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 ofAnaheim 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 reviewing, 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 insDections; 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, equipnient, materials and services.
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 enviromnental proceedings in the City ofAnaheim (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 for 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 updated 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 increasing approximately 3%, which is the 12-month percent change (January 2026) in the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim, CA Consumer Price Index (Urban Consumers) (CPI-U) rounded up to the nearest dollar. 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 ofAnaheim 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 ofAnaheim by the applicant until paid in full.
B. Fees Based on Hourl Char es. 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 development 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 Seven Dollars and no/100 ($220. 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 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. Re uired De osit. 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 A ainstDe osit. 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 De osits Re uired. 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 M.inimum Balance amount for such case type as specified on Exhibit A under the heading IVtinimum 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 projects 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, Mmimum Initial Deposit, Additional Deposit, 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 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 Building 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 De osit.
(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 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 appeal 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 De osit s Re uired:
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 continue 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) detemiine 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) 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 No. 2025-059 establishing certain fees and charges, be, and the same is hereby, rescinded in its entirety.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was approved and adopted by the City Council of the City ofAnaheim at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the _ day of , 2026, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST
CITY CLEREC OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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Exhibit A
Planning and Zoning Fees
(following this page)
Exhibit A
Planning and Zoning Fees
FLAT FEES- ADMINISTRATIVE CASES
Case T e
Address Processin Fee
Administrative Ad'ustment - Administrative Review
Administrative Housing Permit - Administrative
Review
Appeals of Regulatory and Administrative Permit
Determinations
Extension of Time to Comply with Conditions of
A roval
Le al Non-confomiin Use Ex ansion Review
Outdoor Dinin Parkin Permits
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
Public Art and Mural Pennit- Adminisfa-ative Review
Public Convenience or Necessity Determination -
Administrative
Rec din Permit
Reasonable Accommodation Request - Admimstrative
Review
Re lato Pennit - Smokin Loun e Permit
Re lato Permit - Tabacco Retail Permit
Regulatory Permit/Regulatory Permit Major
Amendment- Entertainment Pemiit, Massage
Operator's Permit, Wholesale Automotive Sales
A enc Office
Re lato Pennit - Minor Amendment
Shared Parkin Permit
Special Events - Special Circumstance Waiver;
Wayfinding Sign Program Pennit - Administrative
Review
Special Event Permit - Flags & Banners, Sidewalks
Sales
S ecial Event Permit - Outdoor Activit
Special Event Permit - Post Inspection Fee for
Carnivals, Circuses, Tree Lots and Pum kin Patches
Specimen Tree Removal Permit - (Administrative)
1-2 Tree
Fee
$118
$1,085
$1,085
Same as Permit
$668
$651
$857
$408
$1,024
$1, 085
$422
See Note(1)
$2, 088
$868
$362
$180
$959
$857
$100
$362
$259
$120
3-5 Trees
6+Trees ase lus each additional
Telecommunications Antenna Permit- Administrative
Review
Urban Lot S lit
Zoning Plan Check (Minor/Tenant Improvements) -
Commercial, Industrial, Multiple-Family Residential
Institutional
Zoning Plan Check (Over the counter, Minor Reviews)
- Commercial, Industrial, Multiple-Family Residential,
Institutional, Si s
Zoning Plan Check - (single-family residential lot not
associated with Zonin Entitlement
Zoning Plan Check (over the counter) - Single Family
accesso stmctures/ ui menVminor alterations
Zoning Plan Check - no building permit required
includin si s
Zonin Verification Letter
Plamiin Services Hourl Rate
$339
$339+ $26 each
$857
$6,753
$408
$220
$363
$51
$51
$320
$220
FLA T FEES- DISCRETIONAR Y CASES
Case T e
Appeal to City Council: Applicant shall be responsible
for all fees, except $450 fee paid to City Clerk if
a ealed b a non- a licant a ellant.
Conditional Use Permit with No New Constmction
Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Minor by
Plannin Commission
Conditional Use Permit amendment for Lar e Pro'ects
Minor Conditional Use Pennit MCUP
Public Convenience or Necessity Detemiination by
Plannin Commission
Reclassification
Resubmittal Flat Fee
Specimen Tree Removal Review by Planning
Commission
Variance
Fee
$5, 515^
$9, 893^3)
$8, 121 (2X3)
$13, 408 <2^
$6, 816 PX3)
$5, 502 <2X3)
$7,447 <2X3)
$2,250
$5, 504 PX3)
$9,012 (2X3)
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 deposit required equal to 20% of each secondary case, if multiple cases filed or processed concurrently.
DEPOSIT BASED FEES- ADMINISTRATIVE CASES
Case Type
Zoning Plan Check (Major/ New
Construction) - Commercial;
Indusfa-ial; Multiple Family
residential; Institutional not
affiliated with public hearing
items
Zoning Plan Check - Water
Efficiency Ordinance Review (for
plan reviews associated with a flat
fee ro'ect
Cases not listed
Fee
$220/hr
$220/hr
Detennined by
Plannin Director
Minimum Initial
De osit
$1,535
$658
Detemiined by
Plannin Director
Minimum Balance
$450
$220
25% of Initial Deposit
DEPOSITS BASED FEES- DISCRETIONARY CASES
Case Type
Annexation
Conceptual Development
Review
Conceptual Development
Review- Single Family
Residence
Code Amendment and Specific
Plan Ad'ustment
Conditional Use Permit - New
Constmction
Densit Bonus
Develo mentA eement
Development Agreement -
Amendment
Development Agreement -
Annual Review
Environmental Im act Re ort
Final Site Plan Review
General Plan Amendment
Sex-oriented Business Permit
Specific Plan - Major
Amendment
Specific Plan Amendment -
Minor
Substantial Confonnance Review
by Planning Commission
Fee
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
Minimum Initial
De osit
$8,553
$3,376
$900
Determined by
Plarmin Director
$11,255
$11,255
$6,752
$2, 589
$1, 124
$33,765
$4,502
$13, 505
$5,093
$14,294
$5,290
$2, 813
Minimum Balance
$2, 138
$675
$450
25% of Initial Deposit
$2, 813
$2,813
$1,688
$675
$562
$3, 376
$1, 124
$3, 376
$1,233
$3, 376
$1,236
$675
Time Extension to Comply with
Conditions of Approval
Time Extension to Comply with
Conditions of Approval- Single
Famil Residential Use
Tentative Parcel Map
Tentative Tract Map
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$220/hr
$1,688
$1,236
$6,415
$12,042
$450
$337
$1,688
$3,038
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Descri tion Fee
8/2x11 Color Ma s rinted from screen $4.00
8 '/2 x 11 Black & White Ma s rinted from screen $2.00
Postage or delivery charges at postage or delivery Actual Cost service cost Fed Ex, UPS, USPS
Nota. Fee $15.00
Documents co ied to disk $10.00
Certification of Co ies $3. 50
Black & White Co ies 8 /zx 11 and8 ^x 14 $0. 15
Color Co ies 8 '/2X 11 and8 '/2 x 14 $0.20
Black & White Co ies 11x17 $0.25
Audio Tapes of Planning Commission & Zoning $25. 00
Administrator meetin s
Copies from imaging system, microfiche, or digital $1. 00 files
Refaieval of Records from off- site storage: Actual Cost Regular Service Actual Cost
Rush Service Actual Cost
Notes
Per a e
Per a e
Per si _ature
Per disk
Per a e
Per a e
Per a e
Per a e
Per tape
Per page
Actual Cost
Per box / File
Per box / File