Staff Report - Amending CAC 1.10 Adopting a New Master Fee Schedule Page 1 of 3
STAFF REPORT
T
O: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Brad Donohue, Director of Public Works
Lorraine Weiss, Principal Planner
Nathan Bassett, Administrative Service Director
VIA: Dan Barros, City Manager
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2026
SUBJECT: Cost of Service Fee Study
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the following:
RESOLUTION AMENDING COLMA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SUBCHAPTER 1.10 RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF NEW OR INCREASED FEES IN THE TOWN’S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378
COUNCIL ADOPTED VALUES
By adopting the proposed Cost of Service Fee Study and related Master Fee Schedule, the City Council is taking a Responsible approach in amending the Towns Master Fee Schedule in a way that it is fair and equitable to those receiving services.
E
XECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Town last adopted a new Fee Study in 2019 in order to adopt a Master Fee Schedule. The Town recently completed a Cost of Service St udy to identify the cost of providing various user fee related services. The Town’s chief purposes in conducting this new Study were to ensure that existing fees do not exceed the costs of service and to provide an opportunity for the City Council to re-align fee amounts with the adopted cost recovery policies.
T
he Council held a Study Session at its meeting on May 13, 2026 to review an updated Cost of Service Study, prepared by NBS (dated April 3, 2026) , with associated schedule of fees. The schedule of fees identifies services provided by, or on behalf of, the Town and the costs charged for providing these services. A fee adjustment based on the User Fee Study would allow Planning, Building, Engineering, Police, and Recreation revenues to be more purposefully directed to funding services performed for the community . The Council indicated that they do not wish to have 100% cost recovery, and the Parks and Recreation Department fee should remain as is in order to continue to attract business to Colma, fairness to residents, as well as provide incentives AGENDA ITEM #8
Staff Report - Amending CAC 1.10 Adopting a New Master Fee Schedule Page 2 of 3 for Parks and Recreation users. Additionally, the Council was satisfied with the proposed General Plan Maintenance Fee and Geographical Information Systems Fee. No member of the public provided testimony.
ANALYSIS
As part of the User Fee Study, and Master Fee Schedule Update, two additional departments have been incorporated including Police and Parks and Recreation. For the most part, all department fees (Planning, Building, Engineering, Parks and Recreation, and Police) were recommended for 100% cost recovery with a few exceptions where it would be considered too burdensome to the applicant or property owner. In the previous User Fee Study and Master Fee Schedule, the City Council adopted in 2019 a 90% cost recovery rate. With direction from the City Council at the May 13, 2026 meeting, to not provide for 100% cost recovery, and consistent with past practice, staff is recommending that Council update the Master Fee Schedule with a 90% cost recovery rate.
The table below provides an executive summary by setting the Master Fee Schedule with a 90% cost recovery rate.
Additional New Fees Proposed
General Plan Maintenance Fee
The General Plan Maintenance Fee was suggested in order to ensure funding is available for the significant costs associated with comprehensive General Plan updates and implementation. Table 14, General Plan Surcharge Cost Recovery Outcomes, from Chapter 7 of the User Fee Study , shown below, provides a General Plan Maintenance fee with a recommended cost recovery of .6%, or a total $1,597 would be generated of the $261,750 annual cost recovery surplus.
Table 14. General Plan Surcharge Cost Recovery Outcomes
At the May 13, 2026 City Council meeting, the Council agreed with staff’s recommendation to add the General Plan Surcharge Fee to the Master Fee Schedule.
Division
Estimated
Annual
C
urrent Fee
Revenue
Estimated
Annual Full Cost
R
ecovery Fee
Revenue
Annual Cost
Recovery Surplus
/
(Deficit)
Current Cost
Recovery %
Estimated
Annual
R
ecommended
Fee Revenue
Recommended
Cost Recovery
%
General Plan Maintenance Surcharge n/a 261, 750 (261,750) 0% 1,597 0.6% Staff Report - Amending CAC 1.10 Adopting a New Master Fee Schedule Page 3 of 3 GIS (Geographical Informational Systems) Fee
Similarly to the General Plan Maintenance Fee, the GIS Fee was recommended to help offset future operational costs to maintain GIS as new information would be inputted into its database.
It is not expected that this fee would pay for the entire GIS maintenance, though, would help offset funds for this purpose. The City Council agreed with staff’s recommendation to add the GIS Fee to the Master Fee Schedule.
Annual Adjustment to User Fees and Regulatory Fees
As indicated in the previous Study Session staff report, another point to consider would be for future fee schedule adjustments, in keeping up with the cost of inflation is to approve an annual modifier to the fees such as the Consumers Price Index (CPI) or a percentage of labor cost increase. Staff recommends that t he Town adjust user fees and regulatory fees on an annual basis to keep pace with cost inflation and utilize the CPI with CPI-U measure and bring it to the City Council for approval annually.
ALTERNATIVE
The City Council can choose to reject the resolution to this Staff Report, and direct staff to reduce the cost recovery rate to a different percentage. As such, staff would revise to the appropriate rate and return to the City Council with a revised resolution for review and adoption.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The City Council review of the User Fee Study is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Guideline 15378 as it is more akin to a governmental fiscal activity without any commitment to any specific project.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Town incurred the cost of NBS, Fee Study Consultant, and Town staff to conduct the study, analysis and prepare documents for the City Council review. The direction provided by the City Council will generate future revenue for the Town.
CONCLUSION
The City Council should hear this item, consider public testimony and adopt the resolution for new or increased fees via an amendment to Colma Administrative Code Subchapter 1.10 related to the Town’s Master Fee Schedule.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution
B. Proposed Master Fee Schedule
Res. 2026-XX Master Fee Schedule Page 1 of 3
RESOLUTION 2026-XX
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF COLMA
RESOLUTION AMENDING COLMA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SUBCHAPTER 1.10 RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF NEW OR INCREASED FEES IN THE TOWN’S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE 15378
T
he City Council of the Town of Colma does hereby resolve:
1 . Background.
(a) The Town adopted A New Fee Study pursuant to Resolution No. 2019- XX on ---, and a M
aster Fee Schedule that contained various new and increased fees and charges. Those fees and charges as contained in the Master Fee Schedule went into effect on May 1, 2019; and (b) The Town completed a Cost of Service Study in April 2026 to identify the cost o f p
roviding various user fee related services to ensure that existing fees do not exceed the costs of service and to provide an opportunity for the City Council to re -align fee amounts with the adopted cost recovery policies.
(c) The Town’s held a Study Session at its City Council meeting on May 13, 2026 to revie w an
updated Cost of Service Study, prepared by NBS (dated April 3, 2026), with associated schedule of fees. The schedule of fees identifies services provided by, or on behalf of, the Town and the costs charged for providing these services.
(d) Based on the direction of the City Council at the May 13, 2026, staff revised the Master Fee Schedule to incorporate these modifications and amended the Town’s Administrative Code, Subchapter 1.10 related to the Master Fee Schedule.
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e) The City Council held a public noticed hearing on June 10, 2026, to review the increased and new fees in the updated Master Fee Schedule and Amendments to the Town’s Administrative Code Subchapter 1.1 related Master Fee Schedule.
2. Order.
(a) The City Council of the Town of Colma hereby amends Colma Administrative Code Subchapter 1.10 Related to the Master Fee Schedule, as attached hereto as Exhibit A. (
b) This resolution shall take effective immediately with the fees going into effect 60 days after the adoption of this resolution with Government Code Section 66017. //
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ATTACHMENT A
Res. 2026-XX Master Fee Schedule Page 2 of 3
Certification of Adoption
I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026- XX was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of Colma held June 10, 2026 by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Carrie Slaughter, Mayor
Helen Fisicaro
Joanne F. del Rosario
Thomas Walsh
Ken Gonzalez
Voting Tally
Dated ______________________ ____________________________________ Carrie Slaughter, Mayor
Attest: _____________________________
Michelle Estabillo Gourlie, City Clerk
Res. 2026-XX Master Fee Schedule Page 3 of 3
EXHIBIT “A”
Master Fee Schedule
I. Public Records and Copying Fees [3]
1 Document photocopying, in house [3]
8.5" x 14" or smaller per sheet 0.10$ 0.10$
8.5" x 17" per sheet 0.15$ 0.15$
Plus hourly fee hourly 20$ 20$
2 Document photocopying, outside actual cost,
hourly
[3] Actual Cost
+ $20 / hour
Actual Cost
+ $20 / hour
3 Electronic Media copy flat [3] $ 20 20$
4 Videotape copy flat [3] $ 40 40$
II. Appeal and Re-consideration Fees [9]
1 Filing fee for appeal from administrative decision per request 1,500$ 1,500$ 2 Filing fee for request for reconsideration of City Council decision per request 3,000$ 3,000$ III. Land Use Development Processing Fees, Planning Services (Flat Fees) 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit per project $ 611 611$
2 Address Assignment per project $ 267 267$
3 Administrative Use Permit flat [10C] $ 1,833 5,928$ 4 Sign Permit 1st sign [10C,
11] $ 500 2,500 $
2 to 4 signs each sign $ 500 500$
5 to 10 signs flat $ 500 4,500$
5 Special Event Fees and Deposits
Special Event Permit
One Time / Initial flat [10S] $ 200 1,482$
Recurring flat $ 100 798$
Initial deposit against Departmental Service Charges for a Special Event Impacting Public Property deposit [3] $ 500 $ 500
Initial deposit against Departmental Service Charges for a Special Event on Private Property deposit [3] $ 200 $ 200
Initial deposit against Departmental Service Charges for a Public Assembly Event deposit [3] $ 500 $ 500
Initial deposit against Departmental Service Charges for a Commercial Event deposit [3] $ 300 $ 300
6 Temporary Use Permit (Tier 1) flat [10C] $ 70 1,140$ Master Fee Schedule
Planning
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026 Planning, Page 1 of 18
ATTACHMENT B
Master Fee Schedule
Planning
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
7 Temporary Use Permit (Tier 2) [10C]
One-Time / Initial flat $ 1,000 2,508 $
Recurring flat $ 500 1,368 $
8 Tree removal permit [10C]
Minor - Up to 9 trees each $ 367 500 $
Major - 10+ trees flat $ 4,124 4,500 $
9 Use Permit, Home Occupation flat [10C] $ 50 684 $ 10 Zoning Clearance for Retail Merchandising Unit per project [10C] $ 250 912 $ IV. Land Use Development Processing Fees, Planning Services (Deposit Against Actual Cost) 1 Design Review, Major (Zoning Administrator)
(New development or modifications to existing use > 1,000 sq ft or over $1,000,000 value)
deposit $ 7,102 13,909 $
2 Design Review, Minor (Staff level review)
(New development or modifications to existing use < 1,000 sqft or under $1,000,000 value)
deposit [10C] $ 1,986 4,104 $
3 General Plan Amendment deposit $ 10,844 17,555 $ 4 Landscape Plan Check Water Use (MWELO) deposit $ 267 3,192 $ 5 Lot Line Adjustment (Staff) deposit $ 8,416 13,518 $ 6 Master Sign Program deposit $ 7,255 15,000 $ 7 Planned Development Plan deposit $ 6,949 36,199 $ 8 SB9 - Housing Opportunity deposit NEW 11,635 $
9 Stormwater Review Deposit (Preliminary) deposit $ 1,497 2,168 $ 10 Subdivision Map per map,
deposit
Tentative Map deposit $ 9,776 12,767 $
Parcel Map (Final Map) - (4 lots or less) deposit $ 7,744 10,260 $ Parcel Map (Final Map) - (greater than 4 lots) deposit $ 7,744 14,819 $ 11 Use Permit, Major
(New development or modifications to existing use > 2,000 sq ft) deposit $ 7,255 15,047 $ 12 Use Permit, Minor
(New development or modifications to existing use < 2,000 sq ft) deposit [10C] $ 7,255 11,970 $ Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026 Planning, Page 2 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Planning
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
13 Vacation or abandonment of Public Easement, including Street Easement deposit $ 6,644 9,918 $ 14 Zoning/Rezoning Reclassification deposit $ 8,935 15,162 $ 15 Zoning Verification Letter deposit $ 993 2,280 $ 16 City Attorney Time (the deposit is required whenever City Attorney time will be spent in processing an application, and shall be in excess of any other deposit or fee required, with the deposit determined by the level of CEQA review required for the application)
CEQA Exemptions not requiring a Major Permit or Major Design Review application - under 2,000 sq ft deposit $ 726 824 $ CEQA Exemption requiring a Major Permit or Major Design Review application - 2,000 square feet and over deposit $ 1,815 2,061 $ CEQA Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations deposit $ 3,629 4,122 $ Environmental Impact Reports deposit $ 7,258 $ 7,650 Agreements - City Attorney Deposit deposit
Deposit
based on
estimated
number of
hours or
$2,000 min
Deposit
based on
estimated
number of
hours or
$2,000 min
17 Land Use Development Project Fees, CEQA Review (Deposit Against Actual Cost). The following deposits will be required for environmental review of applications through the Planning Department to develop property. These fees are in addition to the processing fees for planning or engineering services. The initial deposits shown below are due and payable upon filing an application. Additional deposits may be required from time to time. Any unused deposit will be returned to the applicant. The deposit for an amendment is the same as the fee for an initial application. The total processing fee will not exceed the actual, reasonable cost of providing the service.
18 Categorical Exemption per permit [4] $ 267 684 $ County Filing Fees flat $ 50 50 $
19 Mitigated Negative Declaration
Prepared by Town deposit [4,5] $ 8,019 38,876 $ County Filing Fees flat $ 50 50 $
Prepared by Consultant deposit [4,6]
Consultant
Costs + 10% as
initial deposit
to cover staff
time
Consultant
Costs + 10% as
initial deposit
to cover staff
time
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026 Planning, Page 3 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Planning
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
20 Negative Declaration deposit [4] $ 8,019 6,613 $ County Filing Fees flat $ 50 50 $
21 Environmental Impact Reports deposit [4,6]
Consultant
Costs + 10% as
initial deposit
to cover staff
time
Consultant
Costs + 10% as
initial deposit
to cover staff
time
22 Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program deposit
Deposit
based on
estimated
number of
hours or
$1,000 min
Deposit
based on
estimated
number of
hours or
$1,000 min
23 Business Registration Application Processing flat [8] $ 25 25 $ V. Support to Building Fees
1 Building Permit, Residential Interior flat $ 40 228 $ 2 Building Permit, New Single Family Residence flat $ 76 456 $ 3 Building Permit, Residential Addition flat $ 76 228 $ 4 Building Permit, Commercial T.I. flat $ 76 684 $ 5 Building Permit, Commercial Addition flat $ 115 456 $ 6 Building Permit, Commercial or Multi-Residential flat $ 1,069 2,280 $ VI. Misc Fees
1 Pre-Application Fee (consultation after 1st hour of review) hourly $ 153 228 $ 2 Preliminary Review hourly $ 153 228 $
3 General Plan Surcharge NEW 0.5% of
permit fee
4 GIS Fee [3] NEW 0.375% of
permit fee
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026 Planning, Page 4 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Planning
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
HOURLY RATES
1 Planning Department hourly $ 153 228 $
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application.
Notes
[1] No fee charged
[2] City Attorney rate provided by Town of Colma at $382/hr. [3] Set by Town policy.
[4] Plus $50 Document Handling Fee
[5] Plus $2,181.25 California Department of Fish and Game fee. [6] Plus $3,029.75 California Department of Fish and Game fee [8] Current fee reflects Planning's portion of the T own's fee only. Current fee is listed in the Municipal Code and requires an Ordinance Amendment to change.
[9] Appeals are at the discretion of the Planning Director [10] Typical Use - C: Commercial, R: Residential, S: Social Event [11] Any proposal for more than 10 signs requires a master sign program application Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026 Planning, Page 5 of 18
I. Land Use Development Processing Fees, Public Works and Engineering Services 1 Grading Plan Check
50 to 500 CY flat 383 $ 214 $
501 to 2,000 CY deposit 1,490 $ 1,940 $
Each additional 2,000 CY deposit 1,500 $ 571 $ 2 Grading Permit
50 to 500 CY flat 740 $ 357 $
501 to 2,000 CY deposit 1,291 $ 2,511 $
Each additional 2,000 CY deposit 1,300 $ 571 $ 3 Improvement Plan Checking, Contracts less than $10,000 flat $ 397 656 $ 4 Improvement Plan Checking, Contracts between $10,000 and $100,000 Base fee at $10,000 deposit 429 $ 727 $
Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 5.00 $ 8.72 $ 5 Improvement Plan Checking, Contracts between $100,001 and $500,000 Base fee at $100,001 deposit 894 $ 1,512 $ Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 8.00 $ 11.77 $ 6 Improvement Plan Checking, Contracts more than $500,000 Base fee at $500,001 deposit 4,170 $ 6,221 $ Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 8.00 $ 12.44 $ 7 Improvement Inspection, Contracts less than $10,000 flat 429 $ 727 $ 8 Improvement Inspection, Contracts between $10,000 and $100,000 Base fee at $10,000 deposit 429 $ 727 $
Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 22.00 $ 48.35 $ 9 Improvement Inspection, Contracts between $100,001 and $500,000 Base fee at $100,001 deposit 2,383 $ 5,079 $ Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 17.00 $ 20.69 $ 10 Improvement Inspection, Contracts more than $500,000 Base fee at $500,001 deposit 9,135 $ 13,355 $ Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 18.00 $ 26.71 $ 11 Parcel or Final Map Subdividing Property (4 lots) flat 3,972 $ 5,935 $ Each additional lot flat 199 $ 285 $
Plus recording costs (as established by County) flat Set by County Set by County 12 Vacation or abandonment of Public Easement, including Street Easement deposit 6,994 $ 14,952 $ Master Fee Schedule
