
30 Lower Lateral Inspection
Sanitary Sewer Lower Lateral Installation/Repair/Replacement deposit [7] $ 505
31 Sewer Connection Fee Per
connection [5] $ 1,500
32 STORM WATER - POST CONSTRUCTION REGULATION / ANNUAL
INSPECTION
PUBLIC WORKS
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 5 Public Works
Fee No.
Fee Name
Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
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
33 Engineering Services - Plan Check hourly $ 252
34 Engineering Services - Inspection hourly $ 252
35 Engineering Services - Clean Water hourly $ 218
36 Engineering Services - Zero Waste hourly $ 225
37 IT Surcharge Fee flat [5] 6% of applicable
permit fees
38 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
39 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
40 Curb Painting
Set Up Fee flat Actual Cost
Per 100 l.f. flat Actual Cost
41 Residential Driveway Wingtips hourly $ 252
42 Meter relocation (non-safety related) flat $ 1,388
43 Appeal of PW Director's Decision
Minimum Fee flat $ 2,019
PUBLIC WORKS
City of Alameda
Master Fee Schedule 6 Public Works
Fee No.
Fee Name
Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Fee / Deposit
44 Application to PW Director for Development Impact Fee Adjustment deposit $ 2,272
45 Transportation Commission - Request for Appeal of Actions deposit $ 1,262
46 Recycling/Trash Exception Application flat $ 2,246
47 Assessment District Formation deposit $ 9,975
48 Research of Records (non PRA) hourly $ 252
49 Formal Hearing with a Hearing Officer for Sidewalk Repair Costs Owed to the City, per Section 22-18 of the Alameda Municipal Code flat $ 1,500
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
[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. [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.
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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 6th day of January 2026, 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 7th day of January 2026.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda