Agenda packet — Brea City Council, December 16, 2025 (part 1 of 4)

City Council and Successor Agency
to the Brea Redevelopment
Agency Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 p.m.

Study Session - 6:00 p.m.

General Session - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:00 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, California 92821
Cecilia Hupp, Mayor Marty Simonoff, Mayor Pro Tem Christine Marick, Council Member Blair Stewart, Council Member Steven Vargas, Council Member This agenda contains a brief general description of each item Council will consider. The City Clerk has on file copies of written documentation relating to each item of business on this Agenda available for public inspection.

Contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 990-7756 or view the Agenda and related materials on the City’s website at www.cityofbrea.gov. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA during normal business hours. Such documents may also be available on the City’s website subject to staff’s ability to post documents before the meeting.

Procedures for Addressing the Council
The Council encourages interested people to address this legislative body by making a brief presentation on a public hearing item when the Mayor calls the item or address other items under Matters from the Audience. State law generally prohibits the City Council from responding to or acting upon matters not listed on this agenda.

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Written comments received by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be provided to the Council, will be made available to the public at the meeting, and will be included in the official record of the meeting.

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1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 5:30 P.M.

1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call

1.B. Public Comment

1.C. Conference with City's Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Regarding the Brea Management Association (Non -Safety); Brea City Employees' Association (BCEA); Administrative and Professional Employees' Association (APEA); Brea Fire Association (BFA); Brea Fire Management Association (BFMA); Brea Police Association (BPA); and the Brea Police Management Association (BPMA); Executive and Part-Time Employees - Kristin Griffith, Negotiator.

1.D. Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - Anticipated Litigation. Initiation of Litigation: 2 potential cases.

2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:00 P.M.

2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call

2.B. Public Comment

2.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics

2.D. Overnight Parking Permit Policy & Procedure Manual Update

2.E. Cultural Arts Commission Unscheduled Vacancy Recruitment

2.F. Council Member Reports/Requests

2.G. Study Session Adjournment

3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.

3.A. Call to Order/Roll Call

3.B. Pledge of Allegiance

3.C. Invocation: Pastor Dave Tebay, Calvary Community Church

3.D. Commendation: Outgoing Cultural Arts Commissioner - Beverly Falco

3.E. Report - Prior Study Session

3.F. Community Announcements

3.G. Matters from the Audience

3.H. Response to Public Inquiries

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
This portion of the meeting is for matters that legally require an opportunity for public input.

Audience participation is encouraged and is limited to 5 minutes per speaker.

4.A. Consider Adopting a Resolution Establishing and Adjusting Certain User Fees and Charges Based Upon the City's Comprehensive User Fee Study
— 1. Conduct public hearing to receive public testimony; and — 2. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 2025-068 to establish and adjust certain user fees and charges based upon the City's Comprehensive User Fee Study prepared by Willdan Financial Services.

4.B. An Ordinance Establishing Standards and Regulations for a Pilot Short-Term Rental Program, Adding Chapter 5.32 "Short-Term Rentals" to the Brea City Code, and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination
— 1. Waive full reading of and introduce Ordinance No. 1270 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Establishing Standards and Regulations for a Pilot Short-Term Rental Program, Adding Chapter 5.32 ‘Short-Term Rentals’ to the Brea City Code, and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination”; and
— 2. Approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Determination; and — 3. Schedule adoption of the aforementioned Ordinance at the next regular City Council meeting. The estimated annual revenue impact on the General Fund (110) associated with the adoption of Ordinance No. 1270 is approximately $507,340.

4.C. Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for Costco Wholesale Corporation — 1. Conduct a public hearing, including receiving public testimony, to consider adoption of an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Agreement") — 2. Approve the Agreement and authorize the City Manager to make non-substantive edits.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR
The City Council/Successor Agency approves all Consent Calendar matters with one motion unless Council/Agency or Staff requests further discussion of a particular item. Items of concern regarding Consent Calendar matters should be presented during “Matters from the Audience."

5.A. December 2, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes — 1. Approve.

5.B. Waive Full Reading of and Introduce Ordinance No. 1271, an Ordinance of the City of Brea Extending the Term of a Pipeline Franchise Granted to Cardinal Pipeline, L.P., Repealing Ordinance No. 1268, and Approve a CEQA Exemption Determination
— 1. Waive full reading of and introduce Ordinance No. 1271, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea extending the term of a pipeline franchise granted to Cardinal Pipeline, L.P. and repealing Ordinance No. 1268," by title only, and approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination; and
— 2. Appropriate any revenues received as part of this franchise in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget; and
— 3. Authorize the City Clerk to accept a new faithful performance bond upon final adoption of the Ordinance.

5.C. Orange County Transportation Authority Annual Measure M2 Expenditure Report — 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-069 concerning the Orange County Transportation Authority Annual Measure M2 Expenditure Report.

5.D. Professional Services Agreement for Municipal Traffic Engineering Services — 1. Approve Professional Services Agreement with LG2WB Engineers, Inc. dba Linscott, Law, & Greenspan, Engineers in the annual amount not to exceed $150,000 per year for a period of two (2) years, with three (3) optional one (1) year extensions; and — 2. Authorize City Manager to approve and execute extension(s). Funds for the scope of this PSA have been previously approved by the City Council as part of the FY25-27 Biennial Operating Budget.

5.E. Amendments for Additional As-Needed Arovista Park Services — 1. Approve Amendment No. 2 with Geocon West, Inc. in the amount not-to-exceed $100,000 resulting in a total contract amount not-to-exceed $518,000 for as-needed materials testing, soils inspection and special inspections; and
— 2. Approve Amendment No. 1 with Shucri Yaghi Consulting Engineers, Inc. in the amount not-to-exceed $92,300 resulting in a total contract amount not-to-exceed $140,300 for asneeded structural engineering services; and — 3. Approve Amendment No. 3 with BKF Engineers in the amount not-to-exceed $30,000 resulting in a total contract amount not-to-exceed $104,100 for as-needed civil engineering services; and
— 4. Approve Amendment No. 1 with Telacu Construction Management in the amount not-toexceed $80,000 resulting in a total contract amount not-to-exceed $889,479 for as-needed construction management services. The combined additional request of $302,300 will draw down from the unused $500,000. Any unspent funds will return to the Project budget. No additional funding is requested for these contract amendments, as sufficient funding is available within the existing Capital Improvement Project budget.

5.F. Site Transfer Agreement of Activated Snorkel Station Heli-Hydrant Land with Sycamore Development Brea 265 LLC
— 1. Approve the Site Transfer Agreement of Activated Snorkel Station Heli-Hydrant Land with Sycamore Development Brea 265 LLC; and
— 2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Site Transfer Agreement upon completion of the legal description of the property, and authorize the City Manager to execute any non-monetary amendments and ancillary documents subsequently required for implementation of the Site Transfer Agreement. There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

5.G. Acceptance of Final Parcel Map No. 2019-118 for Property Located at 1660 North Puente Street — 1. Accept Final Parcel Map No. 2019-118; and
— 2. Accept Subdivision Monument Bond for the setting of final monuments and authorize City Clerk to release the Subdivision Monument Bond upon further notification from the Public Works Department. There is no impact on the General Fund.

5.H. Award Annual Pavement Striping Maintenance Contract to Superior Pavement Markings, LLC — 1. Award a contract to Superior Pavement Markings, LLC for As-Needed Traffic Striping and Pavement Markings in the amount not to exceed $60,000 per year, for a period of three (3) base years; and
— 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to four (4) additional one (1) year extensions.

Public Works has identified sufficient funds in the FY 2025-2026 operating budget and no additional appropriation is being requested.

5.I. Award Annual Slurry Seal Program Contract to Doug Martin Contracting Company, Inc — 1. Award a contract to Doug Martin Contracting Company, Inc. for As-Needed Citywide Slurry Seal Program in the amount not to exceed $200,000 per year, for a period of three (3) base years; and
— 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to four (4) additional one (1) year extensions.

Public Works has identified sufficient funds in the FY 2025-2026 operating budget and no additional appropriation is being requested.

5.J. Award Citywide Graffiti Removal Services Contract to Urban Graffiti Enterprises, Inc. — 1. Award contract to Urban Graffiti Enterprises, Inc. for Graffiti Removal Services in the amount of $41,400 per year, for a period of three (3) base years; and — 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to four (4) additional one (1) year extensions.

Public Works has sufficient funds in the FY 2025-2026 operating budget, and no additional appropriation is being requested.

5.K. Acceptance of Contract Extension for Citywide Tree Maintenance to West Coast Arborists, Inc. — 1. Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Tree Maintenance Services with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for an additional five (5) years; and — 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to five (5) one (1) year extensions. Public Works has identified sufficient funds in the FY 2025-2026 operating budget and no additional appropriation is being requested.

5.L. Amendment to Military Leave Supplemental Pay and Benefit Plan — 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-070, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brea enacting revised provisions relating to wage and benefits continuation for City employees who are members of the Military Reserve called to active duty and repealing Resolution No 90-159.

5.M. Monthly Report of Investments for the City of Brea for Period Ended November 30, 2025 — 1. Receive and file.

5.N. November Outgoing Payment Log and City Disbursement Registers for November 28 and December 5, 2025
— 1. Receive and file.

6. CITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY - CONSENT

6.A. Monthly Report of Investments for the Successor Agency to the Brea Redevelopment Agency for Period Ended November 30, 2025
— 1. Receive and file.

7. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

7.A. City Manager

7.B. City Attorney

7.C. Council Requests

8. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS

8.A. Council Announcements

9. ADJOURNMENT

9.A. Meeting Adjournment
Date Posted: December 11, 2025
CITYof BREA
City Council Regular Meeting
Communication
December 16, 2025
Item No. 2E.

Cultural Arts Commission Unscheduled Vacancy Recruitment

TO PREPARED BY
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Victoria Popescu, City Clerk

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL CITY MANAGER APPROVAL
Kristin Griffith, City Manager Kristin Griffith, City Manager

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action:

1. Review the recruitment timeline; approve the application; designate two (2) City Council Members to serve as the Interview Committee; and direct staff to schedule applicant interviews accordingly.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Brea City Code and Government Code Section 54974 define the processes for filling unscheduled vacancies.

Currently, one (1) unexpired position on the Cultural Arts Commission will become vacant effective December 31, 2025. The term for the vacant position expires on December 31, 2026.

Staff is proposing the following timeline for the recruitment:

Advertise the vacancy on the City's website, City posting boards and publish in the Star Progress by Thursday, January 1, 2025
Applications due to the City Clerk's Office no later than Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Applicant interviews with the Interview Committee the week of January 26, 2026 City Council appointment on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Attachments
Application_2025.pdf

COMMISSION/COMMITTEE APPLICATION
The City of Brea depends upon citizen participation and service. Citizen volunteers play a vital role in the conduct of governmental affairs and provide an important element in achieving the goals of the City. If you would like to serve one of Brea’s commissions or committees please complete the following application.

Please return completed application by Wednesday, January 21 at 5:30 p.m. to:

City Clerk – City of Brea, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea CA 92821 or by email to [email protected]
Please note – In observance of the Holidays, Brea City Hall administrative offices will be closed beginning Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2026.

I’M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE FOLLOWING: (CURRENT VACANCY EXISTS ON THE CULTURAL ARTS

COMMISSION)
☐ Cultural Arts Commission

APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Business Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Phone – Home: (______) _________________________ Phone – Business: (______) ______________________ Phone – Cell: (______) ___________________________ Email: _______________________________________

EXPERIENCE
Highest Level of Education Completed: ☐ Some High School ☐ High School Diploma ☐ Associates Degree ☐ Bachelor’s Degree ☐ Master’s Degree ☐ Ph.D. or higher Degree or Course of Study: _____________________________________________________________________________ Licenses or Special Certificates Held: _____________________________________________________________________ Occupation: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Community Involvement (including volunteer activities): _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Reason for interest in this position (use additional paper if necessary): __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have you applied for this Commission/Committee before? ☐ Yes ☐ No Would you like to be notified of other volunteer opportunities? ☐ Yes ☐ No Please include a resume, if available. Applications may be submitted at any time for consideration when vacancies occur. They will remain on file for one (1) year from the date received.

GENERAL DUTIES AND MEETINGS
Committee Members/Commissioners on the Investment Advisory Committee and Planning Commission are required to submit annual Statements of Economic Interest Forms (Form 700), identifying any potential conflicts of interest.

All Commissioners/Committee members are required to complete a two-hour Ethics Training Course every two (2) years, as legally mandated under AB 1234.

General Criteria: Must be a resident of Brea; be enthusiastically committed to the betterment of the community; oriented toward service to people and sensitive to their needs; possessing some knowledge and background in the areas of interest are advantageous, but not mandatory; and understanding of the relationship with the City Council and the role of being an extension of the Council.

CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Plaza Level, of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. The Cultural Arts Commission helps to identify the cultural needs and interests of the community and recommends various ways to broaden community participation in the arts. This commission is directly involved with the City of Brea Art Gallery and the Curtis Theatre, as well as other culturally-oriented events and programs.

PARKS, RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Plaza Level, of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. The Parks, Recreation and Human Services Commission assesses the recreational and social needs of the community and makes recommendations regarding such programs. The commission actively promotes the city’s community services programs, oversees the use of park facilities and attends to "people services," especially senior citizens. Commission members receive comments on such programs and encourage local recreation and human services groups and organizations to work with the city to meet the needs of residents.

PLANNING COMMISSION
Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Plaza Level, of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. Except for November and December, when the meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month. Established by state law, the Planning Commission’s primary function is to study proposed developments that may have an impact on the community’s growth and environment. This commission ensures that proposed developments will meet the City of Brea’s technical, environmental, and aesthetic standards.

The commission holds public hearings to review plans to ensure they comply with the city’s zoning regulations and general plan for development.

TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room, Level 3, of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. The Traffic Committee addresses neighborhood, citywide and regional traffic and circulation issues and makes recommendations to the City Council.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meetings are held on an as-needed basis, typically 3-5 times per year in the Executive Conference Room, Level 3 of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. The Art in Public Places Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing all sculpture applications in order to ensure compliance with the Art in Public Places Program criteria. Responsibilities include attending all public sculpture review meetings, exercising judgment that is fair and consistent with policy guidelines, advising the Cultural Arts Commission and the City Council on all public art related issues, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the Art in Public Places Program and the City of Brea.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meetings are held quarterly the fourth Monday of January, April, July and October in the Executive Conference Room, Level 3, of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. The Investment Advisory Committee provides oversight to the safeguarding of public funds by practicing prudent investment practices.

CITYof BREA
City Council Regular Meeting
Communication
December 16, 2025
Item No. 4A.

Consider Adopting a Resolution Establishing and Adjusting Certain User Fees and Charges Based Upon the City's Comprehensive User Fee Study

TO PREPARED BY
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Alicia Brenner, Budget Manager

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL CITY MANAGER APPROVAL
Monica Lo, Administrative Services Director Kristin Griffith, City Manager

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Conduct public hearing to receive public testimony; and

2. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 2025-068 to establish and adjust certain user fees and charges based upon the City's Comprehensive User Fee Study prepared by Willdan Financial Services.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In March 2024, the City Council awarded a contract to Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to conduct a Comprehensive User Fee Study (User Fee Study) and Cost Allocation Plan to determine appropriate fee levels for the various services provided by the City. Conducting this study is considered a financial-management bestpractice because it allows local agencies to periodically review and update their User Fee schedules ensuring alignment with service delivery costs.

In prior years, staff has reviewed and considered user fee changes and additions as part of the budget process.

However, fee methodologies have not been applied consistently across departments. Local agencies, including the City of Brea, adopt user fees to help recover the cost of providing services or programs to individuals or businesses. The primary objective of a user fee is to ensure that the cost of a service benefiting a specific individual or business is borne by the recipient, rather than being borne by the community as a whole. Thus, a user fee is to recover a portion, up to but not exceeding 100% of the cost of providing the service, from those who directly benefit from it.

The prior user fee study was initiated in October 2015 with a final fee adoption on September 18, 2018. The prior comprehensive user fee study focused solely on development-related user fees, which only included user fees from the Planning, Building, Fire, and Public Works departments. The recommended User Fee Study provides an overall review and evaluation of all City's issued user fees.

On September 16, 2025, Willdan presented the draft User Fee Study Report to City Council and highlighted key elements of the study including its purpose, process, methodology and any policy considerations and recommendations provided by the City departments and/or user fee group. Following the presentation, the City Council requested additional time and information to evaluate each proposed user fee change.

On November 4, 2025, staff presented a consolidated list of user fee changes highlighting those user fees that are either new user fees or are recommended to be increased or revised from deposit-based to flat-fee based. After careful review and discussion, the following recommended changes were identified and are included in the User Fee Study and resolution this evening:

Building User Fees
Parking permit fees - Consolidated online and in-person parking permit rate to one user fee rate.

Reduced from $34.00 to $25.00 with a $5.00 increase each fiscal year thereafter up to the full cost recovery amount identified in the User Fee Study.

Skylight fees - Revise fee rate to incorporate "up to three" skylights for structural and non-structural.

Fire User Fees
Assessment Fee (non-resident) - Assessment fee is a charge for emergency medical staff to provide assessment on-scene where no transport is necessary to a hospital. Recommended the rate to be set at a 50% cost recovery at $609.00.

Police User Fees
Police Alarm Permit Fees - Residential and commercial annual permit fees to remain at $25.00.

The establishment and adjustment of certain user fees is recommended to be effective March 1, 2026 with an annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) change to recover the costs of providing services moving forward. The goal is to align fees with the actual cost of service delivery, ensuring services are self-supporting to the extent possible, without necessarily funding new services.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY
While the establishment and adjustment of certain user fees will have a fiscal impact in the form of additional revenue, it is important to note that the revenue is not intended to support new services. Rather, the revenue is intended to offset the costs of providing existing services that are eligible for cost recovery through user fees.

Recovering the costs of providing fee-related services plays a critical role in maintaining the City’s fiscal health and its ability to meet service level expectations. When a fee is set to achieve 100% cost recovery, the full cost of the service is borne by the individual receiving it. When a fee recovers less than the full cost, the remaining portion is subsidized by another City revenue source – most commonly, the City’s General Fund – to support the delivery of the individualized service.

If considered and approved, any revenue increases will be programmed as part of the budget adjustment process for the City's FY 2025-27 Operating Budget.

Attachments
Attachment A - Brea Comprehensive User Fee Study.pdf
Attachment B - User Fee Resolution and Exhibit A.pdf
City of Brea
User Fee Study
i Comprehensive User Fee Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. i Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 1 User Fee Background ............................................................................................... 2 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 2 California User Fee History .......................................................................................................................... 2 Additional Policy Considerations ................................................................................................................. 3 Study Objective ....................................................................................................... 4 Scope of the Study ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Aim of the Report......................................................................................................................................... 5 Project Approach and Methodology ........................................................................... 6 Conceptual Approach................................................................................................................................... 6 Fully Burdened Hourly Rates........................................................................................................................ 6 Summary Steps of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 7 Allowable Costs ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Quality Control/Quality Assurance .............................................................................................................. 8 Reasons for cost increases/decreases over current fees............................................................................. 8 City Staff Contributions ................................................................................................................................ 9 Brea User Fees ...................................................................................................... 10 Cost Recovery............................................................................................................................................. 10 Subsidization .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Impact on Demand (Elasticity) ................................................................................................................... 11 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Administrative Services .......................................................................................... 12 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Water Utility Billing ............................................................................................... 13 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Planning ............................................................................................................... 14 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Building ................................................................................................................ 15 ii Comprehensive User Fee Study
Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Community Services ............................................................................................... 16 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Fire ...................................................................................................................... 17 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Police ................................................................................................................... 18 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Public Works ......................................................................................................... 19 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Appendix A – Total Allowable Cost to be Recovered .................................................. 20 Appendix B – Fully Burdened Hourly Rates ............................................................... 21 Appendix C – Cost Recovery Analysis ....................................................................... 27

1 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Executive Summary
The City of Brea engaged Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to determine the full costs incurred by the City to support the various activities for which the City charges user fees. Due to the complexity and the breadth of performing a comprehensive review of fees, Willdan employed a variety of fee methodologies to identify the full costs of individual fee and program activities. This report and the appendices herein identify recommended cost recovery for City Services as well as the full cost recovery amount. Appendix C details the full cost and suggested fees as determined through discussion with departmental staff. The recommended fees identified herein are either at or less than full cost recovery.

2 Comprehensive User Fee Study
User Fee Background
Background
As part of a general cost recovery strategy, local governments adopt user fees to fund programs and services that provide limited or no direct benefit to the community as a whole (“User Fees”). As cities struggle to maintain levels of service and variability of demand, they have become increasingly aware of subsidies provided by the General Fund and have implemented cost-recovery targets. To the extent that governments use general tax monies to provide individuals with private benefits, and not require them to pay the full cost of the service (and, therefore, receive a subsidy), the government is limiting funds that may be available to provide other community-wide benefits. In effect, the government is using community funds to pay for private benefits. Unlike most revenue sources, cities have more control over the level of user fees they charge to recover costs, or the subsidies they can institute.

Fees in California are required to conform to the statutory requirements of the California Constitution, Proposition 218, Proposition 26, and the California Code of Regulations. The Code also requires that the City Council adopt fees by either ordinance or resolution, and that any fees in excess of the estimated total cost of rendering the related services must be approved by a popular vote of two-thirds of those electors voting because the charge would be considered a tax and not a fee. There are no fees suggested to be set above the cost of service and as such a public vote is not required.

California User Fee History
Before Proposition 13, in times of fiscal shortages, California cities were able to raise property taxes, which funded everything from police and recreation to development-related services. However, this situation changed with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978.

Proposition 13 established the era of revenue limitation in California local government. In subsequent years, the state saw a series of additional limitations to local government revenues. Proposition 4 (1979) defined the difference between a tax and a fee: a fee can be no greater than the cost of providing the service; and Proposition 218 (1996) further limited the imposition of taxes for certain classes of fees. As a result, cities were required to secure a supermajority vote to enact or increase taxes. Due to the thresholds needed to increase local taxes, cities have less control and very few successful options for new revenues. The State of California took a series of actions in the 1990’s and 2000’s to improve the State’s fiscal situation, at the expense of local governments. In 2004-05, the Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds (“ERAF”) takeaway of property taxes and the reduction of Vehicle License Fees further reduced local tax revenues.

In addition, on November 2, 2010, California voters approved Proposition 26, the “Stop Hidden Taxes Initiative”, which is aimed at defining “regulatory fees” as a special tax rather than a fee, thus requiring approval by two-thirds vote of local voters. These regulatory fees are typically intended to mitigate the societal and environmental impacts of a business or person’s activities. Proposition 26 contains seven categories of exceptions. The fees analyzed as part of a User Fee study typically fall under categories one through five consisting of charges for specific benefits, government service, regulatory need, for use of government property, or a fine/penalty.
3 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Additional Policy Considerations
State regulations require that municipalities update their fee schedules to reflect the actual costs of certain public services primarily benefiting users. User Fees recover costs associated with the provision of specific services benefiting the user, thereby typically reducing the use of General Fund monies for such purposes.

In addition to collecting the direct cost of labor and materials associated with processing and administering user services, it is common for local governments to recover reasonable support costs. Support costs are those costs relating to a local government’s central service departments that are allocable to the local government’s operating departments. Central services support cost allocations were incorporated using the resulting indirect overhead percentages determined through the City’s Cost Allocation Plan. A Cost Allocation Plan identifies the central service functions of the City such as Finance, City Manager, and Human Resources and allocates their cost to the departments and funds of the City that they support. This plan was used in the User Fee study to account for the burden placed upon central services by the operating departments to allocate a proportionate share of central service cost through the study.

As labor effort and costs associated with the provision of services fluctuate over time, a significant element in the development of any fee schedule is that it has the flexibility to remain current. Therefore, it is recommended that the City include an inflationary factor in the resolution adopting the fee schedule to allow the City to annually increase or decrease the fees by changes in a pre-approved inflationary index, as described below. However, such inflationary increases shall not exceed the reasonable estimated cost of providing the services each year.

The City may employ many different inflationary factors. The most commonly used inflator is some form of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as it is widely well known and accepted. A similar inflator is the implicit price deflator for GDP, which is much like the CPI except that while the CPI is based on the same “basket” of goods and services every year, the price deflators’ “basket” can change year to year. Since the primary factor for the cost of a City’s services is usually the costs of the personnel involved, tying an inflationary factor that connects more directly to the personnel costs can also be suitable if there is a clear method, or current practice of obtaining said factor.

Each City should use an inflator that they believe works the best for their specific situation and needs but cannot rely solely on the CPI increase as it is incumbent upon each agency to ensure the amount of the fees charged does not exceeds the reasonable estimated costs of providing the services. It is also recommended that the City perform this internal review annually with a comprehensive review of services and fees performed every five years, which would include adding, amending, or removing fees for programs/services.
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Study Objective
As the City of Brea seeks to efficiently manage limited resources and adequately respond to increased service demands, it needs a variety of tools. A User Fee Study provides assurance that the City has the best information and the best resources available to make sound decisions, fairly and legitimately set fees, maintain compliance with state law and local policies, and meet the needs of the City administration and its constituency. Given the limitations on raising revenue in local government, the City recognizes that a User Fee Study is a very cost-effective way to understand the total cost of services and identify potential fee deficiencies. Essentially, a User Fee is a payment for a requested service provided by a local government that primarily benefits an individual or group. Penalties and fines are violations, and should be set to deter activities, and are not based on the cost of a service.

The total cost of each service included in this analysis is based on the full cost of providing City services, including direct salaries and benefits of City staff, direct departmental costs, and indirect costs from central service support. This study determines the full cost recovery fee for the City to provide each service; however, each fee is set at the City’s discretion, up to 100% of the total cost, as specified in this report.

The principal goal of the study was to help the City determine the full cost of the services that the City provides. In addition, Willdan established a series of additional objectives including:
 Developing a rational basis for setting fees
 Align development related fee structures to assign flat fee(s) for less complex projects and retain deposit based fees for more complex projects
 Identifying subsidy amount, if applicable, of each fee in the model  Ensuring compliance with State law
 Developing an updatable and comprehensive list of fees  Maintaining accordance with City policies and goals
The study results will help the City better understand its true costs of providing services and may serve as a basis for making informed policy decisions regarding the most appropriate fees, if any, to collect from individuals and organizations that require individualized services from the City.

Scope of the Study
The scope of this study encompasses a review and calculation of the user fees charged by the following Brea departments and fee groups:
 Administrative Services
 Water Utility Billing
 Planning
 Building
 Community Services
 Fire
 Police
 Public Works
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The study involved the identification of existing and potential new fees, fee schedule restructuring, data collection and analysis, orientation and consultation, quality control, communication and presentations, and calculation of individual service costs (fees) or program cost recovery levels.

Aim of the Report
The User Fee Study focused on the cost of City services, as City staff currently provide them at existing, known, or reasonably anticipated service and staff level needs. This report provides a summary of the study results, and a general description of the approach and methods Willdan and City staff used to determine the recommended fee schedule. The report is not intended to document all the numerous discussions throughout the process, nor is it intended to provide an influential dissertation on the qualities of the utilized tools, techniques, or alternative approaches.

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Project Approach and Methodology
Conceptual Approach
The basic concept of a User Fee Study is to determine the “reasonable cost” of each service provided by the City for which it charges a user fee. The full cost of providing a service may not necessarily become the City’s fee, but it serves as the objective basis as to the maximum amount that may be collected.

The standard fee limitation established in California law for such fees is the “estimated, reasonable cost” principle. To maintain compliance with the letter and spirit of this standard, every component of the fee study process included a related review. The use of budget figures, time estimates, and improvement valuation clearly indicates reliance upon estimates for some data.

Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
The total cost of each service included in this analysis is primarily based on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fully Burdened Hourly Rates (FBHRs) that were determined for City personnel directly involved in providing services. The FBHRs include not only personnel salary and benefits (see Appendix B), but also any costs that are reasonably ascribable to personnel. The cost elements that are included in the calculation of fully burdened rates are:
 Salaries & benefits of personnel involved
 Operating costs applicable to fee operations
 Departmental support, supervision, and administration overhead  Central service overhead costs allocated through the Cost Allocation Plan A key factor in determining the fully burdened rate is in the calculation of productive hours for personnel.

This calculation takes the available workable hours in a year of 2,080 and adjusts this figure to 1,650 productive or billable hours to account for calculated or anticipated hours’ employees engage in nonbillable activities such as paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and other considerations, as necessary. Dividing the full cost, including overhead, of a position by the number of productive hours provides the FBHR.

The FBHRs are then used in conjunction with time estimates, when appropriate for how a service is provided, to calculate a fee’s cost based on the personnel and the amount of their time providing each service.
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Summary Steps of the Study
The process of the study is straightforward and simple in concept. The following list provides a summary of the study process steps:

Allowable Costs
This report identifies three types of costs that, when combined, constitute the fully burdened cost of a service (Appendix A). Costs are defined as
direct labor, including salary and benefits,
departmental overhead costs, and the City’s
central services overhead, where
departmental and central service overhead
costs constitute support costs. These cost
types are defined as follows:
 Direct Labor (Personnel Costs): The
costs related to staff salaries for
time spent directly on fee-related
services.
 Departmental Overhead: A
proportional allocation of
departmental overhead costs,
including operation costs such as
supplies and materials that are necessary for the department to function.  Central Services Overhead: These costs, as provided via the City’s Cost Allocation Plan, represent services provided by those Central Services Departments whose primary function is to support other City departments.

Data Analysis
Department Interviews
Time Estimates
Labor Costs
Cost Allocation Plan
Building Cost Layers
Direct Services
Indirect Services
Department Overhead
City-Wide Overhead
Set Fees
Define the Full Cost of
Services
Set Cost Recovery Policy
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Methodology
The two methods of analysis for calculating fees used in this report are the:

Case Study Method (Standard Unit Cost Build-Up Approach): This approach estimates the actual labor and material costs associated with providing a unit of service to a single user. This analysis is suitable when City staff time requirements do not vary dramatically for a service, or for special projects where the time and cost requirements are easy to identify at the project’s outset. Further, the method is effective in instances when a staff member from one department assists on an application, service or permit for another department on an as-needed basis. Costs are estimated based upon interviews with City staff regarding the time typically spent on tasks, a review of available records, and a time and materials analysis.

Program Cost Approach: In some instances, the underlying data is not available or varies widely, leaving a standard unit cost build-up approach impractical. In addition, market factors and policy concerns (as opposed to actual costs) tend to influence rental based fee levels more than other types of services. Willdan employed a different methodology where appropriate to fit a program’s needs and goals. Typical programmatic approach cases are valuation-based fees, Recreation programs, and instances where a program cost is divided over the user base to obtain a per applicant cost for shared cost services.

Quality Control/Quality Assurance
All study components are interrelated, thus flawed data at any step in the process will cause the ultimate results to be inconsistent and unsound. The elements of our Quality Control process for User Fee calculations include:
 Involvement of knowledgeable City staff
 Clear instructions and guidance to City staff
 Reasonable tests and validation
 Internal and external reviews
 Cross-checking
Reasons for cost increases/decreases over current fees
Within the fee tables in Appendix C, the differences are identified between the full costs calculated through the study and the fee levels currently in effect. The reasons for differences between the two can arise from a number of possible factors including:
 Previous fee levels may have been set at levels less than full cost intentionally, based on policy decisions
 Position staffing levels, seniority, and the positions that complete fee and service activity may vary from when the previous costs were calculated
 Personnel and materials costs could have increased at levels that differed from any inflationary factors used to increase fees since the last study
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 Changes in the development fee structure with a shift from deposit based fees to flat fee structure for less complex projects and more complex projects to remain as a deposit based fee structure  Changes in the demand for services in a City may have also changed the staffing or cost structure of departments over time
Deposit based fees are established administratively based upon Municipal Code 3.32.035. Which states the following:
 The Community Development Director or designee (Director) is hereby authorized to determine the appropriate amount that must be maintained in such deposit until all application processing and related city services for which fees are charged have been completed. In estimating the required amount of funds to be deposited, the Director may utilize reasonable assumptions and shall consider determination of approximate amount based upon the amount of time historically spent on similar projects, and/or the likely expenditure estimates of staff time for the pending application based upon reasonable assumptions of the Director.  Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/brea/latest/brea_ca/0-0-0-59198 City Staff Contributions
As part of the study process, Willdan received tremendous support and cooperation from City staff, which contributed and reviewed a variety of components to the study, including:
 Budget and other cost data
 Staffing structures
 Fee and service structures, organization, and descriptions  Direct work hours (billable/non-billable)
 Time estimates to complete work tasks
 Review of draft results and other documentation
A User Fee Study requires significant involvement of the managers and line staff from the departments on top of their existing workloads and competing priorities. The contributions from City staff were critical to this study. We would like to express our appreciation to the City and its staff for their assistance, professionalism, positive attitudes, helpful suggestions, responsiveness, and overall cooperation. 10 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Brea User Fees
Cost Recovery
The cost recovery models, by department/division fee type, are presented in detail in Appendix C. Full cost recovery is determined by summing the estimated amount of time each position (in increments of minutes or hours) spends to render a service. Time estimates for each service rendered were obtained through interviews conducted with City staff for each department/division fee included in the study. The resulting cost recovery amount represents the total cost of providing each service. The City’s current fee being charged for each service, if applicable, is provided in this section, as well, for reference.

It is important to note that the time data used to determine the amount of time each employee spends assisting in the provision of the services listed on the fee schedule is essential in identifying the total cost of providing each service and will differ from City to City depending on staffing, positions involved, experience of staff, the use of consultants, and the policies and procedures in place for each City.

Specifically, in providing services, a number of employees are often involved in various aspects of the process, spending anywhere from a few minutes to several hours on the service.

The primary goal of this study was to identify the cost of City services and identify a development fee structure that would streamline the fee collection process. Less complex and routine requests to be set up as a flat fee whereas more complexity requires a deposit, to provide information to help the City make informed decisions regarding the actual fee levels and charges. The responsibility of determining the final fee levels is a complicated task. City staff must consider many issues in formulating recommendations, and the City Council must consider those same issues and more in making the final decisions.

City staff assumes the responsibility to develop specific fee level recommendations to present to the City Council. Unfortunately, there are no fixed rules to guide the City, since many of the considerations are based on the unique characteristics of the City of Brea, and administrative and political discretion. However, in setting the level of full cost recovery for each fee, one should consider whether the service solely benefits one end user or the general community.

Subsidization
Recalling the definition of a user fee helps guide decisions regarding subsidization. The general standard is that individuals (or groups) who receive a wholly private benefit should pay 100% of the full cost of the services. In contrast, services that are simply public benefit should be funded entirely by the general fund’s tax dollars. Unfortunately, for the decision makers, some services fall into the range between these two extremes.

Further complicating the decision, opponents of fees often assert that the activities subject to the fees provide economic, cultural, “quality of life,” or other community benefits that exceed the costs to the City, but it is important to distinguish the difference between any purported possible benefits that may be conveyed through the result of activities of the service receiver and the direct benefit being conveyed through the City providing the service to the requestor.

It is recommended the City consider such factors during its deliberations regarding appropriate fee levels. 11 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Of course, subsidization can be an effective public policy tool since it can be used to reduce fees to encourage certain activities (such as to ensure public safety) or allow some people to be able to afford to receive services they otherwise could not at the full cost. In addition, subsidies can be an appropriate and justifiable action, such as to allow citizens to rightfully access services, without overburdensome costs.

Despite the intent, it is important for the City and public to understand that subsidies must be covered by another revenue source, typically the General Fund’s other unrestricted funds.

Impact on Demand (Elasticity)
Economic principles of elasticity suggest that increased costs for services (higher fees) will eventually curtail the demand for the services; whereas lower fees may spark an incentive to utilize the services and encourage certain actions. Either of these conditions may have a desirable effect to the City. However, the level of the fees that would cause demand changes is largely unknown. The cost of service study did not attempt to evaluate the economic or behavioral impacts of higher or lower fees; nevertheless, the City should consider the potential impacts of these issues when deciding on fee levels.

Summary
City staff are recommending setting user fees at suggested fee amounts as detailed in Appendix C. City and departmental goals, City Council priorities, policy initiatives, past performance, implementation issues, and other internal and external factors should influence staff recommendations and City Council decisions.

In this case, the proper identification of additional services (new or existing services) and the update to a consistent and comprehensive fee schedule were the primary objectives of this study. City staff have reviewed the full costs and identified the recommended fee levels for consideration by City Council.

The following sections provide background for each department, division, and fee group and the results of this study’s analysis of their fees. For the full list of each fee’s analysis, refer to Appendix C of this report. 12 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Administrative Services
The Administrative Services Department consists of five divisions: Administration, Revenue, Budget, Accounting and Auditing and Information Technology. The department is responsible for the fiscal affairs of the City and the Brea Public Financing Authority. This includes the handling and investment of cash, procurement of goods and services, disbursement of money, billing of utilities, recording of all transactions, preparation of payroll, preparation and maintenance of the budget and general ledger, and safeguarding the financial assets and financial records of the City. Furthermore, the Administrative Services Department serves as liaison to the Finance Committee and the Investment Advisory Committee.

The department also provides information technology services to the entire City organization as well as contracted client agencies through the Information Technology Division’s entrepreneurial base. Supporting all City departments, including public safety, requires staying abreast of current technology trends, security enhancements and changes to regulatory requirements while maintaining high levels of customer service to both internal and external customers. The division is comprised of the following programs: internal support, application support, external support, and geographic information system support.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associated with the Administrative Services Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

Many of the fees and services listed under Administrative Services are licenses, regulated fees, or fees not otherwise recommended to be changed. For the user fees evaluated as part of this study the analysis relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most fees are currently set below the full cost of providing service. Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 3 fees;
 1 fee would decrease;
 1 new Service fee would be added;
 8 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 the average fee change would be an increase of 20%.
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Water Utility Billing
The Water Division and Utility Billing Division are responsible for the city’s potable water system, including backflow prevention and water quality issues. Water service is established as part of City of Brea Utilities.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with Water Utility Billing. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Water Utility Billing services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach for user fees, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. No utility rates are included in the fee schedules included in this report, and no analysis was done on any utility rates. The analysis of the user fees found that current fees are under funding the cost for most of the services. Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 12 fees;
 6 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 the average fee change would be an increase of 45%.
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Planning
The Brea Planning Division is a vital part of the Community Development Department. Planning supports the life and business of the city by assuring that structures and amenities related to the built environment are well-functioning and of good quality. A dedicated professional team works with property owners and developers to help craft projects that will meet high standards. They also work to coordinate these projects in their early stages with neighbors so that proposed new construction or modifications to the property will be compatible with existing uses.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Planning Division. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Planning services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most current fees are under funding the cost for most of the services. In addition, Planning currently utilizes deposits for most services, and the city invoices against those deposit accounts to collect the full cost of service based upon City Council approved fully burdened hourly rates.

Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 19 fees and deposits;
 10 new fees will be added;
 7 fees would change from deposit to a flat amount;
 2 fees would change from a set deposit fee amount to be variable based on the project and staff involvement;
 6 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 the average fee change would be an increase of 137% for fees that didn’t change their methodology (change from the current unit to a different unit in the Planning fee table). 15 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Building
The Building & Safety Division is committed to protecting the lives and safety of the residents and visitors of Brea, preserving the City’s quality of life, and contributing to the City’s economic development. This is accomplished through the implementation of the building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and energy codes, as well as code enforcement regulation of local and state laws for all buildings in the City of Brea. The Division provides plan review and field inspections of buildings to ensure a safe, accessible, and energyefficient environment throughout our community. The Division regulates local and state laws related to building construction, maintenance, use, repair, and rehabilitation. The Division also manages the City’s permit system which coordinates and streamlines the construction permit process. Applications for construction projects are submitted to the Building & Safety Division where the review process is coordinated among several departments. This provides the customer with a comprehensive single point of contact throughout the entire review and permit process.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Building Division. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Building services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most current fees are under funding the cost for most of the services. Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 45 fees;
 121 new fees will be added to better reflect the services that are provided to the public; o Most are not new fees, but deviations of services already provided and a change in the fee structure from deposits to flat fees.
 4 fees would decrease;
 12 fees would remain as currently set;
 7 fees would change to a flat fee from a deposit based;  2 fees would change to deposit based from a to be determined by Building Official fee, and;  the average fee change would be an increase of 84% for current fees. 16 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Community Services
The Community Services Department creates community in the City of Brea through people, parks, and programs. It plays an important role in creating a healthy community through diverse and innovative recreation, special interests, cultural arts, human services, and senior programming. The Community Services Department provides space to learn and play, space to be safe and secure, and space to create and imagine.

The functions of the Community Services Department are assigned to five major areas: Administrative Division, Community Center, Recreation Services Division, Cultural Arts Division, and Human Services Division. In addition, Community Services is charged with the design and development of new facilities and parks, and other recreational elements within the community. The Department serves as the staff liaison to the Parks, Recreation and Human Services Commission, the Cultural Arts Commission, the Senior Center Leadership Council, the Olinda Oil Museum and Trail Task Force, the Student Advisory Board, and the Art in Public Places Committee. Through its five major areas and work with its Commissions, Boards, and Council, the Community Services Department supports all of the City’s Operational Goals.

Analysis
A cost recovery was analyzed for the Community Services Department and is about 16%. No Community Service fees would be changed as a result of this study.

Div Division Description
FY 2024-25
Adopted
Budget
Avg Revenues
FY19/20-
FY22/23
Division
Direct Cost
Recovery
Admin
Allocation
Department
Cost
Recovery
Indirect
Allocation
(22%)
Fully
Burdened
Cost Recovery
4145 CONTRACT CLASSES $224,944 $159,546 71% $133,517 45% $54,564 39% 4154 FACILITY RESERVATIONS $501,404 $378,924 76% $297,611 47% $121,624 41% 4215 FITNESS/WELLNESS PROGRAM $541,665 $352,891 65% $321,508 41% $131,390 35% 4217/4425 TEEN PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES/PRESCHOOL $398,985 $151,609 38% $236,819 24% $96,780 21% 4224 KID WATCH $167,477 $17,545 10% $99,407 7% $40,624 6% 4421 SPECIAL EVENTS $307,645 $113,029 37% $85,137 29% $59,788 25% 4422 AQUATICS $357,862 $137,060 38% $212,411 24% $86,805 21% 4424 ATHLETICS $473,600 $160,388 34% $281,107 21% $114,880 18% 4428 YTH SUMMER ACTIV/DAY CAMP $275,788 $112,967 41% $163,695 26% $66,897 22% 4429 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM $285,755 $0 0% $169,611 0% $69,315 0% 4521 SENIOR SERVICES (CENTER) $891,541 $26,620 3% $246,724 2% $173,264 2% 4523 BREA RESOURCE CENTER $490,270 $45,574 9% $135,677 7% $95,280 6% 4525 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM $109,512 $23,804 22% $14,771 19% $18,918 17% 4541 GALLERY $445,098 $69,154 16% $123,176 12% $86,501 11% 4542 THEATRE $958,406 $304,688 32% $129,273 28% $165,564 24% TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT $9,080,396 $2,113,876 23% $2,650,444 18% $1,382,194 16% 17 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Fire
The Fire department provides the delivery of life safety services by providing 24-hour emergency response to a wide variety of critical situations, including fires, explosions, hazardous materials incidents, medical emergencies, accidents, and miscellaneous public assistance requests. The department consists of three divisions: Administration, Fire Operations and Fire Prevention.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Fire Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Fire services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most of the current fees are underfunding the cost of most of the services.

Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 8 fees;
 6 fees would decrease;
 12 new restructured fees will be added;
 1 fee would remain as currently set, and;
 the average fee change would be an increase of 42% for current fees.

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Police
The Brea Police Department provides a full range of services to the City of Brea. The police department provides services to a total residential population of approximately 47,000 and a daylight population of approximately 125,000. The department deploys its personnel in two divisions: Support Services and Operations. In conjunction with the police department’s policing philosophy, each division will expand the use of crime analysis information to identify crime trends within our communities in an effort to better deploy our resources, prevent and reduce crime, and apprehend criminals. The department’s mission statement serves as a guide toward enhancing public safety within the community of Brea. The department further commits itself to collaborative decision-making, shared organizational values, and individual meaning in the workplace.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Police Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Police services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City central services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that the current fees are under funding the cost for most of the services. Staff is recommending the fees be adjusted as detailed in Appendix C, with no increase being greater than full cost or 50% whichever is less. As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 6 fees;
 14 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 The average fee change would be an increase of 10%.
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Public Works
The Public Works Department provides a wide range of services to the community. Services include operations and maintenance of the public right-of-way and City facilities; design and construction of capital improvement projects; operations and maintenance of City utilities; oversight of sustainability practices; and support of various community activities throughout the year.

The Department utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach, combining City staff and outside contractors to provide the community with the most cost-effective and productive services. The Public Works Department consists of seven divisions, each with its specific area of responsibility and duties.

The Engineering Division is responsible for the design and construction of infrastructure, issuing Public Works permits, performing inspections, and administration of both the City’s Transportation Program and the Capital Improvement Program and coordinates with the Street Division to manage the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Water Conservation programs, and Fats, Oils & Greases (FOG) programs. This division also supports other City Departments seeking construction and project management expertise and assistance.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Public Works Department. The review also consisted of an evaluation of existing services in an effort to update the fee schedule.

The analysis of Public Works Department relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby we determined the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence using staff time to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central Services.

Willdan then compared the calculated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is recovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most fees are currently set below the full cost of providing service. It is recommended that the City set Public Works fees at the levels detailed in Appendix C. As a result, there would be:
 an increase to 15 fees;
 36 new restructured fees would be added;
 3 fees will change from varies to a deposit;
 4 fees would remain as currently set, and;
 the average estimated increase would be around 97% for current fees. 20 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Appendix A – Total Allowable Cost to be Recovered
Below are the total allowable costs that may be recovered through User Fees; however, only a portion of the total allowable cost is recovered as staff not only works on services related to User Fees, but also works on an array of other City functions during the operational hours of the City. The direct overhead percentages below are derived by dividing operational costs by personnel cost. The indirect allocation percentages are provided through the Cost Allocation Plan. The amounts listed below will not reconcile to City budgets as costs that should not be included in overhead for personnel in the application of determining fully burdened hourly rates were excluded. Examples of these costs are capital, debt, monetary transfers, contract costs, and other costs that are charged directly to the service requestor.

City of Brea - User Fee Study
Overhead Rate Calculations (based on FY 2024-2025 data) Department
Total Employee
Services
Department
Operations &
Administration
Direct
Overhead %
Internal
Service
Overhead %
Cost
Allocation
Overhead %
110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 396,242 74,153 19% 24% 0%
110: CITY ACCOUNTING 807,546 19,192 2% 15% 0%
110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 1,007,372 50,005 5% 14% 0%
110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2,586,978 195,735 8% 17% 27% 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES 5,532,022 738,405 13% 40% 22%
110: COUNCIL SUPPORT 436,976 125,720 29% 16% 0%
110: FIRE SERVICES 8,155,249 800,489 10% 15% 9%
110: MEDIA SERVICES/GRAPHICS 251,442 15,680 6% 30% 0%
110: POLICE SERVICES 23,471,543 1,185,502 5% 15% 9%
110: PUBLIC INFORMATION 428,895 113,457 26% 13% 0%
110: PUBLIC WORKS 3,160,996 1,052,609 33% 23% 35%
174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 6,108,886 134,236 2% 12% 8%
280: HOUSING SUCCESSOR 168,999 92,048 54% 12% 13%
420: WATER UTILITY 2,290,768 629,387 27% 23% 22%
430: SEWER UTILITY 879,608 148,855 17% 25% 18%
440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 419,782 87,016 21% 46% 19% 21 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Appendix B – Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
Below are fully burdened hourly rates (FBHR’s) of staff positions that provide for the services detailed in Appendix C. The FBHR’s were used to determine the full cost of each service. They include the salary and benefit costs for each position as well as all applicable overhead amounts for each position as determined by the department they are assigned to. Refer previously to Appendix A for identifying the percentage overheads for each department. For any user fee service request that is outside the scope of the fees detailed in Appendix C, or for services for which there is no fee currently set, the City can notify and charge up to the full cost of the personnel, third party, or material cost involved to the service requestor. 22 Comprehensive User Fee Study
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Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Accounting Technician I $42.80 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Accounting Technician II $87.64 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Deputy Director of Administrative Services $228.51 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Financial Services Manager $182.27 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Fiscal Specialist $90.57 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Senior Accountant $117.96 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Deputy City Manager/Director $304.86 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Deputy Director of Administrative Services $281.93 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Executive Assistant $101.90 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Senior Management Analyst $168.59 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Administrative Clerk II $84.60 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Assistant Planner $129.72 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Building Official $189.00 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: City Planner $249.38
110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Combination Inspector II $119.78 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Community Development Specialist $91.82 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Deputy City Manager/Director $376.46 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Economic Development Manager $189.75 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Executive Assistant $122.05 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Junior Plans Checker $118.59 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Management Analyst I $116.19 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Permit Technician $93.55 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Planning Technician $85.97 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Senior Management Analyst $161.74 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Senior Planner $161.73
110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: City Manager $355.80
110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Deputy City Manager/Director $273.53 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Emergency Preparedness Coordinator $138.78 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Executive Assistant $93.22 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Management Analyst I $94.93 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Senior Management Analyst $123.80 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: City Clerk $223.55 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: City Clerk Specialist $84.52 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: Deputy City Clerk/Records Supervisor $151.27 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Director $416.66 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Specialist I $102.71 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Specialist II $128.17 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Supervisor $194.26 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Deputy Director of Community Services $283.68 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Executive Assistant $114.23 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Fiscal Specialist $150.13
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City of Brea - User Fee Study
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Media Services Specialist I $81.45 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Media Services Specialist II $143.85 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Senior Management Analyst $199.05 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Combination Inspector II $114.30 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Executive Assistant $93.28
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Battalion Chief $427.58
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Captain $259.45
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Chief $417.95
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Engineer $242.25
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Marshal $188.19
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Prevention Specialist I $111.78 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Firefighter $167.83
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Permit Technician $94.59
110: MEDIA SERVICES/GRAPHICS Graphics: Senior Media Servs Specialist - AV $119.47 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Communications Supervisor $141.36 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Crime Analyst $121.24
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Crime Scene Investigator $122.97 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Executive Assistant $102.47 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Management Analyst I $100.28 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Captain $394.32
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Chief $393.51
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Comm Outreach Coordinator $87.93 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Lieutenant $363.44
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Officer $221.09
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Records Technician $80.84 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Records/Property & Evidence Sv. $147.49 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Sergeant $295.41
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Services Officer $101.84 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Property and Evidence Technician $102.30 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Public Safety Dispatcher I $75.62 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Public Safety Dispatcher II $100.71 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Senior Public Safety Dispatcher $116.59 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Sr. Police Records Technician $102.15 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Communications & Marketing Manager $197.82 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Management Analyst I $109.46 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Media Services Specialist I $97.55 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Accounting Technician I $108.41
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Administrative Clerk II $103.20
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Assistant Engineer $184.19
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: City Engineer $286.74
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Combination Inspector II $152.51
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Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Engineering Technician I $124.59
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Executive Assistant $155.40
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Landscape Main. Contract Admin $172.98 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Crew Leader $165.58 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Superintendent $220.70 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Supervisor $195.57 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Worker I $79.29 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Worker II $141.56 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Management Analyst I $145.96
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Permit Technician $115.56
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Principal Civil Engineer $243.98
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Public Works Director $366.30
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Senior Management Analyst $206.51 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Administrative Clerk II $46.11 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Ambulance Operator $60.32 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Emergency Medical Services Manager $167.51 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Fire Captain $278.18 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Fire Engineer $245.44 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Firefighter $206.97 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Human Resources Technician $110.29 280: HOUSING SUCCESSOR 280: Housing: Administrative Clerk II $100.34 280: HOUSING SUCCESSOR 280: Housing: Senior Management Analyst $191.85 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Accounting Technician I $109.73 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Accounting Technician II $116.67 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Administrative Clerk II $73.60 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Assistant City Engineer $273.35 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: City Engineer $263.10
420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Environmental Services Coordinator $221.63 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Environmental Services Inspector $173.03 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Executive Assistant $142.59 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Financial Services Manager $284.81 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Fiscal Specialist $154.68 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Public Works Director $336.11 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Senior Management Analyst $189.49 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Crew Leader $154.84 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Operator I $120.33 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Operator II $142.75 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Superintendent $269.74 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Supervisor $204.86 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Accounting Technician I $101.19 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Accounting Technician II $107.59 25 Comprehensive User Fee Study
City of Brea - User Fee Study
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Administrative Clerk II $67.87 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Assistant City Engineer $252.09 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: City Engineer $242.64
430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Environmental Services Coordinator $204.39 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Environmental Services Inspector $159.57 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Executive Assistant $131.50 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Fiscal Specialist $142.65 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Maintenance Services Worker I $90.59 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Maintenance Services Worker II $121.85 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Public Works Director $309.97 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Water Distribution Superintendent $248.75 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Water Distribution Supervisor $188.92 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Accounting Technician I $121.10 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Accounting Technician II $128.76 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Administrative Clerk II $81.22 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Executive Assistant $157.36 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Fiscal Specialist $170.71 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Crew Leader $167.68 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Superintendent $223.50 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Supervisor $198.05 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Management Analyst I $147.81 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Public Works Director $370.94 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Senior Management Analyst $209.13 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Street Sweeper Operator $148.17 26 Comprehensive User Fee Study
City of Brea - User Fee Study
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Part Time/Contract Positions
110: POLICE SERVICES Police Cadet $23.30
110: POLICE SERVICES Jailer $53.26
110: POLICE SERVICES Parking Control Officer $47.40
110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Administrative Intern $25.31 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Code Enforcement Officer $25.31 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Facilities Worker $31.06
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Sr. Community Services Leader $31.06 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Leader $28.24 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Worker $25.68 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Coordinator $34.18 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Senior Lifeguard/Instructor $31.08 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Lifeguard/Instructor $28.24
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Lifeguard $25.68
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Shuttle Driver $47.95
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Specialist/Inspector $143.69
440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING Recycling Coordinator $32.30 110: PUBLIC WORKS Contract Labor: Consultant Plan Check Rate $234.61 110: PUBLIC WORKS Contract Labor: Consultant Inspection Rate $215.95 110: BUILDING Contract Labor: Consultant Building Plan Check Rate $184.07 110: BUILDING Contract Labor: Consultant Building Inspection Rate $163.62 110: FIRE SERVICES Contract Labor: Consultant Fire Plan Check Rate $221.33 27 Comprehensive User Fee Study
Appendix C – Cost Recovery Analysis
The following tables provide the results of the analysis, resulting full cost recovery amount, and recommended fees. For fees, services, and penalties in which the full cost, existing fee, and suggested fee is listed as “NA,” the amount or percentage was not calculable. This is most common when either the current or the suggested fee includes a variable component that is not comparable on a one-to-one basis, a full cost was not calculated (for penalties, fines, market-based fees, or items not included in the study), or when there is not a current fee amount to compare against.

Administrative Services
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy %Suggested Fee Fee Δ1 Miscellaneous2 Subpoena (For Non-Peace Employees) $275.00 per day Mandated by GC68096.1 NA NA $275.00 $0 3 Digital Reproduction for Public Records Requests $5.00 per DVD's no charge if they bring their own. GC7922.530(a) $5.00 0% $5.00 $0 4 Candidate Filing Fee $10.00 Mandated by Ord No. 527 NA NA $10.00 $05 Copies $0.10 per page GC7922.530(a) $0.10 0% $0.10 $06 Notary Fee $15.00 per signature
GC8211 NA NA $15.00 $0
7 Returned Check (1st Offense) $25.00 NA NA $25.00 $08 Returned Check (2nd Offense or more) $35.00 NA NA $35.00 $0 9 Utility Research Assistance Fee $38.00 per request $139.31 0% $139.00 $101 10 Business License11 Massage Establishment Permit $750.00 Livescan fee included $689.13 0% $689.00 -$6112 Massage Establishment Permit - Renewal $500.00 $689.13 0% $689.00 $189 13 Replacement of Massage Permit $25.00 $134.53 0% $134.00 $10914 Renewal for Expired Massage Permit (Late Fee) 10%/month X annual fee for Massage Establishment NA NA 10%/month X annual fee for Massage Establishment $0 15 Service Fee New
This fee is intended to recover the costs associated with processing card payments, ACH transfers, and other electronic transactions, whether conducted online or in person NA NA
The service fee shall vary based on the rate negotiated with the third-party vendor. In no event shall the service fee exceed 6% for vendors without a minimum per-transaction charge. For vendors with a contractually established minimum pertransaction charge, the City shall not impose a service fee exceeding $4.00 per transaction without further City Council approval NA
28 Water Utility Billing
Item No. Title
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Fee Δ 1 New Account/Application Fee $45.00 $138.58 50% $69.00 $242 Past Due Notice $10.00 NA NA $10.00 $03 After Hours Service $90.00 $576.46 50% $288.00 $1984 Cut Lock / Broken Lock / Missing Lock $60.00 $190.43 0% $190.00 $1305 Meter Abandonment $100.00 $219.59 0% $219.00 $1196 Monthly Maintenance Fee for Accounts w/Backflow Devices $7.00 NA NA $7.00 $0
7 Intentional Damage to Meter $120.00 plus cost of equipment $370.08 0% $370.00 $250 8 Broken Angle Stop $45.00 per hour plus cost of equipment $673.42 0% $673.00 $628 9 Unauthorized turn-on or turn-off Meter Register $30.00 $142.08 1% $140.00 $11010 Broken or Missing Meter Register $45.00 per hour plus cost of equipment $151.76 1% $150.00 $105 11 Unauthorized Use of Hydrant for Filling Water Truck (Per Occurrence) $350.00 Plus cost of water NA NA $350.00 $0 12 Delinquent Service Charge
10% of Outstanding Balance
NA NA 10% of Outstanding balance $0
13 Meter Re-Reads & Efficiency Checks (Customer Initiated) $30.00 $70.00 0% $70.00 $4014 Water Shut Off Charge $65.00 NA NA $65.00 $015 Hang Tag Charges $30.00 NA NA $50.00 $2016 Temporary Construction Meter Processing Fee $100.00 $151.09 1% $150.00 $50 29 Water Utility Billing
Item No. Title
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Fee Δ 17 Construction Water - Use of City Equipment $2,650.00 (deposit) NA NA $2,650 (deposit) $018 Lock-on Meter Fee $40.00 NA NA $100.00 $60 Note: Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035. 30 Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 1 Annexation Request $5,000.00 deposit NA NA $5,000.00 deposit $02 Appeal Processing (residents - non-applicant) $50.00 flat fee $2,005.62 63% $750.00 flat fee $7003 Appeal Processing (non-residents & applicant) $1,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,000.00 deposit $1,0004 Certificate of Compatibility $1,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,000.00 deposit $1,0005 Conditional Use Permit - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $4,000.00 deposit $2,0006 Conditional Use Permit - Others New Flat fee $4,161.71 4% $4,000.00 Flat fee NA7 Conditional Use Permit - Amendment New deposit/flat fee NA NA 50% of original fee deposit/flat fee NA 8 Minor Conditional Use Permit $1,000.00 deposit $1,531.95 2% $1,500.00 Flat Fee $5009 Development Agreement $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $5,000.00 deposit $3,00010 Entertainment Permit $550.00 Deposit $1,266.64 5% $1,200.00 flat fee $65011 Environmental Review (CEQA) $2,000.00 deposit NA NA Varies by Project deposit NA12 General Plan Amendment $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $10,000.00 deposit $8,000 31 Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 13 General Plan Maintenance Fee $1.96
per $1,000 of construction value
$2.76 0% $2.76
per $1,000 of construction value
$1
14 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Management
Rate $175.00 per hour $249.38 0% $249.00 per hour $74
15 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Regular Rate $109.00 per hour $129.72 1% $129.00 per hour $2016 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Supervisory Rate New per hour $161.73 0% $161.00 per hour NA
17 Expedited Planning Plan Check Rate(case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) New per hour $270.41 0% $270.00 per hour NA
18 Precise Development - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,500.00 deposit $50019 Precise Development - Others New Flat fee $2,539.37 2% $2,500.00 flat fee NA20 Special Projects $2,000.00 deposit NA NA Varies - as determined appropriate per CD Director deposit NA 21 Specific Plan $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $10,000.00 deposit $8,00022 Specific Plan Amendment $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $7,500.00 deposit $5,50023 Temporary Trailer $500.00 deposit NA NA $1,500.00 deposit $1,00024 Zone Change $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $10,000.00 deposit $8,00025 Variance $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,000.00 deposit $026 Zoning Ordinance Amendment $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $5,000.00 deposit $3,000 32 Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 27 Temporary Use Permit - Large Events $300.00 NA NA $850.00 deposit $55028 Temporary Use Permit - Others New Flat Fee $870.32 2% $850.00 flat fee NA29 Historic Preservation Listing $250.00 Deposit NA NA $250.00 deposit $030 Mills Act Contract $250.00 Deposit $2,030.09 1% $2,000.00 flat fee $1,75031 Film Permit - Large Scale New NA NA $650.00 Deposit NA32 Film Permit - Small Scale $500.00 Deposit $668.95 3% $650.00 flat fee $15033 Temporary Signs/Banners $85.00 flat fee $129.72 34% $85.00 flat fee $034 Preliminary Plan Review $2,000.00 deposit $2,537.51 1% $2,500.00 flat fee $50035 Tentative Parcel/Tract Map - Regular $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $5,000.00 deposit $3,00036 Tentative Parcel/Tract Map - Ministerial $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,000.00 deposit $037 Tree Removal Permit (up to 5 trees) $500.00 Deposit $570.37 4% $550.00 flat fee $5038 Tree Removal Permit (6+ trees) New Flat fee $822.32 3% $800.00 flat fee NA39 Zoning Verification Letter $291.00 Flat fee $404.39 1% $400.00 flat fee $10940 Plan Review - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit NA NA $2,000.00 deposit $041 Plan Review - Others $1,000.00 Flat fee $1,538.43 2% $1,500.00 flat fee $500 33 Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 42 Administrative Remedy $500.00 deposit $768.44 2% $750.00 flat fee $25043 Administrative Interpretation New Flat fee $1,074.40 7% $1,000.00 flat fee NA44 Encroachment License Agreement New flat fee $525.02 5% $500.00 flat fee NA NOTE:Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035.If contract services are provided, will be billed at Actual Cost plus Indirect %If a project requires multiple applications that require both deposit and flat fee, it will be processed as a deposit based applicationIf a project requires multiple flat fee applications, the City will charge highest flat fee required + 25% of each flat fee 34 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 1 Parking Permit2 Initial Parking Permit Application and Renewal Application Permit (In-Person and Online) $34.00 Incrementally increase $5 dollar each fiscal year thereafter $70.16 64% $25.00 flat -$93 Overnight Parking Permit Appeals $30.00 $117.88 1% $117.00 $874 Development Fee5 Building Permit Technician Rate New per hour $93.55 1% $93.00 NA6 Building Plan Check Rate $130.00 per hour $157.88 1% $157.00 per hour $277 Expedited Building Plan Check Rate (case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) New per hour $283.49 1% $280.00 per hour NA8 Building Management Rate $188.00 per hour $189.00 1% $188.00 $09 Building Inspection Rate $146.00 per hour $146.08 0% $146.00 $010 Building Inspection Outside Normal Business Hours (4 hrs Min.) $219.00 per hour $981.71 0% $981.00 $76211 Building callback inspections/re-inspections $146.00 per hour $146.08 0% $146.00 $012 Building Inspection (When Building Fires Occurs During Working Hours) New $377.99 0% $377.00 NA 13 Building Inspection (When Building Fires Occurs During Non- Working Hours) New $755.99 0% $755.00 NA14 Grading Miscellaneous - Inspection Outside Normal Business Hrs (Min. 4 hrs) $219.00 per hour $876.50 0% $876.00 $65715 Records Management Fee .0001 x valuation (Valuation =$1 per square foot) NA NA .0001 x valuation (Valuation =$1 per square foot) $0 16 Green Building Standards Fee $4 per $100,000 valuation; minimum $1 NA NA $4 per $100,000 valuation; minimum $1 $0 17 Seismic Fee (residential) .00013 x valuation NA NA .00013 x valuation $018 Seismic Fee (Non-residential) .00028 x valuation NA NA .00028 x valuation $019 Technology Fee (For Permitting System) 0.08% of Construction Permit Valuation 0.21% 3% 0.20% 0.12% 20 General Maintenance Fee .00196 x valuation (Valuation Varies) 0.00276% 0% 0.00276% 0.001% 21 Permit Issuance Fees - Building & Safety Division $40.00 per permit (included in FLAT fees) $93.55 1% $93.00 $5322 Certificate of Occupancy - Ownership Change $125.00 $393.25 0% $393.00 $26823 Certificate of Occupancy - All Others $313.00 $715.64 0% $715.00 $40224 Certificate of Occupancy - Temporary (TCO) $168.00 $585.92 0% $585.00 $41725 Grading Permit26 Mass/Rough Grading Plan Check - Initial Fee Includes 3 reviews New Per Sheet $1,393.07 0% $1,393.00 flat NA27 Mass/Rough Grading Plan Check - 4th and subsequent reviews New Per Sheet $464.36 12% $410.00 flat NA28 Precise Grading Plan Check - Initial Fee Includes 3 reviews New Per Sheet $2,371.10 0% $2,371.00 flat NA29 Precise Grading Plan Check - 4th and subsequent reviews New Per Sheet $790.37 23% $610.00 flat NA30 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 0 - 100 CY Deposit based $736.28 0% $736.00 flat NA 35 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 31 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 101-1,000 CY New Each additional 100 CY or portion thereoff over 100 CY (prorated per cubic yard - $127.00) $2,617.89 0% $2,617.00 flat NA32 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 1,001 - 10,000 CY New Each additional 1000 CY or portion thereof over 1,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard - $427) $7,199.19 0% $7,199.00 flat NA33 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 10,001- 100,000 CY New Each additional 10,000 CY or portion thereof over 10,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard $391.00) $12,434.97 0% $12,434.00 flat NA
34 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - >100,000 CY Plus $ 8,919.00 New Each additional 10,000 CY or portion thereof over 100,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard $338.00). $17,997.98 0% $17,997.00 flat NA
35 Studies (Hydrology, WQMP,Geotechnical Reports………) Deposit NA NA Actual Cost $036 Deposit Program37 Industrial Buildings - 0-10,000 sq. ft. $900.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $5,000.00 Deposit $4,10038 Industrial Buildings - 0-10,000 sq. ft. $1,300.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $4,500.00 Deposit $3,20039 Industrial Buildings - 10,000-30,000 sq. ft. $2,350.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $7,000.00 Deposit $4,65040 Industrial Buildings - 10,000-30,000 sq. ft. $3,650.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $7,000.00 Deposit $3,35041 Industrial Buildings - 30,000-60,000 sq. ft. $4,550.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $5,45042 Industrial Buildings - 30,000-60,000 sq. ft. $7,150.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $2,85043 Industrial Buildings - 60,000-100,000 sq. ft $10,150.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $12,000.00 Deposit $1,85044 Industrial Buildings - 60,000-100,000 sq. ft $15,600.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $12,000.00 Deposit -$3,60045 Industrial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. To be determined by Building Official Plan Check Amt. NA NA $25,000.00 Deposit NA 46 Industrial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. To be determined by Building Official Inspection Amt. NA NA $25,000.00 Deposit NA 47 Commercial Buildings - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $1,000.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $4,000.00 Deposit $3,00048 Commercial Buildings - 0 -5,000 sq. ft. $1,550.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $4,000.00 Deposit $2,45049 Commercial Buildings - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $2,600.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $6,000.00 Deposit $3,40050 Commercial Buildings - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $4,000.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $6,500.00 Deposit $2,50051 Commercial Buildings - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $5,200.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $8,000.00 Deposit $2,80052 Commercial Buildings - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $7,900.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $2,10053 Commercial Buildings - 30,001-60,000 sq. ft $8,600.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $1,40054 Commercial Buildings - 30,001-60,000 sq. ft $13,100.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $14,000.00 Deposit $90055 Commercial Buildings - 60,001 - 100,000 sq. ft. $8,600.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $12,000.00 Deposit $3,40056 Commercial Buildings - 60,001 - 100,000 sq. ft. $13,100.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $16,000.00 Deposit $2,90057 Commercial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. $11,000.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $20,000.00 Deposit $9,00058 Commercial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. $16,900.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $20,000.00 Deposit $3,10059 Multi-Family Residential - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $1,400.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $6,000.00 Deposit $4,60060 Multi-Family Residential - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $2,200.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $6,000.00 Deposit $3,80061 Multi-Family Residential - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $1,400.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $8,60062 Multi-Family Residential - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $2,200.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $10,000.00 Deposit $7,80063 Multi-Family Residential - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $3,650.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $12,000.00 Deposit $8,35064 Multi-Family Residential - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $5,600.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $14,000.00 Deposit $8,40065 Multi-Family Residential - 30,001 - 60,000 sq. ft $7,150.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $18,000.00 Deposit $10,85066 Multi-Family Residential - 30,001 - 60,000 sq. ft $10,900.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $20,000.00 Deposit $9,10067 Multi-Family Residential - 60,000+ sq. ft $8,450.00 Plan Check Amt. NA NA $24,000.00 Deposit $15,55068 Multi-Family Residential - 60,000+ sq. ft $3,000.00 Inspection Amt. NA NA $24,000.00 Deposit $21,00069 Group R-3 (Construction Type IIIB, VA, VB)70 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $3,743.66 0% $3,743.00 flat NA 71 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $4,339.78 0% $4,339.00 flat NA72 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $4,982.66 0% $4,982.00 flat NA 36 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 73 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $5,558.20 0% $5,558.00 flat NA 74 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $6,322.74 0% $6,322.00 flat NA75 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,005.73 0% $7,005.00 flat NA76 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $8,752.74 0% $8,752.00 flat NA77 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official flat NA 78 Group R-3 (Construction Type IIB, IIIA, IV)79 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,848.39 0% $4,848.00 flat NA 80 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $5,280.88 0% $5,280.00 flat NA81 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,069.10 0% $7,069.00 flat NA82 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,644.64 0% $7,644.00 flat NA83 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $8,314.67 0% $8,314.00 flat NA84 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $9,206.32 0% $9,206.00 flat NA85 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $10,953.32 0% $10,953.00 flat NA86 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official flat NA 87 Group R-3 (Construction Type IA, IB, IIA)88 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,325.85 0% $7,325.00 flat NA 89 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,823.71 0% $7,823.00 flat NA90 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $9,022.82 0% $9,022.00 flat NA91 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $10,699.90 0% $10,699.00 flat NA92 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $11,722.51 0% $11,722.00 flat NA93 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $12,745.13 0% $12,745.00 flat NA94 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $14,504.52 0% $14,504.00 flat NA95 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official flat NA 96 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IIIB, VA, VB)97 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $3,598.80 0% $3,598.00 flat NA98 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,356.34 0% $4,356.00 flat NA 99 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $5,499.49 0% $5,499.00 flat NA100 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,388.60 0% $7,388.00 flat NA101 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $8,307.54 0% $8,307.00 flat NA 37 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 102 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,262.36 0% $9,262.00 flat NA 103 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,378.52 0% $10,378.00 flat NA104 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official flat NA 105 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IIB, IIIA, IV)106 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,110.10 0% $4,110.00 flat NA107 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $5,010.81 0% $5,010.00 flat NA 108 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $6,522.11 0% $6,522.00 flat NA109 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $8,083.98 0% $8,083.00 flat NA110 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,002.92 0% $9,002.00 flat NA111 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,653.36 0% $10,653.00 flat NA112 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $11,442.28 0% $11,442.00 flat NA113 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official flat NA 114 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IA, IB,IIA)115 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,899.98 0% $4,899.00 flat NA116 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $6,127.92 0% $6,127.00 flat NA 117 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,871.96 0% $7,871.00 flat NA118 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,761.06 0% $9,761.00 flat NA119 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,680.01 0% $10,680.00 flat NA120 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $12,330.44 0% $12,330.00 flat NA121 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $15,123.69 0% $15,123.00 flat NA122 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official NA 123 Business Signs (Up to 3 signs, same charge for additional 3 signs) (up to 3 plan reviews) $80 / $120 $458.69 0% $458.00 $338 124 Group U Occupancy (Construction Type VA,VB,IIIB)125 Garage / Workshop / Green House - 0 - 1,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $2,141.78 0% $2,141.00 flat NA 126 Garage / Workshop / GreenHouse -1,001 - 3,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $2,600.47 0% $2,600.00 flat NA 127 Garage / Workshop / Greenhouse- 3,000 + sq. ft (3 plan review included) New NA NA To be determined by the Building Official NA 128 Miscellaneous - Wood deck, patio enclosure, fire damage, minor demolition, spray booth, storage rack (up to 3 plan reviews) deposit based $1,068.08 0% $1,068.00 flat NA 38 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 129 Miscellaneous - All other items not otherwise identified $200 / $300 $1,068.08 0% $1,068.00 flat $768130 Miscellaneous - General residential minor repairs $55 / $80 $285.14 0% $285.00 flat $205131 Patio Cover/ Latice/Wood Deck/Porch (Not Enclosed) up to 500 square feet (Up to 3 Plan Reviews) Deposit Program $870.62 0% $870.00 flat NA 132 Patio Cover/Lattice/Wood Deck/Porch (Not Enclosed) each additional 250 square feet (up to 3 plan reviews) New $370.45 0% $370.00 flat NA 133 Enclosed Patio Cover up to 500 square feet (Up to 3 Plan Reviews) New $989.20 0% $989.00 flat NA134 Enclosed Patio Cover each additional 250 square feet (up to 3 plan reviews) New $435.31 0% $435.00 flat NA 135 Landscape Permit136 Landscape Plan Check 137 Base Fee (3 submittals) New per sheet $1,464.85 0% $1,464.00 NA138 Each additional submittal New per sheet $274.84 0% $274.00 NA139 Landscape Inspection140 less than 0.5 acres New $6,792.39 0% $6,792.00 NA141 >.5 to 1 Acres New $11,689.17 0% $11,689.00 NA142 >1-1.5 Acres New $15,153.16 0% $15,153.00 NA143 >1.5 - 2 Acres New $16,980.98 0% $16,980.00 NA144 2 - 2.5 Acres New $18,808.80 0% $18,808.00 NA145 Each additional 1/2 acre > 2.5 New $2,087.25 0% $2,087.00 NA146 Additional Inspections or re-inspections New per hour $163.62 0% $163.00 NA147 Electrical Permit148 Multi-family Residential Buildings (Apartments, Motels, Hotels & Condo & non-residential construction (tenant improvements) - per 100 square feet New per 100 sq ft / single item $21.18 1% $21.00 NA
149
Multi-family Residential Buildings (Apartments, Motels, Hotels & Condo & non-residential construction (tenant improvements) - each additional square feet New each square feet after $0.21 1% $0.21 NA
150 New Single and Two Family buildings - per 100 square feet New per 100 sq ft / single item $24.86 3% $24.00 NA151 New Single and Two Family buildings - each additional square feet New each square feet after $0.25 3% $0.24 NA 152 Garages, Carports, Covered Patios (attached or detached) Misc structures - per 100 square feet New per 100 sq ft / single item $11.98 8% $11.00 NA153 Garages, Carports, Covered Patios (attached or detached) Misc structures - each additional square feet New each square feet after $0.12 0% $0.12 NA 154 Mechanical Permit155 Mechanical Permit New NA NA 80% of electrical NA156 Plumbing Permit157 Plumbing Permit New NA NA 80% of electrical NA158 Miscellaneous Fees159 Training Surcharge (AB 717) New Per permit $3.00 0% $3.00 NA160 Deferred Submittal plan check Fee for flat fee based projects New per hour (2 hrs min.) $184.07 0% $184.00 NA161 Permit Renewal Fee New NA NA All of original fee NA162 Plan Check Renewal Fee for flat fee based projects New NA NA All of original fee NA163 Expediated Plan Check New per hour (2 hrs min.) $276.11 0% $276.00 per hour NA164 Drywall (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $268.81 0% $268.00 NA165 Drywall additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 sq. ft. $34.59 2% $34.00 NA166 Stucco (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $350.62 0% $350.00 NA167 Stucco additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 $47.68 1% $47.00 NA 39 Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 168 Siding (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $268.81 0% $268.00 NA169 Siding additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 sq. ft. $34.59 2% $34.00 NA170 New Window or opening New Each $164.49 0% $164.00 NA171 Additional window or opening New Each $70.55 1% $70.00 NA172 Window or door Replacement New Up to 5 windows $334.37 0% $334.00 NA173 additional 5 windows (Each) New $120.94 1% $120.00 NA174 Roof Solar Tube New Each $305.59 0% $305.00 NA175 Skylight (non-structural) - up to 3 New Each additional $194.00 $611.18 0% $611.00 NA176 Skylight (structural) - up to 3 New Each additional $253 $940.16 0% $940.00 NA177 Light Pole New Each (All trades) $836.10 0% $836.00 NA178 Additional light pole New each additional $141.10 0% $141.00 NA179 Flag Pole New Each $530.51 0% $530.00 NA180 Non-structural Re-Roofing - For the first 3,000 square feet $335.00 deposit $328.98 0% $328.00 flat -$7181 Non-structural - each additional 1,000 square foot New $93.94 1% $93.00 flat NA182 Structural Re-Roofing - For the first 2,000 square feet New $470.08 0% $470.00 flat NA183 Structural Re-roofing- each additional 1,000 square foot New $235.04 0% $235.00 flat NA184 Non-Retaining Block Wall up to 100 linear feet (City Standard Details) Engineer Design fees to be determined by BO Deposit Program $275.25 0% $275.00 flat NA 185 Non-Retaining Block Wall - each additional 100 linear feet (City Standard Details) Engineer Design fees to be determined by BO New $137.62 0% $137.00 flat NA 186 City Standard Retaining Wall for up to four feet high, up to 50 linear feet Deposit Program $458.69 0% $458.00 flat NA 187 City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet New $229.35 0% $229.00 flat NA188 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall for up to six feet high, up to 50 linear feet - Residential Foundation Repair (up to 3 plan reviews) New $599.80 0% $599.00 flat NA
189 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet - Residential Foundation Repair (up to 3 plan reviews) New $299.90 0% $299.00 flat NA190 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall for up to nine feet high, up to 50 linear feet (up to 3 plan reviews) Deposit Program $859.48 0% $859.00 flat NA191 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet New $370.45 0% $370.00 flat NA 192 Pool / Spa (Up to 500 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) Deposit Program $1,136.62 0% $1,136.00 flat NA193 Pool / Spa ( 500 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) New $1,864.42 0% $1,864.00 flat NA194 Pool / Spa (Greater than 1000 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) New $2,555.44 0% $2,555.00 flat NA195 Small Appliances - For the first appliance $50.00 $105.20 0% $105.00 flat $55196 Temporary Trailer $500.00 deposit $414.86 0% $414.00 flat -$86197 Other Fees198 Administrative Penalty Fee 1st Offense - Not to Exceed $100; 2nd Offense - Not to Exceed $200; 3rd Offense -Not to Exceed $500. The sum of all fines for the same violation is not to exceed $1,000 citations NA NA
1st Offense - Not to
Exceed $100; 2nd Offense - Not to Exceed $200; 3rd Offense -Not to Exceed $500. The sum of all fines for the same violation is not to exceed $1,000 $0
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Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 199 Special Inspector Registration (Each Certification) New Each Certification $330.27 0% $330.00 NA200 ADA Hardship Exemption Form (Processing, review & approval) New per hour (Min. 4 hours) $189.00 0% $189.00 NA201 Building Code Modification Form or Alternate Means & Methods Form (Processing, review &approval) New per hour (5 hr Min.) $189.00 0% $189.00 NA 202 Temporary Structures/Buildings (Event stages, Event Tents, Construction Trailers,…….) New $759.27 0% $759.00 NA203 Non-Residential Solar Permit 1,000.00 plus $7 per kW for each kW between 51kW and 250kW, and $5 for each kW above 250 kW Regulated NA NA $1,000.00 $0 204 Residential Energy Storage System Permit 450.00
Recently
adopted /
Regulated
$452.81 1% $450.00 $0
205 Non-Residential Energy Storage System Permit 1,000.00 Regulated NA NA $1,000.00 $0 206 Fire Sprinklers (Structural Review) New Building management rate (2 hrs min.) $377.99 0% $377.00 NA207 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (New Construction) New $468.51 0% $468.00 NA208 Processing for Change of Contractor, Architect or Owner New $235.77 0% $235.00 NA209 Reinstatement of Expired Building Application (at discretion of Building Official) Each Extension 168.00 $235.77 0% $235.00 $67 210 Reinstatement of Expired Permit (at discretion of Building Official) Each Extension 168.00 $235.77 0% $235.00 $67 NOTE:For Items not identified above, the Building Official will determine the applicable feesDeposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035. 41 FIRE SERVICES
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ1 Fire Prevention Inspection Fee $134.00 Small Business $111.78 1% $111.00 per hour/unit -$232 Fire Suppression Inspection Fee New Small Business $83.91 1% $83.00 per 1/2 hour NA3 Operational Fire Permit $209.00 initial permit $55.89 2% $55.00 each permit -$1544 Fire Plan Check Rate $133.00 per hour $218.02 0% $218.00 per hour $855 Fire Inspection Rate $133.00 per hour $111.78 1% $111.00 per hour -$226 Fire Permit Technician Rate New per hour $94.59 2% $93.00 per hour NA7 After Hours Fire Inspection Rate $133.00 per hour $167.67 0% $167.00 per hour $348 After Hours Plan Check Rate $133.00 per hour $327.02 0% $327.00 per hour $1949 Additional Fire re-inspection $133.00 per hour $111.78 1% $111.00 per hour -$2210 Expedited Fire Plan Check(case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) $200.00 per hour based upon contract cost recovery rate $282.29 1% $280.00 per hour $80 11 Permit Issuance Fee $40.00 each permit $94.59 1% $94.00 each permit $5412 Fire Code Non-Compliance Fee for Re- inspection after 2nd re-inspection $231.50 NA NA $300.00 $69 13 Fire False Alarm Response $192.00 per occurrence after 3rd occurrence after 90 days, or 4th occurrence after 180 days $671.31 0% $671.00 per occurrence $479 14 Fire Code Interpretation Fee $42.00 per hour ($84 minimum) $188.19 0% $188.00 per hour ($376 minimum) $146 15 Event Stand-by (2 hour minimum) $160.00 per hour ($320 minimum) $111.78 1% $111.00 per hour ($222 minimum) -$49 16 Special events permit/inspection fee New per hour based upon cost recovery rate $111.78 1% $111.00 per hour NA17 Special events permit/inspection fee - after hours New per hour based upon cost recovery rate $167.67 0% $167.00 per hour NA 18 AB38 inspection $133.00 $111.78 1% $111.00 -$22.0019 AM&M Review New $188.19 0% $188.00 per hour NA20 IROL Specialty System Fee New per report $35.00 0% $35.00 per report NA21 Fire Marshal Inspection Fee New per hour $188.19 0% $188.00 per hour NA22 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Initial Inspection
New Fee waived, if compliance is made within 30 days $111.78 1% $111.00 NA 23 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Reinspection (2nd and 3rd Inspection) New NA NA $222.00 per inspection NA 24 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Reinspection (4th and Subsequent Inspections) New NA NA $444.00 per inspection NA 25 EMS Related FeesSet and adjusted per Orange County EMS fee schedule (Policy #714.00) Set and adjusted per Orange County EMS fee schedule (Policy #714.00) NA NA
Set and adjusted per Orange County fee schedule
$0.00
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Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ26 First Responder Fee(Non Residents; Senior living, assisted living, residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term acute care facilities that are not meeting the expected standard of care or having excessive lift assist/ help up calls) New
Engine on Scene - No ambulance
Non Residents; Senior living, assisted living, residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term acute care facilities that are not meeting the expected standard of care or having excessive lift assist/ help up calls $834.86 50% $415.00 NA
27 Assessment FeeNon Residents; Senior living, assisted living, residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term acute care facilities that are not meeting the expected standard of care or having excessive lift assist/ help up calls New
Engine on Scene AND ambulance
Non Residents; Senior living, assisted living, residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term acute care facilities that are not meeting the expected standard of care or having excessive lift assist/ help up calls $1,218.84 50% $609.00 NA
28 Fire Permit Extension Fee New $169.62 1% $168.00 NA
NOTE:Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035. 43 Police
Item No. Title
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Fee Δ 1 Audio Duplication $35.00 per copy $85.80 39% $52.00 $172 Alarm System Application Permit (Residential) $25.00 $43.27 42% $25.00 $03 Alarm System Application Permit (Commercial) $25.00 $43.27 42% $25.00 $04 Brea False Alarm Fees (1st & 2nd False Alarm) Free NA NA Free $05 Brea False Alarm Fees (3rd False Alarm) $100.00 NA NA $100.00 $06 Brea False Alarm Fees (4th False Alarm) $125.00 NA NA $125.00 $07 Brea False Alarm Fees (All False Alarms over 4) $150.00 NA NA $150.00 $08 Citation Sign-Off $25.00 $28.13 0% $28.00 $39 Clearance Letter $25.00 $31.22 1% $31.00 $610 Local Records Check $15.00 NA NA $15.00 $011 Photographs - Digital $35.00 $51.40 32% $35.00 $012 Police Reports $3.00 NA NA $3.00 $013 Subpoenas $15.00 NA NA $15.00 $014 Subpoena requiring officer appearance (applies to Firefighters and Peace Officers) $275 per day (Mandated by GC68097.2) NA NA $275 per day (Mandated by GC68097.2) $0 15 Vehicle Releases (Stored) $110.00 $145.43 0% $145.00 $3516 Vehicle Releases (Impounded) $162.00 $207.15 0% $207.00 $4517 Vehicle Repossession Fee $15.00 NA NA $15.00 $0 44 Police
Item No. Title
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Fee Δ 18 Video Duplication $35.00 per copy $110.55 53% $52.00 $1719 Parking Fees Varies NA NA Varies $020 Towing Franchising $30.00 NA NA Per Contract Rate $0 45 Public Works
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 1 Development Hourly Rates 2 Public Works Plan Check Management Rate $167.00 Per Hour $286.74 0% $286.00 per Hour (FLAT) $119 3 Public Works Plan Check Rate $171.00 Per Hour $220.32 0% $220.00 per Hour (FLAT) $494 Public Works Inspection Management Rate $168.00 Per Hour $286.74 0% $286.00 per Hour (FLAT) $1185 Public Works Inspection Rate $168.00 Per Hour $219.85 0% $219.00 per Hour (FLAT) $516 Public Works Permit Technician Rate New Per Hour $104.24 0% $104.00 per Hour (FLAT) NA 7 Expedited Public Works Plan Check Rate (case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) New per Hour $330.48 0% $330.00 per Hour (FLAT) NA 8 After Hour Rate (Public Works Inspection) (2 Hour Minimum) $252.00 Per Hour $329.77 0% $329.00 per Hour (FLAT) $77 9 Admin Fees10 Permit Application $30.00 Per Permit $154.39 3% $150.00 Flat $12011 Permit Issuance $45.00 Per Permit $93.55 1% $93.00 Flat $4812 FOG Application $60.00 Per Permit $110.82 46% $60.00 Flat $013 Encroachment Permit Fees (Non-Development)14 Improvement Plan Review New Per Plan $857.60 1% $850.00 Flat NA15 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $46.05 2% $45.00 Deposit NA16 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $286.74 1% $285.00 Flat NA17 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $77.20 3% $75.00 Flat NA18 Variance Request New $255.88 0% $255.00 Flat NA19 Addressing Review New $308.79 3% $300.00 Flat NA20 90 Day Permit Extension New $77.20 3% $75.00 Flat NA21 Encroachment Permit Fees (Development)22 Improvement Plan Review New $235.47 0% $235.00 Deposit NA23 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $92.10 2% $90.00 Deposit NA24 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $317.88 1% $315.00 Deposit NA25 per additional sheet New Per sheet $143.37 2% $140.00 Deposit NA26 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $77.20 3% $75.00 Deposit NA27 Variance Request New $255.88 0% $255.00 Flat NA28 Addressing Review New $308.79 3% $300.00 Flat NA29 90 Day Permit Extension New $77.20 3% $75.00 Flat NA30 Encroachment Permit Fees (Utility)31 Improvement Plan Review New $380.47 0% $380.00 Deposit NA32 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $92.10 2% $90.00 Deposit NA33 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $317.88 1% $315.00 Deposit NA34 per additional sheet New Per sheet $143.37 2% $140.00 Deposit NA35 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $77.20 3% $75.00 Deposit NA36 Variance Request New $255.88 0% $255.00 Flat NA37 Addressing Review New $308.79 3% $300.00 Flat NA 46 Public Works
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Full Cost Subsidy % Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ 38 90 Day Permit Extension New $77.20 3% $75.00 Flat NA39 Encroachment Permit Fees (SWF)40 Application, Plan Check, and Issuance Fee (up to 5 facilities) $500.00 Per Application Set by STATE $953.47 0% $950.00 Flat $45041 6+ Facilities $100.00 Per SWF after 5 Set by STATE $184.19 2% $180.00 Flat $8042 Application, Plan Check, and Issuance Fee (New Pole for SWF) $1,000.00 Per SWF Set by STATE $1,966.54 3% $1,900.00 Flat $90043 Recurring Fee $270.00 Per SWF Per year Set by STATE NA NA $270.00 Flat $044 Development Permit Fees45 Plan Review (Planning/Administrative Approvals) Varies Per Submittal $286.74 1% $285.00 Deposit NA46 Plan Review (Entitlement Review) Varies Per Submittal $5,734.72 0% $5,730.00 Deposit NA47 Plan Review (On-site building permit) Varies Per Submittal $10,035.76 0% $10,000.00 Deposit NA48 Plan Review (Off-site improvement plans) See below NA NA See below See below $049 0-5 Sheets New Per Tier $11,469.44 0% $11,460.00 Deposit NA50 6-10 Sheets New Per Tier $17,204.16 0% $17,200.00 Deposit NA51 11-15 Sheets New Per Tier $22,938.88 0% $22,930.00 Deposit NA52 16-20 Sheets New Per Tier $28,673.60 0% $28,670.00 Deposit NA53 20+ Sheets New Per Tier $34,408.32 0% $34,400.00 Deposit NA54 Plan Review (Technical Study) $2,400.00 Per Document $5,734.72 0% $5,730.00 Deposit $3,33055 Agreement Fee $2,400.00 Per Document $4,301.04 0% $4,300.00 Deposit $1,90056 Agreement Amendment Fee $2,400.00 Per Document $4,301.04 0% $4,300.00 Deposit $1,90057 Mapping Review Fee $4,000.00 Per Submittal $8,602.08 0% $8,600.00 Deposit $4,60058 Inspection Fees59 Inspection (Non-Dev) See non-dev encroachment permit fees above
Per Submittal Flat fee includes inspection NA NA
See non-dev encroachment permit fees above
$0
60 Inspection (Development & Utility)61 0-5 hours New Per Tier Deposit $1,433.68 0% $1,430.00 Per Tier NA62 6-10 hours New Per Tier Deposit $2,867.36 0% $2,860.00 Per Tier NA63 11-20 hours New Per Tier Deposit $5,734.72 0% $5,730.00 Per Tier NA64 21-30 hours New Per Tier Deposit $8,602.08 0% $8,600.00 Per Tier NA65 31+ hours New Per Tier Deposit $11,469.44 0% $11,465.00 Per Tier NA66 On-Site Inspection (NPDES) New Per Hour $197.33 1% $195.00 Per Hour (Deposit) NA67 Miscellaneous Fees68 Wide Load Permit $20.00 Per Submittal $38.85 2% $38.00 Flat $18 NOTE:Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035. 47 27368 Via Industria, Suite 200
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX

A RESOLUTION OF THE BREA CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE USER

FEE STUDY, ADOPTING AN UPDATED MASTER USER FEE SCHEDULE FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE, UTILITIES, PLANNING, BUILDING, FIRE, POLICE, AND PUBLIC WORKS

SERVICES, AND APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

A. RECITALS:
(i) Brea City Code Chapter 3.32 provides for the City’s ascertainment and recovery of costs reasonably borne from fees and charges levied in providing regulations, products, and services.
(ii) The City imposes various user fees to recover the costs of staff time and other expenses related to providing services.
(iii) The City Council has previously adopted user fees by resolutions including, Resolution No. 2018-048, Resolution No. 2018-053, Resolution No. 2020- 046, Resolution No. 2021-042, and Resolution No. 2022-001. (iv) On September 16, 2025, the City Council received a user fee study (“2025 User Fee Study”) prepared by Willdan Financial Services. The 2025 User Fee Study is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
(v) The 2025 User Fee Study demonstrated that the City does not adequately recoup the costs of various services associated with the Administrative Services Department, Water Utility Billing Division of the Utilities Department, Planning Division of the Community Development Department, Building and Safety Division of the Community Development Department, Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Works Department. Therefore, a certain amount of these costs are subsidized by the City’s General Fund and borne by the general public. (vi) Based on the findings of the 2025 User Fee Study, the City Council seeks to revise the comprehensive user fee schedule pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act, including Government Code Sections 66016, 66017, and 66018. (vii) On December 16, 2025, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing concerning the adoption of this Resolution as required by law.

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(viii) The City has published notice of the public hearing as prescribed under the Mitigation Fee Act and Government Code section 6062a, and has fulfilled all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution.

B. RESOLUTION:

NOW, THEREFORE, be it found, determined and resolved by the City Council of the City of Brea as follows:

1. User Fee Schedule Adoption. The City Council adopts the City of Brea User Fee Schedule (“2025 User Fee Schedule”) set forth in attached Exhibit A, which is incorporated by this reference. Unless otherwise stated in the 2025 User Fee Schedule, all user fees shall be paid to the City by the applicant prior to the City’s performance of the requested services.

2. Discrete Costs. For services requested by City staff which have no fee listed in the 2025 User Fee Schedule, the City Manager (or such official’s designee) shall determine the appropriate fee based on the adopted department hourly rates. Additionally, the City may pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the City’s use of external service providers that are required to process the specific development application.

3. Inflationary Adjustments. There shall be an annual inflationary adjustment of the 2025 User Fee Schedule based upon the Consumer Price Index; provided, however, that each such adjustment shall be consistent with the findings of the 2025 User Fee Study.

As of March 1, 2026, the parking permit fee shall increase to $25.00, and thereafter shall increase by $5.00 on an annual basis until such fee is $70.00.

4. Developer Cost Deposits. The Development Services Director is authorized to determine deposit amounts pursuant to Brea City Code Section 3.32.035.

5. Conflicting Resolutions. Any and all provisions of prior resolutions of the City Council establishing or modifying user fees for the services, programs or products set forth in the 2025 User Fee Schedule are superseded; provided, however, that adoption of this Resolution shall not excuse or affect the failure of any person or entity to pay any fee previously imposed upon such person or entity. In adopting this Resolution, the City Council is taking action only on those user fees for the services, programs or products set forth in the 2025 User Fee Schedule that either (i) are new user fees or (ii) are existing user fees modified from a prior level set by the City Council. All other user fees listed in the 2025 User Fee Schedule are restated for convenience so that all fees are set forth in one document.

6. Policies and Procedures. Staff is authorized and directed to establish policies and procedures for implementation and collection of user fees as outlined in the User Fee Schedule.

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7. CEQA. The approval of the user fees established in this Resolution does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because such actions involve the creation of a government funding mechanism which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

Furthermore, the approval of the user fees established in this Resolution is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA guidelines Section 15273 (a)(1) because the approval of the user fees is merely establishing fees to meet operating expenses.

8. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase be ruled invalid or unconstitutional.

9. Effective Date. New or modified user fees set forth in the User Fee Schedule shall become effective on March 1, 2026, which is no earlier than the 60th day from the date this Resolution is adopted.

10. Certification. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 2025.
__________________
Mayor
City of Brea
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Victoria Popescu, City Clerk
City of Brea

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CERTIFICATION
I, Victoria Popescu, City Clerk of the City of Brea, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Brea held on the 16th day of December, 2025 by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ATTEST: _______________________
Victoria Popescu, City Clerk
City of Brea, California

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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF BREA 2025 USER FEE SCHEDULE
Administrative Services
Item
No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee 1 Miscellaneous
2 Subpoena (For Non-Peace
Employees) $275.00 per day Mandated by GC68096.1 $275.00 3 Digital Reproduction for Public
Records Requests $5.00 per DVD's
no charge if they bring their own.

GC7922.530(a) $5.00
4 Candidate Filing Fee $10.00 Mandated by Ord No. 527 $10.00 5 Copies $0.10 per page GC7922.530(a) $0.10
6 Notary Fee $15.00
per
signatur
e
GC8211 $15.00
7 Returned Check (1st Offense) $25.00 $25.00
8 Returned Check (2nd Offense or
more) $35.00 $35.00
9 Utility Research Assistance Fee $38.00 per
request $139.00
10 Business License
11 Massage Establishment Permit $750.00 Livescan fee included $689.00 12 Massage Establishment Permit -
Renewal $500.00 $689.00
13 Replacement of Massage Permit $25.00 $134.00
14 Renewal for Expired Massage
Permit (Late Fee)
10%/month X annual fee for
Massage Establishment
10%/month X annual fee for
Massage Establishment
15 Service Fee New
This fee is intended to recover the
costs associated with processing
card payments, ACH transfers,
and other electronic transactions,
whether conducted online or in
person
The service fee shall vary based
on the rate negotiated with the
third-party vendor. In no event
shall the service fee exceed 6% for
vendors without a minimum pertransaction charge. For vendors with a contractually established
minimum per-transaction charge,
the City shall not impose a service
fee exceeding $4.00 per
transaction without further City
Council approval
EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 1 of 19
Water Utility Billing
Item
No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Recommended Fee
1 New Account/Application Fee $45.00 $69.00
2 Past Due Notice $10.00 $10.00
3 After Hours Service $90.00 $288.00
4 Cut Lock / Broken Lock / Missing Lock $60.00 $190.00
5 Meter Abandonment $100.00 $219.00
6 Monthly Maintenance Fee for Accounts w/Backflow
Devices $7.00 $7.00
7 Intentional Damage to Meter $120.00 plus cost of
equipment $370.00
8 Broken Angle Stop $45.00 per hour plus cost of
equipment $673.00
9 Unauthorized turn-on or turn-off Meter Register $30.00 $140.00 10 Broken or Missing Meter Register $45.00 per hour plus cost of equipment $150.00
11 Unauthorized Use of Hydrant for Filling Water Truck (Per Occurrence) $350.00 Plus cost of water $350.00
12 Delinquent Service Charge
10% of
Outstanding
Balance
10% of Outstanding balance
13 Meter Re-Reads & Efficiency Checks (Customer Initiated) $30.00 $70.00 14 Water Shut Off Charge $65.00 $65.00
15 Hang Tag Charges $30.00 $50.00
16 Temporary Construction Meter Processing Fee $100.00 $150.00 17 Construction Water - Use of City Equipment $2,650.00 (deposit) $2,650 (deposit) 18 Lock-on Meter Fee $40.00 $100.00
EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 2 of 19
Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Recommended Fee Unit 1 Annexation Request $5,000.00 deposit $5,000.00 deposit 2 Appeal Processing (residents - non-applicant) $50.00 flat fee $750.00 flat fee 3 Appeal Processing (non-residents & applicant) $1,000.00 deposit $2,000.00 deposit 4 Certificate of Compatibility $1,000.00 deposit $2,000.00 deposit 5 Conditional Use Permit - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit $4,000.00 deposit 6 Conditional Use Permit - Others New Flat fee $4,000.00 Flat fee 7 Conditional Use Permit - Amendment New deposit/flat
fee 50% of original fee deposit/flat fee
8 Minor Conditional Use Permit $1,000.00 deposit $1,500.00 Flat Fee 9 Development Agreement $2,000.00 deposit $5,000.00 deposit 10 Entertainment Permit $550.00 Deposit $1,200.00 flat fee 11 Environmental Review (CEQA) $2,000.00 deposit Varies by Project deposit 12 General Plan Amendment $2,000.00 deposit $10,000.00 deposit 13 General Plan Maintenance Fee $1.96
per $1,000 of
construction
value
$2.76
per $1,000 of
construction
value
14 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Management
Rate $175.00 per hour $249.00 per hour
15 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Regular Rate $109.00 per hour $129.00 per hour 16 Planning Entitlement/Plan Check Supervisory
Rate
New per hour $161.00 per hour
17 Expedited Planning Plan Check Rate
(case by case basis at the direction of Director or
designee)
New per hour $270.00 per hour
18 Precise Development - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit $2,500.00 deposit EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 3 of 19
Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Recommended Fee Unit 19 Precise Development - Others New Flat fee $2,500.00 flat fee 20 Special Projects $2,000.00 deposit Varies - as determined appropriate per CD Director deposit
21 Specific Plan $2,000.00 deposit $10,000.00 deposit
22 Specific Plan Amendment $2,000.00 deposit $7,500.00 deposit 23 Temporary Trailer $500.00 deposit $1,500.00 deposit
24 Zone Change $2,000.00 deposit $10,000.00 deposit
25 Variance $2,000.00 deposit $2,000.00 deposit
26 Zoning Ordinance Amendment $2,000.00 deposit $5,000.00 deposit 27 Temporary Use Permit - Large Events $300.00 $850.00 deposit 28 Temporary Use Permit - Others New Flat Fee $850.00 flat fee 29 Historic Preservation Listing $250.00 Deposit $250.00 deposit 30 Mills Act Contract $250.00 Deposit $2,000.00 flat fee 31 Film Permit - Large Scale New $650.00 Deposit
32 Film Permit - Small Scale $500.00 Deposit $650.00 flat fee 33 Temporary Signs/Banners $85.00 flat fee $85.00 flat fee 34 Preliminary Plan Review $2,000.00 deposit $2,500.00 flat fee 35 Tentative Parcel/Tract Map - Regular $2,000.00 deposit $5,000.00 deposit 36 Tentative Parcel/Tract Map - Ministerial $2,000.00 deposit $2,000.00 deposit 37 Tree Removal Permit (up to 5 trees) $500.00 Deposit $550.00 flat fee 38 Tree Removal Permit (6+ trees) New Flat fee $800.00 flat fee 39 Zoning Verification Letter $291.00 Flat fee $400.00 flat fee 40 Plan Review - New Construction $2,000.00 deposit $2,000.00 deposit 41 Plan Review - Others $1,000.00 Flat fee $1,500.00 flat fee 42 Administrative Remedy $500.00 deposit $750.00 flat fee 43 Administrative Interpretation New Flat fee $1,000.00 flat fee EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 4 of 19
Planning
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Recommended Fee Unit 44 Encroachment License Agreement New flat fee $500.00 flat fee NOTE:

Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035.

If contract services are provided, will be billed at Actual Cost plus Indirect % If a project requires multiple applications that require both deposit and flat fee, it will be processed as a deposit based application If a project requires multiple flat fee applications, the City will charge highest flat fee required + 25% of each flat fee EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 5 of 19
Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 1 Parking Permit
2 Initial Parking Permit Application and Renewal Application Permit (In-Person and Online) $34.00 Incrementally increase $5 dollar each fiscal year thereafter $25.00 flat 3 Overnight Parking Permit Appeals $30.00 $117.00
4 Development Fee
5 Building Permit Technician Rate New per hour $93.00
6 Building Plan Check Rate $130.00 per hour $157.00 per hour 7 Expedited Building Plan Check Rate
(case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) New per hour $280.00 per hour 8 Building Management Rate $188.00 per hour $188.00
9 Building Inspection Rate $146.00 per hour $146.00
10 Building Inspection Outside Normal Business Hours (4 hrs Min.) $219.00 per hour $981.00 11 Building callback inspections/re-inspections $146.00 per hour $146.00 12 Building Inspection (When Building Fires Occurs During Working Hours) New $377.00
13 Building Inspection (When Building Fires Occurs During NonWorking Hours) New $755.00 14 Grading Miscellaneous - Inspection Outside Normal Business Hrs (Min. 4 hrs) $219.00 per hour $876.00
15 Records Management Fee .0001 x valuation (Valuation
=$1 per square foot)
.0001 x valuation
(Valuation =$1 per square
foot)
16 Green Building Standards Fee $4 per $100,000 valuation; minimum $1
$4 per $100,000
valuation; minimum $1
17 Seismic Fee (residential) .00013 x valuation .00013 x valuation 18 Seismic Fee (Non-residential) .00028 x valuation .00028 x valuation 19 Technology Fee (For Permitting System) 0.08% of Construction Permit Valuation 0.20%
20 General Maintenance Fee .00196 x valuation
(Valuation Varies) 0.00276%
21 Permit Issuance Fees - Building & Safety Division $40.00 per permit (included in FLAT fees) $93.00 22 Certificate of Occupancy - Ownership Change $125.00 $393.00 23 Certificate of Occupancy - All Others $313.00 $715.00 24 Certificate of Occupancy - Temporary (TCO) $168.00 $585.00 25 Grading Permit
26 Mass/Rough Grading Plan Check - Initial Fee Includes 3 reviews New Per Sheet $1,393.00 flat 27 Mass/Rough Grading Plan Check - 4th and subsequent reviews New Per Sheet $410.00 flat 28 Precise Grading Plan Check - Initial Fee Includes 3 reviews New Per Sheet $2,371.00 flat 29 Precise Grading Plan Check - 4th and subsequent reviews New Per Sheet $610.00 flat 30 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 0 - 100 CY Deposit based $736.00 flat 31 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 101-1,000 CY New Each additional 100 CY or portion thereoff over 100 CY (prorated per cubic yard - $127.00) $2,617.00 flat 32 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 1,001 - 10,000 CY New Each additional 1000 CY or portion thereof over 1,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard - $427) $7,199.00 flat 33 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - 10,001- 100,000 CY New Each additional 10,000 CY or portion thereof
over 10,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard
$391.00)
$12,434.00 flat
34 Mass/Rough Grading Inspection - >100,000 CY Plus $ 8,919.00 New Each additional 10,000 CY or portion thereof
over 100,000 CY (prorated per cubic yard
$338.00).
$17,997.00 flat
35 Studies (Hydrology, WQMP,Geotechnical Reports………) Deposit Actual Cost 36 Deposit Program
37 Industrial Buildings - 0-10,000 sq. ft. $900.00 Plan Check Amt. $5,000.00 Deposit 38 Industrial Buildings - 0-10,000 sq. ft. $1,300.00 Inspection Amt. $4,500.00 Deposit 39 Industrial Buildings - 10,000-30,000 sq. ft. $2,350.00 Plan Check Amt. $7,000.00 Deposit 40 Industrial Buildings - 10,000-30,000 sq. ft. $3,650.00 Inspection Amt. $7,000.00 Deposit 41 Industrial Buildings - 30,000-60,000 sq. ft. $4,550.00 Plan Check Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 42 Industrial Buildings - 30,000-60,000 sq. ft. $7,150.00 Inspection Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 43 Industrial Buildings - 60,000-100,000 sq. ft $10,150.00 Plan Check Amt. $12,000.00 Deposit 44 Industrial Buildings - 60,000-100,000 sq. ft $15,600.00 Inspection Amt. $12,000.00 Deposit EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 6 of 19
Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 45 Industrial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. To be determined by Building Official Plan Check Amt. $25,000.00 Deposit
46 Industrial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. To be determined by Building Official Inspection Amt. $25,000.00 Deposit
47 Commercial Buildings - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $1,000.00 Plan Check Amt. $4,000.00 Deposit 48 Commercial Buildings - 0 -5,000 sq. ft. $1,550.00 Inspection Amt. $4,000.00 Deposit 49 Commercial Buildings - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $2,600.00 Plan Check Amt. $6,000.00 Deposit 50 Commercial Buildings - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $4,000.00 Inspection Amt. $6,500.00 Deposit 51 Commercial Buildings - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $5,200.00 Plan Check Amt. $8,000.00 Deposit 52 Commercial Buildings - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $7,900.00 Inspection Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 53 Commercial Buildings - 30,001-60,000 sq. ft $8,600.00 Plan Check Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 54 Commercial Buildings - 30,001-60,000 sq. ft $13,100.00 Inspection Amt. $14,000.00 Deposit 55 Commercial Buildings - 60,001 - 100,000 sq. ft. $8,600.00 Plan Check Amt. $12,000.00 Deposit 56 Commercial Buildings - 60,001 - 100,000 sq. ft. $13,100.00 Inspection Amt. $16,000.00 Deposit 57 Commercial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. $11,000.00 Plan Check Amt. $20,000.00 Deposit 58 Commercial Buildings - 100,000+ sq. ft. $16,900.00 Inspection Amt. $20,000.00 Deposit 59 Multi-Family Residential - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $1,400.00 Plan Check Amt. $6,000.00 Deposit 60 Multi-Family Residential - 0-5,000 sq. ft. $2,200.00 Inspection Amt. $6,000.00 Deposit 61 Multi-Family Residential - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $1,400.00 Plan Check Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 62 Multi-Family Residential - 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. $2,200.00 Inspection Amt. $10,000.00 Deposit 63 Multi-Family Residential - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $3,650.00 Plan Check Amt. $12,000.00 Deposit 64 Multi-Family Residential - 10,001-30,000 sq. ft. $5,600.00 Inspection Amt. $14,000.00 Deposit 65 Multi-Family Residential - 30,001 - 60,000 sq. ft $7,150.00 Plan Check Amt. $18,000.00 Deposit 66 Multi-Family Residential - 30,001 - 60,000 sq. ft $10,900.00 Inspection Amt. $20,000.00 Deposit 67 Multi-Family Residential - 60,000+ sq. ft $8,450.00 Plan Check Amt. $24,000.00 Deposit 68 Multi-Family Residential - 60,000+ sq. ft $3,000.00 Inspection Amt. $24,000.00 Deposit 69 Group R-3 (Construction Type IIIB, VA, VB)
70 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $3,743.00 flat
71 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $4,339.00 flat
72 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $4,982.00 flat
73 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $5,558.00 flat
74 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $6,322.00 flat
75 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,005.00 flat
76 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $8,752.00 flat
77 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New To be determined by the Building Official flat 78 Group R-3 (Construction Type IIB, IIIA, IV)
79 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,848.00 flat
80 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $5,280.00 flat
81 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,069.00 flat
82 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,644.00 flat
83 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $8,314.00 flat
84 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $9,206.00 flat
85 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $10,953.00 flat
86 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New To be determined by the Building Official flat 87 Group R-3 (Construction Type IA, IB, IIA)
88 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 0 - 999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,325.00 flat
89 One and Two Family Dwellings (Including ADU's) - 1000 -1,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $7,823.00 flat
90 One and Two Family Dwellings - 2000 -2,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $9,022.00 flat
91 One and Two Family Dwellings - 3000 -3,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $10,699.00 flat
92 One and Two Family Dwellings - 4000 -4,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $11,722.00 flat
93 One and Two Family Dwellings - 5,000 -6,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $12,745.00 flat
94 One and Two Family Dwellings - 7,000 -8,999 sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New $14,504.00 flat
95 One and Two Family Dwellings - 9,000+ sq. ft (3 plan reviews included) New To be determined by the
Building Official flat
96 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IIIB, VA, VB) 97 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $3,598.00 flat EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 7 of 19
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Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 98 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,356.00 flat
99 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $5,499.00 flat
100 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,388.00 flat
101 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $8,307.00 flat
102 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,262.00 flat
103 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,378.00 flat
104 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New To be determined by the Building Official flat 105 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IIB, IIIA, IV) 106 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,110.00 flat 107 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $5,010.00 flat
108 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $6,522.00 flat
109 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $8,083.00 flat
110 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,002.00 flat
111 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,653.00 flat
112 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $11,442.00 flat
113 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New To be determined by the Building Official flat 114 Group A,B,E,F,I,M,S (Construction Type IA, IB,IIA)
115 Tenant Improvement - 0 - 1,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $4,899.00 flat 116 Tenant Improvement - 2,000 - 4,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $6,127.00 flat
117 Tenant Improvement - 5,000 - 9,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $7,871.00 flat
118 Tenant Improvement - 10,000 - 24,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $9,761.00 flat
119 Tenant Improvement - 25,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $10,680.00 flat
120 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 49,999 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $12,330.00 flat
121 Tenant Improvement - 50,000 - 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $15,123.00 flat
122 Tenant Improvement - Over 75,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New To be determined by the Building Official 123 Business Signs (Up to 3 signs, same charge for additional 3 signs) (up to 3 plan reviews) $80 / $120 $458.00
124 Group U Occupancy (Construction Type VA,VB,IIIB)
125 Garage / Workshop / Green House - 0 - 1,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $2,141.00 flat
126 Garage / Workshop / GreenHouse -1,001 - 3,000 sq. ft (3 plan review included) New $2,600.00 flat
127 Garage / Workshop / Greenhouse- 3,000 + sq. ft (3 plan review included) New To be determined by the
Building Official
128 Miscellaneous - Wood deck, patio enclosure, fire damage, minor demolition, spray booth, storage rack (up to 3 plan reviews) deposit based $1,068.00 flat 129 Miscellaneous - All other items not otherwise identified $200 / $300 $1,068.00 flat 130 Miscellaneous - General residential minor repairs $55 / $80 $285.00 flat 131 Patio Cover/ Latice/Wood Deck/Porch (Not Enclosed) up to 500 square feet (Up to 3 Plan Reviews) Deposit Program $870.00 flat 132 Patio Cover/Lattice/Wood Deck/Porch (Not Enclosed) each additional 250 square feet (up to 3 plan reviews) New $370.00 flat 133 Enclosed Patio Cover up to 500 square feet (Up to 3 Plan Reviews) New $989.00 flat
134 Enclosed Patio Cover each additional 250 square feet (up to 3 plan reviews) New $435.00 flat
135 Landscape Permit
136 Landscape Plan Check
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Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 137 Base Fee (3 submittals) New per sheet $1,464.00
138 Each additional submittal New per sheet $274.00
139 Landscape Inspection
140 less than 0.5 acres New $6,792.00
141 >.5 to 1 Acres New $11,689.00
142 >1-1.5 Acres New $15,153.00
143 >1.5 - 2 Acres New $16,980.00
144 2 - 2.5 Acres New $18,808.00
145 Each additional 1/2 acre > 2.5 New $2,087.00
146 Additional Inspections or re-inspections New per hour $163.00 147 Electrical Permit
148
Multi-family Residential Buildings (Apartments, Motels, Hotels & Condo & non-residential construction (tenant improvements) - per 100 square feet
New per 100 sq ft / single item $21.00
149
Multi-family Residential Buildings (Apartments, Motels, Hotels & Condo & non-residential construction (tenant improvements) - each additional square feet
New each square feet after $0.21
150 New Single and Two Family buildings - per 100 square feet New per 100 sq ft / single item $24.00 151 New Single and Two Family buildings - each additional square feet New each square feet after $0.24
152 Garages, Carports, Covered Patios (attached or detached) Misc structures - per 100 square feet New per 100 sq ft / single item $11.00 153 Garages, Carports, Covered Patios (attached or detached) Misc structures - each additional square feet New each square feet after $0.12 154 Mechanical Permit
155 Mechanical Permit New 80% of electrical
156 Plumbing Permit
157 Plumbing Permit New 80% of electrical
158 Miscellaneous Fees
159 Training Surcharge (AB 717) New Per permit $3.00
160 Deferred Submittal plan check Fee for flat fee based projects New per hour (2 hrs min.) $184.00 161 Permit Renewal Fee New All of original fee
162 Plan Check Renewal Fee for flat fee based projects New All of original fee 163 Expediated Plan Check New per hour (2 hrs min.) $276.00 per hour 164 Drywall (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $268.00
165 Drywall additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 sq. ft. $34.00 166 Stucco (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $350.00
167 Stucco additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 $47.00
168 Siding (< 400 Sq. Ft.) New Each $268.00
169 Siding additional 100 sq. ft. New each 100 sq. ft. $34.00 170 New Window or opening New Each $164.00
171 Additional window or opening New Each $70.00
172 Window or door Replacement New Up to 5 windows $334.00 173 additional 5 windows (Each) New $120.00
174 Roof Solar Tube New Each $305.00
175 Skylight (non-structural) - up to 3 New Each additional $194.00 $611.00 176 Skylight (structural) - up to 3 New Each additional $253 $940.00 177 Light Pole New Each (All trades) $836.00
178 Additional light pole New each additional $141.00
179 Flag Pole New Each $530.00
180 Non-structural Re-Roofing - For the first 3,000 square feet $335.00 deposit $328.00 flat 181 Non-structural - each additional 1,000 square foot New $93.00 flat 182 Structural Re-Roofing - For the first 2,000 square feet New $470.00 flat 183 Structural Re-roofing- each additional 1,000 square foot New $235.00 flat 184 Non-Retaining Block Wall up to 100 linear feet (City Standard Details) Engineer Design fees to be determined by BO Deposit Program $275.00 flat 185 Non-Retaining Block Wall - each additional 100 linear feet (City Standard Details) Engineer Design fees to be determined by BO New $137.00 flat 186 City Standard Retaining Wall for up to four feet high, up to 50 linear feet Deposit Program $458.00 flat
187 City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet New $229.00 flat 188
Non-City Standard Retaining Wall for up to six feet high, up to 50 linear feet - Residential Foundation Repair (up to 3 plan reviews)
New $599.00 flat
189 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet - Residential Foundation Repair (up to 3 plan reviews) New $299.00 flat 190 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall for up to nine feet high, up to 50 linear feet (up to 3 plan reviews) Deposit Program $859.00 flat EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 9 of 19
Building & Safety
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 191 Non-City Standard Retaining Wall each additional 50 linear feet New $370.00 flat 192 Pool / Spa (Up to 500 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) Deposit Program $1,136.00 flat 193 Pool / Spa ( 500 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) New $1,864.00 flat 194 Pool / Spa (Greater than 1000 sq. ft.) (up to 3 plan reviews) New $2,555.00 flat 195 Small Appliances - For the first appliance $50.00 $105.00 flat 196 Temporary Trailer $500.00 deposit $414.00 flat
197 Other Fees
198 Administrative Penalty Fee
1st Offense - Not to Exceed
$100; 2nd Offense - Not to
Exceed $200; 3rd Offense -
Not to Exceed $500. The
sum of all fines for the same
violation is not to exceed
$1,000
citations
1st Offense - Not to
Exceed $100; 2nd Offense -
Not to Exceed $200; 3rd
Offense -Not to Exceed
$500. The sum of all fines
for the same violation is
not to exceed $1,000
199 Special Inspector Registration (Each Certification) New Each Certification $330.00 200 ADA Hardship Exemption Form (Processing, review & approval) New per hour (Min. 4 hours) $189.00 201 Building Code Modification Form or Alternate Means & Methods Form (Processing, review &approval) New per hour (5 hr Min.) $189.00 202 Temporary Structures/Buildings (Event stages, Event Tents, Construction Trailers,…….) New $759.00
203 Non-Residential Solar Permit 1,000.00 plus $7 per kW for each kW between 51kW and 250kW, and $5 for each kW above 250 kW Regulated $1,000.00 204 Residential Energy Storage System Permit 450.00
Recently
adopted /
Regulated
$450.00
205 Non-Residential Energy Storage System Permit 1,000.00 Regulated $1,000.00 206 Fire Sprinklers (Structural Review) New Building management rate (2 hrs min.) $377.00 207 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (New Construction) New $468.00 208 Processing for Change of Contractor, Architect or Owner New $235.00 209 Reinstatement of Expired Building Application (at discretion of Building Official) Each Extension 168.00 $235.00
210 Reinstatement of Expired Permit (at discretion of Building Official) Each Extension 168.00 $235.00
NOTE:

For Items not identified above, the Building Official will determine the applicable fees Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035.

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FIRE SERVICES
Item No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Unit 1 Fire Prevention Inspection Fee $134.00 Small Business $111.00 per hour/unit 2 Fire Suppression Inspection Fee New Small Business $83.00 per 1/2 hour 3 Operational Fire Permit $209.00 initial permit $55.00 each permit 4 Fire Plan Check Rate $133.00 per hour $218.00 per hour 5 Fire Inspection Rate $133.00 per hour $111.00 per hour 6 Fire Permit Technician Rate New per hour $93.00 per hour 7 After Hours Fire Inspection Rate $133.00 per hour $167.00 per hour 8 After Hours Plan Check Rate $133.00 per hour $327.00 per hour 9 Additional Fire re-inspection $133.00 per hour $111.00 per hour 10 Expedited Fire Plan Check
(case by case basis at the direction of Director
or designee)
$200.00 per hour based upon contract cost recovery
rate $280.00 per hour
11 Permit Issuance Fee $40.00 each permit $94.00 each permit 12 Fire Code Non-Compliance Fee for Reinspection after 2nd re-inspection $231.50 $300.00 13 Fire False Alarm Response $192.00 per occurrence after 3rd occurrence after 90 days, or 4th occurrence after 180 days $671.00 per occurrence
14 Fire Code Interpretation Fee $42.00 per hour ($84
minimum) $188.00 per hour ($376 minimum)
15 Event Stand-by (2 hour minimum) $160.00 per hour ($320 minimum) $111.00 per hour ($222
minimum)
16 Special events permit/inspection fee New per hour based upon cost recovery rate $111.00 per hour 17 Special events permit/inspection fee - after
hours New per hour based upon cost recovery rate $167.00 per hour 18 AB38 inspection $133.00 $111.00
19 AM&M Review New $188.00 per hour
20 IROL Specialty System Fee New per report $35.00 per report 21 Fire Marshal Inspection Fee New per hour $188.00 per hour 22 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Initial
Inspection New Fee waived, if compliance is made
within 30 days $111.00
23 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Reinspection
(2nd and 3rd Inspection) New $222.00 per inspection
24 Hazardous Vegetation Inspection Reinspection
(4th and Subsequent Inspections) New $444.00 per inspection 25 EMS Related Fees
Set and adjusted per Orange County EMS fee
schedule (Policy #714.00)
Set and adjusted per
Orange County EMS
fee schedule (Policy
#714.00)
Set and adjusted per
Orange County fee
schedule
26 First Responder Fee
(Non Residents; Senior living, assisted living,
residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term
acute care facilities that are not meeting the
expected standard of care or having excessive
lift assist/ help up calls)
New
Engine on
Scene - No
ambulance
Non Residents; Senior living, assisted
living, residential care, skilled nursing,
and long-term acute care facilities
that are not meeting the expected
standard of care or having excessive
lift assist/ help up calls
$415.00
27 Assessment Fee
Non Residents; Senior living, assisted living,
residential care, skilled nursing, and long-term
acute care facilities that are not meeting the
expected standard of care or having excessive
lift assist/ help up calls
New
Engine on
Scene AND
ambulance
Non Residents; Senior living, assisted
living, residential care, skilled nursing,
and long-term acute care facilities
that are not meeting the expected
standard of care or having excessive
lift assist/ help up calls
$609.00
28 Fire Permit Extension Fee New $168.00
NOTE:

Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035.

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Police
Item
No. Title
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Recommended Fee
1 Audio Duplication $35.00 per copy $52.00
2 Alarm System Application Permit (Residential) $25.00 $25.00 3 Alarm System Application Permit (Commercial) $25.00 $25.00 4 Brea False Alarm Fees (1st & 2nd False Alarm) Free Free 5 Brea False Alarm Fees (3rd False Alarm) $100.00 $100.00 6 Brea False Alarm Fees (4th False Alarm) $125.00 $125.00 7 Brea False Alarm Fees (All False Alarms over 4) $150.00 $150.00 8 Citation Sign-Off $25.00 $28.00
9 Clearance Letter $25.00 $31.00
10 Local Records Check $15.00 $15.00
11 Photographs - Digital $35.00 $35.00
12 Police Reports $3.00 $3.00
13 Subpoenas $15.00 $15.00
14 Subpoena requiring officer appearance (applies to
Firefighters and Peace Officers)
$275 per day
(Mandated by
GC68097.2)
$275 per day
(Mandated by
GC68097.2)
15 Vehicle Releases (Stored) $110.00 $145.00
16 Vehicle Releases (Impounded) $162.00 $207.00
17 Vehicle Repossession Fee $15.00 $15.00
18 Video Duplication $35.00 per copy $52.00
19 Parking Fees Varies Varies
20 Towing Franchising $30.00 Per Contract Rate
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Public Works
Item
No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 1 Development Hourly Rates
2 Public Works Plan Check Management Rate $167.00 Per Hour $286.00 per Hour (FLAT)
3 Public Works Plan Check Rate $171.00 Per Hour $220.00 per Hour (FLAT)
4 Public Works Inspection Management Rate $168.00 Per Hour $286.00 per Hour (FLAT)
5 Public Works Inspection Rate $168.00 Per Hour $219.00 per Hour (FLAT)
6 Public Works Permit Technician Rate New Per Hour $104.00 per Hour (FLAT)
7 Expedited Public Works Plan Check Rate
(case by case basis at the direction of Director or designee) New per Hour $330.00 per Hour (FLAT) 8 After Hour Rate (Public Works Inspection) (2 Hour Minimum) $252.00 Per Hour $329.00 per Hour (FLAT)
9 Admin Fees
10 Permit Application $30.00 Per Permit $150.00 Flat
11 Permit Issuance $45.00 Per Permit $93.00 Flat
12 FOG Application $60.00 Per Permit $60.00 Flat
13 Encroachment Permit Fees (Non-Development)
14 Improvement Plan Review New Per Plan $850.00 Flat
15 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $45.00 Deposit
16 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $285.00 Flat 17 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $75.00 Flat
18 Variance Request New $255.00 Flat
19 Addressing Review New $300.00 Flat
20 90 Day Permit Extension New $75.00 Flat
21 Encroachment Permit Fees (Development)
22 Improvement Plan Review New $235.00 Deposit
23 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $90.00 Deposit
24 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $315.00 Deposit 25 per additional sheet New Per sheet $140.00 Deposit
26 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $75.00 Deposit
27 Variance Request New $255.00 Flat
28 Addressing Review New $300.00 Flat
29 90 Day Permit Extension New $75.00 Flat
30 Encroachment Permit Fees (Utility)
31 Improvement Plan Review New $380.00 Deposit
32 per additional sheet New Per Sheet $90.00 Deposit
33 Traffic Control Review (site specific) New $315.00 Deposit 34 per additional sheet New Per sheet $140.00 Deposit
35 Traffic Control Review (WATCH) New $75.00 Deposit
36 Variance Request New $255.00 Flat
37 Addressing Review New $300.00 Flat
38 90 Day Permit Extension New $75.00 Flat
39 Encroachment Permit Fees (SWF)
40 Application, Plan Check, and Issuance Fee (up to 5 facilities) $500.00 Per Application Set by STATE $950.00 Flat 41 6+ Facilities $100.00 Per SWF after 5 Set by STATE $180.00 Flat 42 Application, Plan Check, and Issuance Fee (New Pole for SWF) $1,000.00 Per SWF Set by STATE $1,900.00 Flat 43 Recurring Fee $270.00 Per SWF Per year Set by STATE $270.00 Flat 44 Development Permit Fees
45 Plan Review (Planning/Administrative Approvals) Varies Per Submittal $285.00 Deposit 46 Plan Review (Entitlement Review) Varies Per Submittal $5,730.00 Deposit 47 Plan Review (On-site building permit) Varies Per Submittal $10,000.00 Deposit 48 Plan Review (Off-site improvement plans) See below See below See below 49 0-5 Sheets New Per Tier $11,460.00 Deposit
50 6-10 Sheets New Per Tier $17,200.00 Deposit
51 11-15 Sheets New Per Tier $22,930.00 Deposit
52 16-20 Sheets New Per Tier $28,670.00 Deposit
53 20+ Sheets New Per Tier $34,400.00 Deposit
54 Plan Review (Technical Study) $2,400.00 Per Document $5,730.00 Deposit 55 Agreement Fee $2,400.00 Per Document $4,300.00 Deposit 56 Agreement Amendment Fee $2,400.00 Per Document $4,300.00 Deposit 57 Mapping Review Fee $4,000.00 Per Submittal $8,600.00 Deposit 58 Inspection Fees
59 Inspection (Non-Dev)
See non-dev
encroachment permit
fees above
Per Submittal Flat fee includes
inspection
See non-dev
encroachment
permit fees
above
60 Inspection (Development & Utility)
61 0-5 hours New Per Tier Deposit $1,430.00 Per Tier
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Public Works
Item
No. Title Current Fee/Charge Unit Notes Recommended Fee Unit 62 6-10 hours New Per Tier Deposit $2,860.00 Per Tier
63 11-20 hours New Per Tier Deposit $5,730.00 Per Tier
64 21-30 hours New Per Tier Deposit $8,600.00 Per Tier
65 31+ hours New Per Tier Deposit $11,465.00 Per Tier
66 On-Site Inspection (NPDES) New Per Hour $195.00 Per Hour (Deposit)
67 Miscellaneous Fees
68 Wide Load Permit $20.00 Per Submittal $38.00 Flat
NOTE:

Deposit based fees are subject to change based upon direction of the Community Development Director or designee per Municipal Code 3.32.035.

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Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Accounting Technician I $42.80 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Accounting Technician II $87.64 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Deputy Director of Administrative Services $228.51 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Financial Services Manager $182.27 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Fiscal Specialist $90.57 110: CITY ACCOUNTING Accounting: Senior Accountant $117.96 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Deputy City Manager/Director $304.86 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Deputy Director of Administrative Services $281.93 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Executive Assistant $101.90 110: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Admin: Senior Management Analyst $168.59 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Administrative Clerk II $84.60 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Assistant Planner $129.72 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Building Official $189.00 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: City Planner $249.38
110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Combination Inspector II $119.78 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Community Development Specialist $91.82 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Deputy City Manager/Director $376.46 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Economic Development Manager $189.75 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Executive Assistant $122.05 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Junior Plans Checker $118.59 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Management Analyst I $116.19 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Permit Technician $93.55 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Planning Technician $85.97 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Senior Management Analyst $161.74 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CD: Senior Planner $161.73
110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: City Manager $355.80
110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Deputy City Manager/Director $273.53 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Emergency Preparedness Coordinator $138.78 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Executive Assistant $93.22 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Management Analyst I $94.93 110: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CM: Senior Management Analyst $123.80 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: City Clerk $223.55 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: City Clerk Specialist $84.52 110: COUNCIL SUPPORT Council Support: Deputy City Clerk/Records Supervisor $151.27 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Director $416.66 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Specialist I $102.71 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Specialist II $128.17 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Community Services Supervisor $194.26 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Deputy Director of Community Services $283.68 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Executive Assistant $114.23 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Fiscal Specialist $150.13
EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 15 of 19 ADOPTED DEPARTMENT HOURLY RATES Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Media Services Specialist I $81.45 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Media Services Specialist II $143.85 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES CS: Senior Management Analyst $199.05 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Combination Inspector II $114.30 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Executive Assistant $93.28
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Battalion Chief $427.58
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Captain $259.45
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Chief $417.95
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Engineer $242.25
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Marshal $188.19
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Fire Prevention Specialist I $111.78 110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Firefighter $167.83
110: FIRE SERVICES Fire: Permit Technician $94.59
110: MEDIA SERVICES/GRAPHICS Graphics: Senior Media Servs Specialist - AV $119.47 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Communications Supervisor $141.36 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Crime Analyst $121.24
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Crime Scene Investigator $122.97 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Executive Assistant $102.47 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Management Analyst I $100.28 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Captain $394.32
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Chief $393.51
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Comm Outreach Coordinator $87.93 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Lieutenant $363.44
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Officer $221.09
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Records Technician $80.84 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Records/Property & Evidence Sv. $147.49 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Sergeant $295.41
110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Police Services Officer $101.84 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Property and Evidence Technician $102.30 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Public Safety Dispatcher I $75.62 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Public Safety Dispatcher II $100.71 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Senior Public Safety Dispatcher $116.59 110: POLICE SERVICES Police: Sr. Police Records Technician $102.15 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Communications & Marketing Manager $197.82 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Management Analyst I $109.46 110: PUBLIC INFORMATION Pub Info: Media Services Specialist I $97.55 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Accounting Technician I $108.41
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Administrative Clerk II $103.20
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Assistant Engineer $184.19
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: City Engineer $286.74
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Combination Inspector II $152.51
EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 16 of 19 ADOPTED DEPARTMENT HOURLY RATES Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Engineering Technician I $124.59
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Executive Assistant $155.40
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Landscape Main. Contract Admin $172.98 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Crew Leader $165.58 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Superintendent $220.70 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Supervisor $195.57 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Worker I $79.29 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Maintenance Services Worker II $141.56 110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Management Analyst I $145.96
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Permit Technician $115.56
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Principal Civil Engineer $243.98
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Public Works Director $366.30
110: PUBLIC WORKS PW: Senior Management Analyst $206.51 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Administrative Clerk II $46.11 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Ambulance Operator $60.32 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Emergency Medical Services Manager $167.51 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Fire Captain $278.18 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Fire Engineer $245.44 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Firefighter $206.97 174: PARAMEDIC SERVICES 174: Paramedic: Human Resources Technician $110.29 280: HOUSING SUCCESSOR 280: Housing: Administrative Clerk II $100.34 280: HOUSING SUCCESSOR 280: Housing: Senior Management Analyst $191.85 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Accounting Technician I $109.73 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Accounting Technician II $116.67 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Administrative Clerk II $73.60 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Assistant City Engineer $273.35 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: City Engineer $263.10
420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Environmental Services Coordinator $221.63 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Environmental Services Inspector $173.03 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Executive Assistant $142.59 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Financial Services Manager $284.81 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Fiscal Specialist $154.68 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Public Works Director $336.11 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Senior Management Analyst $189.49 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Crew Leader $154.84 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Operator I $120.33 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Operator II $142.75 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Superintendent $269.74 420: WATER UTILITY 420: Water: Water Distribution Supervisor $204.86 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Accounting Technician I $101.19 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Accounting Technician II $107.59 EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 17 of 19 ADOPTED DEPARTMENT HOURLY RATES Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Administrative Clerk II $67.87 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Assistant City Engineer $252.09 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: City Engineer $242.64
430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Environmental Services Coordinator $204.39 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Environmental Services Inspector $159.57 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Executive Assistant $131.50 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Fiscal Specialist $142.65 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Maintenance Services Worker I $90.59 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Maintenance Services Worker II $121.85 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Public Works Director $309.97 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Water Distribution Superintendent $248.75 430: SEWER UTILITY 430: Sewer: Water Distribution Supervisor $188.92 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Accounting Technician I $121.10 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Accounting Technician II $128.76 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Administrative Clerk II $81.22 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Executive Assistant $157.36 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Fiscal Specialist $170.71 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Crew Leader $167.68 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Superintendent $223.50 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Maintenance Services Supervisor $198.05 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Management Analyst I $147.81 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Public Works Director $370.94 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Senior Management Analyst $209.13 440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING 440: Sanitation: Street Sweeper Operator $148.17 EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 18 of 19 ADOPTED DEPARTMENT HOURLY RATES Department Title
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Part Time/Contract Positions
110: POLICE SERVICES Police Cadet $23.30
110: POLICE SERVICES Jailer $53.26
110: POLICE SERVICES Parking Control Officer $47.40
110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Administrative Intern $25.31 110: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Code Enforcement Officer $25.31 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Facilities Worker $31.06
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Sr. Community Services Leader $31.06 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Leader $28.24 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Worker $25.68 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Coordinator $34.18 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Senior Lifeguard/Instructor $31.08 110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Lifeguard/Instructor $28.24
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Lifeguard $25.68
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Shuttle Driver $47.95
110: COMMUNITY SERVICES Specialist/Inspector $143.69
440: SANITATION & ST SWEEPING Recycling Coordinator $32.30 110: PUBLIC WORKS Contract Labor: Consultant Plan Check Rate $234.61 110: PUBLIC WORKS Contract Labor: Consultant Inspection Rate $215.95 110: BUILDING Contract Labor: Consultant Building Plan Check Rate $184.07 110: BUILDING Contract Labor: Consultant Building Inspection Rate $163.62 110: FIRE SERVICES Contract Labor: Consultant Fire Plan Check Rate $221.33 EXHIBIT A - USER FEE SCHEDULE Page 19 of 19 ADOPTED DEPARTMENT HOURLY RATES CITYof BREA
City Council Regular Meeting
Communication
December 16, 2025
Item No. 4B.

An Ordinance Establishing Standards and Regulations for a Pilot Short-Term Rental Program, Adding Chapter 5.32 "Short-Term Rentals" to the Brea City Code, and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination

TO PREPARED BY
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Joselyn Magana, Management Analyst

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL CITY MANAGER APPROVAL
Jason Killebrew, Assistant City Manager/Community
Development Director
Kristin Griffith, City Manager

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1270 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Establishing Standards and Regulations for a Pilot Short-Term Rental Program, Adding Chapter 5.32 ‘Short-Term Rentals’ to the Brea City Code, and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination” (Attachment A);

2. Approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Determination (Attachment A); and

3. Schedule adoption of the aforementioned Ordinance at the next regular City Council meeting.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On May 6, 2025, the Brea City Council conducted a workshop to review the City of Brea’s budget for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27. As part of the budget workshop, the City Council directed the evaluation of certain programs, including the “consideration of short-term rentals and other business opportunities” (Attachment B). Currently, Chapter 20.71 (“Short-Term Residential Rentals”) of the Brea City Code (BCC) prohibits residential short-term rentals in the City.

On June 17, 2025, the Brea City Council adopted the annual budgets for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27, which included setting their Top Priorities and Projects for those years. Included in the City Council’s Top Priorities and Projects is for City staff to “identify creative ways to enhance City revenues and reduce costs”.

In June 2025, City staff also reviewed the Orange County Grand Jury report entitled “Long-Term Solutions to ShortTerm Rentals”, which consists of findings and recommendations pertaining to municipal short-term rental policies.

Specifically, the Orange County Grand Jury identified major, upcoming events happening in the Southern California region, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are expected to generate additional tourism to the region and an increasing demand for lodging in Brea. City staff is also aware of development projects in nearby cities, such as DisneylandForward and the OC Vibe, that are also anticipated to increase local tourism. The Orange County Grand Jury therefore recommended that the City of Brea review and update its ordinance(s) in anticipation of the upcoming major events by December 31, 2025. In response to the Orange County Grand Jury’s recommendations, as well as the City Council’s prior direction, staff conducted a review of BCC Chapter 20.71 to reassess the City’s prohibition of short-term rentals.

On July 15, 2025, staff presented their assessment of and recommendation for the consideration of a short-term rental program intended to update BCC Chapter 20.71 to the Brea City Council at a Study Session Meeting (Attachment C). Staff shared six prospective policies for a short-term rental program, each with varying license caps and regulations. Ultimately, staff recommended the policy option with a limited license availability and comprehensive regulations to establish a well-managed program. The regulations proposed that participants in the short-term rental program must submit and pay for an application, pass a home inspection, and pay Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). The regulations also set host and guest requirements and identified ineligible units. City Council discussed additional program regulations and directed staff to develop guidelines for a limited, regulated, short-term rental pilot program with a limited number of licenses and operational standards targeting potential noise and parking impacts. Additionally, the City Council also requested that staff notify homeowner associations (HOAs) and hotel operators in Brea of the proposed short-term rental pilot program to establish stakeholder awareness and feedback.

On August 19, 2025, City staff prepared a letter containing a brief questionnaire for the HOAs within the City (Attachment D). The letter identified the City’s intent to review and possibly introduce a limited, regulated, shortterm rental pilot program and requested that the HOAs share any feedback on the proposed changes. Staff received three responses opposing an amendment to BCC Chapter 20.71 (Attachment E). The responses expressed concerns about potential impacts on neighborhoods, specifically noise and parking. As such, City staff amended the proposed guidelines to require HOA authorization of a short-term rental property before issuing any short-term rental license to a property owner. As part of the outreach process, a prominent hotel operator indicated no concerns related to allowing short-term rentals in the City of Brea.

