RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 10-400 OF THE
CHULA VISTA MASTER FEE SCHEDULE CREATING A
SECTION RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT S
AND ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR CITY STANDARD PLAN
REVIEW
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista ’s 2021-2029 adopted Housing Element identified several implementing programs to promote the production of accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”); and
WHEREAS, through a Housing Acceleration Program (“HAP”) grant from the San Diego Association of Governments ( “SANDAG”) the City was able to create ADU standard plans that have been reviewed by Development Services staff and have been pre -approved for use with a streamlined process requiring a building permit with minimal additional requirements; and
WHEREAS, to achieve full and equitable cost recovery for services provided in the plan check review of ADU standard plans a new fee is established and a new section dedicated to ADUs is amended in Chapter 10-400 of the City’s Master Fee Schedule, as set forth in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, an amended Master Fee Schedule was previously approved via Council Resolution No. 2019-050 and included a typographical error for the category of “Room Addition - Multi-story, each additional 300 SF” for a total of $387, which is now being corrected to $529; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the associated services; and
WHEREAS, Article XIII C of the California Constitution requires a vote of the electorate to increase any levy, charge, or exaction imposed by a local government unless specifically exempted; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees are exempt from the vote requirement pursuant to Sections 1(e)(2) and 1(e)(3) of Article XIII C of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Master Fee Schedule shall become effective upon adoption of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby amend Chapter 10-400 (Building Fees) of the City's Master Fee Schedule to add fees relating to ADUs, as set forth in Exhibit 1 to this Resolution.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Stacey Kurz Marco A. Verdugo,
Director of Housing & Homeless Services City Attorney
Laura C. Black, AICP
Director of Development Services