1 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AMENDING AND RESTATING FEE AND RATE
SCHEDULES FOR PLANNING, ZONING, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, PERMITS,
APPROVALS, APPEALS AND INSPECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Municipal Code and State Law authorize the City Council to establish filing and processing fees and rates of charges for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses to the City of Anaheim incurred in the receiving, reviewing, analyzing and processing of Planning, Zoning, and Environmental petitions, applications, permits, approvals, appeals and inspections; and
WHEREAS, said costs and expenses include: labor costs incurred by City staff and its consultants in reviewin g, analyzing and processing of petitions and applications; postage, materials and labor costs to post and advertise notices of public hearings for certain petitions and applications; and other direct and indirect costs incurred by the City relating thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore established fees and rates of charges for such purposes pursuant to authorization of the Anaheim Municipal Code and in accordance with the requirements of state law; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and general welfare to amend and restate said fees and rates in the manner hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, said fees and rates as hereinafter set forth have been considered at a duly noticed public meeting or hearing as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that said fees and rates, in the amounts hereinafter set forth in this resolution, are less than or equal to, but in any event do not exceed, the actual direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the City of Anaheim in receiving, processing, analyzing and acting upon said petitions, applications, permits, approvals, appeals and inspections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds and determines that this resolution amending and restating the planning, zoning and environmental fees and rates of the City in the manner hereinafter set forth is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 21080 (b) (8) of the California Public Resources Code in that said fees and rates are established to meet operating expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits and purchasing or leasing of supplies, equipment, materials and services. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. PROCESSING FEES AND RATES.
The processing fees and hourly rates for planning, zoning, and/or environmental proceedings in the City of Anaheim (hereinafter collectively referred to as development projects) shall be based on full processing costs, which are defined as the direct cost required to receive, review, check, analyze and take action upon petitions and applications for development projects submitted to the City fo r approval and to provide inspection and other services relating thereto, plus applicable overhead costs, as determined pursuant to those certain cost studies and analyses entitled Anaheim Planning and Zoning Cost Recovery Study dated April, 2004, and upda ted entitled Anaheim Planning Department Updated Fee Analysis as of 2005, and Comprehensive User Fee and Development Impact Fee Study dated April 2018, which are on file in the Finance Department adjusted by no more than 3%, which is not in excess of the 12-month percent change (December 2022) in the Los Angeles – Long Beach – Anaheim, CA Consumer Price Index (Urban Consumers) (CPI- U). All costs for consultant services, inclusive of any applicable in- house administrative costs, for development project petitions and applications which cannot be completely processed in-house shall be borne by the applicant. Applicable fees and hourly rates are detailed in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full (hereinafter Exhibit A). Any fees and charges incurred pursuant to this resolution shall be deemed a debt due and owing to the City of Anaheim by the applicant until paid in full.
A. Flat Fees . Where applicable, flat fees have been established for certain services where the average cost is subject to minimum fluctuation. These flat fees are as set forth in Exhibit A incorporated into this resolution. The flat fees set forth in Exhibit A are collectively referred to in this resolution as the Flat Fees. Any fees and charges incurred pursuant to this resolution shall be deemed a debt due and owing to the City of Anaheim by the applicant until paid in full.
B. Fees Based on Hourly Charges. Where applicable, hourly charges shall be accumulated for processing of development project petitions and applications, and the applicant shall pay all such accumulated charges (less any deposits made pursuant to Section 2 below) prior to final action on the related project or as soon thereafter as such costs may be finally determined.
The payment of such costs may be a condition of approval for any such project. If payment is not received within fifteen (15) working days after the due date set forth in the replenishment request, all then-current processing activities related to the devel opment project will be terminated until payment is received. In the event of such cessation of activity, all time limits provided for under state statutes for completion of development projects will be suspended for the duration thereof to the extent permitted by law.
(i) Hourly charges for processing of development project petitions and applications shall be based on a direct cost of Two Hundred One Dollars and no/100 ($201.00) per hour.
(ii) Project specific expenditures such as posting of public notices, advertising, etc. have been excluded from the above hourly rate and the actual cost shall be directly 3 billed to the Applicant. The cost of postage associated with mailing hearing notices for planning applications shall be borne by the City.
SECTION 2. DEPOSITS.
A. Required Deposit . In cases where an hourly rate is being charged, as opposed to a flat fee, each applicant shall place on deposit with the City the sum specified in Exhibit A under the heading Minimum Initial Deposit for the applicable case type. Deposits have been estimated to represent the minimum amount required to process each case type. The costs of an individual case may be significantly more than the Minimum Initial Deposit amount.