At the September 16, 2025 City Council Study Session Meeting, staff presented a draft proposal for the limited, regulated, short-term rental pilot program (Attachment F). The draft proposal incorporated prior City Council feedback related to license and program availability, approval procedures, and revocation criteria. Notable provisions included setting a horizon date for the pilot program of December 31, 2029; requiring an application process with a home inspection for building and fire code compliance; and stringent enforcement mechanisms to deter violations. To mitigate noise and parking impacts, the proposal indicated a limit to the number of daytime and overnight guests based on the number of bedrooms on the property and designating on-site parking only. During the Study Session Meeting, the City Council requested that staff establish geographic boundaries to guide license distribution and expressed support for a lottery-based allocation system to ensure fairness. With this additional feedback, the City Council directed staff to prepare a final version of the ordinance for review and consideration.

The following sections provide a summary of the proposed limited, regulated, short-term rental pilot program and the provisions of proposed Ordinance No. 1270, which, if approved, would be codified in BCC Chapter 5.32 (Attachment A) and supersede BCC Chapter 20.71. The ordinance establishes standards, regulations, and operational requirements to ensure that short-term rentals operate in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of Brea residents, businesses, and visitors.

The following section outlines key program regulations and operational requirements for property owners under the proposed short-term rental program.

Program Regulations
The proposed short-term rental program outlines the initiative as a limited-term pilot program, expiring on December 31, 2029, unless otherwise extended or modified by the City Council.

To manage community impacts, the total number of licensed short-term rentals will be capped at one hundred (100), allocated as follows: twenty-five (25) in the Northwest sector of the City of Brea, fifty (50) in the Southwest sector, and twenty-five (25) in the East sector (Attachment G). This approach will promote equitable distribution throughout the City.

Only property owners (no renters) are eligible for the program. Property owners may hold no more than two (2) short-term rental licenses, based on the number of dwelling units on the property, as shown in Table

5.32.040. C.1.

Table 5.32.040. C.1

SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE ISSUANCE
Number of Units Per Property Maximum Number of Short-Term Rentals Licenses
Up to 49 1
50 or more 2
The proposed short-term rental program would prohibit short-term rentals in accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), affordable housing units under the City’s proprietorship, and recreational vehicles.

Property owners intending to operate a short-term rental must submit an application containing all the requested information.

License holders whose licenses have been revoked during their participation in the pilot program are ineligible to reapply for the remaining duration of the program.

Property owners located within an HOA community would be required to obtain HOA approval prior to obtaining a license to operate a short-term rental.

Property owners seeking a short-term rental license must obtain a business license and meet the City’s insurance requirements.

The property would be subject to a building, fire, and health and safety inspection prior to license approval.

The property must have adequate on-site parking available, as overnight street parking for occupants of the short-term rental is prohibited.

Operational Requirements for License Holders
License holders must comply with all applicable local and State laws and are responsible for preventing disturbances to the community. Operational requirements include, but are not limited to:

Restricting outdoor activity and noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and displaying the required postage for outdoor activity
Displaying the short-term rental license number assigned by the City in rental listing advertisements Preserving the property’s residential character
Properly storing trash containers
Complying with the City’s TOT requirements
Ensuring a minimum renter age of 25 years
Maintaining renter records and providing them to the City upon request Designating a 24-hour contact person required to respond to guest and City inquiries Requiring a two-night consecutive stay, minimum, per renter Requiring the renter to complete and acknowledge the City’s Good Neighbor Policy and occupant rules prior to check-in
The proposed overnight occupancy will be limited to the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit, as depicted in Table 5.32.050. C.1. Guests under twelve (12) years of age are excluded from the maximum occupancy limits.

Table 5.32.050. C.1

OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY LIMITS
Bedrooms Occupancy
0 2
1 4
2 6
3 8
4 10
5 or more 12
As a result of past City Council direction, staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions: (1) waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1270 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Establishing Standards and Regulations for a Pilot Short-Term Rental Program, Adding Chapter 5.32 ‘Short-Term Rentals’ to the Brea City Code; and Approving a CEQA Determination” (Attachment A); (2) approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Determination (Attachment A); and (3) schedule adoption of the Ordinance as mentioned above at the next regular City Council meeting.

This Ordinance has been noticed in accordance with the City’s public noticing requirements, which involved publication in the local newspaper. The public hearing notice for this ordinance is provided as Attachment H. As of the preparation of this report, no public comments have been received by staff.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY
The estimated annual revenue impact on the General Fund (110) associated with the adoption of Ordinance No. 1270 is approximately $507,340.

The short-term rental program is anticipated to generate up to $100,000 in annual application fee revenue. The proposed application fee is $1,000 per license, and the ordinance authorizes up to 100 short-term rental licenses.

The proposed application fee reflects the estimated reasonable cost to the City for providing services related to the administration of the program, along with building code compliance verification, home inspection services, application processing, compliance monitoring, and other related administrative tasks.

In addition, annual Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenue is estimated to be $407,340. These projections are based on:
$186 nightly rate*
A two-night stay (per the City’s requirement)
An occupancy rate of 60 percent (approximately 219 nights per year)** 100 licensed properties
The City’s current TOT rate of 10 percent
*Average nightly rate across listings on major online booking platforms for comparable short-term rentals in the area.
**Industry sources indicate that average occupancy rates for short-term rentals in California range from 50 to 70 percent. Staff calculations were made using an average rate of 60 percent.

The proposed application fee and TOT administration will be introduced as a separate resolution for City Council consideration and adoption at the second reading of Ordinance No. 1270, scheduled for the next regular City Council Meeting.

Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance
Attachment B: Budget Adoption Staff Report
Attachment C: July 15 Presentation
Attachment D: HOA Letter
Attachment E: HOA Responses
Attachment F: September 16 Draft Proposal
Attachment G: Short-Term Rental Map
Attachment H: Public Hearing Notice
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ORDINANCE NO. 1270

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREA

ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR A PILOT
SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROGRAM, ADDING CHAPTER 5.32

REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO THE BREA CITY CODE, AND

APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

A. RECITALS:
(i) On July 15, 2025, the City Council conducted a Study Session and directed staff to develop a limited-term pilot short-term rental program with a restricted number of licenses.
(ii) On August 19, 2025, City staff conducted community outreach by notifying homeowner associations and hotel operators regarding the City’s proposed short-term rental program and requested feedback related to operational impacts. (iii) On September 16, 2025, City Council conducted a Study Session and directed staff to include geographic boundaries to guide license distribution and implement a lottery-based allocation system.
(iv) On December 16, 2025, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing concerning the addition of a new Chapter 5.32 to Title 5 of the Brea City Code regarding short term rentals, as set forth in this ordinance. (v) The City Council finds that unregulated short-term rentals may result in significant impacts to residential neighborhoods, including noise, parking, and transient 2 ____________, 2026
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occupancy activity, and that a regulatory framework is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare while preserving housing availability. (vi) It is the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance adding a new Chapter 5.32 to Title 5 of the Brea City Code to codify and implement a pilot short-term rental program that will expire on December 31, 2029, unless the City Council acts otherwise to extend or modify its provisions.
(vii) All legal prerequisites for the adoption of this ordinance have occurred.

B. ORDINANCE:

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A of this ordinance, are true and correct.

SECTION 2. Division II (Business Regulations) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of Part I (Municipal Code) of the Brea City Code is amended by adding a new Chapter 5.32 to read as follows:
“CHAPTER 5.32 – Short-Term Rentals
Chapter 5.32: General Provisions
Section

5.32.010 Intent and Purpose

5.32.020 Definitions

5.32.030 Authorized Agent or Representative

5.32.040 License Requirement

5.32.050 Inspections
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5.32.060 Operational Requirements

5.32.070 Hosting Platform Requirement

5.32.080 Prohibited Activities

5.32.090 License Nontransferable/No Property Rights

5.32.100 License Approval, Denial, and Revocation

5.32.110 Appeal Procedure

5.32.120 Recordkeeping

5.32.130 Requirements Not Exclusive

5.32.140 Violations and Penalties
§ 5.32.010 INTENT AND PURPOSE.

A. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a short-term rental pilot program containing regulations for the use of privately-owned residential dwellings as short-term rentals, minimize the secondary impacts of such uses on surrounding residential neighborhoods, and to ensure the collection and payment of applicable transient occupancy taxes.

B. This chapter does not provide any owner of a residential property with the right or privilege to violate any private conditions, covenants, and restrictions applicable to the owner’s property that may prohibit the use of such owner’s residential property for short-term rental purposes as defined in this chapter.

C. The city reserves the right to change the regulations provided in this chapter at any time, including discontinuing the issuance of short-term rental unit licenses, notwithstanding any impacts to existing or future short- 4 ____________, 2026
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term license holders. Anyone accepting a short-term rental license pursuant to this chapter acknowledges and accepts that possibility.

D. The program shall commence following the effective date of this chapter and shall expire on December 31, 2029, unless otherwise extended and/or modified by the City Council by amending this ordinance. § 5.32.020 DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning or construction.

APPLICANT. The property owner applying for a new or renewal shortterm rental license.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. Same definitions specified in Section

20.00.070.B.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, JUNIOR. Also referred to as “Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit” in this chapter. Same definitions specified in Section 20.00.070.B.

CONTRACT. An agreement or evidence of any tenancy that allows or provides for the short-term rental of a property.

DIRECTOR. The Director of Community Development or a designee.

GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY. Guidelines approved and updated from time-to-time by the Director, for conduct, consideration, and respect pertaining to the use and occupancy of short-term rentals consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter.
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HEARING OFFICER. An appointed person by the City Manager or designee who shall preside at the hearing and hear all facts and testimony presented and deemed appropriate.

HOSTING PLATFORM. An individual or entity that facilitates online short-term rental bookings in exchange for a fee or other compensation, either directly or indirectly, by conducting transactions through various means. Examples include, but not limited to, Airbnb and VRBO.

LOCAL CONTACT PERSON. A person designated by the owner or the owner’s authorized agent or representative who is a resident of Brea and is available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of: (1) responding in person within thirty (30) minutes to complaints regarding the condition, operation or conduct of occupants of the short-term rental unit; and (2) taking remedial action to resolve any such complaints. A designated local contact person must obtain a business license required by Sections 5.00.030 and 5.04.010 of the Brea City Code.

MANAGING AGENCY OR AGENT. A person, firm, or agency
representing the owner of the short-term rental unit, or a person, firm, or agency owning or operating more than one (1) short-term rental.

MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING. A complex, structure, or a portion of a structure zoned, used, and/or designated as rental dwellings that include two (2) or more independent dwelling units. This includes, but is not limited to, duplexes, triplexes, apartments, and townhouses.

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OWNER. A person(s), corporation(s) or other legal entity(ies) that hold(s) record legal and/or equitable title to the property used as a shortterm rental.

PROPERTY. A residential legal lot of record on which a short-term rental unit is located.

DWELLING UNIT. A residential unit, such as a single-family unit, multifamily rental housing, including a duplex, triplex, or condominium.

RESPONSIBLE PERSON. An occupant of a short-term rental who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age and who is legally responsible for compliance of all occupants of the unit and/or their guests with all provisions of this chapter and the Brea City Code.

SECTOR. A sector is one of the three geographic divisions of the City established for the purpose of license distribution, as shown in the City’s Sector Map adopted by Ordinance No. 1270.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL. A privately-owned residential dwelling unit, or portion thereof unless otherwise prohibited, that is offered or provided to a guest by an owner for thirty consecutive nights or less. The term, “shortterm rental”, shall not include hotels, motels, inns, timeshares, or bed and breakfasts.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE or LICENSE. A license, with a license number, issued by the city to allow short-term rental units.

TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. The tax levied by the city pursuant to Chapter 3.16 of the Brea City Code.
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§ 5.32.030 AUTHORIZED AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE.

An owner may authorize an agent or representative to comply with the requirements of this chapter on behalf of the owner (“owner’s agent”), unless the requirement is to be fulfilled solely by the owner.

Notwithstanding, the owner shall not be relieved from any personal liability for noncompliance with any provisions of this chapter or with any applicable laws, rule and regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short-term rental, regardless of whether such noncompliance was committed by the owner’s agent or the occupants of the owner’s short-term rental or their guests. Failure of an owner’s agent to comply with this chapter shall be deemed non-compliance by the owner.
§ 5.32.040 LICENSE REQUIREMENT.

A. No person shall operate a short-term rental unless a license has been obtained in accordance with this chapter.

B. A license obtained under this chapter does not constitute a vested right, shall not run with the land, and shall be personal and limited to the owner listed on the application.

C. Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to annual renewal for the duration of the pilot program, which requires submittal of a renewal license to the city.
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D. The short-term rental license application and annual renewal application shall be accompanied by an application fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

E. Eligibility Requirements. The following requirements must be met at the time of short-term rental application submittal:

1. The applicant shall not be a lessee or a sub-lessee. All applications submitted shall be submitted by the owner of the residential dwelling unit or the owner’s agent.

2. The following types of dwelling units are prohibited to be used as a short-term rental unit:
i. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units ii. Recreational vehicles
iii. Affordable housing units under the City’s proprietorship.

3. No owner shall be granted a license for more than one shortterm rental within the city, except as otherwise provided herein.

4. There shall only be one (1) short-term rental license issued per property except in multi-family rental housing (i.e. apartments, condominiums or townhomes) the number of short-term rental licenses allowed shall be as follows in Table 5.32.040.C.1:
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Table 5.32.040.C.1

SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE ISSUANCE
Number of Units Per Property Maximum Number of Short-Term Rental Licenses
Up to 49 1
50 or more 2

5. The dwelling unit or property used as a short-term rental property shall not be subject of any active or pending code enforcement actions or violations pursuant to the Brea City Code, including, but not limited to, zoning, building, and fire codes.

F. Application for License. The owner shall submit the following information and/or documents as part of their application or renewal application for a short-term rental, including but not limited to:

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the short-term rental and the local contact person, if different from the owner.

2. A copy of the owner’s current state issued driver’s license or identification card.

3. The address of the short-term rental property, including a diagram identifying the location of the short-term rental structure and the location of the required parking.

4. The number of bedrooms and the applicable occupancy limit of the short-term rental.
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5. A photo of the short-term rental structure to allow the city to visually identify the unit.

6. Signed acknowledgment form confirming that city staff shall conduct building, fire, and safety inspection to verify compliance with the operational requirements of this chapter. License approval shall be contingent upon passing the inspection.

7. The uniform resource locator (URL) (i.e. website address) for any and all anticipated advertisements of the short-term rental property.

8. An executed document, approved as to form by the City Attorney, by which the Applicant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the city, its officers, employees and agents from any claim, demand, or judgment in favor of any person, arising out of activities or inactivity of the applicant with respect to the operations of the short-term rental.

9. A completed Transient Occupancy Tax registration form.

10. Proof of general liability insurance that covers the rental of the property as a short-term rental in the aggregate sum of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). Alternatively, the owner can provide evidence that each rental occurs through a platform that provides equal or greater insurance coverage. Proof of insurance shall be provided at the time of both initial license and renewal license issuance and shall remain in effect for the duration of the annual license. Failure to maintain liability insurance shall result in the revocation of the license.
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11. If a short-term rental is located on a property in any area governed by a homeowners’ association or community association and subject to covenants, conditions, and restrictions, the applicant shall submit a letter from the associations’ governing board stating that the and the rules and regulations of the association do not prohibit short-term rentals from operating, including the short-term rental proposed by the Applicant.

12. The short-term rental license application shall be
accompanied by a consent to inspection form signed by the owner of the property by which the owner agrees and consents to a building, fire, and health and safety inspection as further described under Section 5.32.050 of this chapter, in addition to the payment of inspection fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

13. Proof of current City of Brea business license.

G. Maximum Number of Short-Term Rental Licenses.

1. The total number of licensed short-term rentals operating in the city at any given time shall not exceed one hundred (100), allocated as follows: twenty-five (25) in the Northwest sector, fifty (50) in the Southwest sector, and twenty-five (25) in the East sector.

2. Short-term rental licenses shall be issued on a lottery-based system within each sector. A licensed short-term rental business that ceases operation shall notify city staff in writing within thirty (30) days. Upon such notice, or upon license revocation, the license shall be returned to the available allocation for that sector.
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3. Each property owner shall not operate more than one (1) short-term rental in the city, except as otherwise provided herein.

4. When the maximum number of short-term rental licenses has been issued within a sector, the city shall establish and maintain a waitlist.

When a space becomes available in the designated sector, licenses may be issued as they become available.

H. Short-Term Rental License Waitlist.

1. All short-term rental license applications, which have been deemed complete, shall be placed on the short-term rental waitlist in the order of the application's filing date. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee that a license will be issued during the pilot program.

2. The City shall notify applicants of license availability in the order of the application’s filing date.
§ 5.32.050 INSPECTIONS.

A. Prior to the issuance of a new short-term rental license or a renewal short-term rental license, the city shall conduct a building, fire, and health and safety inspection of the short-term rental for compliance with this chapter.

B. Such inspection shall be conducted within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed application.
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C. No license shall be issued if the inspection finds that any of the following conditions exist:

1. The dwelling unit does not have functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, electricity, or plumbing.

2. The structure has been modified in a way that required a building license from the city, but such building license was not obtained.

3. The city determines that there are conditions present on the property that would present a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants and/or the public.
§ 5.32.060 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

A. Compliance by owner, agents, and occupants. The owner and/or owner’s agent shall ensure the property used as a short-term rental is used in a manner that complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to its use and occupancy, including applicable codes regarding fire, building and safety, and shall further ensure the occupants of the shortterm rental do not create noise in violation of Chapter 8.20 of the Brea City Code or other disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate any applicable laws, rule, or regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short-term rental.

B. Overnight maximum occupancy limits

1. The owner shall limit overnight occupancy of the short-term rental to a specific number of occupants as set forth in Table 5.32.050. C.1 below.
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2. Children twelve (12) years of age or younger are not counted towards the occupant maximum.

3. As used in this section, overnight occupancy shall mean during the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m. of the following day.

Table 5.32.050. C.1

OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY LIMITS
Bedrooms Occupancy
0 2
1 4
2 6
3 8
4 10
5 or more 12
C. Overnight stay. The minimum overnight stay per responsible person shall be no less than two (2) consecutive nights.

D. Minimum age of the responsible person. The owner shall not rent a short-term rental to a person that is under the age of twenty-five (25).

E. Maintenance of rental contracts. Owners shall maintain all short-term rental contracts (in electronic or paper form) for a period of four (4) years from the date of occupancy. The exact number of occupants shall be included in the contract as well as all city code requirements regulating occupancy limits, noise, outdoor amplified music prohibition, public nuisance, parking, trash, prohibition of commercial activities, and other 15 ____________, 2026
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code requirements related to the use and occupancy of the short-term rental. The owner shall share all contracts upon the city’s request.

F. Prior to occupancy. Prior to occupancy of a short-term rental by occupants, the owner or owner’s agent or representative shall advise of or require the following from the responsible person:

1. Provide the responsible person with the local contact person’s contact information. The local contact person is required to be available twenty four (24) hours per day.

2. Obtain from the responsible person an “informational form,” in the form provided by the City, which contains, but not limited to, the following:
i. Name
ii. Address
iii. Telephone number
iv. Copy of the valid governmental identification of responsible person
v. List of all the names of all occupants of the short-term rental vi. List of all vehicle information and license plate numbers of the responsible person, occupants, and guests
vii. Signed copy of the city’s Good Neighbor Policy prior to or during check-in.
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viii. Signed acknowledgment statement, in which the responsible person understands that he or she is legally responsible for compliance by all occupants of the short-term rental and their guests.

3. Applicants for the short-term rental license shall review and acknowledge receipt of a copy of the city’s Good Neighbor Policy. In addition, the applicant shall provide a brochure or document intended to remind occupants of short-term regulations.

G. The owner of the short-term rental shall ensure that the property complies with all applicable codes regarding fire, building, health and safety, zoning and all other laws and regulations.

H. 24-Hour Availability.

1. During the period of a short-term rental, the owner, owner’s agent, and/or owner’s local contact person shall be available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week to respond to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of the occupants, including responding in person at the location of the short-term rental.

2. The local contact person’s response to complaints may be made by telephone, text message and/or in person, however, in no event shall the response time exceed fifteen (15) minutes if responding by telephone or text or forty-five (45) minutes if an in-person response is required because of the severity of the complaint.

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disturbances in violation of Chapter 8.20 of the City Code or provisions of this chapter or are engaging in disorderly conduct, requires an in-person response by the local contact person.

I. Outdoor Activities. Occupants of the short-term rental shall be prohibited from using all outdoor amenities (i.e. pool/spa) and/or engaging in outdoor games or any outdoor activities that create noise between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. all days of the week. A sign stating these restrictions must be clearly visible near any such outdoor amenities and posted on all interior doors leading to the outdoor amenities.

J. Parking. Property owners shall provide adequate on-site parking. For the purposes of this subsection, “adequate on-site parking” shall be determined by dividing the total number of occupants commensurate with the approved number of bedrooms and provided in Table 5.32.0050. C.1 by four (4), such that the ratio of the maximum allowed number of overnight occupants to on-site parking spots does not exceed four to one (4:1). For example, a residential dwelling with five (5) bedrooms may permissibly host a total number of ten (10) to twelve (12) overnight occupants and therefore requires three (3) on-site parking spots. On-site parking shall be on an approved driveway, garage, and/or carport areas. Overnight street parking is not licensed.

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owner of the short-term rental shall provide sufficient trash collection containers and service to meet the demand of the occupants.

L. The short-term rental license number assigned by the city shall be displayed on any hosting platform’s website where said short-term rental is advertised. Each short-term rental shall have a unique license number.

M. Retention of Residential Character. The owner of a short-term rental shall not change the residential character or the outside appearance of the residence, either by the use of colors, materials, lighting or/and advertising mechanism.

N. Required Information for advertisements.

1. The owner shall include the current license registration number on or in any advertisement appearing in any newspaper, magazine, brochure, television, internet website, etc., that promotes the availability or the existence of the short-term rental in a place or location deemed acceptable by the license administrator in the following format:
i. “City of Brea – Short-term Rental License No. .”
ii. In the case of the audio-only advertising of the same, the license number shall be read as part of the advertising.

2. Each of the following shall be clearly identified in any advertisement:
i. Maximum occupancy.
ii. The number of bedrooms.
iii. Maximum number of vehicles allowed.
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iv. Photo of the front of the short-term rental.

O. Transient Occupancy Tax. The owner and/or the owner’s agent shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 3.16 of the City Code concerning transient occupancy taxes including, but not limited to, submission of a return in accordance with § 3.16.070, which shall be filed even if the shortterm rental unit was not rented during each such reporting period. § 5.32.070 HOSTING PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS.

A. Subject to applicable laws, Hosting Platforms shall disclose to the city on a quarterly basis each short-term rental listing located in the city, the names of the persons responsible for each such listing, the address of each such listing, the length of stay for each such listing, and the price paid for each stay.

B. Hosting platforms shall require owners to include the city-issued license registration number in their listing(s), in a format designated by the city. Hosting platforms shall not complete any booking transaction for unlicensed short-term rentals in the city.

C. Prior to an owner listing a short-term rental location within the city through a hosting platform, the hosting platform shall provide a notice to such owner with the following information:
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rental license to the owner, and the owner pays the transient occupancy tax.”
D. The provisions of this section shall be interpreted in accordance with otherwise applicable state and federal law(s) and will not apply if determined by the city to be in violation of, or preempted by, and such law(s). § 5.32.080 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.

A. A person who is renting a short-term rental is prohibited from subleasing such dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, to any other person or entity.

B. Commercial activities and special events, including but not limited to, weddings, receptions, large parties and sales events are prohibited on the property used as a short-term rental.

C. Hosting platforms are prohibited from facilitating the short-term vacation rental of unlicensed and illegal businesses. Hosting platforms shall not facilitate the evading of relevant taxes and regulations required of any short-term rental.

D. Hosting platforms are prohibited from advertising a short-term rental located within the city that is not licensed pursuant to this chapter.

E. Owners and/or owner’s agent of an unlicensed short-term rental are prohibited from operating in the city and are prohibited from being marketed as short-term rentals available within the city. Any owner and/or owner’s 21 ____________, 2026
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agent found to be operating a short-term rental without a valid license shall be subject to all applicable fines and penalties.
§ 5.32.090 LICENSE NONTRANSFERABLE/NO PROPERTY RIGHTS.

A license granted pursuant to this chapter shall not be transferable to another person, entity, assessor’s parcel number or to another property owner. In addition, the issuance of a license or renewal license does not give the owner any vested property rights and any such license shall not run with the land or property to which it applies. All new property owners shall obtain a new license to continue with short-term rental operations. § 5.32.100 LICENSE APPROVAL, DENIAL, AND REVOCATION.

A. Decision Authority.

1. The Community Development Director has the authority to deny and/or or revoke a short-term rental license in accordance with this section.

2. The Director’s decision to deny a short-term rental license application shall take effect immediately, unless a timely appeal is filed pursuant to section 5.32.110 of this chapter. Unless successfully appealed, the Director’s decision to revoke a short-term rental license shall take effect upon 30 days’ notice to the owner of the Director’s decision.

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application shall be approved, and a license (or a renewal license) shall be issued to the applicant unless the maximum number of licenses as specified in Section 5.32.040 has been issued.

C. License Denial.

1. The applicant shall be denied the short-term rental license, including a renewal license, if any of the following findings are made:
i. The information contained in the application or supplemental information requested is false or misleading in any material detail. ii. The owner failed to provide a complete application, after having been notified of the requirement to produce documents or additional information within ten (10) calendar days.
iii. The owner is delinquent in payment of any city taxes, fees, assessments, fines, or penalties.
iv. If the owner has had a prior short-term rental license revoked or has been cited for violating any provision of the City Code related to shortterm rentals in the city within the past twelve (12) months. [BUT SEE D.2, BELOW]
v. The owner has failed to pay any previous administrative fines, remediate any other violations, and/or complete any other alternative disposition associated with a previous violation of this chapter related to the operation of a short-term rental.
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respect to the property for which the owner seeks a license or a renewal of a license.
vii. The property does not comply with all applicable codes regarding zoning, fire, building and safety as specified under Section

5.32.050 of this chapter, and other relevant laws, ordinances, or regulations including any conditions placed on the license by the city. viii. The license cap has been reached.

2. Applicants who are denied a license solely based on the license cap shall have an option to join the waitlist.

D. License Revocation.

1. The Director shall hold a hearing on whether to revoke a shortterm rental upon at least 10-days written notice to the owner. A short-term rental license shall be revoked if, based on substantial evidence presented at such hearing, the Director makes any of the following findings:
i. The short-term rental has operated in violation of Section

5.32.050, 5.32.060, or 5.32.080 of this chapter
ii. Operation of the short-term rental has caused or substantially contributed to the violation of any other applicable law or in a manner injurious of or threatening to the public health and safety.

2. An owner whose license is revoked is prohibited from applying for a new short-term rental license for the duration of the pilot program.

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the license. City shall mail notice of revocation to the owner's address as listed on the short-term rental application and to the address of the local contact person listed on the license application.

4. The owner shall have ten (10) days from the date the notice was sent to appeal the decision pursuant to Section 5.32.110 before the Director's decision becomes final.
§ 5.32.110 APPEAL PROCEDURE.

A. Any interested party may appeal the Director’s decision to approve, deny, or revoke a short-term rental license; provided that the Director’s decision to deny a license application on the grounds that the license cap has been reached shall be final and not appealable. All appeals under this section shall be heard by the Hearing Officer. Any appeal filed by a person who is neither the license applicant nor the owner of the subject property must be accompanied by a written statement describing the legal grounds for the appeal and the factual basis for their standing as an interested party for purposes of the appeal.

B. Time for Filing of Appeal. An appeal must be filed within ten (10) calendar days after the date of action by the Director.

C. Filing of Appeal.

1. Appeals must be filed with the City Clerk together with the required appeal fee as set forth in the current schedule of fees adopted.

2. If the information included with an appeal is found by the City Clerk to be deficient, the City Clerk shall notify the appellant as to the 25 ____________, 2026
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particulars of the deficiencies. If such deficiencies are not corrected within ten (10) calendar days of such notice, the appeal shall be deemed withdrawn.

D. Effect of Timely Appeal.

1. The filing of a timely appeal shall suspend the decision of the Director until the final determination on the appeal or dismissal thereof.

2. No person shall commence operation or continue to operate a short-term rental until the final determination is made on the appeal.

