RESOLUTION NO. ____-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING UPDATED FEES FOR VARIOUS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHEREAS, the Fort Bragg Municipal Code, Title 17 (Coastal Land Use & Development Code), Title 18 (Inland Land Use & Development Code), the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15045, and Government Code Sections 65104 and 66014 authorize the establishment of fees in order to recover and defray costs incurred in the processing of applications for planning and subdivision projects, annexations, and building permits, including inspections ("Planning and Development Fees "); and WHEREAS, the City maintains a comprehensive "Consolidated Fee Schedule" to provide members of the public and City staff with a convenient method for determining fees and charges that apply to certain City services; and WHEREAS, included in the Consolidated Fee Schedule is a list of fees for Planning and Development Fees; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted an analysis of its Planning and Development Fees and the costs reasonably incurred in providing those services, the beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced by those paying fees and charges for such services; and WHEREAS, based on the recent analysis of the cost of providing Planning and Development Fees, some of the fees and charges listed on the Consolidated Fee Schedule for such Services are no longer adequate to cover the estimated reasonable cost of providing those services; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 66016, the specific fees to be charged for such services must be adopted by the City Council after providing notice and holding an open and public meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Council and Municipal Improvement District Board opened a public hearing on September 12, 2022, following proper notice, to obtain comments on the proposed fee schedule changes; and WHEREAS, based on all the evidence presented, the City Council finds as follows:
All notices and publications have been given in accordance with Government Code section 66016; and Information regarding the proposed fee increases, including the cost or estimated cost required to provide the service for which a specific fee is levied, have been made available to the public for at least ten (10) days prior to the public meeting; and The fees collected for providing miscellaneous services are not a source of additional general fund revenues nor are they a “special tax” as described in California Government Code section 50076; and Modifications to current fees as identified in Exhibit “A” have been reviewed and are found to not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fees are levied.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby adopt the fees as shown on Exhibit “A,” attached, showing the fees to be charged for the services described therein; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is authorized and directed to update the Consolidated Fee Schedule to reflect the fees described in Exhibit "A"; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these fees shall become effective December 1, 2022.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember _________, seconded by Councilmember _____________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on September 12, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
June Lemos, MMC
City Clerk
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