Engineering
Proposed Fee
Level / Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Current Fee /
Deposit
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Engineering, Page 6 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Engineering
Proposed Fee
Level / Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Current Fee /
Deposit
II. Public Property and Public Rights-Of-Way
1 Encroachment Permit, single residential lot driveway flat 230 $ 357 $ 2 Encroachment Permit, single residential lot utility cut by contractor in asphalt street or concrete sidewalk flat 230 $ 499 $ 3 Encroachment Permit, single residential lot utility cut by contractor in an interlocking concrete paver surfaced street or sidewalk flat 330 $ 642 $ 4 Encroachment Permit, fence and/or landscaping, traffic control only in right-of-way (Both may be covered by same permit) flat 25 $ 428 $ 5 Encroachment Permit, Utility company [1]
Annual Processing Fee flat 627 $ 856 $
Minimum Deposit Amount deposit 2,509 $ 2,500 $ 6 Failure to give required notice under a Utility Company Annual Encroachment Permit
Per site, after second occurrence in 12-month period flat 209 $ 285 $ 7 Encroachment Permit, for work not included in fixed fee schedules where the value of the contract is less than $10,000
Per Project flat 628 $ 1,070 $
8 Encroachment Permit, for work not included in fixed fee schedules where the value of the contract is between $10,000 and $100,000 deposit 9,093 $ 1,427 $ 9 Encroachment Permit, for work not included in fixed fee schedules where the value of the contract is between $100,000 and $500,000 deposit 28,335 $ 8,846 $ 10 Encroachment Permit, for work not included in fixed fee schedules where the value of the contract is over $500,000 deposit 28,398 $ 26,254 $ Each additional $1,000 of contract cost deposit 57 $ 53 $ III. Stormwater Fees
1 Stormwater Management - Post construction flat 1,672 $ 2,283 $ 2 Stormwater Regulatory Inspection
C3 - Stormwater Mgmt. Inspection of privately maintained post construction treatment devices
Residential flat 209 $ 285 $
Commercial flat 418 $ 571 $
C4 - Stormwater Permit Commercial Inspection flat 314 $ 428 $ Each Reinspection flat 209 $ 285 $
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Engineering, Page 7 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Engineering
Proposed Fee
Level / Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
Current Fee /
Deposit
HOURLY RATES
1 Engineering Department
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application. hourly 199 $ 285 $
Notes
[1] Work under the annual permit is limited to minor work & maintenance related work in accordance with CMC§5.08.050.
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Engineering, Page 8 of 18
I. PERMIT APPLICATION FEE per project $ 25 $ 32 II. BUILDING PERMIT FEES
$1 - $500 minimum
permit fee $ 25 $ 50
$ 500.01 to $ 2,000 base cost
(for the first $500) $ 48 $ 100 each add'l $100 $ 12.13 31.07 $
$ 2,001 to $ 25,000.00 base cost
(For the first $2,001) $ 230 $ 566 each add'l $1000 $ 21.01 26.66 $
$ 25,001 to $ 50,000 base cost
(for the first $25,001) $ 929 $ 1,179 each add'l $1000 $ 63.93 81.13 $
$ 50,001 to $ 100,000 base cost
(for the first $50,001) $ 2,527 $ 3,207 each add'l $1000 $ 5.95 7.55 $
$100,001 to $500,000 base cost
(for the first $100,001) $ 2,825 $ 3,585 each add'l $1000 $ 2.23 2.83 $
$500,001 to $1,000,000 base cost
(for the first $500,001) $ 3,717 $ 4,717 each add'l $1000 $ 3.87 4.91 $
$1,000,000 and over base cost
(for the first $1,000,001) $ 5,649 $ 7,169 each add'l $1000 $ 5.65 7.17 $
III. BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN CHECK FEES processing fee + actual cost [2]
Town Processing Fee:
$1 - $500 flat $ 37 $ 47
$ 500.01 to $ 2,000.00 flat $ 74 $ 94
$ 2,000.01 to $ 25,000.00 flat $ 149 $ 189
$ 25,000.01 to $ 50,000.00 flat $ 149 $ 189
$ 50,000.01 to $ 100,000.00 flat $ 297 $ 377
$100,000.01 to $500,000.00 flat $ 446 $ 566
$500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00 flat $ 520 $ 660 $1,000,000.01 and over flat $ 743 $ 943 Consultant Plan Review actual cost actual cost actual cost Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Building, Page 9 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
IV. OTHER PLAN CHECK FEES
1 Hourly Rate for Plan Review first hour $ 260 $ 330 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