E. Notice of Hearing. A notice of such hearing shall be given to the owner/applicant of the short-term rental license, in writing and mailed at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing addressed to the address listed on the short-term rental application. The notice shall state the grounds for denial or revocation, and the time and place where such hearing will be held.

F. Public Hearing

1. At the time and place set for public hearing, the Hearing Officer shall hear and determine all the facts and evidence relevant to the applicant and the contents of the application.

2. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer may affirm, modify, or reverse the Director’s decision. The Hearing Officer shall render a written decision within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the hearing where the decision on the appeal was made

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§ 5.32.120 RECORDKEEPING.

Each owner shall maintain all written records related to the use and occupancy of the short-term rental, including, but not limited to, compliance with the operation requirements and standards set forth in section 5.32.060, for a period of four (4) years for the purpose of inspection or audit to determine that the objective and conditions of this Chapter are being fulfilled.
§ 5.32.130 REQUIREMENTS NOT EXCLUSIVE.

The requirements of this Chapter shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any other provision of the Brea City Code. The issuance of any license pursuant to this Chapter shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with all other provisions of the Brea Municipal Code pertaining to the use and occupancy of the Short-Term Rental or the property on which it is located.
§ 5.32.140 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.

A. Violations of this chapter shall be subject to enforcement as provided in Chapter 1.04 of the City Code in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other legal remedies available to the City, whether criminal or civil or in law or equity.

B. Each and every day such a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this chapter.

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SECTION 3. The new Chapter 5.32 added to Title 5 of the Brea City Code by this ordinance shall expire and of be of no further effect on December 31, 2029, unless otherwise extended or modified by the City Council. No later than October 31, 2029, the Community Development Director shall provide the City Council with an evaluation of program performance, compliance, revenue generation, and end neighborhood impacts to determine whether continued implementation is warranted.

SECTION 4. CEQA. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) and the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA Guidelines”) (14 C.C.R. § 15000 et seq.), the City Council finds and determines that adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to statutory and categorical exemptions including California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3). The City Clerk shall file a Notice of Exemption for adoption of this ordinance in accordance with CEQA.

SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

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SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this __ day of __________, 2026.
________________________________
Cecilia Hupp, Mayor
ATTEST: ________________________________
Victoria Popescu, City Clerk
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I, Victoria Popescu, City Clerk of the City of Brea, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Brea held on the ___ day of ___________, 2026, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Brea held on the ____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

DATED: ____________________, 2026
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Victoria Popescu, City Clerk
CITYofBREA
Communication
June 17, 2025
Item No. 3A.

Adoption of the FY 2025- 27 Biennial Operating and Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) Budget

TO PREPARED BY
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Alicia Brenner, Budget Manager

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL CITY MANAGER APPROVAL
Monica Lo, Administrative Services Director Kristin Griffith, City Manager

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Fiscal Year 2025-27 Proposed Biennial Operating Budget as presented in the Fiscal Year 2025-27 Operating Budget document and adopt Resolution No. 2025-XX approving the Fiscal Year 2025-27 Operating Budget and appropriating funds for the City of Brea FY 2025-27 Operating Program and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-XX approving the Fiscal Year 2025- 26 Appropriation Limit; and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-XX adopting the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-27 Biennial Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) Budget and appropriating funds for the projects and purposes as presented in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-27 Biennial CIP Budget.

BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION
A Budget Workshop was held on May 6, 2025 for City Council to preview and provide guidance on the Biennial FY 2025-27 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) Budget. Below provides an overview of the proposed budget for both the City Operating and Capital Improvement Program budget that was affirmed at the Budget Workshop for FY 2025-27.

City's Operating Budget
The Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-27 operating budget document and budget resolution are provided as Attachment A1 & A2, which contains an overview message from the City Manager, summary schedules, the fund balances of each operating fund, a comprehensive review of revenues, and expenditure breakdowns by department ( please see attachment). As part of this budget cycle, staff focused on long-term and strategic considerations as the organization adapts to changes in the economy as well as within the organization. The budget is the financial plan for the City of Brea for the next two fiscal years and does not constitute a mandate to spend, only the authority to do so.

This budget message provides a comprehensive overview of the City’s General Fund budget representing efforts to align resources with operating expenditures while continuing to provide core services to the community during the next two fiscal years. The City’s operating budget was developed after considerable review and a commitment to the City Council’ s top priorities and projects. The process and approach staff used to develop this biennial budget reflects cautiously optimistic projections for both revenues and expenditures, but again, these assumptions are based on very finite information in a changing economic environment.

Staff will continue to monitor several unknowns including economic uncertainty at both the State and Federal level, increases in the cost-of-living, continued demand for fixed asset replacement needs, economic pressures that may impact the City's sales tax base and CalPERS projected rate increases. Looking forward, staff will continue with strong communication at all levels as more information becomes available.

Revenues
For FY 2025-26, the total General Fund revenues are budgeted at $74,422,625 which includes $ 2,788,339 in estimated excess General Fund reserves from the prior year that are above the City’s 25% reserve policy limit. For FY 2026-27, the total General Fund revenues are budgeted at $77,472,773. Which includes excess General Fund reserves anticipated from the prior fiscal year in the amount of $3,997,142.

Sales tax revenue is the City’s single largest revenue source representing approximately 37% of the FY 2025- 27 budget. Sales tax revenues are projected to increase by 5.0% over the FY 2024-25 year-end estimate for the next two years with an average growth of 1.7% for the remaining three years covering FY 2027-28 through FY 2029-30. This assumption includes preliminary sales tax growth related to new development.

Property taxes are the second-largest revenue source representing 22% of the FY 2025-27 budget. Property tax revenues are anticipated to grow by 4.0% over the FY 2024-25 year-end estimate and future years beyond FY 2026-27 remain conservative at 2%. They will be adjusted as more information becomes available regarding development projects within the community and as construction begins to break ground.

Expenditures
Total General Fund expenditures in FY 2025-26 are budgeted at $72,330,689 and $ 76,432,821 for FY 2026-

27. This budget retains core service levels to the community and represents a 3.3% increase in budgeted expenditures when compared to the FY 2024-25 year-end expenditures ( exclusive of transfers- out). The proposed budget includes temporary and one-time budget changes presented at the Budget Workshop on May 6, 2025.

It is also important to note that employees continue to contribute toward their retirement in accordance with the provision of Memorandums of Understanding ( MOUs). All employees contribute 100% of the employee cost of retirement. The City has met its goal to have all City employees contribute the full cost per the current pension reform legislation. In addition, most employees are contributing more than the employee portion and are cost-sharing the normal employer cost.

Five Year Projections
Each year, the City’s General Fund revenues and expenditures are projected for five years. The five-year projection is a planning tool and reflects staff’ s best-educated estimates. It does not represent approved or authorized deficit spending, rather it depicts what could occur if the City were to choose not to make the necessary adjustments to operate within a balanced budget. The five-year projections allow us to take a glimpse at potential future budget impacts so that we can make the necessary adjustments to maintain a balanced budget.

These five-year projections and budget assumptions, from FY 2025- 26 through FY 2029- 30, are attached to this budget document. It is noted that the assumptions include all negotiated labor agreements for FY 2025-

26. The projections also assume major revenue sources, including sales tax and property tax, to be increased based upon preliminary development assumptions through FY 2026-27 and remain conservative thereafter.

With the use of Excess General Fund reserves above the current 25% policy limit, the organization is able to maintain a balanced budget for the next two fiscal years. The temporary and one-time budget changes proposed as part of this budget are folded back into the projections starting in Year 3 and represent a preliminary budget shortfall in the longer term. Work is underway to close this budget shortfall and will continue as more information becomes available, staff will work with City Council to identify longer- term resolutions. As previously noted, future- year projections are estimates and are provided solely for informational purposes. Staff will continue to monitor and adjust projections as new information develops for a balanced budget including CalPERS retirement costs.

Funds
Decision packages are requests for new programs, new personnel, and/or new equipment. The decision packages for FY 2025-27 were presented to the City Council at the Budget Workshop on May 6, 2025, to receive input and identify department needs for the coming two fiscal years. The City Council reviewed decision package requests and recommended that staff include them in the FY 2025-27 budget. Below is a summary of the recommended decision packages that are incorporated in the budget.

The City’s Community Benefit and Economic Development Fund ( 140) includes the purchase of a new software (“ Placer.ai”) that will provide staff with critical market insight and foot-traffic analysis data to enhance community development efforts within the City. This fund was established to assist with legacy projects as well as provide funding for the attraction and retention of business and economic development.

The Public Safety Augmentation Fund ( 172) is restricted for public safety related costs and includes operating and capital related costs for fire safety equipment. This includes replacement of resuscitation and cardiac monitor equipment, replacement of the Fire Department’ s multi-band portable radios, upgrade of exhaust system and alerting system at various fire stations, purchase of fire turnouts, and a tablet command mobile incident management platform.

Facility and equipment replacements, such as fitness equipment, facility tables and chairs, parking lot landscaping, HVAC equipment, and gym floor refinishing will be funded by the Community Center Replacement ( 181) Fund.

The Fixed Asset Replacement Program Fund ( 182) will provide funding for the replacement of equipment and facilities at the City’s Curtis Theatre. This includes replacement of drapes and projectors, as well as stage lighting.

The Water Utility Fund ( 420) will provide funding for a new full-time Water Quality Specialist position and the purchase of one vehicle to support the increased regulatory demands from the State Water Resources Control Board ( SWRCB). This includes increased compliance in the areas of crossconnection control and urban water education.

Replacement of network switches and the network access control system will be funded from the City’s External IT Services Fund ( 460) as the equipment is beyond its useful lifecycle.

The Information Technology Fund ( 475) will provide funding for the replacement of desktop, mobile computer, and peripherals throughout the City to maintain operational efficiency and safeguard the City’s digital infrastructure.

Purchase of tools and equipment to outfit the two Type 1 Fire Engines is recommend from the City’s Fire Impact Fees Fund ( 542) which is restricted for eligible fire costs that mitigate future impacts that development has on fire services.

Appropriation Limit
In November 1979, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 4, commonly known as the Gann Initiative." The Proposition created Article XIII B of the State Constitution placing various limits on the appropriations of state and local governments. The law requires the governing body of each local jurisdiction to establish annually by resolution, the Appropriations Limit for the upcoming budget year.

In effect, the law requires that expenditures subject to the limit cannot exceed the prior year's expenditures after adjusting for inflation and population changes. In June 1990, Proposition 111 was enacted which modified the formula to allow the Appropriations Limit to be more responsive to local growth issues. Prop. 111 allowed the City of Brea to modify its limit to take into consideration the change in the County or City population, whichever is greater. The Appropriations Limit applies to all taxes levied by and for a municipality.

In addition, user fees are excluded from the formula. The Appropriations Limit also excludes the following activities: Successor Agency to the Brea Redevelopment Agency Funds, Enterprise Funds, certain Capital Improvement Funds, and funds received from special assessment districts.

Brea's appropriations that are " subject to the limit" have traditionally been much lower than the limitation established by Article XIII B. This year's Appropriations Limit has been calculated to be $ 145,222,222. FY 2025-26 budgeted revenues subject to the calculated Appropriations Limit are provided in Attachment B of the proposed resolution.

Summary
As we reflect on the last two years, the organizational and economic landscape has changed in Brea. Major initiatives moving forward include the launch of the City’s new in-house Ambulance Program, the purchase of new and replacement fire vehicles, and the construction of the Arovista Park Modernization Capital Improvement project.

While development remains constant with the prospect of new growth; economic pressures have constrained sales tax revenue growth, creating some uncertainty for the organization. That, coupled with rising CalPERS costs, have created fiscal challenges as we look ahead in the longer term. Though uncertainty and fiscal challenges remain throughout this budget process, the organization has responded and remains steadfast.

Balancing this biennial budget required a strategic approach across the organization, including the careful allocation of resources and the implementation of creative solutions to reduce expenditures, streamline operations, and enhance revenues over the two-year period. The budget savings changes discussed at the Budget Workshop on May 6, 2025 are included in the proposed operating budget with continued discussions underway. Longer- term resolutions are under evaluation and are highlighted below:

Evaluation of lease agreements at the Civic & Cultural Center; Evaluation of subsidies provided to other agencies, user groups, and/or events; Evaluation of oil franchise fees and cell tower lease agreements; Evaluation of market outreach to film industry;
Updates to the Brea Mall Message Board signage revenue projections; Consideration of short-term rentals and other business opportunities; and Consideration of business license tax and transient occupancy tax (TOT) updates.

The use of excess General Fund reserves above the City’s policy limit of 25% will help the organization maintain service levels to the community as the organization regains momentum in the coming fiscal years.

This fund balancing strategy will avoid making severe service reductions until the organization has an opportunity to better understand the changing economic environment.

Staff will also continue to closely monitor actual versus projected revenues and opportunities for vacancy savings that will assist in providing firmer estimates as we navigate the next two fiscal years. Staff is committed to providing budget updates to the City Council as the financial picture changes.

Overall it is important to note that Brea is paying all of its obligations on time; is setting aside funding for ongoing capital facility and equipment replacement; and is funding a robust Capital Improvement Program CIP) to adequately maintain City infrastructure.

The organization will make every effort to continue to build prudent reserves and strategic savings programs to insulate the City from a downturn in the economy and minimize organizational disruption. The City Council is also committed to pension modifications and plans to continue setting aside money in an irrevocable trust fund, administered through Public Agency Retirement Services ( PARS), that is specifically designed to help stabilize pension costs. This, combined with continued efforts to promote pension modifications at the legislation front, are steps in the right direction.

The entire organization is determined to preserve core City services. Staff will continue to diligently monitoring long-term economic uncertainties that could impact Brea’s budget picture. These include:

Uncertainty at the State and Federal level;
Increases in the cost-of-living (inflation);
Fixed asset replacement needs;
Economic pressures impacting the City’s sales tax base; and CalPERS projected rate increases.

City staff uses a variety of tools, such as strategically evaluating vacancies and consolidation of functions, to structurally close the budget gap when needed. Additionally, staff continues to research new and innovative ways of doing business. Presenting the City Council with the FY 2025-27 biennial budget is simply one of the many projects that City staff has completed during FY 2024-25. Working within the City Council priorities and under their direction, City staff was able to complete a substantial list of accomplishments, which are found in the department summary sections of the budget.

We would like to thank the City Council for their patience and leadership during this period. Though the development of the FY 2025-27 budget is complete, the work will continue as we enter a new phase of data gathering and forecasting to match our new economic reality.

City's Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) Budget
The Proposed Fiscal Year 2025- 27 Biennial Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) Budget and budget resolution is provided as Attachment C1 & C2 and formally adopts the City's seven- year CIP Budget and appropriates funding for the first two years of the seven year capital improvement plan. The CIP budget reflects the City Council’ s commitment to enhancing existing infrastructure, providing new infrastructure for a safe environment, and enhancing the quality of life in the community. The remaining five years of the CIP budget are not a commitment of funds but rather a long-range planning tool for subsequent investment in the City’s infrastructure. Staff recommends the adoption of the CIP Budget as presented.

The CIP Budget is divided into several categories: Street Improvements, Storm Drain Improvements, Traffic Safety Enhancements, Water Improvements, Sewer Improvements, Facility Improvements, and Golf Course Improvements.

There are 30 projects proposed for funding in the FY 2025- 2027 CIP Budget. A detail sheet has been prepared for each proposed project included within the seven- year CIP Budget that contains a description of the project, the amount of funding required, and the source of funds. The following are highlights of the FY 2025-2027 Biennial CIP Budget:

Street Improvements - The projects included in this section of the proposed CIP Budget continue emphasizing street pavement rehabilitation per the City’s Pavement Management Plan ( PMP). The PMP is updated every two ( 2) years for arterial roads and every six ( 6) years for local roads, as the Orange County Transportation Authority requires. Work continues on designing and constructing several large street/roadway improvement projects that are being carried forward from the previous fiscal year. Some examples of this include Walnut Way Street Improvements ( CIP 7326) and Birch Street Improvements from S. Associated to Valencia ( CIP 7329).

Requested appropriations for the FY 2025- 2027 CIP include funding for our annual Traffic Calming Improvements ( CIP 7219), Citywide Slurry Seal (CIP 7312) and Citywide Sidewalk Replacement ( CIP 7313) projects, as well as the design and construction budget for Palm Street Paving Improvements ( CIP 7334) and Tanglewood Street Paving Improvements ( CIP 7337).

Storm Drain Improvements - Requested appropriations for the FY 2025-2027 CIP include design phase funding for an update to the Storm Drain Master Plan (CIP 7330).

Traffic Safety Enhancements - In conjunction with Street Improvement projects, the projects included within the Traffic Safety Enhancements section of the proposed CIP Budget improve the driving experience in Brea by easing congestion and improving traffic flow. The City has partnered with OCTA and multiple local municipalities to progress OCTA’s Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program ( RTSSP). This partnership has led to the introduction of the Kraemer Blvd. Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization ( CIP 7720) and the State College Blvd. Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization ( CIP 7721) projects.

Requested appropriations for the FY 2025- 2027 CIP include funding for annual Traffic Signal Controller Upgrade ( CIP 7218), Transportation Improvement Nexus Program Update ( CIP 7718), and the two aforementioned RTSSP projects.

Water Improvements - A significant focus of the proposed CIP Budget is on proposed improvements to the City's water infrastructure. The design phases of Enterprise Tract Water Improvements ( CIP 7462) and the Candlewood Tract Water Main Replacement ( CIP 7465) continue to progress, while the design phase of Lotus Water Line Improvements ( CIP 7479) has been completed.

Requested appropriations for the FY 2025- 2027 CIP include design phase funding for Candlewood Tract Water Main Replacement ( CIP 7465), Olinda Village Water Line Improvements ( CIP 7482), Replace Generator at Berry Street Booster Pump Station ( CIP 7483), and design and construction phase funding for Thompson Oil Site Hydrant Improvements ( CIP 7494).

Sewer Improvements - Another focus area of the proposed FY 2025-2027 CIP Budget is the proposed improvements to the City’s sanitary sewer infrastructure. Requested appropriations for the FY 2025- 2027 CIP include funding for our annual Sewer Mainline Relining ( CIP 7617) project and design phase funding for the Carbon Canyon Access Road Phase 1-3 (CIP 7632) project.

Facility Improvements - Work continues on the design of several significant projects from FY 2024- 2025.

The Brea PD Integrated Crime Center ( ICC) Citywide Camera Network ( CIP 7719) is progressing through various phases, and the Arovista Park Modernization Project ( CIP 7978) is progressing through the construction phase of the park improvements on the east side of Brea Creek.

Requested appropriations for the FY 2025- 2027 CIP include funding for the Police Department Space Plan Improvements ( CIP 7992), Wildcatters Park Storage Building Improvements ( CIP 7997), the Public Works Standard Plans Update ( CIP 7998), as well as various other citywide facility improvements.

Golf Course Improvements - In Fiscal Year 2024-2025 various improvements were made at both Birch Hills and Brea Creek Golf Courses, including the Brea Creek Golf Course Netting Extension Project. Requested Appropriations for the FY 2025-2027 CIP include funding for the construction of cart path, driving range, storage shed, and HVAC improvements at the Birch Hills Golf Course ( CIP 7968).

In conclusion, with continued prudent fiscal management and project coordination, Brea’s Fiscal Year 2025- 2027 Biennial CIP Budget will support a variety of projects to sustain the quality of our infrastructure, and continue the goals of enhancing the quality of life in the community, ensuring a safe environment, and promoting transportation improvements in the City.

FISCAL IMPACT/ SUMMARY
The expenditures for all funds included in the Proposed Biennial Operating Budget is $134,193,644 for FY 2025-26 and $137,820,595 for FY 2026- 27 (exclusive of transfers- out).

The proposed FY 2025- 27 Biennial Capital Improvement Program Budget is $15,135,000 and includes $ 9,285,000 for FY 2025- 2026 and $ 5,850,000 for FY 2026-2027. Funding sources include the Fixed Asset Replacement Fund; Gas Tax Fund; Measure M Fund; RMRA; Water Fund; Sewer Fund; Golf Course Fund; Storm Drain Fund; Traffic Impact Fund; Federal Grants; State Grants; County Grants, and other miscellaneous contributions.

Attachments
Attachment A1 - 25-27 Proposed City of Brea Operating Budget Attachment A2 - Operating Budget Resolution
Attachment B - 25-26 Appropriation Limit Resolution and Exhibit Attachment C1 - Proposed FY 2025-27 CIP Budget
Attachment C2 - CIP Budget Resolution
Policy Considerations for Short-Term
Rental Properties
Study Session
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 1
• Defined as the a residential dwelling, a dwelling unit, or a room in a dwelling, that is available for rent or to rent (by way of a rental agreement, lease, license or any other means, whether oral or written) for less than 30 consecutive days, for compensation or any consideration.
• Current Municipal Code
• Section 20.71.030 (Short-Term Residential Rentals)
• It shall be unlawful for any person to offer or make available for rent or to rent (by way of a rental agreement, lease, license, or any other means, whether oral or written), for compensation or any consideration, a residential dwelling, a dwelling unit or a room in a dwelling for less than thirty (30) consecutive days.
• Adopted by City Council on September 04, 2018
Short-Term Rentals Overview
July 15, 2025 2
• FY 25-27 City Council Top Priorities and Projects
• Identify creative ways to enhance City revenues and reduce costs • City Council Budget Adoption Workshop on June 17
• Explore new business opportunities such as short-term rentals • Upcoming Opportunities
• DisneylandForward
• FIFA World Cup 2026
• 2028 Olympics
• OCVibe
City Budget and Council Priorities
July 15, 2025 3
Option A: Status
Quo
Option B: Allow
STRs with a
permit cap
Option C: Allow
STRs with no
permit cap
Option D: Allow
STRs with a
permit cap and
expanded
regulations
Option E: Allow
STRs with no
permit cap but
with expanded
regulations
Option F:

Complete
prohibition of
STRs
Maintain current
prohibition of
STRs for stays of
30 days or less
Establish new
ordinance
allowing for
STRs
Establish new
ordinance
allowing for
STRs
Establish new
ordinance
allowing for
STRs
Establish new
ordinance
allowing for
STRs
Update
ordinance to
prohibit all STRs
regardless of
stay duration
Determine a
max number of
permits for
issuance
Infinite number
of permits for
issuance
Determine a
max number of
permits for
issuance
Infinite number
of permits for
issuance
Core Regulations Core Regulations Expanded
Regulations
Expanded
Regulations
Policy Considerations
July 15, 2025 4
Consideration of Staff Recommended Regulations
July 15, 2025 5
Core Regulations – Included
with Option D Expanded Regulations – Included with Option D - Maintaining an active business license - Permit Fee: $1,000 - Permits are non-transferrable to new property owner(s) - Submitting an STR application and
paying a TBD fee
- Host Requirements:
- Must be available by phone within 30 minutes should an issue arise - Host must own the property; no renters can host
- Must be free of any building violations and code enforcement issues for over 1 year
- Homeowner Association approval – if applicable
- Passing a home inspection
- Guest/Occupant Requirements:
- 25 Years or Older
- Parking
- On-site only; no overnight street parking allowed
- Guest license plate(s) must be given to property owner - Two-night stay, minimum
- Paying Transient Occupancy Tax
(TOT)
- Ineligible Units
- Affordable Housing Units
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Consideration of Regulations
July 15, 2025 6
Regulations Necessitating Council Direction - For Option D - Permit Limit
- Maximum number of permits for issuance
- Distance between short-term rental properties
- Approval authority
- Revocation Criteria
- Limitations on the number of permits issued per property owner - Number of days property is available to rent
- Seasonal (180 Days) vs Annual (365 Days)
Number of
Permits
180 Days – 60%
Occupancy
180 Days – 100%
Occupancy
365 Days – 60%
Occupancy
365 Days – 100%
Occupancy
50 Permits $125,550 $209,250 $254,588 $424,313
100 Permits $251,100 $418,500 $509,175 $848,625
150 Permits $376,650 $627,750 $763,763 $1,272,938
200 Permits $502,200 $837,000 $1,018,350 $1,697,250
Revenue Projections: Transient Occupancy Tax
July 15, 2025 7
*Average Cost of Two-Night Stay in Brea: $465
**Total TOT Revenue = Number of Units x (Stays for Unit x Occupancy Rate) x Average Cost of Stay x TOT Rate ***TOT Rate: 10% (Current Rate)
• Report issued on May 16
Orange County Grand Jury Report
July 15, 2025 8
Findings
F1: Despite increasing media coverage of Online
Booking Agencies (OBAs), STRs are not a new
phenomenon in Orange County.

F3: Even with robust Code Enforcement, a city’s
statutory ban on STRs is not enough to keep STRs
from operating.

F2: The steady growth of STR usage in the last decade
raises concerns of potential public nuisance.

F4: City leaders have no regular communication with
each other concerning STR issues limiting
opportunities to develop strategies and expertise to
improve service.

Long Term Solutions to Short-Term Rentals: City of Brea • Report issued on May 16
Orange County Grand Jury Report
July 15, 2025 9
Recommendations
R1: Cities should review and begin to update
ordinances to keep up with the rapidly changing
nature of court findings and legislation related to
STRs, by December 31, 2025, and no less frequently
than every three years thereafter.

R3: City leaders should have regular discussions with
each other to share STR management strategies on a
biannual basis commencing no later than January 1,
2026.

R2: Cities should consider developing a plan for
upcoming major events that are expected to create a
surge in demand for STRs and its associated Transient
Occupancy Tax (TOT), by December 31, 2025, and no
less frequently than every two years thereafter.

Long Term Solutions to Short-Term Rentals: City of Brea • July 2025 - Introduction of STR Policy Considerations • September/October 2025 - Planning Commission review of draft Ordinance/recommendation to the City Council
• November/December 2025 - City Council review/First reading of the Ordinance • December 2025/January 2026 - City Council Adoption of the Ordinance • February 2026 - STR Ordinance Effective
• 30 days from the adoption date
Proposed Timeline of Next Steps
July 15, 2025 10
Questions
and
City Council Direction
July 15, 2025 11
Policy Considerations for Short-Term
Rental Properties
Study Session
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 12
City of Brea
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, California 92821-5732
P: 714-990-7600 | F: 714-990-2258
www.cityofbrea.gov
August 25, 2025

HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION NAME

FIRST NAME SECOND NAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
RE: Notice of Review – Short-Term Rental Regulations
Dear FIRST NAME SECOND NAME:

The City of Brea is currently reviewing Brea Municipal Code Chapter 20.71: Short-Term Residential Rentals, which currently prohibits short-term rentals from operating within the City’s limits. Under Section 20.71.030, a “short-term rental” is defined as:
a residential dwelling, a dwelling unit, or a room in a dwelling, that is available for rent or to rent (by way of a rental agreement, lease, license, or any other means, whether oral or written), for less than 30 consecutive days for any compensation or any consideration.

The City of Brea is potentially considering an amendment to Brea Municipal Code to potentially allow a limited, regulated, short-term rental pilot program. As part of this consideration, the City is seeking feedback from homeowner association (HOA) representatives regarding this potential, short-term rental pilot and ask for your response to the following questions:

1. Are short-term rentals currently addressed in your HOA’s Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs)?

2. What challenges or opportunities do you believe could arise from allowing short-term rentals?

3. How do you feel the City should address these challenges or opportunities? Please submit your input regarding this topic by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 15 to:

Joselyn Magaña, Management Analyst
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (714) 990-7788
The City of Brea values your feedback which will help guide the City of Brea’s assessment of this potential pilot program.

Sincerely,
Jason Killebrew
Community Development Director/Assistant City Manager
City of Brea

9/22/25, 5:24 PM Mail - Magana, Joselyn - Outlook
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1 Chapter 20.71

SHORT-TERM RENTALS

20.71.010 Intent and Purpose
A. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a short-term rental pilot program containing regulations for the use of privately-owned residential dwellings as ShortTerm Rentals (STR), minimize the secondary impacts of such uses on surrounding residential neighborhoods, and to ensure the collection and payment of applicable transient occupancy taxes.

C. The City reserves the right to change the regulations provided in this chapter at any time, including discontinuing the issuance of short-term rental unit permits, notwithstanding any impacts to existing or future short-term permit holders. Anyone accepting a short-term rental permit pursuant to this chapter acknowledges and accepts that possibility.