B. Credits Against Deposit. Hourly charges incurred in the processing of the development project will be credited against the Minimum Initial Deposit amount on hand until all processing of the development project by the City has been completed and all costs incurred have been paid.
C. Additional Deposit(s) Required. If at any time, or from time to time, the accumulated charges credited against the Minimum Initial Deposit (or any prior Additional Deposit) result in the remaining deposit amount being reduced below the Minimum Balance amount for such case type as specified on Exhibit A under the heading Minimum Balance, and, in the opinion of the Planning and Building Director or his or her designee, the remaining deposit amount will be insufficient to cover the cost of the remaining charges likely to be incurred by the City in processing such development project petition or application, the Planning and Building Director, or his or her designee, shall immediately notify the applicant of the additional amount required to be deposited by the applicant to continue the processing of such petition or application (the Additional Deposit). The amount of any such Additional Deposit shall not exceed an amount necessary to bring the amount on deposit (less credits for charges incurred) back up to the Minimum Initial Deposit amount. During the processing of any project, more than one Additional Deposit may be required. If the amount of any such Additional Deposit is not received by the City within fifteen (15) working days after the due date set forth in the replenishment request, all then- current development project processing activities will be terminated until payment is received. In the event of such cessation of activity, all time limits provided for under state statutes for completion of development proje cts will be suspended for the duration thereof to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 3. FEE AND DEPOSIT REDUCTIONS.
If an applicant believes that unusual circumstances exist which make the amount of any Flat Fee, Minimum Initial Deposit, Additional Dep osit, or any other cost or charge imposed pursuant to this resolution (collectively referred to herein as the scheduled fees) inappropriate for the particular development project, the following procedure shall apply:
A. The applicant shall request a modification of the scheduled fees for the project in writing to the Planning and Building Director. (i) Any such request relating to any Flat Fee or Minimum Initial Deposit shall be filed with the Office of the Planning and Building Director prior to filing of the petition or application to which such scheduled fee relates. A petition or application shall not be accepted 4 for filing unless accompanied by the scheduled fee or the fee as adjusted pursuant to this Section
3. (ii) Any such request relating to any fee or charge not specified in subparagraph (i) above, including but not limited to any Additional Deposit, shall be filed with the Office of the Planning and Building Director not later than seven (7) business days following the date said fee or charge is due hereunder.
(iii) Any failure to file a timely request as required by this paragraph A shall be deemed a waiver of any objection to the scheduled fee.
B. The applicant shall specify in the written request the unusual circumstances that make the scheduled fees inappropriate for the development project and include any substantiating documentation.
C. Within seven (7) business days following the timely filing of any such written request, the Planning and Building Director shall make written findings whether or not unusual circumstances exist which would make the scheduled fees inappropriate for the project.
D. A scheduled fee shall be determined to be inappropriate for a project under this Section 3, and such scheduled fee shall be adjusted, only if it is determined by the Planning and Building Director, at his or her sole discretion, that the amount of said scheduled fee exceeds the expected City cost of processing, or completing the processing of, the development project petition or application.
E. If the Planning Director, at his or her sole discretion, finds unusual circumstances do exist which make the scheduled fees inappropriate for the project, the Planning and Building Director shall determine and establish the amount of the particular scheduled fee to be required based upon the expected City cost of processing, or completing the processing of, the development project petition or application. The decision of the Planning and B uilding Director in this regard shall be final and conclusive.
SECTION 4. REFUNDS.
If the amount on deposit exceeds all accumulated costs at the time of the final action on the subject petition or application, the excess deposit amount shall be refunded to the applicant.
SECTION 5. APPEAL FEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution to the contrary, any legally authorized appeal of any decision denying, approving, or otherwise concerning a development project shall be accompanied by the following Minimum Initial Deposit and such Additional Deposit(s) as may be required relating to such appeal, as follows:
A. Minimum Initial Deposit.
(i). Except as provided in subparagraphs 2 and 3 below, no appeal shall be accepted for filing by the City unless accompanied by the Minimum Initial Deposit for appeals in 5 such amount as specified in Exhibit A of this resolution. All processing costs and hourly charges relating to such appeal shall be credited against said Minimum Initial Deposit made by the appellant until the amount of such Minimum Initial Deposit is exhausted.
(ii). Notwithstanding subparagraph 1 above, no appeal shall be accepted for filing by the City from appellant who is the project applicant, or the representative thereof, unless accompanied by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of the Minimum Initial Deposit for appeals as specified in Exhibit A and the balance of the amount then on deposit with the City by the project applicant for the processing of such development project.
(iii) Notwithstanding subparagraph 1 above, if the appeal is the result of a request for review by two or more members of the City Council pursuant to Section 18.60.130 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, no Minimum Initial Deposit on a ppeal shall be required. In such instances, the processing costs and hourly charges relating to such request for review shall be borne by the City up to the amount of the Minimum Initial Deposit otherwise required for appeals as specified in Exhibit A of this resolution.