2 Site Plan Review for Accessibility Compliance first 2 hours $ 446 $ 566 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
3 Deferred Submittals (i.e.: Truss Roof Plans/ Calculations) first hour $ 260 $ 330 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
4 Plan Revisions (after permit issued, 2 hr. min charge) first 2 hours $ 409 $ 519 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
5 Repetitive/Excessive Plan Check (2 hr. min charge) first 2 hours $ 446 $ 566 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
V. MISCELLANEOUS & FLAT FEE PERMITS
1 Re-Roofing- Single Family Residence per project $ 93 $ 566 2 Demolition Permit - per single structure (does not include C&D Deposit) per project $ 446 $ 566 3 Temporary Office Trailers or Storage Units at Construction Site per trailer or storage unit $ 260 $ 330 4 Commercial Coaches, Portable/Re-locatable Structures, Trailers and Manufactured Homes (not including Plan Review) per project $ 260 $ 330 5 Sign Re-face - per cabinet, no electrical work per project $ 149 $ 189 6 Sign - new cabinet, including electrical circuit (does not include structural support/review) per project $ 446 $ 566 7 Windows - residential, direct replacement, no structural alterations required, for purpose of verifying Energy Code Compliance [3] Up to 10 windows per project $ 250 $ 377 >10 windows per project
per
valuation,
see fee
item II
per
valuation,
see fee
item II
8 Change of Use Inspection per project $ 297 $ 377 additional fees for plan check per hour see section IV see section IV $ 47
Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Building, Page 10 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
9 Solar: PVSystems [4]
Residential - see GC 66015 (a) 1
Up to 15 kW per project $ 254 $ 450 per kW above 15 kW per kW $ 17 $ 15 Commercial - see GC 66015 (b) 1
Up to 50 kW per project $ 446 $ 896 per kW between 51KW - 250kW per kW $ 37 $ 7 per kW above 250 kW per kW $ 260 $ 5 VI. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION SERVICES
1 Inspections outside of normal business hour (2hr. minimum paid at time of request) first 2 hours $ 446 $ 566 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
2 Requested Inspection - prior to permit issuance (at Building Official's discretion) first hour $ 223 $ 330 ea add'l hour $ 149 $ 189
3 Re-inspection Fees (at Building Official's discretion) first hour $ 149 $ 283 ea add'l 1/2 hour $ 75 $ 189
4 Charged separately: Inspection by California Access Specialist (CASp) 2 hr. minimum charge per hour $ 149 $ 189 VII. OTHER PROVISIONS
1 Filing Appeals
Appeal of Building Official's Decision deposit
Hourly with
minimum
deposit
of $500
Hourly with
minimum
deposit
of $500
Housing Advisory and Appeals Board deposit
Hourly with
minimum
deposit
of $500
Hourly with
minimum
deposit
of $500
2 Building Code Research and Written Interpretation per hour $ 149 $ 189 3 Application for Alternate Materials and Methods per hour $ 149 $ 189 4 Permit File Research- Staff Time per hour $ 149 $ 189 5 Permit Refund - No Work Performed per project $ 149 $ 189 Partial Work Performed per project $ 149 $ 189 6 SMIP FEES (Strong Motion Instrument Program) per project set by State set by State 7 SB1473 | BSASRF Fees (Green Building Fund) per project set by State set by State Town of Colma
Master Fee Schedule
Proposed June 2026
Building, Page 11 of 18
Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
VIII. ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
1 Application Fee - Electrical per project $ 26 $ 94 2 Plan Review, When Required, Minimum 1 hour per hour $ 149 $ 189 PER UNIT FEE SCHEDULE:
3 Temporary Power Pole per project $ 149 $ 189 4 New Circuits - Based on Number of Circuits (includes switches & receptacles
Up to 10 Circuits first circuit $ 149 $ 189 Each Additional 10 Circuits per circuit $ 37 $ 47 5 For the Installation, Alteration, or Relocation of Each Electrical Service:
600 VOLTS OR LESS
First 200 Ampere Capacity with One Meter Socket/Base each $ 149 $ 189 Each Additional 100 Ampere Capacity or Fraction Thereof each $ 37 $ 47 Each Additional Meter Socket/Base each $ 37 $ 47 OVER 600 VOLTS
First 200 KVA Capacity w/One Meter Socket/Base each $ 149 $ 189 Each Additional 100 KVA Capacity each $ 74 $ 94 6 For the Installation or Replacement of Each Motor (when not an integral part of a electrical appliance, fan, heating or cooling unit) Heater, Welding Machine, Kiln or Transformer.