D. The program shall commence following the effective date of the short-term rental ordinance and shall expire on December 31, 2029, unless otherwise extended and/or modified by the City Council by amending this ordinance.

20.71.020 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning or construction.

APPLICANT. The property owner applying for a new or renewal short-term rental permit.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. Same definitions specified in Section 20.00.070.B.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, JUNIOR. Also referred to as “Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit” in this chapter. Same definitions specified in Section 20.00.070.B.

CONTRACT. An agreement or evidence of any tenancy that allows or provides for the short-term rental of a property.

GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY. A document prepared by the City, as may be revised from time to time, that summarizes the general rules of conduct, consideration, and respect pertaining to the use and occupancy of short-term rentals.

HOSTING PLATFORM. An individual or entity that facilitates short-term rental bookings in exchange for a fee or other compensation, either directly or indirectly, by 2 conducting transactions through various means. Examples include, but not limited to, Airbnb and VRBO.

LOCAL CONTACT PERSON. A person designated by the owner or the owner’s authorized agent or representative who is a resident of Brea and is available twentyfour (24) hours per day, seven days per week for the purpose of: (1) responding in person within thirty (30) minutes to complaints regarding the condition, operation or conduct of occupants of the short-term rental unit; and (2) taking remedial action to resolve any such complaints. A designated local contact person must obtain a business license required by Sections 5.00.030 and 5.04.010 of the Brea City Code.

MANAGING AGENCY OR AGENT. A person, firm, or agency representing the owner of the short-term rental unit, or a person, firm, or agency owning or operating more than one (1) short-term rental.

MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING. A complex, structure, or a portion of a structure zoned, used, and/or designated as rental dwellings that includes two (2) or more independent dwelling units. This includes, but is not limited to duplexes, triplexes, apartments, and townhouses.

OCCUPANT. Any person(s) occupying the short-term rental unit at any time.

OWNER. A person(s), corporation(s) or other legal entity(ies) that hold(s) record legal and/or equitable title to the property used as a short-term rental.

PROPERTY. A residential legal lot of record on which a short-term rental unit is located.

RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT. A residential unit , such as a single-family unit, multi-family rental housing, including a duplex, triplex, or condominium.

RESPONSIBLE PERSON. An occupant of a short-term rental who is at least twentyfive (25) years of age and who is legally responsible for compliance of all occupants of the unit and/or their guests with all provisions of this Chapter and the Brea City Code.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL. A privately-owned residential dwelling unit, or portion thereof unless otherwise prohibited, that is offered or provided to a guest by an owner for thirty consecutive nights or less. The term, “short-term rental”, shall not include hotels, motels, inns, timeshares, or bed and breakfasts.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT or PERMIT. A permit, with a permit number, issued by the City to allow short-term rental units.

TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. The tax levied by the City pursuant to Chapter 3.16 of the Brea City Code.

20.71.030 AUTHORIZED AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE
A. An Owner may authorize an agent or representative to comply with the requirements of this chapter on behalf of the owner (“owner’s Agent”), unless the requirement is to be fulfilled solely by the owner. Notwithstanding, the owner shall 3 not be relieved from any personal liability for noncompliance with any provisions of this Chapter or with any applicable laws, rule and regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short-term rental, regardless of whether such noncompliance was committed by the owner’s agent or the occupants of the owner’s short-term rental or their guests. Failure of an owner’s agent to comply with this Chapter shall be deemed non-compliance by the owner.

20.71.040 PERMIT REQUIREMENT
A. No person shall operate a short-term rental unless a permit has been obtained in accordance with this chapter.

B. A permit obtained under this chapter does not constitute a vested right, shall not run with the land, and shall be personal and limited to the owner listed on the application.

C. Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to annual renewal for the duration of the pilot program, which requires submittal of a renewal permit to the City.

D. The short-term rental permit application and annual renewal application shall be accompanied by an application fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

E. Eligibility Requirements. The following requirements must be met at the time of short-term rental application submittal:

1. The applicant shall not be a lessee or a sub-lessee. All applications submitted shall be submitted by the owner of the residential dwelling unit or the owner’s agent.

2. The following types of dwelling units are prohibited to be used as a shortterm rental unit:
i. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units ii. Mobile home, house trailer on a residential lot, or within a mobile home iii. Recreational vehicles
iv. Housing units within the affordable housing program

3. No owner shall be granted a permit for more than one short-term rental within the City.

4. There shall only be one short-term rental permit issued per property except in multi-family single lot subdivisions (i.e. apartments, condominiums or townhomes) the number of short-term rental permits allowed shall be as follows in Table 20.71.040.C.1:
4 Table 20.71.040.C.1

SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT ISSUANCE
Number of Units Per Property Maximum Number of Short-Term Rental Permits
Up to 3 1
4 or more 3

5. The dwelling unit or property used as a short-term rental property shall not be the subject of any active or pending code enforcement actions or violations pursuant to the City’s Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, zoning, building, and fire codes.

F. Application for Permit. The owner shall submit the following information and/or documents as part of their application or renewal application for a short-term rental:

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the short-term rental and the local contact person.

2. A copy of the owner’s current state issued driver’s license or identification card.

3. The address of the short-term rental property, including a diagram identifying the location of the short-term rental structure and the location of the required parking.

4. The number of bedrooms and the applicable occupancy limit of the shortterm rental.

5. A photo of the short-term rental structure to allow the City to visually identify the unit.

6. Signed acknowledgment form confirming that City staff shall conduct building, fire, and safety inspection to verify compliance with the operational requirements of this chapter. Permit approval shall be contingent upon passing the inspection.

7. The uniform resource locator (URL) (i.e. website address) for any and all anticipated advertisements of the short-term rental of the property.

8. An executed document, approved as to form by the City Attorney, by which the Applicant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from any claim, demand, or judgment in favor of any person, arising out of activities or inactivity of the Applicant with respect to the operations of the short-term rental.

9. A completed and approved Business License application.

10. A completed Transient Occupancy Tax registration form. 5 11. Proof of general liability insurance that covers the rental of the property as a short-term rental in the aggregate sum of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). Alternatively, the owner can provide evidence that each rental occurs through a platform that provides equal or greater insurance coverage. Proof of insurance shall be provided at the time of both initial permit and renewal permit issuance and shall remain in effect for the duration of the annual permit. Failure to maintain liability insurance shall result in the revocation of the permit.

12. If a short-term rental is located on a property in any area governed by a homeowners’ association or community association and subject to Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (“CC&Rs”), the Applicant shall submit a letter from the associations’ governing board stating that the CC&Rs and the rules and regulations of the association do not prohibit short-term rentals from operating, including the short-term rental proposed by the Applicant.

13. The short-term rental permit application shall be accompanied by a consent to inspection form signed by the owner of the property by which the owner agrees and consents to a building, fire, and health and safety inspection as further described under Section 20.71.050 of this chapter, in addition to the payment of inspection fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.

G. Maximum Number of Short-Term Rental Permits.

1. The total number of short-term rental permits issued in the City shall not exceed one hundred (100).

2. Short-term rental permits shall be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

A permitted short-term business that ceases operation shall notify City staff within thirty (30) days of ceasing operation.

3. Each property owner shall not operate more than one (1) short-term rental in the City.

4. When the maximum number of short-term rental permits has been issued, the City shall establish and maintain a waitlist from which permits may be issued as they become available.

H. Short-Term Rental Permit Waitlist.

1. All short-term rental permit applications, which have been deemed complete, shall be placed on the short-term rental waitlist in the order of the application's filing date. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee that a permit will be issued during the pilot program.

2. The City shall notify applicants of permit availability in the order of the application’s filing date.

21.71.050 INSPECTIONS
6 A. Prior to the issuance of a new short-term rental permit or a renewal short-term rental permit, the City shall conduct a building, fire, and health and safety inspection of the short-term rental for compliance with this Chapter.

B. Such inspection shall be conducted within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed application.

C. No permit shall be issued if the inspection finds that any of the following conditions exist:

1. The dwelling unit does not have functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, electricity, or plumbing.

2. The structure has been modified in a way that required a building permit from the City, but such building permit was not obtained.

3. The City determines that there are conditions present on the property that would present a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants and/or the public.

20.71.060 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Compliance by owner, agents, and occupants. The owner and/or owner’s agent shall ensure the property used as a short-term rental is used in a manner that complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to its use and occupancy, including applicable codes regarding fire, building and safety, and shall further ensure the occupants of the short-term rental do not create noise in violation of Chapter 8.20 of the Brea Municipal Code or other disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate any applicable laws, rule, or regulation pertaining to the use and occupancy of the subject short-term rental.

B. Overnight maximum occupancy limits

1. The owner shall limit overnight occupancy of the short-term rental to a specific number of occupants as set forth in Table 20.71.050. C.1 below.

2. Children twelve (12) years of age or younger are not counted towards the occupant maximum.

3. As used in this section, overnight occupancy shall mean during the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m. of the following day.

Table 20.71.050. C.1

OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY LIMITS
Bedrooms Occupancy
0 2
1 4
2 6
3 8
4 10
7 5 or more
12 C. Minimum age of the responsible person. The owner shall not rent a short-term rental to a person that is under the age of 25.

D. Minimum stay. The minimum stay duration shall be no less than two nights.

E. Maintenance of rental contracts. Owners shall maintain all short-term rental contracts (in electronic or paper form) for a period of three years from the date of occupancy. The exact number of occupants shall be included in the contract as well as all City municipal code requirements regulating occupancy limits, noise, outdoor amplified music prohibition, public nuisance, parking trash, no commercial activities, and other code requirements related to the use and occupancy of the short-term rental. The owner shall share all contracts upon the City’s request.

F. Prior to occupancy. Prior to occupancy of a short-term rental by occupants, the owner or owner’s agent or representative shall advise of or require the following from the responsible person:

1. Provide the responsible person with the local contact person’s contact information. The local contact person is required to be available 24 hours.

2. Obtain from the responsible person an “informational form,” in the form provided by the City, which contains, but not limited to, the following:
i. Name
ii. Address
iii. Telephone number
iv. Copy of the valid governmental identification of responsible person
v. List of all the names of all occupants of the short-term rental vi. List of all vehicle information and license plate numbers of the responsible person, occupants, and guests
vii. Signed copy of the City’s Good Neighbor Policy prior to or during check-in.
viii. Signed acknowledgment statement, in which the responsible person understands that he or she is legally responsible for compliance by all occupants of the short-term rental and their guests.

3. Applicants for the short-term rental permit shall review and acknowledge receipt of a copy of the good neighbor policy. In addition, the applicant shall provide a brochure or document intended to remind occupants of short-term regulations.

G. The owner of the short-term rental shall ensure that the property complies with all applicable codes regarding fire, building, health and safety, zoning and all other laws and regulations.
8 H. 24-Hour Availability.

3. In all circumstances, complaints that the occupants of these short-term rental has created unreasonable or unlawful noise or disturbances in violation of Chapter 8.20 of the Municipal Code or provisions of this Chapter or is engaging in disorderly conduct, requires an in-person response by the local contact person.

J. Trash Containers. Trash and refuse shall not be left stored within public view, except in proper containers for the purpose of collection by the City’s authorized waste hauler on scheduled trash collection days. The owner of the short-term rental shall provide sufficient trash collection containers and service to meet the demand of the occupants.

K. The short-term rental permit license number assigned by the City shall be displayed on any hosting platform’s website where said short-term rental is advertised. Each short-term rental shall have a unique permit number.

L. Retention of Residential Character. The owner of a short-term rental shall not change the residential character of the outside appearance of the residence, either by the use of colors, materials, lighting or/and advertising mechanism.

M. Parking. On-site parking shall be on an approved driveway, garage, and/or approved parking structure.

N. Required Information for advertisements.

1. The owner shall include the current permit registration number on or in any advertisement appearing in any newspaper, magazine, brochure, television, internet website, etc., that promotes the availability or the existence of the short-term rental in a place or location deemed acceptable by the permit administrator in the following format:
i. “City of Brea – Short-term Rental Permit No. ___”
9 ii. In the case of the audio-only advertising of the same, the permit number shall be read as part of the advertising.

2. The following shall be clearly identified in any advertisement:
a. Maximum Occupancy
b. The number of bedrooms
c. Maximum number of vehicles allowed
d. Photo of the front of the short-term rental
O. Transient Occupancy Tax. The owner and/or the owner’s agent shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 3.16 of the Municipal Code concerning transient occupancy taxes including, but not limited to, submission of a return in accordance with § 3.16.070, which shall be filed even if the short-term rental unit was not rented during each such reporting period.

20.71.70 HOSTING PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS
Subject to applicable laws, Hosting Platforms shall disclose to the City on a quarterly basis each short-term rental listing located in the City, the names of the persons responsible for each such listing, the address of each such listing, the length of stay for each such listing, and the price paid for each stay.

A. Hosting platforms shall require owners to include the City-issued permit registration number in their listing(s), in a format designated by the City. Hosting platforms shall not complete any booking transaction unpermitted short-term rentals in the City.

B. Prior to an owner listing a short-term rental location within the City through a hosting platform, the hosting platform shall provide a notice to such owner with the following information:

1. “Chapter 20.71 of the City of Brea’s Municipal Code prohibits the shortterm rental of residential property within the City of Brea unless the City has issued both a business license and a short-term rental permit, and the owner pays the transient occupancy tax.”
C. The provisions of this section shall be interpreted in accordance with otherwise applicable state and federal law(s) and will not apply if determined by the City to be in violation of, or preempted by, and such law(s).

20.71.080 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
A. A person who is renting a short-term rental is prohibited from subleasing such dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, to any other person or entity.

B. Commercial activities and special events, including but not limited to, weddings, receptions, large parties and sales events are prohibited on the property used as a short-term rental.

C. Hosting Platforms are prohibited from facilitating the short-term vacation rental of unlicensed, unpermitted, and illegal businesses. Hosting Platforms shall not process transactions for properties that are not licensed and permitted by the 10 City. Hosting Platforms shall not facilitate the evading of relevant taxes and regulations required of any short-term rental.

D. Hosting Platforms are prohibited from advertising a short-term rental located within the City that is not licensed and permitted pursuant to this Chapter.

E. Owners and/or owner’s agent of an unlicensed short-term rental are prohibited from operating in the City and are prohibited from being marketed as short-term rentals available within the City. Any owner and/or owner’s agent found to be operating a short-term rental without a valid permit shall be subject to all applicable fines and penalties.

20.71.090 PERMIT NONTRANSFERABLE/NO PROPERTY RIGHTS
A permit granted pursuant to this Chapter shall not be transferable to another person, entity, assessor’s parcel number or to another property owner. In addition, the issuance of a permit or renewal permit does not give the owner any vested property rights and any such permit shall not run with the land or property to which it applies. All new property owners shall obtain a new permit to continue with short-term rental operations.

20.71.100 PERMIT APPROVAL, DENIAL, AND REVOCATION
A. Decision Authority.

1. The Director has the authority to approve, deny, or revoke a short-term rental permit.

2. The Director’s decision on short-term rental permits shall take effect immediately, unless timely appeal is filed pursuant to Section 20.71.110 of this chapter.

B. Permit Approval. If, as a result of the investigation conducted by the City, the applicant is found to satisfy all of the requirements of this chapter and no grounds for denial exist, the associated short-term permit application shall be approved, and a permit (or a renewal permit) shall be issued to the applicant unless the maximum number of permits as specified in Section 20.71.040 have been issued.

C. Permit Denial

1. The applicant shall be denied the short-term rental permit, including a renewal permit, if any of the following findings are made:
i. The information contained in the application or supplemental information requested is false or misleading in any material detail. ii. The owner failed to provide a complete application, after having been notified of the requirement to produce documents or additional information within ten (10) calendar days.
iii. The owner is delinquent in payment of any city taxes, fees, assessments, fines, or penalties.
iv. If the owner has had a prior short-term rental permit revoked or has been cited for violating any provision of the Municipal Code related to short-term rentals in the City within the past twelve (12) months. 11 v. The owner has failed to pay any previous administrative fines, remediate any other violations, and/or complete any other alternative disposition associated with a previous violation of this chapter related to the operation of a short-term rental.
vi. If, at the time the permit application is being submitted, the City has commenced any enforcement proceedings against the owner with respect to the property for which the owner seeks a permit or a renewal of a permit.
vii. The property does not comply with all applicable codes regarding zoning, fire, building and safety as specified under Section 20.71.050 of this chapter, and other relevant laws, ordinances, or regulations including any conditions placed on the permit by the City. viii.The permit cap has been reached.

2. Applicants who are denied a permit solely based on the permit cap shall have an option to join the waitlist.

D. Permit Revocation

1. A short-term rental permit shall be revoked if any of the following findings are made:
a. If any of the applicable conditions listed under subsection B.1 of this section exist.
b. Any violation of Sections 20.71.050, 20.71.060, and/or 20.71.080 is found.
c. Any violation of any other law exists on the premises of the short-term rental, for the conditions as may be shown to be injurious to the public health and safety.

2. An owner whose permit is revoked is prohibited from applying for a new shortterm rental permit for the duration of the pilot program.

20.71.110 APPEAL PROCEDURE
A. Decision Authority. The Director’s decision to deny or revoke short-term rental permit is appealable to the Hearing Officer.

1. No appeal may be filed if the ground of the permit denial is due to the permit cap.

B. Appellants. The applicant of the short-term rental permit may file an appeal.

C. Time for Filing of Appeal. An appeal must be filed within ten (10) calendar days after the date of action by the Director.

D. Filing of Appeal.

1. Appeals must be filed with the City Clerk together with the required appeal fee as set forth in the current schedule of fees adopted.
12 2. If the information included with an appeal is found by the City Clerk to be deficient, the City Clerk shall notify the appellant as to the particulars of the deficiencies. If such deficiencies are not corrected within ten (10) calendar days of such notice, the appeal shall be deemed withdrawn.

E. Effect of Timely Appeal.

1. The filing of a timely appeal shall suspend the decision of the Director until the final determination on the appeal or dismissal thereof.

2. No person shall commence operation or continue to operate a short-term rental until the final determination is made on the appeal.

F. Notice of Hearing. A notice of such hearing shall be given to the applicant of the short-term rental permit, in writing and mailed at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing addressed to the address listed on the short-term rental application. The notice shall state the grounds for denial or revocation, and the time and place where such hearing will be held.

G. Public Hearing.

1. At the time and place set for public hearing, the Hearing Officer shall hear and determine all the facts and evidence relevant to the applicant and the contents of the application.

2. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer may affirm, modify, or reverse the Director’s decision. The Hearing Officer shall render a written decision within ten (10) calendar days form the date of the hearing where the decision on the appeal was made.

3. The action of the Hearing Officer shall be final and conclusive.

20.71.120 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
A. Fees. The City Council shall establish fees, fines, penalties, and other charges for violation of this Chapter by resolution, which may be amended from time to time.

B. Operating a short-term rental without a valid permit is prohibited. Advertising shall be understood as evidence of operation. Additional evidence of operation may include, but not limited to guest testimony, online reviews, rental agreements or any other information deemed relevant by the City.

C. Violation(s) of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not-to-exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a period not-to-exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each and every day such a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this chapter.

D. In addition to the foregoing, a violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a public nuisance pursuant to Chapter 15.212 and shall be subject to abatement by the city by means of a civil action or administrative abatement 13 pursuant to this code, and each day such condition continues it shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

E. The remedies provided for in this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other legal remedies, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the City to address any violation of this chapter.

20.71.130 RECORDKEEPING
Each owner shall maintain all written records related to the use and occupancy of the short-term rental, including, but not limited to compliance with the operation requirements and standards set forth in section 21.070.060, for a period of three (3) years for the purpose of inspection or audit to determine that the objective and conditions of this Chapter are being fulfilled.

20.71.140 REQUIREMENTS NOT EXCLUSIVE
The requirements of this Chapter shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any other provision of the Brea Municipal Code. The issuance of any permit pursuant to this Chapter shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with all other provisions of the Brea Municipal Code pertaining to the use and occupancy of the Short-Term Rental or the property on which it is located.

Short-Term Rental License Map
Sector Guide
East Sector: Twenty-five (25) Licenses
Northwest Sector: Twenty-five (25) Licenses
Southwest Sector: Fifty (50) Licenses

BREA CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the Brea City Council will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers of the Brea Civic & Cultural Center, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California, for the purpose of considering the following:

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Adopting Title 5.32:

Short-Term Rentals.

The project has been assessed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and the environmental regulations of the City. The proposed ordinance is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend said hearing and express opinions on the matters outlined above. Further information may be obtained by calling the Economic Development Division at (714) 990-7788 or by emailing [email protected].

If you challenge any action taken by the City Council at this public hearing in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence, delivered to the Office of the City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Dated: November 25, 2025
Victoria Popescu, City Clerk
CITYof BREA
City Council Regular Meeting
Communication
December 16, 2025
Item No. 4C.

Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for Costco Wholesale Corporation

TO PREPARED BY
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Melissa Furio, Community Development Manager

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL CITY MANAGER APPROVAL
Jason Killebrew, Assistant City Manager/Community
Development Director
Kristin Griffith, City Manager

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Conduct a public hearing, receive public testimony, and consider adoption of an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Agreement")

2. Approve the Agreement and authorize the City Manager to make non-substantive edits to the Agreement and approve and execute implementing agreements

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Per Title 17 ("Economic Development") of the Brea City Code (BCC), section 17.1.30, the City of Brea may grant economic incentives, including agreements to forego, waive, or reimburse sale tax and use taxes, for private development projects that provide a significant and specific public benefit, to qualifying businesses or special programs that meet certain criteria.

On November 6, 2025, the Community Development Department received an application from a property owner requesting the City to consider reimbursing sales tax to assist with attracting a Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) to locate to the City of Brea. The application contains the information as required by Government Code §53083 and BCC §17.1.40, as further outlined in Attachment A of this report. As noted in the application materials, the applicant states that bringing a Costco to the City of Brea would result in significant public benefits. Such public benefits would include:

The creation of approximately 350 full-time and 350 part-time jobs A high-quality and maximum-value grocer offering low consumer prices A fueling station offering low consumer prices
Annual revenue to the City of Brea’s Senior Center services, events, and programs A convenient retailer for Brea-based small businesses that rely on purchasing wholesale goods, fuel, and equipment for their business
Sales tax dollars that would help offset the impact to the City’s General Fund One-time and ongoing property tax revenue from reassessment that would help offset the impact to the City’s General Fund
The Economic Development Agreement, which contains the provisions of the sales tax sharing for a term of 50 years, is provided as Attachment B. Staff recommends that the City Council approve an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for the purpose of attracting Costco to the City.

PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS
Government Code requires the City Council to conduct a public hearing regarding this item. The public hearing notice was posted in the local newspaper on December 4, 2025. As of the completion of this report, no public comments were received. The public hearing notice for this effort is provided as Attachment C.

COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Finance Committee reviewed this item at their December 9, 2025 meeting and recommended the item for City Council review and approval.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY
By approving the Economic Development Agreement, the City would assist the applicant with attracting a Costco to Brea. Should the applicant be successful, Costco is anticipated to produce significant public benefit for several reasons, including the generation of local sales tax dollars that help offset the City’s General Fund. The ratio of local sales tax sharing would be calculated on a sliding percentage scale, based on total annual taxable sales by Costco. Spanning the 50-year term of the agreement, it is estimated that the City of Brea would receive approximately $50,156,250 in local sales tax revenue, with approximately $83,593,750 of local sales tax being reimbursed to the applicant.

As an additional public benefit, the City will also be able to withhold 5% of the amount that is otherwise owed annually to the applicant as a contribution solely for the purposes of funding events, programs, and services at the Brea Senior Center.

The reassessment of the property would also generate one-time and ongoing property tax generation. Early estimates suggest the City would incur a one-time property tax fee, due to the change in ownership, of approximately $265,375, with annual property tax revenue of approximately $839,646.

Additional economic impacts generated from the development of a Costco in Brea may be intangible or difficult to quantify. For example, having a Costco in Brea would create additional workforce development opportunities due to the generation of approximately 700 new jobs. Also, Costco offers low-priced fuel, maximum-value groceries, and a variety of other goods and services at competitive consumer prices, which would position it to be a convenient and cost-effective retail amenity for Brea residents and businesses. These economic impacts would be beneficial to Brea’s residents and businesses, along with such benefits available to the greater region, as well.

Attachments
Attachment A - Memorandum with Application and Exhibits Attachment B - Economic Development Agreement
Attachment C - Public Hearing Notice
Memorandum
Civic & Cultural Center • 1 Civic Center Circle • Brea, California 92821-5732 • 714/990-7600 • FAX 714/990-2258 • www.cityofbrea.net Community Development Department
To: Brea City Council Members
CC: Jason Killebrew, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director From: Melissa Furio, Community Development Manager
Date: December 16, 2025
Re: Application Materials for an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Brea and Dwight Manley, as Trustee of the DVQ Revocable Trust, for Costco Wholesale Corporation
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the application materials submitted by the project applicant to the Community Development Department. The memorandum and application include the required information per Government Code §53083 and Brea City Code (BCC) §17.1.40, pertaining to the request for an Economic Development Agreement.

Per Title 17 (“Economic Development”), BCC §17.1.30, the City of Brea may grant economic incentives, including agreements to forego, waive, or reimburse sale tax and use taxes, for private development projects that provide a significant and specific public benefit, to qualifying businesses or special programs that meet certain criteria.

On November 6, 2025, the Community Development Department received an application for an Economic Development Agreement requesting the sharing of sales tax to assist with attracting a Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) to locate to the City of Brea. The contents of the application are attached as Exhibits A-C to this memorandum, which include responses to the required information per Government Code §53083 and BCC §17.1.40.

Among the required provisions is to provide (1) a description of the Economic Development Agreement, including the estimated total amount of the expenditure of public funds by, or of revenue lost to, the local agency as a result of the agreement, as well as (2) the projected tax revenue to the City of Brea as a result of the Economic Development Agreement. It is estimated that the project will generate significant public benefit by generating local sales tax to the City of Brea over a fifty-year (50) term of approximately $50,156,250.00, with approximately $83,593,750.00 of local sales tax being reimbursed to the applicant during that timeframe. The applicant will also provide 5% of their reimbursement annually to the City of Brea Community Services Department to fund programs, events, and services at the Brea Senior Center.

Exhibit A – Project Application
Exhibit B – Letter of Request
Exhibit C – Property Owner Authorization
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit B
Exhibit B
Exhibit 1
Exhibit B
Year
Land Owner
(% of Share of Sales Tax)
City
(% of Share of Sales Tax)
1 100 0
2 100 0
3 95 5
4 95 5
5 90 10
6 90 10
7 90 10
8 85 15
9 85 15
10 85 15
11 80 20
12 80 20
13 80 20
14 75 25
15 75 25
16 75 25
17 70 30
18 70 30
19 65 35
20 65 35
21 65 35
22 60 40
23 60 40
24 60 40
25 60 40
26 55 45
27 55 45
28 55 45
29 55 45
30 50 50
31 50 50
32 50 50
33 50 50
34 50 50
35 50 50
36 50 50
37 50 50
38 50 50
39 50 50
40 50 50
41 40 60
ALL FOLLOWING YEARS 40 60
Exhibit B
November 6, 2025
2523/015679-0027
22996325.1 a11/06/25
City of Brea
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, CA 92821
Re: Consent to Applications Concerning 200-250 S. Kraemer Boulevard (APNs 320- 221-24 & 340-221-25)
To Whom it May Concern:

I am the authorized representative of Kramer Acquisition Partners Owner LLC, the owner of the real property generally located on 200-250 S. Kraemer Boulevard in the City of Brea (“City”), designated by the Orange County Tax Assessor as Assessor Parcel Numbers (“APNs”) 320-221-24 and 340-221-25 (the “Property”).

DVQ Revocable Trust, Dwight Manley, and any of their authorized representatives, consultants and attorneys have the permission and consent of the owner of the Property to submit any entitlement or other applications to the City concerning the Property, including but not limited to an application for a sales tax sharing agreement with the City relating to a proposed warehouse retail store on a portion of the Property.
[signature on following page]
Docusign Envelope ID: 2342D47B-08FF-4BD0-BED4-77E78804328C Exhibit C
City of Brea
November 6, 2025

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