B. Additional Deposit(s) Required:
If at any time, or from time to time, the accumulated charges credited against the Minimum Initial Deposit for appeals (or any prior Additional Deposit) result in the remaining deposit amount being reduced below the Minimum Balance amount for appeals as specified in Exhibit A under the heading Minimum Balance, and, in the opinion of the Planning and Building Director or his or her designee, the remaining deposit amount will be insufficient to cover the cost of the remaining charges likely to be incurred by the City in processing such appeal, the Planning and Building Director, or his or her designee, shall immediately notify the project applicant (who may or may not be the appellant) of the additional amount required to the deposited by the applicant to cont inue the processing of such appeal (the Additional Deposit). The amount of any such Additional Deposit shall not exceed an amount necessary to bring the amount on deposit (less credits for charges incurred) back up the Minimum Initial Deposit amount required for such appeal.
During the processing of any appeal, more than one Additional Deposit may be required. If the amount of any such Additional Deposit is not received by the City within fifteen (15) working days after the replenishment request due date, all development project processing and appeal activities will be terminated until payment is received. In the event the project applicant fails to make the necessary Additional Deposit prior to the scheduled public hearing upon such appeal, the Planning and Building Director, or his or her designee, shall report to the City Council (or the hearing officer or other body hearing such appeal) that the project applicant has failed to timely make the Additional Deposit required by this resolution. At the time set for the public hearing, the City Council shall either (i) find that the project applicant has failed to make the required Additional Deposit and deny the development project for such reason, or (ii) determine that the City Council then currently has sufficient information to act upon the appeal, and proceed with the public hearing, or (iii) continue the hearing (within permissible legal time limits) to allow the project applicant additional time to make the Additional Deposit.
SECTION 6. OPERATIVE DATE.
This resolution and the fees established herein shall become operative sixty (60) 6 days following the date of adoption of this resolution and, on such operative date, shall supersede any previously adopted fees for the same permit, approval or service. The fees and charges established herein shall apply to any amounts which become due to the City for any petition or application which is deemed complete, or any service which is rendered, on or after the operative date of this resolution. To the extent this resolution contains fees and fee amounts identical to those certain fees and amounts heretofore adopted by City Council Resolution No. 2008-113, this resolution shall be deemed a restatement of said adopted fees and amounts and not a new adoption to which a new operative date would apply.
SECTION 7.
That City Council Resolution Nos. 2019-071, 2022-013, and 2022-090 and establishing certain fees and charges, be, and the same are hereby, rescinded in its entirety.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 27th day of June, 2023, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
148670
Exhibit A
Planning and Zoning Fees
DEPOSITS AND HOURLY CHARGES
Case Type Fee Minimum Initial
Deposit
Minimum Balance
Annexation $201/hr $7,828 $1,9570
Accessory Dwelling Unit $201/hr $1,235 $309
Conceptual Development
Review $201/hr 3,090 618
Conceptual Development
Review- Single Family
Residence
$201/hr $824 $412
Code Amendment and Specific
Plan Adjustment $201/hr Determined by
Planning Director 25% of initial deposit
Conditional Use Permit - New
Construction $201/hr $10,300 $2,575
Density Bonus Tier II $201/ hr $10,300 $25755
Development Agreement $201/hr $6,180 $1,545
Development Agreement -
Amendment $201/hr $2,369 $618
Development Agreement -
Annual Review $201/hr $1,030 $515
Environmental Impact Report $201/hr $30,900 $3,090
Final Site Plan Review $201/hr $4,120 $1,030
General Plan Amendment $201/hr $12,360 $3,090
Multiple-family Affordable
Housing Project Administrative
Review (Tier 1)
$201/hr $1,339 $412
Zoning Plan Check (Major/ New
Construction) – Commercial;
Industrial; Multiple Family
residential; Institutional not
affiliated with public hearing
items
$201/hr $1,405 $412
Sex-oriented Business Permit $201/hr $4661 $1,130
Specific Plan - Major
Amendment $201/hr $13,081 $3,090
Specific Plan Amendment -
Minor $201/hr $4,841 $1,133
Substantial Conformance Review
by Planning Commission $201/hr $2,575 $618
Tentative Parcel Map $201/hr $5,871 $1,545
Tentative Tract Map $201/hr $11,021 $2,781
DEPOSITS AND HOURLY CHARGES (CONT.)