each $ 149 $ 189
7 Portable Electrical Generator - Temporary Use per project $ 74 $ 94 8 For the Installation of Each stationary Generator each $ 297 $ 377 Town of Colma
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Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
9 For the Installation, Relocation, or Replacement of Each Fixed or Stationary Electrical Appliance, Including All Necessary Circuits, Receptacles and Switches (not listed above):
Residential-Type Appliance (wall-mounted electric ovens, counter- mounted cook tops, self-contained room, console, or through-wall type air conditioners, zone heaters and similar types of residential appliances.)
each $ 12 $ 189
Commercial-Type Appliances (non-residential appliances not exceeding one horsepower (HP) or Kilowatt (KW) in rating and including, but not limited to medical or dental equipment, food, beverage and ice cream cabinets, install-hot water heaters, drinking fountains, laundry machines and similar equipment.)
each $ 149 $ 189
IX. PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
1 Application Fee - Plumbing per project $ 26 $ 94 2 Plan Review, When Required, Minimum 1 hour per hour $ 149 $ 189
PER UNIT FEE SCHEDULE
3 For the Repair or Replacement of each
Waterline, Sewer Line or Drainage/Vent Piping System (or as determined by the Building Official) each $ 149 $ 189 Refrigerant Piping System each $ 149 $ 189 4 For the Replacement of the Water Piping System within a Single Family Dwelling each $ 149 $ 189
5 Water Heater - Single Family Residence (60 gallon capacity) per project $ 36 $ 189 6 For the Replacement of a Water Heater or Water Storage Tank (>60 gallons) each $ 25 $ 189
7 For the Installation of a Tank-less water Heater Gas-fired (includes gas line & exhaust vent) each $ 25 $ 189 8 For Each Installation or Alteration of a Gas Piping System From Meter to First 5 Outlets each $ 149 $ 189 Each Additional 5 Outlets each $ 37 $ 47 9 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each Plumbing Fixture or trap. (includes all necessary water, drainage or vent piping.) each $ 223 $ 283 Town of Colma
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Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
10 For the Installation of Each Lawn Sprinkler/Irrigation System each $ 80 $ 189 11 For the Installation of Each Interior Water Feature each $ 80 $ 189 12 For the Installation of Each New Domestic Water or Sewer Service each $ 149 $ 189 13 For the Installation of Each Storm Drainage or On-Site Retention System (Does not include review by Town's Engineering Department) each $ 149 $ 189 X. MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES
1 Application Fee - Mechanical per project $ 26 $ 94 2 Plan Review, When Required, Minimum 1 hour per hour $ 149 $ 189
PER UNIT FEE SCHEDULE
3 Furnace Replacement- Single Family Residence (< 100K Btu and < 40 lineal feet of new duct) per project $ 25 $ 189 4 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each Commercial Heating, Cooling Refrigeration Appliance. (includes all necessary electrical circuits, fixtures, switches receptacles, gas piping, vents or water piping.) 0 to 1,000,000 Btu each $ 149 $ 189 5 For the Installation, relocation or replacement of each Boiler. (Includes all necessary electrical circuits, receptacles, switches, gas piping and vents - but does not include motors identified in E6 of the schedule) 0 to 1,000,000 Btu each $ 149 $ 189 6 For the installation, relocation or replacement of Other Fuel Burning Appliances not listed in this schedule. (includes all necessary gas piping, vents, electrical circuits receptacles and switches.) Residential Appliances (excluding Residential Furnace) Replacement)
Commercial Appliance
0 to 1,000,000 Btu each $ 223 $ 283 7 For the installation, relocation or replacement of Fans, exhaust fans, or make-up air units connected to a duct system.
0 to 500 cfm each $ 149 $ 189
501 to 5,000 cfm each $ 186 $ 236 5,001 cfm and Over each $ 223 $ 283 Town of Colma
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Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
8 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each or Air Handler Unit, Heating or Cooling Coil or Element in a duct system. (includes all necessary electrical circuits, receptacles or switches and piping for cooling media.)
0 to 400,000 Btu each $ 149 $ 189 401,000 Btu and Over each $ 223 $ 283 9 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each Radiant Heating Panel Radiator or Convertor (including all necessary piping) 1 to 5 Devices each $ 149 $ 189 Each Additional 5 Devices each $ 149 $ 283 10 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each Type I and Type II Commercial Range Hood and Exhaust Duct connected thereto. (includes shaft, electrical circuits receptacles, switches, exhaust fan motor and plan review)
each $ 223 $ 283
11 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each Masonry or Concrete Chimney. (includes plan review) each $ 223 $ 283 12 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each factory-built fireplace (including factory-built chimney, framing, electrical circuits, receptacles, switches an gas line.)
each $ 223 $ 283
XI. COPYING, PRINTING AND ARCHIVES
1 Photocopying of public documents:
8.5" x 14" paper or smaller per sheet $ 0.10 $ 0.10 11" x 17" paper per sheet $ 0.15 $ 0.15 Larger formats - outside vendor per sheet Actual Cost
+ 10%
Actual Cost
+ 10%
2 Printing of Electronic Medium
8.5" x 14" paper or smaller per sheet $ 0.02 $ 0.02 11" x 17" paper per sheet $ 0.05 $ 0.05 Plan Sheet - Full Size per sheet
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
3 Microfilming/Digital Scanning- Permit Archiving
8.5" x 14" paper or smaller per sheet $ 0.05 $ 0.05 11" x 17" paper per sheet $ 0.07 $ 0.07 Plan Sheet - Full Size per sheet
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
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Master Fee Schedule
Building
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit / Type
Notes
Proposed
Fee Level /
Deposit
Current Fee
/ Deposit
4 Plan Submittal in Electronic Format - generating hard copies for Permit Issuance
8.5" x 14" paper or smaller per sheet $ 0.05 $ 0.05 11" x 17" paper per sheet $ 0.07 $ 0.07 Plan Sheet - Full Size per sheet
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
$5.00 Plus
$20.00
per hour
HOURLY RATES
1 Building Department
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the established hourly rates for this department/division. Additionally, the City will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of external service providers if required to process the specific application. hourly $ 149 $ 189
Notes
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Note Current fee amount may differ from adopted fee schedule due to changes in fee structure as a result of this Study
Building Plan Check Fees require a Town Processing Fee plus the Actual Costs of Consultant review
Fees for residential projects with >10 windows and/or Valuation of project using Table II, whatever is less/or commercial projects will be calculated based on valuation of each project using Table II
Total fees (including all plan review, inspection, and permitting) cannot exceed the capped amounts established by GC 66015.
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The following fees will be charged for rendering po lice services, as authorized by law. These fees are non-refundable. T hese fees are in addition to any other fees set forth in this schedule. The fees set forth herein do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service.
1 Fraudulent Checks (Investigating, Processing, and Collecting - Statutory Fee) flat
$25 per check
plus bank
charges not to
exceed $10
$25 per check
plus bank
charges not to
exceed $10
2 DUI [1]
Emergency Response, arrest only flat
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$421
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$421
Emergency Response, w/ investigation of collision fl at Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$588
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$588
Emergency Response, w/ investigation of bodily injury flat Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$725
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$725
Emergency Response, w/ investigation of fatality fla t
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$2,162
Actual Cost,
not to exceed
$2,162
3 Repossession of Vehicle (Preparation and filing of report) flat $ 20 331 $ 4 Release of Impounded Vehicle (Investigation, traffic control, and reporting) flat $ 151 100 $
5 Fingerprinting
Hard Copy per request $ 20 77 $
Livescan Prints per request [2] $ 30 77 $ 6 Citation or Ticket sign off per request $ 10 38 $ 7 Police Reports per request $ 10 100 $ 8 CAD Reports per request $ 5 60 $ 9 Photographs per set of 12 $ 20 64 $ 10 Audio cassette copy per request $ 25 144 $ 11 CD/DVD copies per request $ 25 144 $ Master Fee Schedule
Police
Current Fee /
Deposit
Proposed Fee
Level / Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
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Proposed June 2026
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Master Fee Schedule
Police
Current Fee /
Deposit
Proposed Fee
Level / Deposit
Fee
No. Fee Name Fee Unit /
Type
Notes
12 Fees for Services Otherwise not Listed
Sworn hourly NEW 257 $
Non-Sworn hourly NEW 144 $
Sworn - OT hourly NEW 296 $
Non-Sworn - OT hourly NEW 170 $
Notes
[1] Booking fees are charged separately. Total fee not to exceed $12,000 per State Statute, GC 53150-53159
[2] Additional DOJ fees apply
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