Case Type Fee Minimum Initial
Deposit Minimum Balance
Time Extension to Comply wit
Conditions of Approval
$201/hr
$1,545
$412
Time Extension to Comply with
Conditions of Approval- Single
Family Residential Use
$201/hr $1,133 $309
Cases not listed $201/hr Determined by
Planning Director 25% of initial deposit
Zoning Plan Check - Water
Efficiency Ordinance Review
(for plan reviews associated with
a flat fee project)
$201/hr $602
$201
FLAT FEES
Case Type Fee
Address Processing Fee $108
Administrative Adjustment – Administrative Review $994
Extension of Time to Comply with Conditions of
Approval
$612
Appeals of Regulatory and Administrative Permit
Determinations
Same as Permit
Legal Non-conforming Use Expansion Review $597
Outdoor Dining Parking Permits $785
Planning Plan Review - Parking Lot Modifications (re-
striping, vehicle to bicycle parking, compact to
standard); Minor Amendment of Permit by Planning
Director (Administrative Substantial Conformance
Review)
$374
Public Convenience or Necessity Determination –
Administrative
$994
Recycling Permit $387
Shared Parking Permit $878
Reasonable Accommodation Request – Administrative
Review
See Note (1)
Regulatory Permit - Smoking Lounge Permit $1,911
Regulatory Permit/Regulatory Permit Major
Amendment- Entertainment Permit, Massage
Operator’s Permit, Wholesale Automotive Sales
Agency Office
$332
Regulatory Permit - Minor Amendment $165
Special Events - Special Circumstance Waiver;
Wayfinding Sign Program Permit – Administrative
Review
$785
Special Event Permit - Flags & Banners, Sidewalks
Sales
$93
Special Event Permit - Outdoor Activity $332
Special Event Permit - Post Inspection Fee for
Carnivals, Circuses, Tree Lots and Pumpkin Patches
$237
Specimen Tree Removal Permit – (Administrative)
1-2 Tree
3-5 Trees
6 plus Trees ($302 plus each additional)
$110
$311
$311 + $25 each
Telecommunications Antenna Permit- Administrative
Review
$785
Zoning Plan Check (Minor/Tenant Improvements) -
Commercial, Industrial, Multiple-Family Residential
Institutional)
$374
Zoning Plan Check (Over the counter, Minor Reviews)
- Commercial, Industrial, Multiple-Family Residential,
Institutional, Signs
$201
Urban Lot Split $6,180
FLAT FEES (CONT.)
Case Type Fee
Zoning Plan Check - (single-family residential lot not
associated with Zoning Entitlement)
$333
Zoning Plan Check (over the counter) - Single Family
accessory structures/equipment/minor alterations
$47
Zoning Plan Check – no building permit required
(including signs)
$47
Zoning Verification Letter $293
Conditional Use Permit amendment for Large Projects $12,269 (2)(3) Appeal to City Council: Applicant shall be responsible
for all fees, except $450 fee paid to City Clerk if
appealed by a non- applicant appellant.
$5,047 (2)(3)
Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Minor by
Planning Commission
$7,432 (2)(3)
Public Convenience or Necessity Determination by
Planning Commission
$5,035 (2)(3)
Reclassification $6,814 (2)(3)
Specimen Tree Removal Review by Planning
Commission
$5,037 (2)(3)
Conditional Use Permit with No New Construction $9,053(2)(3) Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) $6,238 (2)(3)
Variance $8,247 (2)(3)
Resubmittal Flat Fee $2,060
NOTES:
(1) No fee collected to be in compliance with Fair Housing laws; requests associated with an entitlement shall be reviewed concurrently.
(2) May be subject to Resubmittal Flat Fee for multiple revisions. (3) Subject to an additional 20% flat fee for each secondary case, if multiple cases filed or processed concurrently.
GENERAL NOTES:
Additional $5,000 deposit required for cases accompanied by Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Additional deposit required equal to 20% of each secondary case, if multiple cases filed or processed concurrently.
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Description Fee Notes
Audio Tapes of Planning Commission & Zoning
Administrator meetings
$25.00 Per tape
Documents copied to disk $10.00 Per disk
General Plan Document $105.00 Each
Certification of Copies $3.50 Per page
Black & White Copies ( 8 ½ x 11 and 8 ½ x 14) $0.15 Per page Color Copies ( 8 ½ x 11 and 8 ½ x 14) $0.20 Per page
Black &White and Copies (11x17) $0.25 Per page
Copies from imaging system, microfiche, or digital
files
$1.00 Per page
Postage or delivery charges At postage or
delivery service
cost
Retrieval of Records from off- site storage:
Regular Service
Rush Service
$16.00
$23.00
Per box
Per box
Notary Fee $15.00 Per signature
8 ½ x 11 Color Maps printed from screen $4.00 Per page
8 ½ x 11 Black & White Maps printed from screen $2.00 Per page