City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
Up to $3,000.00 $61.65 $94.85 $21.30 $177.80
$3,001.00 to $4,000.00 $61.65 $94.85 $21.30 $177.80
$4,001.00 to $5,000.00 $74.23 $114.20 $21.30 $209.73
$5,001.00 to $6,000.00 $86.81 $133.55 $21.30 $241.66
$6,001.00 to $7,000.00 $99.39 $152.90 $21.30 $273.59
$7,001.00 to $8,000.00 $111.96 $172.25 $21.30 $305.51
$8,001.00 to $9,000.00 $124.54 $191.60 $21.30 $337.44
$9,001.00 to $10,000.00 $137.12 $210.95 $21.30 $369.37
$10,001.00 to $11,000.00 $149.70 $230.30 $21.30 $401.30 $11,001.00 to $12,000.00 $162.27 $249.65 $21.30 $433.22 $12,001.00 to $13,000.00 $174.85 $269.00 $21.30 $465.15 $13,001.00 to $14,000.00 $187.43 $288.35 $21.30 $497.08 $14,001.00 to $15,000.00 $200.01 $307.70 $21.30 $529.01 $15,001.00 to $16,000.00 $212.58 $327.05 $21.30 $560.93 $16,001.00 to $17,000.00 $225.16 $346.40 $21.30 $592.86 $17,001.00 to $18,000.00 $237.74 $365.75 $21.30 $624.79 $18,001.00 to $19,000.00 $250.32 $385.10 $21.30 $656.72 $19,001.00 to $20,000.00 $262.89 $404.45 $21.30 $688.64 $20,001.00 to $21,000.00 $275.47 $423.80 $21.30 $720.57 $21,001.00 to $22,000.00 $288.05 $443.15 $21.30 $752.50 $22,001.00 to $23,000.00 $300.63 $462.50 $21.30 $784.43 $23,001.00 to $24,000.00 $313.20 $481.85 $21.30 $816.35 $24,001.00 to $25,000.00 $325.78 $501.20 $21.30 $848.28 $25,001.00 to $26,000.00 $338.88 $521.35 $21.30 $881.53 $26,001.00 to $27,000.00 $347.75 $535.00 $21.30 $904.05 $27,001.00 to $28,000.00 $356.62 $548.65 $21.30 $926.57 $28,001.00 to $29,000.00 $365.50 $562.30 $21.30 $949.10 $29,001.00 to $30,000.00 $374.37 $575.95 $21.30 $971.62 $30,001.00 to $31,000.00 $383.24 $589.60 $21.30 $994.14 $31,001.00 to $32,000.00 $392.11 $603.25 $21.30 $1,016.66 $32,001.00 to $33,000.00 $400.99 $616.90 $21.30 $1,039.19 $33,001.00 to $34,000.00 $409.86 $630.55 $21.30 $1,061.71 $34,001.00 to $35,000.00 $418.73 $644.20 $21.30 $1,084.23 $35,001.00 to $36,000.00 $427.60 $657.85 $21.30 $1,106.75 $36,001.00 to $37,000.00 $436.48 $671.50 $21.30 $1,129.28 $37,001.00 to $38,000.00 $445.35 $685.15 $21.30 $1,151.80 $38,001.00 to $39,000.00 $454.22 $698.80 $21.30 $1,174.32 $39,001.00 to $40,000.00 $463.09 $712.45 $21.30 $1,196.84 $40,001.00 to $41,000.00 $471.97 $726.10 $21.30 $1,219.37 $41,001.00 to $42,000.00 $480.84 $739.75 $21.30 $1,241.89 $42,001.00 to $43,000.00 $489.71 $753.40 $21.30 $1,264.41 $43,001.00 to $44,000.00 $498.58 $767.05 $21.30 $1,286.93 $44,001.00 to $45,000.00 $507.46 $780.70 $21.30 $1,309.46 $45,001.00 to $46,000.00 $516.33 $794.35 $21.30 $1,331.98 $46,001.00 to $47,000.00 $525.20 $808.00 $21.30 $1,354.50 $47,001.00 to $48,000.00 $534.07 $821.65 $21.30 $1,377.02 $48,001.00 to $49,000.00 $542.95 $835.30 $21.30 $1,399.55 $49,001.00 to $50,000.00 $551.82 $848.95 $21.30 $1,422.07 $50,001.00 to $51,000.00 $560.69 $862.60 $21.30 $1,444.59 $51,001.00 to $52,000.00 $567.22 $872.65 $21.30 $1,461.17 $52,001.00 to $53,000.00 $573.76 $882.70 $21.30 $1,477.76 $53,001.00 to $54,000.00 $580.29 $892.75 $21.30 $1,494.34 $54,001.00 to $55,000.00 $586.82 $902.80 $21.30 $1,510.92 $55,001.00 to $56,000.00 $593.35 $912.85 $21.30 $1,527.50 $56,001.00 to $57,000.00 $599.89 $922.90 $21.30 $1,544.09 $57,001.00 to $58,000.00 $606.42 $932.95 $21.30 $1,560.67 $58,001.00 to $59,000.00 $612.95 $943.00 $21.30 $1,577.25 $59,001.00 to $60,000.00 $619.48 $953.05 $21.30 $1,593.83 $60,001.00 to $61,000.00 $626.02 $963.10 $21.30 $1,610.42 $61,001.00 to $62,000.00 $632.55 $973.15 $21.30 $1,627.00 $62,001.00 to $63,000.00 $639.08 $983.20 $21.30 $1,643.58 $63,001.00 to $64,000.00 $645.61 $993.25 $21.30 $1,660.16 $64,001.00 to $65,000.00 $652.15 $1,003.30 $21.30 $1,676.75 $65,001.00 to $66,000.00 $658.68 $1,013.35 $21.30 $1,693.33 $66,001.00 to $67,000.00 $665.21 $1,023.40 $21.30 $1,709.91 $67,001.00 to $68,000.00 $671.74 $1,033.45 $21.30 $1,726.49 $68,001.00 to $69,000.00 $678.28 $1,043.50 $21.30 $1,743.08 $69,001.00 to $70,000.00 $684.81 $1,053.55 $21.30 $1,759.66 $70,001.00 to $71,000.00 $691.34 $1,063.60 $21.30 $1,776.24 $71,001.00 to $72,000.00 $697.87 $1,073.65 $21.30 $1,792.82 $72,001.00 to $73,000.00 $704.41 $1,083.70 $21.30 $1,809.41
BUILDING
Total Valuation
Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$73,001.00 to $74,000.00 $710.94 $1,093.75 $21.30 $1,825.99 $74,001.00 to $75,000.00 $717.47 $1,103.80 $21.30 $1,842.57 $75,001.00 to $76,000.00 $724.00 $1,113.85 $21.30 $1,859.15 $76,001.00 to $77,000.00 $730.53 $1,123.90 $21.30 $1,875.74 $77,001.00 to $78,000.00 $737.07 $1,133.95 $21.30 $1,892.32 $78,001.00 to $79,000.00 $743.60 $1,144.00 $21.30 $1,908.90 $79,001.00 to $80,000.00 $750.13 $1,154.05 $21.30 $1,925.48 $80,001.00 to $81,000.00 $756.66 $1,164.10 $21.30 $1,942.07 $81,001.00 to $82,000.00 $763.20 $1,174.15 $21.30 $1,958.65 $82,001.00 to $83,000.00 $769.73 $1,184.20 $21.30 $1,975.23 $83,001.00 to $84,000.00 $776.26 $1,194.25 $21.30 $1,991.81 $84,001.00 to $85,000.00 $782.79 $1,204.30 $21.30 $2,008.40 $85,001.00 to $86,000.00 $789.33 $1,214.35 $21.30 $2,024.98 $86,001.00 to $87,000.00 $795.86 $1,224.40 $21.30 $2,041.56 $87,001.00 to $88,000.00 $802.39 $1,234.45 $21.30 $2,058.14 $88,001.00 to $89,000.00 $808.92 $1,244.50 $21.30 $2,074.73 $89,001.00 to $90,000.00 $815.46 $1,254.55 $21.30 $2,091.31 $90,001.00 to $91,000.00 $821.99 $1,264.60 $21.30 $2,107.89 $91,001.00 to $92,000.00 $828.52 $1,274.65 $21.30 $2,124.47 $92,001.00 to $93,000.00 $835.05 $1,284.70 $21.30 $2,141.06 $93,001.00 to $94,000.00 $841.59 $1,294.75 $21.30 $2,157.64 $94,001.00 to $95,000.00 $848.12 $1,304.80 $21.30 $2,174.22 $95,001.00 to $96,000.00 $854.65 $1,314.85 $21.30 $2,190.80 $96,001.00 to $97,000.00 $861.18 $1,324.90 $21.30 $2,207.39 $97,001.00 to $98,000.00 $867.72 $1,334.95 $21.30 $2,223.97 $98,001.00 to $99,000.00 $874.25 $1,345.00 $21.30 $2,240.55 $99,001.00 to $100,000.00 $880.78 $1,355.05 $21.30 $2,257.13 $100,001.00 to $101,000.00 $888.32 $1,366.65 $21.30 $2,276.27 $101,001.00 to $102,000.00 $894.27 $1,375.80 $21.30 $2,291.37 $102,001.00 to $103,000.00 $900.22 $1,384.95 $21.30 $2,306.47 $103,001.00 to $104,000.00 $906.17 $1,394.10 $21.30 $2,321.57 $104,001.00 to $105,000.00 $912.11 $1,403.25 $21.30 $2,336.66 $105,001.00 to $106,000.00 $918.06 $1,412.40 $21.30 $2,351.76 $106,001.00 to $107,000.00 $924.01 $1,421.55 $21.30 $2,366.86 $107,001.00 to $108,000.00 $929.96 $1,430.70 $21.30 $2,381.96 $108,001.00 to $109,000.00 $935.90 $1,439.85 $21.30 $2,397.05 $109,001.00 to $110,000.00 $941.85 $1,449.00 $21.30 $2,412.15 $110,001.00 to $111,000.00 $947.80 $1,458.15 $21.30 $2,427.25 $111,001.00 to $112,000.00 $953.75 $1,467.30 $21.30 $2,442.35 $112,001.00 to $113,000.00 $959.69 $1,476.45 $21.30 $2,457.44 $113,001.00 to $114,000.00 $965.64 $1,485.60 $21.30 $2,472.54 $114,001.00 to $115,000.00 $971.59 $1,494.75 $21.30 $2,487.64 $115,001.00 to $116,000.00 $977.54 $1,503.90 $21.30 $2,502.74 $116,001.00 to $117,000.00 $983.48 $1,513.05 $21.30 $2,517.83 $117,001.00 to $118,000.00 $989.43 $1,522.20 $21.30 $2,532.93 $118,001.00 to $119,000.00 $995.38 $1,531.35 $21.30 $2,548.03 $119,001.00 to $120,000.00 $1,001.33 $1,540.50 $21.30 $2,563.13 $120,001.00 to $121,000.00 $1,007.27 $1,549.65 $21.30 $2,578.22 $121,001.00 to $122,000.00 $1,013.22 $1,558.80 $21.30 $2,593.32 $122,001.00 to $123,000.00 $1,019.17 $1,567.95 $21.30 $2,608.42 $123,001.00 to $124,000.00 $1,025.12 $1,577.10 $21.30 $2,623.52 $124,001.00 to $125,000.00 $1,031.06 $1,586.25 $21.30 $2,638.61 $125,001.00 to $126,000.00 $1,037.01 $1,595.40 $21.30 $2,653.71 $126,001.00 to $127,000.00 $1,042.96 $1,604.55 $21.30 $2,668.81 $127,001.00 to $128,000.00 $1,048.91 $1,613.70 $21.30 $2,683.91 $128,001.00 to $129,000.00 $1,054.85 $1,622.85 $21.30 $2,699.00 $129,001.00 to $130,000.00 $1,060.80 $1,632.00 $21.30 $2,714.10 $130,001.00 to $131,000.00 $1,066.75 $1,641.15 $21.30 $2,729.20 $131,001.00 to $132,000.00 $1,072.70 $1,650.30 $21.30 $2,744.30 $132,001.00 to $133,000.00 $1,078.64 $1,659.45 $21.30 $2,759.39 $133,001.00 to $134,000.00 $1,084.59 $1,668.60 $21.30 $2,774.49 $134,001.00 to $135,000.00 $1,090.54 $1,677.75 $21.30 $2,789.59 $135,001.00 to $136,000.00 $1,096.49 $1,686.90 $21.30 $2,804.69 $136,001.00 to $137,000.00 $1,102.43 $1,696.05 $21.30 $2,819.78 $137,001.00 to $138,000.00 $1,108.38 $1,705.20 $21.30 $2,834.88 $138,001.00 to $139,000.00 $1,114.33 $1,714.35 $21.30 $2,849.98 $139,001.00 to $140,000.00 $1,120.28 $1,723.50 $21.30 $2,865.08 $140,001.00 to $141,000.00 $1,126.22 $1,732.65 $21.30 $2,880.17 $141,001.00 to $142,000.00 $1,132.17 $1,741.80 $21.30 $2,895.27 $142,001.00 to $143,000.00 $1,138.12 $1,750.95 $21.30 $2,910.37 $143,001.00 to $144,000.00 $1,144.07 $1,760.10 $21.30 $2,925.47 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$144,001.00 to $145,000.00 $1,150.01 $1,769.25 $21.30 $2,940.56 $145,001.00 to $146,000.00 $1,155.96 $1,778.40 $21.30 $2,955.66 $146,001.00 to $147,000.00 $1,161.91 $1,787.55 $21.30 $2,970.76 $147,001.00 to $148,000.00 $1,167.86 $1,796.70 $21.30 $2,985.86 $148,001.00 to $149,000.00 $1,173.80 $1,805.85 $21.30 $3,000.95 $149,001.00 to $150,000.00 $1,179.75 $1,815.00 $21.30 $3,016.05 $150,001.00 to $151,000.00 $1,185.70 $1,824.15 $21.30 $3,031.15 $151,001.00 to $152,000.00 $1,191.65 $1,833.30 $21.30 $3,046.25 $152,001.00 to $153,000.00 $1,197.59 $1,842.45 $21.30 $3,061.34 $153,001.00 to $154,000.00 $1,203.54 $1,851.60 $21.30 $3,076.44 $154,001.00 to $155,000.00 $1,209.49 $1,860.75 $21.30 $3,091.54 $155,001.00 to $156,000.00 $1,215.44 $1,869.90 $21.30 $3,106.64 $156,001.00 to $157,000.00 $1,221.38 $1,879.05 $21.30 $3,121.73 $157,001.00 to $158,000.00 $1,227.33 $1,888.20 $21.30 $3,136.83 $158,001.00 to $159,000.00 $1,233.28 $1,897.35 $21.30 $3,151.93 $159,001.00 to $160,000.00 $1,239.23 $1,906.50 $21.30 $3,167.03 $160,001.00 to $161,000.00 $1,245.17 $1,915.65 $21.30 $3,182.12 $161,001.00 to $162,000.00 $1,251.12 $1,924.80 $21.30 $3,197.22 $162,001.00 to $163,000.00 $1,257.07 $1,933.95 $21.30 $3,212.32 $163,001.00 to $164,000.00 $1,263.02 $1,943.10 $21.30 $3,227.42 $164,001.00 to $165,000.00 $1,268.96 $1,952.25 $21.30 $3,242.51 $165,001.00 to $166,000.00 $1,274.91 $1,961.40 $21.30 $3,257.61 $166,001.00 to $167,000.00 $1,280.86 $1,970.55 $21.30 $3,272.71 $167,001.00 to $168,000.00 $1,286.81 $1,979.70 $21.30 $3,287.81 $168,001.00 to $169,000.00 $1,292.75 $1,988.85 $21.30 $3,302.90 $169,001.00 to $170,000.00 $1,298.70 $1,998.00 $21.30 $3,318.00 $170,001.00 to $171,000.00 $1,304.65 $2,007.15 $21.30 $3,333.10 $171,001.00 to $172,000.00 $1,310.60 $2,016.30 $21.30 $3,348.20 $172,001.00 to $173,000.00 $1,316.54 $2,025.45 $21.30 $3,363.29 $173,001.00 to $174,000.00 $1,322.49 $2,034.60 $21.30 $3,378.39 $174,001.00 to $175,000.00 $1,328.44 $2,043.75 $21.30 $3,393.49 $175,001.00 to $176,000.00 $1,334.39 $2,052.90 $21.30 $3,408.59 $176,001.00 to $177,000.00 $1,340.33 $2,062.05 $21.30 $3,423.68 $177,001.00 to $178,000.00 $1,346.28 $2,071.20 $21.30 $3,438.78 $178,001.00 to $179,000.00 $1,352.23 $2,080.35 $21.30 $3,453.88 $179,001.00 to $180,000.00 $1,358.18 $2,089.50 $21.30 $3,468.98 $180,001.00 to $181,000.00 $1,364.12 $2,098.65 $21.30 $3,484.07 $181,001.00 to $182,000.00 $1,370.07 $2,107.80 $21.30 $3,499.17 $182,001.00 to $183,000.00 $1,376.02 $2,116.95 $21.30 $3,514.27 $183,001.00 to $184,000.00 $1,381.97 $2,126.10 $21.30 $3,529.37 $184,001.00 to $185,000.00 $1,387.91 $2,135.25 $21.30 $3,544.46 $185,001.00 to $186,000.00 $1,393.86 $2,144.40 $21.30 $3,559.56 $186,001.00 to $187,000.00 $1,399.81 $2,153.55 $21.30 $3,574.66 $187,001.00 to $188,000.00 $1,405.76 $2,162.70 $21.30 $3,589.76 $188,001.00 to $189,000.00 $1,411.70 $2,171.85 $21.30 $3,604.85 $189,001.00 to $190,000.00 $1,417.65 $2,181.00 $21.30 $3,619.95 $190,001.00 to $191,000.00 $1,423.60 $2,190.15 $21.30 $3,635.05 $191,001.00 to $192,000.00 $1,429.55 $2,199.30 $21.30 $3,650.15 $192,001.00 to $193,000.00 $1,435.49 $2,208.45 $21.30 $3,665.24 $193,001.00 to $194,000.00 $1,441.44 $2,217.60 $21.30 $3,680.34 $194,001.00 to $195,000.00 $1,447.39 $2,226.75 $21.30 $3,695.44 $195,001.00 to $196,000.00 $1,453.34 $2,235.90 $21.30 $3,710.54 $196,001.00 to $197,000.00 $1,459.28 $2,245.05 $21.30 $3,725.63 $197,001.00 to $198,000.00 $1,465.23 $2,254.20 $21.30 $3,740.73 $198,001.00 to $199,000.00 $1,471.18 $2,263.35 $21.30 $3,755.83 $199,001.00 to $200,000.00 $1,477.13 $2,272.50 $21.30 $3,770.93 $200,001.00 to $201,000.00 $1,483.07 $2,281.65 $21.30 $3,786.02 $201,001.00 to $202,000.00 $1,489.02 $2,290.80 $21.30 $3,801.12 $202,001.00 to $203,000.00 $1,494.97 $2,299.95 $21.30 $3,816.22 $203,001.00 to $204,000.00 $1,500.92 $2,309.10 $21.30 $3,831.32 $204,001.00 to $205,000.00 $1,506.86 $2,318.25 $21.30 $3,846.41 $205,001.00 to $206,000.00 $1,512.81 $2,327.40 $21.30 $3,861.51 $206,001.00 to $207,000.00 $1,518.76 $2,336.55 $21.30 $3,876.61 $207,001.00 to $208,000.00 $1,524.71 $2,345.70 $21.30 $3,891.71 $208,001.00 to $209,000.00 $1,530.65 $2,354.85 $21.30 $3,906.80 $209,001.00 to $210,000.00 $1,536.60 $2,364.00 $21.30 $3,921.90 $210,001.00 to $211,000.00 $1,542.55 $2,373.15 $21.30 $3,937.00 $211,001.00 to $212,000.00 $1,548.50 $2,382.30 $21.30 $3,952.10 $212,001.00 to $213,000.00 $1,554.44 $2,391.45 $21.30 $3,967.19 $213,001.00 to $214,000.00 $1,560.39 $2,400.60 $21.30 $3,982.29 $214,001.00 to $215,000.00 $1,566.34 $2,409.75 $21.30 $3,997.39 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$215,001.00 to $216,000.00 $1,572.29 $2,418.90 $21.30 $4,012.49 $216,001.00 to $217,000.00 $1,578.23 $2,428.05 $21.30 $4,027.58 $217,001.00 to $218,000.00 $1,584.18 $2,437.20 $21.30 $4,042.68 $218,001.00 to $219,000.00 $1,590.13 $2,446.35 $21.30 $4,057.78 $219,001.00 to $220,000.00 $1,596.08 $2,455.50 $21.30 $4,072.88 $220,001.00 to $221,000.00 $1,602.02 $2,464.65 $21.30 $4,087.97 $221,001.00 to $222,000.00 $1,607.97 $2,473.80 $21.30 $4,103.07 $222,001.00 to $223,000.00 $1,613.92 $2,482.95 $21.30 $4,118.17 $223,001.00 to $224,000.00 $1,619.87 $2,492.10 $21.30 $4,133.27 $224,001.00 to $225,000.00 $1,625.81 $2,501.25 $21.30 $4,148.36 $225,001.00 to $226,000.00 $1,631.76 $2,510.40 $21.30 $4,163.46 $226,001.00 to $227,000.00 $1,637.71 $2,519.55 $21.30 $4,178.56 $227,001.00 to $228,000.00 $1,643.66 $2,528.70 $21.30 $4,193.66 $228,001.00 to $229,000.00 $1,649.60 $2,537.85 $21.30 $4,208.75 $229,001.00 to $230,000.00 $1,655.55 $2,547.00 $21.30 $4,223.85 $230,001.00 to $231,000.00 $1,661.50 $2,556.15 $21.30 $4,238.95 $231,001.00 to $232,000.00 $1,667.45 $2,565.30 $21.30 $4,254.05 $232,001.00 to $233,000.00 $1,673.39 $2,574.45 $21.30 $4,269.14 $233,001.00 to $234,000.00 $1,679.34 $2,583.60 $21.30 $4,284.24 $234,001.00 to $235,000.00 $1,685.29 $2,592.75 $21.30 $4,299.34 $235,001.00 to $236,000.00 $1,691.24 $2,601.90 $21.30 $4,314.44 $236,001.00 to $237,000.00 $1,697.18 $2,611.05 $21.30 $4,329.53 $237,001.00 to $238,000.00 $1,703.13 $2,620.20 $21.30 $4,344.63 $238,001.00 to $239,000.00 $1,709.08 $2,629.35 $21.30 $4,359.73 $239,001.00 to $240,000.00 $1,715.03 $2,638.50 $21.30 $4,374.83 $240,001.00 to $241,000.00 $1,720.97 $2,647.65 $21.30 $4,389.92 $241,001.00 to $242,000.00 $1,726.92 $2,656.80 $21.30 $4,405.02 $242,001.00 to $243,000.00 $1,732.87 $2,665.95 $21.30 $4,420.12 $243,001.00 to $244,000.00 $1,738.82 $2,675.10 $21.30 $4,435.22 $244,001.00 to $245,000.00 $1,744.76 $2,684.25 $21.30 $4,450.31 $245,001.00 to $246,000.00 $1,750.71 $2,693.40 $21.30 $4,465.41 $246,001.00 to $247,000.00 $1,756.66 $2,702.55 $21.30 $4,480.51 $247,001.00 to $248,000.00 $1,762.61 $2,711.70 $21.30 $4,495.61 $248,001.00 to $249,000.00 $1,768.55 $2,720.85 $21.30 $4,510.70 $249,001.00 to $250,000.00 $1,774.50 $2,730.00 $21.30 $4,525.80 $250,001.00 to $251,000.00 $1,780.45 $2,739.15 $21.30 $4,540.90 $251,001.00 to $252,000.00 $1,786.40 $2,748.30 $21.30 $4,556.00 $252,001.00 to $253,000.00 $1,792.34 $2,757.45 $21.30 $4,571.09 $253,001.00 to $254,000.00 $1,798.29 $2,766.60 $21.30 $4,586.19 $254,001.00 to $255,000.00 $1,804.24 $2,775.75 $21.30 $4,601.29 $255,001.00 to $256,000.00 $1,810.19 $2,784.90 $21.30 $4,616.39 $256,001.00 to $257,000.00 $1,816.13 $2,794.05 $21.30 $4,631.48 $257,001.00 to $258,000.00 $1,822.08 $2,803.20 $21.30 $4,646.58 $258,001.00 to $259,000.00 $1,828.03 $2,812.35 $21.30 $4,661.68 $259,001.00 to $260,000.00 $1,833.98 $2,821.50 $21.30 $4,676.78 $260,001.00 to $261,000.00 $1,839.92 $2,830.65 $21.30 $4,691.87 $261,001.00 to $262,000.00 $1,845.87 $2,839.80 $21.30 $4,706.97 $262,001.00 to $263,000.00 $1,851.82 $2,848.95 $21.30 $4,722.07 $263,001.00 to $264,000.00 $1,857.77 $2,858.10 $21.30 $4,737.17 $264,001.00 to $265,000.00 $1,863.71 $2,867.25 $21.30 $4,752.26 $265,001.00 to $266,000.00 $1,869.66 $2,876.40 $21.30 $4,767.36 $266,001.00 to $267,000.00 $1,875.61 $2,885.55 $21.30 $4,782.46 $267,001.00 to $268,000.00 $1,881.56 $2,894.70 $21.30 $4,797.56 $268,001.00 to $269,000.00 $1,887.50 $2,903.85 $21.30 $4,812.65 $269,001.00 to $270,000.00 $1,893.45 $2,913.00 $21.30 $4,827.75 $270,001.00 to $271,000.00 $1,899.40 $2,922.15 $21.30 $4,842.85 $271,001.00 to $272,000.00 $1,905.35 $2,931.30 $21.30 $4,857.95 $272,001.00 to $273,000.00 $1,911.29 $2,940.45 $21.30 $4,873.04 $273,001.00 to $274,000.00 $1,917.24 $2,949.60 $21.30 $4,888.14 $274,001.00 to $275,000.00 $1,923.19 $2,958.75 $21.30 $4,903.24 $275,001.00 to $276,000.00 $1,929.14 $2,967.90 $21.30 $4,918.34 $276,001.00 to $277,000.00 $1,935.08 $2,977.05 $21.30 $4,933.43 $277,001.00 to $278,000.00 $1,941.03 $2,986.20 $21.30 $4,948.53 $278,001.00 to $279,000.00 $1,946.98 $2,995.35 $21.30 $4,963.63 $279,001.00 to $280,000.00 $1,952.93 $3,004.50 $21.30 $4,978.73 $280,001.00 to $281,000.00 $1,958.87 $3,013.65 $21.30 $4,993.82 $281,001.00 to $282,000.00 $1,964.82 $3,022.80 $21.30 $5,008.92 $282,001.00 to $283,000.00 $1,970.77 $3,031.95 $21.30 $5,024.02 $283,001.00 to $284,000.00 $1,976.72 $3,041.10 $21.30 $5,039.12 $284,001.00 to $285,000.00 $1,982.66 $3,050.25 $21.30 $5,054.21 $285,001.00 to $286,000.00 $1,988.61 $3,059.40 $21.30 $5,069.31 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$286,001.00 to $287,000.00 $1,994.56 $3,068.55 $21.30 $5,084.41 $287,001.00 to $288,000.00 $2,000.51 $3,077.70 $21.30 $5,099.51 $288,001.00 to $289,000.00 $2,006.45 $3,086.85 $21.30 $5,114.60 $289,001.00 to $290,000.00 $2,012.40 $3,096.00 $21.30 $5,129.70 $290,001.00 to $291,000.00 $2,018.35 $3,105.15 $21.30 $5,144.80 $291,001.00 to $292,000.00 $2,024.30 $3,114.30 $21.30 $5,159.90 $292,001.00 to $293,000.00 $2,030.24 $3,123.45 $21.30 $5,174.99 $293,001.00 to $294,000.00 $2,036.19 $3,132.60 $21.30 $5,190.09 $294,001.00 to $295,000.00 $2,042.14 $3,141.75 $21.30 $5,205.19 $295,001.00 to $296,000.00 $2,048.09 $3,150.90 $21.30 $5,220.29 $296,001.00 to $297,000.00 $2,054.03 $3,160.05 $21.30 $5,235.38 $297,001.00 to $298,000.00 $2,059.98 $3,169.20 $21.30 $5,250.48 $298,001.00 to $299,000.00 $2,065.93 $3,178.35 $21.30 $5,265.58 $299,001.00 to $300,000.00 $2,071.88 $3,187.50 $21.30 $5,280.68 $300,001.00 to $301,000.00 $2,077.82 $3,196.65 $21.30 $5,295.77 $301,001.00 to $302,000.00 $2,083.77 $3,205.80 $21.30 $5,310.87 $302,001.00 to $303,000.00 $2,089.72 $3,214.95 $21.30 $5,325.97 $303,001.00 to $304,000.00 $2,095.67 $3,224.10 $21.30 $5,341.07 $304,001.00 to $305,000.00 $2,101.61 $3,233.25 $21.30 $5,356.16 $305,001.00 to $306,000.00 $2,107.56 $3,242.40 $21.30 $5,371.26 $306,001.00 to $307,000.00 $2,113.51 $3,251.55 $21.30 $5,386.36 $307,001.00 to $308,000.00 $2,119.46 $3,260.70 $21.30 $5,401.46 $308,001.00 to $309,000.00 $2,125.40 $3,269.85 $21.30 $5,416.55 $309,001.00 to $310,000.00 $2,131.35 $3,279.00 $21.30 $5,431.65 $310,001.00 to $311,000.00 $2,137.30 $3,288.15 $21.30 $5,446.75 $311,001.00 to $312,000.00 $2,143.25 $3,297.30 $21.30 $5,461.85 $312,001.00 to $313,000.00 $2,149.19 $3,306.45 $21.30 $5,476.94 $313,001.00 to $314,000.00 $2,155.14 $3,315.60 $21.30 $5,492.04 $314,001.00 to $315,000.00 $2,161.09 $3,324.75 $21.30 $5,507.14 $315,001.00 to $316,000.00 $2,167.04 $3,333.90 $21.30 $5,522.24 $316,001.00 to $317,000.00 $2,172.98 $3,343.05 $21.30 $5,537.33 $317,001.00 to $318,000.00 $2,178.93 $3,352.20 $21.30 $5,552.43 $318,001.00 to $319,000.00 $2,184.88 $3,361.35 $21.30 $5,567.53 $319,001.00 to $320,000.00 $2,190.83 $3,370.50 $21.30 $5,582.63 $320,001.00 to $321,000.00 $2,196.77 $3,379.65 $21.30 $5,597.72 $321,001.00 to $322,000.00 $2,202.72 $3,388.80 $21.30 $5,612.82 $322,001.00 to $323,000.00 $2,208.67 $3,397.95 $21.30 $5,627.92 $323,001.00 to $324,000.00 $2,214.62 $3,407.10 $21.30 $5,643.02 $324,001.00 to $325,000.00 $2,220.56 $3,416.25 $21.30 $5,658.11 $325,001.00 to $326,000.00 $2,226.51 $3,425.40 $21.30 $5,673.21 $326,001.00 to $327,000.00 $2,232.46 $3,434.55 $21.30 $5,688.31 $327,001.00 to $328,000.00 $2,238.41 $3,443.70 $21.30 $5,703.41 $328,001.00 to $329,000.00 $2,244.35 $3,452.85 $21.30 $5,718.50 $329,001.00 to $330,000.00 $2,250.30 $3,462.00 $21.30 $5,733.60 $330,001.00 to $331,000.00 $2,256.25 $3,471.15 $21.30 $5,748.70 $331,001.00 to $332,000.00 $2,262.20 $3,480.30 $21.30 $5,763.80 $332,001.00 to $333,000.00 $2,268.14 $3,489.45 $21.30 $5,778.89 $333,001.00 to $334,000.00 $2,274.09 $3,498.60 $21.30 $5,793.99 $334,001.00 to $335,000.00 $2,280.04 $3,507.75 $21.30 $5,809.09 $335,001.00 to $336,000.00 $2,285.99 $3,516.90 $21.30 $5,824.19 $336,001.00 to $337,000.00 $2,291.93 $3,526.05 $21.30 $5,839.28 $337,001.00 to $338,000.00 $2,297.88 $3,535.20 $21.30 $5,854.38 $338,001.00 to $339,000.00 $2,303.83 $3,544.35 $21.30 $5,869.48 $339,001.00 to $340,000.00 $2,309.78 $3,553.50 $21.30 $5,884.58 $340,001.00 to $341,000.00 $2,315.72 $3,562.65 $21.30 $5,899.67 $341,001.00 to $342,000.00 $2,321.67 $3,571.80 $21.30 $5,914.77 $342,001.00 to $343,000.00 $2,327.62 $3,580.95 $21.30 $5,929.87 $343,001.00 to $344,000.00 $2,333.57 $3,590.10 $21.30 $5,944.97 $344,001.00 to $345,000.00 $2,339.51 $3,599.25 $21.30 $5,960.06 $345,001.00 to $346,000.00 $2,345.46 $3,608.40 $21.30 $5,975.16 $346,001.00 to $347,000.00 $2,351.41 $3,617.55 $21.30 $5,990.26 $347,001.00 to $348,000.00 $2,357.36 $3,626.70 $21.30 $6,005.36 $348,001.00 to $349,000.00 $2,363.30 $3,635.85 $21.30 $6,020.45 $349,001.00 to $350,000.00 $2,369.25 $3,645.00 $21.30 $6,035.55 $350,001.00 to $351,000.00 $2,375.20 $3,654.15 $21.30 $6,050.65 $351,001.00 to $352,000.00 $2,381.15 $3,663.30 $21.30 $6,065.75 $352,001.00 to $353,000.00 $2,387.09 $3,672.45 $21.30 $6,080.84 $353,001.00 to $354,000.00 $2,393.04 $3,681.60 $21.30 $6,095.94 $354,001.00 to $355,000.00 $2,398.99 $3,690.75 $21.30 $6,111.04 $355,001.00 to $356,000.00 $2,404.94 $3,699.90 $21.30 $6,126.14 $356,001.00 to $357,000.00 $2,410.88 $3,709.05 $21.30 $6,141.23 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$357,001.00 to $358,000.00 $2,416.83 $3,718.20 $21.30 $6,156.33 $358,001.00 to $359,000.00 $2,422.78 $3,727.35 $21.30 $6,171.43 $359,001.00 to $360,000.00 $2,428.73 $3,736.50 $21.30 $6,186.53 $360,001.00 to $361,000.00 $2,434.67 $3,745.65 $21.30 $6,201.62 $361,001.00 to $362,000.00 $2,440.62 $3,754.80 $21.30 $6,216.72 $362,001.00 to $363,000.00 $2,446.57 $3,763.95 $21.30 $6,231.82 $363,001.00 to $364,000.00 $2,452.52 $3,773.10 $21.30 $6,246.92 $364,001.00 to $365,000.00 $2,458.46 $3,782.25 $21.30 $6,262.01 $365,001.00 to $366,000.00 $2,464.41 $3,791.40 $21.30 $6,277.11 $366,001.00 to $367,000.00 $2,470.36 $3,800.55 $21.30 $6,292.21 $367,001.00 to $368,000.00 $2,476.31 $3,809.70 $21.30 $6,307.31 $368,001.00 to $369,000.00 $2,482.25 $3,818.85 $21.30 $6,322.40 $369,001.00 to $370,000.00 $2,488.20 $3,828.00 $21.30 $6,337.50 $370,001.00 to $371,000.00 $2,494.15 $3,837.15 $21.30 $6,352.60 $371,001.00 to $372,000.00 $2,500.10 $3,846.30 $21.30 $6,367.70 $372,001.00 to $373,000.00 $2,506.04 $3,855.45 $21.30 $6,382.79 $373,001.00 to $374,000.00 $2,511.99 $3,864.60 $21.30 $6,397.89 $374,001.00 to $375,000.00 $2,517.94 $3,873.75 $21.30 $6,412.99 $375,001.00 to $376,000.00 $2,523.89 $3,882.90 $21.30 $6,428.09 $376,001.00 to $377,000.00 $2,529.83 $3,892.05 $21.30 $6,443.18 $377,001.00 to $378,000.00 $2,535.78 $3,901.20 $21.30 $6,458.28 $378,001.00 to $379,000.00 $2,541.73 $3,910.35 $21.30 $6,473.38 $379,001.00 to $380,000.00 $2,547.68 $3,919.50 $21.30 $6,488.48 $380,001.00 to $381,000.00 $2,553.62 $3,928.65 $21.30 $6,503.57 $381,001.00 to $382,000.00 $2,559.57 $3,937.80 $21.30 $6,518.67 $382,001.00 to $383,000.00 $2,565.52 $3,946.95 $21.30 $6,533.77 $383,001.00 to $384,000.00 $2,571.47 $3,956.10 $21.30 $6,548.87 $384,001.00 to $385,000.00 $2,577.41 $3,965.25 $21.30 $6,563.96 $385,001.00 to $386,000.00 $2,583.36 $3,974.40 $21.30 $6,579.06 $386,001.00 to $387,000.00 $2,589.31 $3,983.55 $21.30 $6,594.16 $387,001.00 to $388,000.00 $2,595.26 $3,992.70 $21.30 $6,609.26 $388,001.00 to $389,000.00 $2,601.20 $4,001.85 $21.30 $6,624.35 $389,001.00 to $390,000.00 $2,607.15 $4,011.00 $21.30 $6,639.45 $390,001.00 to $391,000.00 $2,613.10 $4,020.15 $21.30 $6,654.55 $391,001.00 to $392,000.00 $2,619.05 $4,029.30 $21.30 $6,669.65 $392,001.00 to $393,000.00 $2,624.99 $4,038.45 $21.30 $6,684.74 $393,001.00 to $394,000.00 $2,630.94 $4,047.60 $21.30 $6,699.84 $394,001.00 to $395,000.00 $2,636.89 $4,056.75 $21.30 $6,714.94 $395,001.00 to $396,000.00 $2,642.84 $4,065.90 $21.30 $6,730.04 $396,001.00 to $397,000.00 $2,648.78 $4,075.05 $21.30 $6,745.13 $397,001.00 to $398,000.00 $2,654.73 $4,084.20 $21.30 $6,760.23 $398,001.00 to $399,000.00 $2,660.68 $4,093.35 $21.30 $6,775.33 $399,001.00 to $400,000.00 $2,666.63 $4,102.50 $21.30 $6,790.43 $400,001.00 to $401,000.00 $2,672.57 $4,111.65 $21.30 $6,805.52 $401,001.00 to $402,000.00 $2,678.52 $4,120.80 $21.30 $6,820.62 $402,001.00 to $403,000.00 $2,684.47 $4,129.95 $21.30 $6,835.72 $403,001.00 to $404,000.00 $2,690.42 $4,139.10 $21.30 $6,850.82 $404,001.00 to $405,000.00 $2,696.36 $4,148.25 $21.30 $6,865.91 $405,001.00 to $406,000.00 $2,702.31 $4,157.40 $21.30 $6,881.01 $406,001.00 to $407,000.00 $2,708.26 $4,166.55 $21.30 $6,896.11 $407,001.00 to $408,000.00 $2,714.21 $4,175.70 $21.30 $6,911.21 $408,001.00 to $409,000.00 $2,720.15 $4,184.85 $21.30 $6,926.30 $409,001.00 to $410,000.00 $2,726.10 $4,194.00 $21.30 $6,941.40 $410,001.00 to $411,000.00 $2,732.05 $4,203.15 $21.30 $6,956.50 $411,001.00 to $412,000.00 $2,738.00 $4,212.30 $21.30 $6,971.60 $412,001.00 to $413,000.00 $2,743.94 $4,221.45 $21.30 $6,986.69 $413,001.00 to $414,000.00 $2,749.89 $4,230.60 $21.30 $7,001.79 $414,001.00 to $415,000.00 $2,755.84 $4,239.75 $21.30 $7,016.89 $415,001.00 to $416,000.00 $2,761.79 $4,248.90 $21.30 $7,031.99 $416,001.00 to $417,000.00 $2,767.73 $4,258.05 $21.30 $7,047.08 $417,001.00 to $418,000.00 $2,773.68 $4,267.20 $21.30 $7,062.18 $418,001.00 to $419,000.00 $2,779.63 $4,276.35 $21.30 $7,077.28 $419,001.00 to $420,000.00 $2,785.58 $4,285.50 $21.30 $7,092.38 $420,001.00 to $421,000.00 $2,791.52 $4,294.65 $21.30 $7,107.47 $421,001.00 to $422,000.00 $2,797.47 $4,303.80 $21.30 $7,122.57 $422,001.00 to $423,000.00 $2,803.42 $4,312.95 $21.30 $7,137.67 $423,001.00 to $424,000.00 $2,809.37 $4,322.10 $21.30 $7,152.77 $424,001.00 to $425,000.00 $2,815.31 $4,331.25 $21.30 $7,167.86 $425,001.00 to $426,000.00 $2,821.26 $4,340.40 $21.30 $7,182.96 $426,001.00 to $427,000.00 $2,827.21 $4,349.55 $21.30 $7,198.06 $427,001.00 to $428,000.00 $2,833.16 $4,358.70 $21.30 $7,213.16 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$428,001.00 to $429,000.00 $2,839.10 $4,367.85 $21.30 $7,228.25 $429,001.00 to $430,000.00 $2,845.05 $4,377.00 $21.30 $7,243.35 $430,001.00 to $431,000.00 $2,851.00 $4,386.15 $21.30 $7,258.45 $431,001.00 to $432,000.00 $2,856.95 $4,395.30 $21.30 $7,273.55 $432,001.00 to $433,000.00 $2,862.89 $4,404.45 $21.30 $7,288.64 $433,001.00 to $434,000.00 $2,868.84 $4,413.60 $21.30 $7,303.74 $434,001.00 to $435,000.00 $2,874.79 $4,422.75 $21.30 $7,318.84 $435,001.00 to $436,000.00 $2,880.74 $4,431.90 $21.30 $7,333.94 $436,001.00 to $437,000.00 $2,886.68 $4,441.05 $21.30 $7,349.03 $437,001.00 to $438,000.00 $2,892.63 $4,450.20 $21.30 $7,364.13 $438,001.00 to $439,000.00 $2,898.58 $4,459.35 $21.30 $7,379.23 $439,001.00 to $440,000.00 $2,904.53 $4,468.50 $21.30 $7,394.33 $440,001.00 to $441,000.00 $2,910.47 $4,477.65 $21.30 $7,409.42 $441,001.00 to $442,000.00 $2,916.42 $4,486.80 $21.30 $7,424.52 $442,001.00 to $443,000.00 $2,922.37 $4,495.95 $21.30 $7,439.62 $443,001.00 to $444,000.00 $2,928.32 $4,505.10 $21.30 $7,454.72 $444,001.00 to $445,000.00 $2,934.26 $4,514.25 $21.30 $7,469.81 $445,001.00 to $446,000.00 $2,940.21 $4,523.40 $21.30 $7,484.91 $446,001.00 to $447,000.00 $2,946.16 $4,532.55 $21.30 $7,500.01 $447,001.00 to $448,000.00 $2,952.11 $4,541.70 $21.30 $7,515.11 $448,001.00 to $449,000.00 $2,958.05 $4,550.85 $21.30 $7,530.20 $449,001.00 to $450,000.00 $2,964.00 $4,560.00 $21.30 $7,545.30 $450,001.00 to $451,000.00 $2,969.95 $4,569.15 $21.30 $7,560.40 $451,001.00 to $452,000.00 $2,975.90 $4,578.30 $21.30 $7,575.50 $452,001.00 to $453,000.00 $2,981.84 $4,587.45 $21.30 $7,590.59 $453,001.00 to $454,000.00 $2,987.79 $4,596.60 $21.30 $7,605.69 $454,001.00 to $455,000.00 $2,993.74 $4,605.75 $21.30 $7,620.79 $455,001.00 to $456,000.00 $2,999.69 $4,614.90 $21.30 $7,635.89 $456,001.00 to $457,000.00 $3,005.63 $4,624.05 $21.30 $7,650.98 $457,001.00 to $458,000.00 $3,011.58 $4,633.20 $21.30 $7,666.08 $458,001.00 to $459,000.00 $3,017.53 $4,642.35 $21.30 $7,681.18 $459,001.00 to $460,000.00 $3,023.48 $4,651.50 $21.30 $7,696.28 $460,001.00 to $461,000.00 $3,029.42 $4,660.65 $21.30 $7,711.37 $461,001.00 to $462,000.00 $3,035.37 $4,669.80 $21.30 $7,726.47 $462,001.00 to $463,000.00 $3,041.32 $4,678.95 $21.30 $7,741.57 $463,001.00 to $464,000.00 $3,047.27 $4,688.10 $21.30 $7,756.67 $464,001.00 to $465,000.00 $3,053.21 $4,697.25 $21.30 $7,771.76 $465,001.00 to $466,000.00 $3,059.16 $4,706.40 $21.30 $7,786.86 $466,001.00 to $467,000.00 $3,065.11 $4,715.55 $21.30 $7,801.96 $467,001.00 to $468,000.00 $3,071.06 $4,724.70 $21.30 $7,817.06 $468,001.00 to $469,000.00 $3,077.00 $4,733.85 $21.30 $7,832.15 $469,001.00 to $470,000.00 $3,082.95 $4,743.00 $21.30 $7,847.25 $470,001.00 to $471,000.00 $3,088.90 $4,752.15 $21.30 $7,862.35 $471,001.00 to $472,000.00 $3,094.85 $4,761.30 $21.30 $7,877.45 $472,001.00 to $473,000.00 $3,100.79 $4,770.45 $21.30 $7,892.54 $473,001.00 to $474,000.00 $3,106.74 $4,779.60 $21.30 $7,907.64 $474,001.00 to $475,000.00 $3,112.69 $4,788.75 $21.30 $7,922.74 $475,001.00 to $476,000.00 $3,118.64 $4,797.90 $21.30 $7,937.84 $476,001.00 to $477,000.00 $3,124.58 $4,807.05 $21.30 $7,952.93 $477,001.00 to $478,000.00 $3,130.53 $4,816.20 $21.30 $7,968.03 $478,001.00 to $479,000.00 $3,136.48 $4,825.35 $21.30 $7,983.13 $479,001.00 to $480,000.00 $3,142.43 $4,834.50 $21.30 $7,998.23 $480,001.00 to $481,000.00 $3,148.37 $4,843.65 $21.30 $8,013.32 $481,001.00 to $482,000.00 $3,154.32 $4,852.80 $21.30 $8,028.42 $482,001.00 to $483,000.00 $3,160.27 $4,861.95 $21.30 $8,043.52 $483,001.00 to $484,000.00 $3,166.22 $4,871.10 $21.30 $8,058.62 $484,001.00 to $485,000.00 $3,172.16 $4,880.25 $21.30 $8,073.71 $485,001.00 to $486,000.00 $3,178.11 $4,889.40 $21.30 $8,088.81 $486,001.00 to $487,000.00 $3,184.06 $4,898.55 $21.30 $8,103.91 $487,001.00 to $488,000.00 $3,190.01 $4,907.70 $21.30 $8,119.00 $488,001.00 to $489,000.00 $3,195.95 $4,916.85 $21.30 $8,134.10 $489,001.00 to $490,000.00 $3,201.90 $4,926.00 $21.30 $8,149.20 $490,001.00 to $491,000.00 $3,207.85 $4,935.15 $21.30 $8,164.30 $491,001.00 to $492,000.00 $3,213.80 $4,944.30 $21.30 $8,179.39 $492,001.00 to $493,000.00 $3,219.74 $4,953.45 $21.30 $8,194.49 $493,001.00 to $494,000.00 $3,225.69 $4,962.60 $21.30 $8,209.59 $494,001.00 to $495,000.00 $3,231.64 $4,971.75 $21.30 $8,224.69 $495,001.00 to $496,000.00 $3,237.59 $4,980.90 $21.30 $8,239.78 $496,001.00 to $497,000.00 $3,243.53 $4,990.05 $21.30 $8,254.88 $497,001.00 to $498,000.00 $3,249.48 $4,999.20 $21.30 $8,269.98 $498,001.00 to $499,000.00 $3,255.43 $5,008.35 $21.30 $8,285.08 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$499,001.00 to $500,000.00 $3,261.37 $5,017.50 $21.30 $8,300.17 $500,001.00 to $501,000.00 $3,267.58 $5,027.05 $21.30 $8,315.93 $501,001.00 to $502,000.00 $3,271.29 $5,032.75 $21.30 $8,325.34 $502,001.00 to $503,000.00 $3,274.99 $5,038.45 $21.30 $8,334.74 $503,001.00 to $504,000.00 $3,278.70 $5,044.15 $21.30 $8,344.15 $504,001.00 to $505,000.00 $3,282.40 $5,049.85 $21.30 $8,353.55 $505,001.00 to $506,000.00 $3,286.11 $5,055.55 $21.30 $8,362.96 $506,001.00 to $507,000.00 $3,289.81 $5,061.25 $21.30 $8,372.36 $507,001.00 to $508,000.00 $3,293.52 $5,066.95 $21.30 $8,381.77 $508,001.00 to $509,000.00 $3,297.22 $5,072.65 $21.30 $8,391.17 $509,001.00 to $510,000.00 $3,300.93 $5,078.35 $21.30 $8,400.58 $510,001.00 to $511,000.00 $3,304.63 $5,084.05 $21.30 $8,409.98 $511,001.00 to $512,000.00 $3,308.34 $5,089.75 $21.30 $8,419.39 $512,001.00 to $513,000.00 $3,312.04 $5,095.45 $21.30 $8,428.79 $513,001.00 to $514,000.00 $3,315.75 $5,101.15 $21.30 $8,438.20 $514,001.00 to $515,000.00 $3,319.45 $5,106.85 $21.30 $8,447.60 $515,001.00 to $516,000.00 $3,323.16 $5,112.55 $21.30 $8,457.01 $516,001.00 to $517,000.00 $3,326.86 $5,118.25 $21.30 $8,466.41 $517,001.00 to $518,000.00 $3,330.57 $5,123.95 $21.30 $8,475.82 $518,001.00 to $519,000.00 $3,334.27 $5,129.65 $21.30 $8,485.22 $519,001.00 to $520,000.00 $3,337.98 $5,135.35 $21.30 $8,494.63 $520,001.00 to $521,000.00 $3,341.68 $5,141.05 $21.30 $8,504.03 $521,001.00 to $522,000.00 $3,345.39 $5,146.75 $21.30 $8,513.44 $522,001.00 to $523,000.00 $3,349.09 $5,152.45 $21.30 $8,522.84 $523,001.00 to $524,000.00 $3,352.80 $5,158.15 $21.30 $8,532.25 $524,001.00 to $525,000.00 $3,356.50 $5,163.85 $21.30 $8,541.65 $525,001.00 to $526,000.00 $3,360.21 $5,169.55 $21.30 $8,551.06 $526,001.00 to $527,000.00 $3,363.91 $5,175.25 $21.30 $8,560.46 $527,001.00 to $528,000.00 $3,367.62 $5,180.95 $21.30 $8,569.87 $528,001.00 to $529,000.00 $3,371.32 $5,186.65 $21.30 $8,579.27 $529,001.00 to $530,000.00 $3,375.03 $5,192.35 $21.30 $8,588.68 $530,001.00 to $531,000.00 $3,378.73 $5,198.05 $21.30 $8,598.08 $531,001.00 to $532,000.00 $3,382.44 $5,203.75 $21.30 $8,607.49 $532,001.00 to $533,000.00 $3,386.14 $5,209.45 $21.30 $8,616.89 $533,001.00 to $534,000.00 $3,389.85 $5,215.15 $21.30 $8,626.30 $534,001.00 to $535,000.00 $3,393.55 $5,220.85 $21.30 $8,635.70 $535,001.00 to $536,000.00 $3,397.26 $5,226.55 $21.30 $8,645.11 $536,001.00 to $537,000.00 $3,400.96 $5,232.25 $21.30 $8,654.51 $537,001.00 to $538,000.00 $3,404.67 $5,237.95 $21.30 $8,663.92 $538,001.00 to $539,000.00 $3,408.37 $5,243.65 $21.30 $8,673.32 $539,001.00 to $540,000.00 $3,412.08 $5,249.35 $21.30 $8,682.73 $540,001.00 to $541,000.00 $3,415.78 $5,255.05 $21.30 $8,692.13 $541,001.00 to $542,000.00 $3,419.49 $5,260.75 $21.30 $8,701.54 $542,001.00 to $543,000.00 $3,423.19 $5,266.45 $21.30 $8,710.94 $543,001.00 to $544,000.00 $3,426.90 $5,272.15 $21.30 $8,720.35 $544,001.00 to $545,000.00 $3,430.60 $5,277.85 $21.30 $8,729.75 $545,001.00 to $546,000.00 $3,434.31 $5,283.55 $21.30 $8,739.16 $546,001.00 to $547,000.00 $3,438.01 $5,289.25 $21.30 $8,748.56 $547,001.00 to $548,000.00 $3,441.72 $5,294.95 $21.30 $8,757.97 $548,001.00 to $549,000.00 $3,445.42 $5,300.65 $21.30 $8,767.37 $549,001.00 to $550,000.00 $3,449.13 $5,306.35 $21.30 $8,776.78 $550,001.00 to $551,000.00 $3,452.83 $5,312.05 $21.30 $8,786.18 $551,001.00 to $552,000.00 $3,456.54 $5,317.75 $21.30 $8,795.59 $552,001.00 to $553,000.00 $3,460.24 $5,323.45 $21.30 $8,804.99 $553,001.00 to $554,000.00 $3,463.95 $5,329.15 $21.30 $8,814.40 $554,001.00 to $555,000.00 $3,467.65 $5,334.85 $21.30 $8,823.80 $555,001.00 to $556,000.00 $3,471.36 $5,340.55 $21.30 $8,833.21 $556,001.00 to $557,000.00 $3,475.06 $5,346.25 $21.30 $8,842.61 $557,001.00 to $558,000.00 $3,478.77 $5,351.95 $21.30 $8,852.02 $558,001.00 to $559,000.00 $3,482.47 $5,357.65 $21.30 $8,861.42 $559,001.00 to $560,000.00 $3,486.18 $5,363.35 $21.30 $8,870.83 $560,001.00 to $561,000.00 $3,489.88 $5,369.05 $21.30 $8,880.23 $561,001.00 to $562,000.00 $3,493.59 $5,374.75 $21.30 $8,889.64 $562,001.00 to $563,000.00 $3,497.29 $5,380.45 $21.30 $8,899.04 $563,001.00 to $564,000.00 $3,501.00 $5,386.15 $21.30 $8,908.45 $564,001.00 to $565,000.00 $3,504.70 $5,391.85 $21.30 $8,917.85 $565,001.00 to $566,000.00 $3,508.41 $5,397.55 $21.30 $8,927.26 $566,001.00 to $567,000.00 $3,512.11 $5,403.25 $21.30 $8,936.66 $567,001.00 to $568,000.00 $3,515.82 $5,408.95 $21.30 $8,946.07 $568,001.00 to $569,000.00 $3,519.52 $5,414.65 $21.30 $8,955.47 $569,001.00 to $570,000.00 $3,523.23 $5,420.35 $21.30 $8,964.88 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$570,001.00 to $571,000.00 $3,526.93 $5,426.05 $21.30 $8,974.28 $571,001.00 to $572,000.00 $3,530.64 $5,431.75 $21.30 $8,983.69 $572,001.00 to $573,000.00 $3,534.34 $5,437.45 $21.30 $8,993.09 $573,001.00 to $574,000.00 $3,538.05 $5,443.15 $21.30 $9,002.50 $574,001.00 to $575,000.00 $3,541.75 $5,448.85 $21.30 $9,011.90 $575,001.00 to $576,000.00 $3,545.46 $5,454.55 $21.30 $9,021.31 $576,001.00 to $577,000.00 $3,549.16 $5,460.25 $21.30 $9,030.71 $577,001.00 to $578,000.00 $3,552.87 $5,465.95 $21.30 $9,040.12 $578,001.00 to $579,000.00 $3,556.57 $5,471.65 $21.30 $9,049.52 $579,001.00 to $580,000.00 $3,560.28 $5,477.35 $21.30 $9,058.93 $580,001.00 to $581,000.00 $3,563.98 $5,483.05 $21.30 $9,068.33 $581,001.00 to $582,000.00 $3,567.69 $5,488.75 $21.30 $9,077.74 $582,001.00 to $583,000.00 $3,571.39 $5,494.45 $21.30 $9,087.14 $583,001.00 to $584,000.00 $3,575.10 $5,500.15 $21.30 $9,096.55 $584,001.00 to $585,000.00 $3,578.80 $5,505.85 $21.30 $9,105.95 $585,001.00 to $586,000.00 $3,582.51 $5,511.55 $21.30 $9,115.36 $586,001.00 to $587,000.00 $3,586.21 $5,517.25 $21.30 $9,124.76 $587,001.00 to $588,000.00 $3,589.92 $5,522.95 $21.30 $9,134.17 $588,001.00 to $589,000.00 $3,593.62 $5,528.65 $21.30 $9,143.57 $589,001.00 to $590,000.00 $3,597.33 $5,534.35 $21.30 $9,152.98 $590,001.00 to $591,000.00 $3,601.03 $5,540.05 $21.30 $9,162.38 $591,001.00 to $592,000.00 $3,604.74 $5,545.75 $21.30 $9,171.79 $592,001.00 to $593,000.00 $3,608.44 $5,551.45 $21.30 $9,181.19 $593,001.00 to $594,000.00 $3,612.15 $5,557.15 $21.30 $9,190.60 $594,001.00 to $595,000.00 $3,615.85 $5,562.85 $21.30 $9,200.00 $595,001.00 to $596,000.00 $3,619.56 $5,568.55 $21.30 $9,209.41 $596,001.00 to $597,000.00 $3,623.26 $5,574.25 $21.30 $9,218.81 $597,001.00 to $598,000.00 $3,626.97 $5,579.95 $21.30 $9,228.22 $598,001.00 to $599,000.00 $3,630.67 $5,585.65 $21.30 $9,237.62 $599,001.00 to $600,000.00 $3,634.38 $5,591.35 $21.30 $9,247.03 $600,001.00 to $601,000.00 $3,638.08 $5,597.05 $21.30 $9,256.43 $601,001.00 to $602,000.00 $3,641.79 $5,602.75 $21.30 $9,265.84 $602,001.00 to $603,000.00 $3,645.49 $5,608.45 $21.30 $9,275.24 $603,001.00 to $604,000.00 $3,649.20 $5,614.15 $21.30 $9,284.65 $604,001.00 to $605,000.00 $3,652.90 $5,619.85 $21.30 $9,294.05 $605,001.00 to $606,000.00 $3,656.61 $5,625.55 $21.30 $9,303.46 $606,001.00 to $607,000.00 $3,660.31 $5,631.25 $21.30 $9,312.86 $607,001.00 to $608,000.00 $3,664.02 $5,636.95 $21.30 $9,322.27 $608,001.00 to $609,000.00 $3,667.72 $5,642.65 $21.30 $9,331.67 $609,001.00 to $610,000.00 $3,671.43 $5,648.35 $21.30 $9,341.08 $610,001.00 to $611,000.00 $3,675.13 $5,654.05 $21.30 $9,350.48 $611,001.00 to $612,000.00 $3,678.84 $5,659.75 $21.30 $9,359.89 $612,001.00 to $613,000.00 $3,682.54 $5,665.45 $21.30 $9,369.29 $613,001.00 to $614,000.00 $3,686.25 $5,671.15 $21.30 $9,378.70 $614,001.00 to $615,000.00 $3,689.95 $5,676.85 $21.30 $9,388.10 $615,001.00 to $616,000.00 $3,693.66 $5,682.55 $21.30 $9,397.51 $616,001.00 to $617,000.00 $3,697.36 $5,688.25 $21.30 $9,406.91 $617,001.00 to $618,000.00 $3,701.07 $5,693.95 $21.30 $9,416.32 $618,001.00 to $619,000.00 $3,704.77 $5,699.65 $21.30 $9,425.72 $619,001.00 to $620,000.00 $3,708.48 $5,705.35 $21.30 $9,435.13 $620,001.00 to $621,000.00 $3,712.18 $5,711.05 $21.30 $9,444.53 $621,001.00 to $622,000.00 $3,715.89 $5,716.75 $21.30 $9,453.94 $622,001.00 to $623,000.00 $3,719.59 $5,722.45 $21.30 $9,463.34 $623,001.00 to $624,000.00 $3,723.30 $5,728.15 $21.30 $9,472.75 $624,001.00 to $625,000.00 $3,727.00 $5,733.85 $21.30 $9,482.15 $625,001.00 to $626,000.00 $3,730.71 $5,739.55 $21.30 $9,491.56 $626,001.00 to $627,000.00 $3,734.41 $5,745.25 $21.30 $9,500.96 $627,001.00 to $628,000.00 $3,738.12 $5,750.95 $21.30 $9,510.37 $628,001.00 to $629,000.00 $3,741.82 $5,756.65 $21.30 $9,519.77 $629,001.00 to $630,000.00 $3,745.53 $5,762.35 $21.30 $9,529.18 $630,001.00 to $631,000.00 $3,749.23 $5,768.05 $21.30 $9,538.58 $631,001.00 to $632,000.00 $3,752.94 $5,773.75 $21.30 $9,547.99 $632,001.00 to $633,000.00 $3,756.64 $5,779.45 $21.30 $9,557.39 $633,001.00 to $634,000.00 $3,760.35 $5,785.15 $21.30 $9,566.80 $634,001.00 to $635,000.00 $3,764.05 $5,790.85 $21.30 $9,576.20 $635,001.00 to $636,000.00 $3,767.76 $5,796.55 $21.30 $9,585.61 $636,001.00 to $637,000.00 $3,771.46 $5,802.25 $21.30 $9,595.01 $637,001.00 to $638,000.00 $3,775.17 $5,807.95 $21.30 $9,604.42 $638,001.00 to $639,000.00 $3,778.87 $5,813.65 $21.30 $9,613.82 $639,001.00 to $640,000.00 $3,782.58 $5,819.35 $21.30 $9,623.23 $640,001.00 to $641,000.00 $3,786.28 $5,825.05 $21.30 $9,632.63 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$641,001.00 to $642,000.00 $3,789.99 $5,830.75 $21.30 $9,642.04 $642,001.00 to $643,000.00 $3,793.69 $5,836.45 $21.30 $9,651.44 $643,001.00 to $644,000.00 $3,797.40 $5,842.15 $21.30 $9,660.85 $644,001.00 to $645,000.00 $3,801.10 $5,847.85 $21.30 $9,670.25 $645,001.00 to $646,000.00 $3,804.81 $5,853.55 $21.30 $9,679.66 $646,001.00 to $647,000.00 $3,808.51 $5,859.25 $21.30 $9,689.06 $647,001.00 to $648,000.00 $3,812.22 $5,864.95 $21.30 $9,698.47 $648,001.00 to $649,000.00 $3,815.92 $5,870.65 $21.30 $9,707.87 $649,001.00 to $650,000.00 $3,819.63 $5,876.35 $21.30 $9,717.28 $650,001.00 to $651,000.00 $3,823.33 $5,882.05 $21.30 $9,726.68 $651,001.00 to $652,000.00 $3,827.04 $5,887.75 $21.30 $9,736.09 $652,001.00 to $653,000.00 $3,830.74 $5,893.45 $21.30 $9,745.49 $653,001.00 to $654,000.00 $3,834.45 $5,899.15 $21.30 $9,754.90 $654,001.00 to $655,000.00 $3,838.15 $5,904.85 $21.30 $9,764.30 $655,001.00 to $656,000.00 $3,841.86 $5,910.55 $21.30 $9,773.71 $656,001.00 to $657,000.00 $3,845.56 $5,916.25 $21.30 $9,783.11 $657,001.00 to $658,000.00 $3,849.27 $5,921.95 $21.30 $9,792.52 $658,001.00 to $659,000.00 $3,852.97 $5,927.65 $21.30 $9,801.92 $659,001.00 to $660,000.00 $3,856.68 $5,933.35 $21.30 $9,811.33 $660,001.00 to $661,000.00 $3,860.38 $5,939.05 $21.30 $9,820.73 $661,001.00 to $662,000.00 $3,864.09 $5,944.75 $21.30 $9,830.14 $662,001.00 to $663,000.00 $3,867.79 $5,950.45 $21.30 $9,839.54 $663,001.00 to $664,000.00 $3,871.50 $5,956.15 $21.30 $9,848.95 $664,001.00 to $665,000.00 $3,875.20 $5,961.85 $21.30 $9,858.35 $665,001.00 to $666,000.00 $3,878.91 $5,967.55 $21.30 $9,867.76 $666,001.00 to $667,000.00 $3,882.61 $5,973.25 $21.30 $9,877.16 $667,001.00 to $668,000.00 $3,886.32 $5,978.95 $21.30 $9,886.57 $668,001.00 to $669,000.00 $3,890.02 $5,984.65 $21.30 $9,895.97 $669,001.00 to $670,000.00 $3,893.73 $5,990.35 $21.30 $9,905.38 $670,001.00 to $671,000.00 $3,897.43 $5,996.05 $21.30 $9,914.78 $671,001.00 to $672,000.00 $3,901.14 $6,001.75 $21.30 $9,924.19 $672,001.00 to $673,000.00 $3,904.84 $6,007.45 $21.30 $9,933.59 $673,001.00 to $674,000.00 $3,908.55 $6,013.15 $21.30 $9,943.00 $674,001.00 to $675,000.00 $3,912.25 $6,018.85 $21.30 $9,952.40 $675,001.00 to $676,000.00 $3,915.96 $6,024.55 $21.30 $9,961.81 $676,001.00 to $677,000.00 $3,919.66 $6,030.25 $21.30 $9,971.21 $677,001.00 to $678,000.00 $3,923.37 $6,035.95 $21.30 $9,980.62 $678,001.00 to $679,000.00 $3,927.07 $6,041.65 $21.30 $9,990.02 $679,001.00 to $680,000.00 $3,930.78 $6,047.35 $21.30 $9,999.43 $680,001.00 to $681,000.00 $3,934.48 $6,053.05 $21.30 $10,008.83 $681,001.00 to $682,000.00 $3,938.19 $6,058.75 $21.30 $10,018.24 $682,001.00 to $683,000.00 $3,941.89 $6,064.45 $21.30 $10,027.64 $683,001.00 to $684,000.00 $3,945.60 $6,070.15 $21.30 $10,037.05 $684,001.00 to $685,000.00 $3,949.30 $6,075.85 $21.30 $10,046.45 $685,001.00 to $686,000.00 $3,953.01 $6,081.55 $21.30 $10,055.86 $686,001.00 to $687,000.00 $3,956.71 $6,087.25 $21.30 $10,065.26 $687,001.00 to $688,000.00 $3,960.42 $6,092.95 $21.30 $10,074.67 $688,001.00 to $689,000.00 $3,964.12 $6,098.65 $21.30 $10,084.07 $689,001.00 to $690,000.00 $3,967.83 $6,104.35 $21.30 $10,093.48 $690,001.00 to $691,000.00 $3,971.53 $6,110.05 $21.30 $10,102.88 $691,001.00 to $692,000.00 $3,975.24 $6,115.75 $21.30 $10,112.29 $692,001.00 to $693,000.00 $3,978.94 $6,121.45 $21.30 $10,121.69 $693,001.00 to $694,000.00 $3,982.65 $6,127.15 $21.30 $10,131.10 $694,001.00 to $695,000.00 $3,986.35 $6,132.85 $21.30 $10,140.50 $695,001.00 to $696,000.00 $3,990.06 $6,138.55 $21.30 $10,149.91 $696,001.00 to $697,000.00 $3,993.76 $6,144.25 $21.30 $10,159.31 $697,001.00 to $698,000.00 $3,997.47 $6,149.95 $21.30 $10,168.72 $698,001.00 to $699,000.00 $4,001.17 $6,155.65 $21.30 $10,178.12 $699,001.00 to $700,000.00 $4,004.88 $6,161.35 $21.30 $10,187.53 $700,001.00 to $701,000.00 $4,008.58 $6,167.05 $21.30 $10,196.93 $701,001.00 to $702,000.00 $4,012.29 $6,172.75 $21.30 $10,206.34 $702,001.00 to $703,000.00 $4,015.99 $6,178.45 $21.30 $10,215.74 $703,001.00 to $704,000.00 $4,019.70 $6,184.15 $21.30 $10,225.15 $704,001.00 to $705,000.00 $4,023.40 $6,189.85 $21.30 $10,234.55 $705,001.00 to $706,000.00 $4,027.11 $6,195.55 $21.30 $10,243.96 $706,001.00 to $707,000.00 $4,030.81 $6,201.25 $21.30 $10,253.36 $707,001.00 to $708,000.00 $4,034.52 $6,206.95 $21.30 $10,262.77 $708,001.00 to $709,000.00 $4,038.22 $6,212.65 $21.30 $10,272.17 $709,001.00 to $710,000.00 $4,041.93 $6,218.35 $21.30 $10,281.58 $710,001.00 to $711,000.00 $4,045.63 $6,224.05 $21.30 $10,290.98 $711,001.00 to $712,000.00 $4,049.34 $6,229.75 $21.30 $10,300.39 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$712,001.00 to $713,000.00 $4,053.04 $6,235.45 $21.30 $10,309.79 $713,001.00 to $714,000.00 $4,056.75 $6,241.15 $21.30 $10,319.20 $714,001.00 to $715,000.00 $4,060.45 $6,246.85 $21.30 $10,328.60 $715,001.00 to $716,000.00 $4,064.16 $6,252.55 $21.30 $10,338.01 $716,001.00 to $717,000.00 $4,067.86 $6,258.25 $21.30 $10,347.41 $717,001.00 to $718,000.00 $4,071.57 $6,263.95 $21.30 $10,356.82 $718,001.00 to $719,000.00 $4,075.27 $6,269.65 $21.30 $10,366.22 $719,001.00 to $720,000.00 $4,078.98 $6,275.35 $21.30 $10,375.63 $720,001.00 to $721,000.00 $4,082.68 $6,281.05 $21.30 $10,385.03 $721,001.00 to $722,000.00 $4,086.39 $6,286.75 $21.30 $10,394.44 $722,001.00 to $723,000.00 $4,090.09 $6,292.45 $21.30 $10,403.84 $723,001.00 to $724,000.00 $4,093.80 $6,298.15 $21.30 $10,413.25 $724,001.00 to $725,000.00 $4,097.50 $6,303.85 $21.30 $10,422.65 $725,001.00 to $726,000.00 $4,101.21 $6,309.55 $21.30 $10,432.06 $726,001.00 to $727,000.00 $4,104.91 $6,315.25 $21.30 $10,441.46 $727,001.00 to $728,000.00 $4,108.62 $6,320.95 $21.30 $10,450.87 $728,001.00 to $729,000.00 $4,112.32 $6,326.65 $21.30 $10,460.27 $729,001.00 to $730,000.00 $4,116.03 $6,332.35 $21.30 $10,469.68 $730,001.00 to $731,000.00 $4,119.73 $6,338.05 $21.30 $10,479.08 $731,001.00 to $732,000.00 $4,123.44 $6,343.75 $21.30 $10,488.49 $732,001.00 to $733,000.00 $4,127.14 $6,349.45 $21.30 $10,497.89 $733,001.00 to $734,000.00 $4,130.85 $6,355.15 $21.30 $10,507.30 $734,001.00 to $735,000.00 $4,134.55 $6,360.85 $21.30 $10,516.70 $735,001.00 to $736,000.00 $4,138.26 $6,366.55 $21.30 $10,526.11 $736,001.00 to $737,000.00 $4,141.96 $6,372.25 $21.30 $10,535.51 $737,001.00 to $738,000.00 $4,145.67 $6,377.95 $21.30 $10,544.92 $738,001.00 to $739,000.00 $4,149.37 $6,383.65 $21.30 $10,554.32 $739,001.00 to $740,000.00 $4,153.08 $6,389.35 $21.30 $10,563.73 $740,001.00 to $741,000.00 $4,156.78 $6,395.05 $21.30 $10,573.13 $741,001.00 to $742,000.00 $4,160.49 $6,400.75 $21.30 $10,582.54 $742,001.00 to $743,000.00 $4,164.19 $6,406.45 $21.30 $10,591.94 $743,001.00 to $744,000.00 $4,167.90 $6,412.15 $21.30 $10,601.35 $744,001.00 to $745,000.00 $4,171.60 $6,417.85 $21.30 $10,610.75 $745,001.00 to $746,000.00 $4,175.31 $6,423.55 $21.30 $10,620.16 $746,001.00 to $747,000.00 $4,179.01 $6,429.25 $21.30 $10,629.56 $747,001.00 to $748,000.00 $4,182.72 $6,434.95 $21.30 $10,638.97 $748,001.00 to $749,000.00 $4,186.42 $6,440.65 $21.30 $10,648.37 $749,001.00 to $750,000.00 $4,190.13 $6,446.35 $21.30 $10,657.78 $750,001.00 to $751,000.00 $4,193.83 $6,452.05 $21.30 $10,667.18 $751,001.00 to $752,000.00 $4,197.54 $6,457.75 $21.30 $10,676.59 $752,001.00 to $753,000.00 $4,201.24 $6,463.45 $21.30 $10,685.99 $753,001.00 to $754,000.00 $4,204.95 $6,469.15 $21.30 $10,695.40 $754,001.00 to $755,000.00 $4,208.65 $6,474.85 $21.30 $10,704.80 $755,001.00 to $756,000.00 $4,212.36 $6,480.55 $21.30 $10,714.21 $756,001.00 to $757,000.00 $4,216.06 $6,486.25 $21.30 $10,723.61 $757,001.00 to $758,000.00 $4,219.77 $6,491.95 $21.30 $10,733.02 $758,001.00 to $759,000.00 $4,223.47 $6,497.65 $21.30 $10,742.42 $759,001.00 to $760,000.00 $4,227.18 $6,503.35 $21.30 $10,751.83 $760,001.00 to $761,000.00 $4,230.88 $6,509.05 $21.30 $10,761.23 $761,001.00 to $762,000.00 $4,234.59 $6,514.75 $21.30 $10,770.64 $762,001.00 to $763,000.00 $4,238.29 $6,520.45 $21.30 $10,780.04 $763,001.00 to $764,000.00 $4,242.00 $6,526.15 $21.30 $10,789.45 $764,001.00 to $765,000.00 $4,245.70 $6,531.85 $21.30 $10,798.85 $765,001.00 to $766,000.00 $4,249.41 $6,537.55 $21.30 $10,808.26 $766,001.00 to $767,000.00 $4,253.11 $6,543.25 $21.30 $10,817.66 $767,001.00 to $768,000.00 $4,256.82 $6,548.95 $21.30 $10,827.07 $768,001.00 to $769,000.00 $4,260.52 $6,554.65 $21.30 $10,836.47 $769,001.00 to $770,000.00 $4,264.23 $6,560.35 $21.30 $10,845.88 $770,001.00 to $771,000.00 $4,267.93 $6,566.05 $21.30 $10,855.28 $771,001.00 to $772,000.00 $4,271.64 $6,571.75 $21.30 $10,864.69 $772,001.00 to $773,000.00 $4,275.34 $6,577.45 $21.30 $10,874.09 $773,001.00 to $774,000.00 $4,279.05 $6,583.15 $21.30 $10,883.50 $774,001.00 to $775,000.00 $4,282.75 $6,588.85 $21.30 $10,892.90 $775,001.00 to $776,000.00 $4,286.46 $6,594.55 $21.30 $10,902.31 $776,001.00 to $777,000.00 $4,290.16 $6,600.25 $21.30 $10,911.71 $777,001.00 to $778,000.00 $4,293.87 $6,605.95 $21.30 $10,921.12 $778,001.00 to $779,000.00 $4,297.57 $6,611.65 $21.30 $10,930.52 $779,001.00 to $780,000.00 $4,301.28 $6,617.35 $21.30 $10,939.93 $780,001.00 to $781,000.00 $4,304.98 $6,623.05 $21.30 $10,949.33 $781,001.00 to $782,000.00 $4,308.69 $6,628.75 $21.30 $10,958.74 $782,001.00 to $783,000.00 $4,312.39 $6,634.45 $21.30 $10,968.14 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$783,001.00 to $784,000.00 $4,316.10 $6,640.15 $21.30 $10,977.55 $784,001.00 to $785,000.00 $4,319.80 $6,645.85 $21.30 $10,986.95 $785,001.00 to $786,000.00 $4,323.51 $6,651.55 $21.30 $10,996.36 $786,001.00 to $787,000.00 $4,327.21 $6,657.25 $21.30 $11,005.76 $787,001.00 to $788,000.00 $4,330.92 $6,662.95 $21.30 $11,015.17 $788,001.00 to $789,000.00 $4,334.62 $6,668.65 $21.30 $11,024.57 $789,001.00 to $790,000.00 $4,338.33 $6,674.35 $21.30 $11,033.98 $790,001.00 to $791,000.00 $4,342.03 $6,680.05 $21.30 $11,043.38 $791,001.00 to $792,000.00 $4,345.74 $6,685.75 $21.30 $11,052.79 $792,001.00 to $793,000.00 $4,349.44 $6,691.45 $21.30 $11,062.19 $793,001.00 to $794,000.00 $4,353.15 $6,697.15 $21.30 $11,071.60 $794,001.00 to $795,000.00 $4,356.85 $6,702.85 $21.30 $11,081.00 $795,001.00 to $796,000.00 $4,360.56 $6,708.55 $21.30 $11,090.41 $796,001.00 to $797,000.00 $4,364.26 $6,714.25 $21.30 $11,099.81 $797,001.00 to $798,000.00 $4,367.97 $6,719.95 $21.30 $11,109.22 $798,001.00 to $799,000.00 $4,371.67 $6,725.65 $21.30 $11,118.62 $799,001.00 to $800,000.00 $4,375.38 $6,731.35 $21.30 $11,128.03 $800,001.00 to $801,000.00 $4,379.08 $6,737.05 $21.30 $11,137.43 $801,001.00 to $802,000.00 $4,382.79 $6,742.75 $21.30 $11,146.84 $802,001.00 to $803,000.00 $4,386.49 $6,748.45 $21.30 $11,156.24 $803,001.00 to $804,000.00 $4,390.20 $6,754.15 $21.30 $11,165.65 $804,001.00 to $805,000.00 $4,393.90 $6,759.85 $21.30 $11,175.05 $805,001.00 to $806,000.00 $4,397.61 $6,765.55 $21.30 $11,184.46 $806,001.00 to $807,000.00 $4,401.31 $6,771.25 $21.30 $11,193.86 $807,001.00 to $808,000.00 $4,405.02 $6,776.95 $21.30 $11,203.27 $808,001.00 to $809,000.00 $4,408.72 $6,782.65 $21.30 $11,212.67 $809,001.00 to $810,000.00 $4,412.43 $6,788.35 $21.30 $11,222.08 $810,001.00 to $811,000.00 $4,416.13 $6,794.05 $21.30 $11,231.48 $811,001.00 to $812,000.00 $4,419.84 $6,799.75 $21.30 $11,240.89 $812,001.00 to $813,000.00 $4,423.54 $6,805.45 $21.30 $11,250.29 $813,001.00 to $814,000.00 $4,427.25 $6,811.15 $21.30 $11,259.70 $814,001.00 to $815,000.00 $4,430.95 $6,816.85 $21.30 $11,269.10 $815,001.00 to $816,000.00 $4,434.66 $6,822.55 $21.30 $11,278.51 $816,001.00 to $817,000.00 $4,438.36 $6,828.25 $21.30 $11,287.91 $817,001.00 to $818,000.00 $4,442.07 $6,833.95 $21.30 $11,297.32 $818,001.00 to $819,000.00 $4,445.77 $6,839.65 $21.30 $11,306.72 $819,001.00 to $820,000.00 $4,449.48 $6,845.35 $21.30 $11,316.13 $820,001.00 to $821,000.00 $4,453.18 $6,851.05 $21.30 $11,325.53 $821,001.00 to $822,000.00 $4,456.89 $6,856.75 $21.30 $11,334.94 $822,001.00 to $823,000.00 $4,460.59 $6,862.45 $21.30 $11,344.34 $823,001.00 to $824,000.00 $4,464.30 $6,868.15 $21.30 $11,353.75 $824,001.00 to $825,000.00 $4,468.00 $6,873.85 $21.30 $11,363.15 $825,001.00 to $826,000.00 $4,471.71 $6,879.55 $21.30 $11,372.56 $826,001.00 to $827,000.00 $4,475.41 $6,885.25 $21.30 $11,381.96 $827,001.00 to $828,000.00 $4,479.12 $6,890.95 $21.30 $11,391.37 $828,001.00 to $829,000.00 $4,482.82 $6,896.65 $21.30 $11,400.77 $829,001.00 to $830,000.00 $4,486.53 $6,902.35 $21.30 $11,410.18 $830,001.00 to $831,000.00 $4,490.23 $6,908.05 $21.30 $11,419.58 $831,001.00 to $832,000.00 $4,493.94 $6,913.75 $21.30 $11,428.99 $832,001.00 to $833,000.00 $4,497.64 $6,919.45 $21.30 $11,438.39 $833,001.00 to $834,000.00 $4,501.35 $6,925.15 $21.30 $11,447.80 $834,001.00 to $835,000.00 $4,505.05 $6,930.85 $21.30 $11,457.20 $835,001.00 to $836,000.00 $4,508.76 $6,936.55 $21.30 $11,466.61 $836,001.00 to $837,000.00 $4,512.46 $6,942.25 $21.30 $11,476.01 $837,001.00 to $838,000.00 $4,516.17 $6,947.95 $21.30 $11,485.42 $838,001.00 to $839,000.00 $4,519.87 $6,953.65 $21.30 $11,494.82 $839,001.00 to $840,000.00 $4,523.58 $6,959.35 $21.30 $11,504.23 $840,001.00 to $841,000.00 $4,527.28 $6,965.05 $21.30 $11,513.63 $841,001.00 to $842,000.00 $4,530.99 $6,970.75 $21.30 $11,523.04 $842,001.00 to $843,000.00 $4,534.69 $6,976.45 $21.30 $11,532.44 $843,001.00 to $844,000.00 $4,538.40 $6,982.15 $21.30 $11,541.85 $844,001.00 to $845,000.00 $4,542.10 $6,987.85 $21.30 $11,551.25 $845,001.00 to $846,000.00 $4,545.81 $6,993.55 $21.30 $11,560.66 $846,001.00 to $847,000.00 $4,549.51 $6,999.25 $21.30 $11,570.06 $847,001.00 to $848,000.00 $4,553.22 $7,004.95 $21.30 $11,579.47 $848,001.00 to $849,000.00 $4,556.92 $7,010.65 $21.30 $11,588.87 $849,001.00 to $850,000.00 $4,560.63 $7,016.35 $21.30 $11,598.28 $850,001.00 to $851,000.00 $4,564.33 $7,022.05 $21.30 $11,607.68 $851,001.00 to $852,000.00 $4,568.04 $7,027.75 $21.30 $11,617.09 $852,001.00 to $853,000.00 $4,571.74 $7,033.45 $21.30 $11,626.49 $853,001.00 to $854,000.00 $4,575.45 $7,039.15 $21.30 $11,635.90 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$854,001.00 to $855,000.00 $4,579.15 $7,044.85 $21.30 $11,645.30 $855,001.00 to $856,000.00 $4,582.86 $7,050.55 $21.30 $11,654.71 $856,001.00 to $857,000.00 $4,586.56 $7,056.25 $21.30 $11,664.11 $857,001.00 to $858,000.00 $4,590.27 $7,061.95 $21.30 $11,673.52 $858,001.00 to $859,000.00 $4,593.97 $7,067.65 $21.30 $11,682.92 $859,001.00 to $860,000.00 $4,597.68 $7,073.35 $21.30 $11,692.33 $860,001.00 to $861,000.00 $4,601.38 $7,079.05 $21.30 $11,701.73 $861,001.00 to $862,000.00 $4,605.09 $7,084.75 $21.30 $11,711.14 $862,001.00 to $863,000.00 $4,608.79 $7,090.45 $21.30 $11,720.54 $863,001.00 to $864,000.00 $4,612.50 $7,096.15 $21.30 $11,729.95 $864,001.00 to $865,000.00 $4,616.20 $7,101.85 $21.30 $11,739.35 $865,001.00 to $866,000.00 $4,619.91 $7,107.55 $21.30 $11,748.76 $866,001.00 to $867,000.00 $4,623.61 $7,113.25 $21.30 $11,758.16 $867,001.00 to $868,000.00 $4,627.32 $7,118.95 $21.30 $11,767.57 $868,001.00 to $869,000.00 $4,631.02 $7,124.65 $21.30 $11,776.97 $869,001.00 to $870,000.00 $4,634.73 $7,130.35 $21.30 $11,786.38 $870,001.00 to $871,000.00 $4,638.43 $7,136.05 $21.30 $11,795.78 $871,001.00 to $872,000.00 $4,642.14 $7,141.75 $21.30 $11,805.19 $872,001.00 to $873,000.00 $4,645.84 $7,147.45 $21.30 $11,814.59 $873,001.00 to $874,000.00 $4,649.55 $7,153.15 $21.30 $11,824.00 $874,001.00 to $875,000.00 $4,653.25 $7,158.85 $21.30 $11,833.40 $875,001.00 to $876,000.00 $4,656.96 $7,164.55 $21.30 $11,842.81 $876,001.00 to $877,000.00 $4,660.66 $7,170.25 $21.30 $11,852.21 $877,001.00 to $878,000.00 $4,664.37 $7,175.95 $21.30 $11,861.62 $878,001.00 to $879,000.00 $4,668.07 $7,181.65 $21.30 $11,871.02 $879,001.00 to $880,000.00 $4,671.78 $7,187.35 $21.30 $11,880.43 $880,001.00 to $881,000.00 $4,675.48 $7,193.05 $21.30 $11,889.83 $881,001.00 to $882,000.00 $4,679.19 $7,198.75 $21.30 $11,899.24 $882,001.00 to $883,000.00 $4,682.89 $7,204.45 $21.30 $11,908.64 $883,001.00 to $884,000.00 $4,686.60 $7,210.15 $21.30 $11,918.05 $884,001.00 to $885,000.00 $4,690.30 $7,215.85 $21.30 $11,927.45 $885,001.00 to $886,000.00 $4,694.01 $7,221.55 $21.30 $11,936.86 $886,001.00 to $887,000.00 $4,697.71 $7,227.25 $21.30 $11,946.26 $887,001.00 to $888,000.00 $4,701.42 $7,232.95 $21.30 $11,955.67 $888,001.00 to $889,000.00 $4,705.12 $7,238.65 $21.30 $11,965.07 $889,001.00 to $890,000.00 $4,708.83 $7,244.35 $21.30 $11,974.48 $890,001.00 to $891,000.00 $4,712.53 $7,250.05 $21.30 $11,983.88 $891,001.00 to $892,000.00 $4,716.24 $7,255.75 $21.30 $11,993.29 $892,001.00 to $893,000.00 $4,719.94 $7,261.45 $21.30 $12,002.69 $893,001.00 to $894,000.00 $4,723.65 $7,267.15 $21.30 $12,012.10 $894,001.00 to $895,000.00 $4,727.35 $7,272.85 $21.30 $12,021.50 $895,001.00 to $896,000.00 $4,731.06 $7,278.55 $21.30 $12,030.91 $896,001.00 to $897,000.00 $4,734.76 $7,284.25 $21.30 $12,040.31 $897,001.00 to $898,000.00 $4,738.47 $7,289.95 $21.30 $12,049.72 $898,001.00 to $899,000.00 $4,742.17 $7,295.65 $21.30 $12,059.12 $899,001.00 to $900,000.00 $4,745.88 $7,301.35 $21.30 $12,068.53 $900,001.00 to $901,000.00 $4,749.58 $7,307.05 $21.30 $12,077.93 $901,001.00 to $902,000.00 $4,753.29 $7,312.75 $21.30 $12,087.34 $902,001.00 to $903,000.00 $4,756.99 $7,318.45 $21.30 $12,096.74 $903,001.00 to $904,000.00 $4,760.70 $7,324.15 $21.30 $12,106.15 $904,001.00 to $905,000.00 $4,764.40 $7,329.85 $21.30 $12,115.55 $905,001.00 to $906,000.00 $4,768.11 $7,335.55 $21.30 $12,124.96 $906,001.00 to $907,000.00 $4,771.81 $7,341.25 $21.30 $12,134.36 $907,001.00 to $908,000.00 $4,775.52 $7,346.95 $21.30 $12,143.77 $908,001.00 to $909,000.00 $4,779.22 $7,352.65 $21.30 $12,153.17 $909,001.00 to $910,000.00 $4,782.93 $7,358.35 $21.30 $12,162.58 $910,001.00 to $911,000.00 $4,786.63 $7,364.05 $21.30 $12,171.98 $911,001.00 to $912,000.00 $4,790.34 $7,369.75 $21.30 $12,181.39 $912,001.00 to $913,000.00 $4,794.04 $7,375.45 $21.30 $12,190.79 $913,001.00 to $914,000.00 $4,797.75 $7,381.15 $21.30 $12,200.20 $914,001.00 to $915,000.00 $4,801.45 $7,386.85 $21.30 $12,209.60 $915,001.00 to $916,000.00 $4,805.16 $7,392.55 $21.30 $12,219.01 $916,001.00 to $917,000.00 $4,808.86 $7,398.25 $21.30 $12,228.41 $917,001.00 to $918,000.00 $4,812.57 $7,403.95 $21.30 $12,237.82 $918,001.00 to $919,000.00 $4,816.27 $7,409.65 $21.30 $12,247.22 $919,001.00 to $920,000.00 $4,819.98 $7,415.35 $21.30 $12,256.63 $920,001.00 to $921,000.00 $4,823.68 $7,421.05 $21.30 $12,266.03 $921,001.00 to $922,000.00 $4,827.39 $7,426.75 $21.30 $12,275.44 $922,001.00 to $923,000.00 $4,831.09 $7,432.45 $21.30 $12,284.84 $923,001.00 to $924,000.00 $4,834.80 $7,438.15 $21.30 $12,294.25 $924,001.00 to $925,000.00 $4,838.50 $7,443.85 $21.30 $12,303.65 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$925,001.00 to $926,000.00 $4,842.21 $7,449.55 $21.30 $12,313.06 $926,001.00 to $927,000.00 $4,845.91 $7,455.25 $21.30 $12,322.46 $927,001.00 to $928,000.00 $4,849.62 $7,460.95 $21.30 $12,331.87 $928,001.00 to $929,000.00 $4,853.32 $7,466.65 $21.30 $12,341.27 $929,001.00 to $930,000.00 $4,857.03 $7,472.35 $21.30 $12,350.68 $930,001.00 to $931,000.00 $4,860.73 $7,478.05 $21.30 $12,360.08 $931,001.00 to $932,000.00 $4,864.44 $7,483.75 $21.30 $12,369.49 $932,001.00 to $933,000.00 $4,868.14 $7,489.45 $21.30 $12,378.89 $933,001.00 to $934,000.00 $4,871.85 $7,495.15 $21.30 $12,388.30 $934,001.00 to $935,000.00 $4,875.55 $7,500.85 $21.30 $12,397.70 $935,001.00 to $936,000.00 $4,879.26 $7,506.55 $21.30 $12,407.11 $936,001.00 to $937,000.00 $4,882.96 $7,512.25 $21.30 $12,416.51 $937,001.00 to $938,000.00 $4,886.67 $7,517.95 $21.30 $12,425.92 $938,001.00 to $939,000.00 $4,890.37 $7,523.65 $21.30 $12,435.32 $939,001.00 to $940,000.00 $4,894.08 $7,529.35 $21.30 $12,444.73 $940,001.00 to $941,000.00 $4,897.78 $7,535.05 $21.30 $12,454.13 $941,001.00 to $942,000.00 $4,901.49 $7,540.75 $21.30 $12,463.54 $942,001.00 to $943,000.00 $4,905.19 $7,546.45 $21.30 $12,472.94 $943,001.00 to $944,000.00 $4,908.90 $7,552.15 $21.30 $12,482.35 $944,001.00 to $945,000.00 $4,912.60 $7,557.85 $21.30 $12,491.75 $945,001.00 to $946,000.00 $4,916.31 $7,563.55 $21.30 $12,501.16 $946,001.00 to $947,000.00 $4,920.01 $7,569.25 $21.30 $12,510.56 $947,001.00 to $948,000.00 $4,923.72 $7,574.95 $21.30 $12,519.97 $948,001.00 to $949,000.00 $4,927.42 $7,580.65 $21.30 $12,529.37 $949,001.00 to $950,000.00 $4,931.13 $7,586.35 $21.30 $12,538.78 $950,001.00 to $951,000.00 $4,934.83 $7,592.05 $21.30 $12,548.18 $951,001.00 to $952,000.00 $4,938.54 $7,597.75 $21.30 $12,557.59 $952,001.00 to $953,000.00 $4,942.24 $7,603.45 $21.30 $12,566.99 $953,001.00 to $954,000.00 $4,945.95 $7,609.15 $21.30 $12,576.40 $954,001.00 to $955,000.00 $4,949.65 $7,614.85 $21.30 $12,585.80 $955,001.00 to $956,000.00 $4,953.36 $7,620.55 $21.30 $12,595.21 $956,001.00 to $957,000.00 $4,957.06 $7,626.25 $21.30 $12,604.61 $957,001.00 to $958,000.00 $4,960.77 $7,631.95 $21.30 $12,614.02 $958,001.00 to $959,000.00 $4,964.47 $7,637.65 $21.30 $12,623.42 $959,001.00 to $960,000.00 $4,968.18 $7,643.35 $21.30 $12,632.83 $960,001.00 to $961,000.00 $4,971.88 $7,649.05 $21.30 $12,642.23 $961,001.00 to $962,000.00 $4,975.59 $7,654.75 $21.30 $12,651.64 $962,001.00 to $963,000.00 $4,979.29 $7,660.45 $21.30 $12,661.04 $963,001.00 to $964,000.00 $4,983.00 $7,666.15 $21.30 $12,670.45 $964,001.00 to $965,000.00 $4,986.70 $7,671.85 $21.30 $12,679.85 $965,001.00 to $966,000.00 $4,990.41 $7,677.55 $21.30 $12,689.26 $966,001.00 to $967,000.00 $4,994.11 $7,683.25 $21.30 $12,698.66 $967,001.00 to $968,000.00 $4,997.82 $7,688.95 $21.30 $12,708.07 $968,001.00 to $969,000.00 $5,001.52 $7,694.65 $21.30 $12,717.47 $969,001.00 to $970,000.00 $5,005.23 $7,700.35 $21.30 $12,726.88 $970,001.00 to $971,000.00 $5,008.93 $7,706.05 $21.30 $12,736.28 $971,001.00 to $972,000.00 $5,012.64 $7,711.75 $21.30 $12,745.69 $972,001.00 to $973,000.00 $5,016.34 $7,717.45 $21.30 $12,755.09 $973,001.00 to $974,000.00 $5,020.05 $7,723.15 $21.30 $12,764.50 $974,001.00 to $975,000.00 $5,023.75 $7,728.85 $21.30 $12,773.90 $975,001.00 to $976,000.00 $5,027.46 $7,734.55 $21.30 $12,783.31 $976,001.00 to $977,000.00 $5,031.16 $7,740.25 $21.30 $12,792.71 $977,001.00 to $978,000.00 $5,034.87 $7,745.95 $21.30 $12,802.12 $978,001.00 to $979,000.00 $5,038.57 $7,751.65 $21.30 $12,811.52 $979,001.00 to $980,000.00 $5,042.28 $7,757.35 $21.30 $12,820.93 $980,001.00 to $981,000.00 $5,045.98 $7,763.05 $21.30 $12,830.33 $981,001.00 to $982,000.00 $5,049.69 $7,768.75 $21.30 $12,839.74 $982,001.00 to $983,000.00 $5,053.39 $7,774.45 $21.30 $12,849.14 $983,001.00 to $984,000.00 $5,057.10 $7,780.15 $21.30 $12,858.55 $984,001.00 to $985,000.00 $5,060.80 $7,785.85 $21.30 $12,867.95 $985,001.00 to $986,000.00 $5,064.51 $7,791.55 $21.30 $12,877.36 $986,001.00 to $987,000.00 $5,068.21 $7,797.25 $21.30 $12,886.76 $987,001.00 to $988,000.00 $5,071.92 $7,802.95 $21.30 $12,896.17 $988,001.00 to $989,000.00 $5,075.62 $7,808.65 $21.30 $12,905.57 $989,001.00 to $990,000.00 $5,079.33 $7,814.35 $21.30 $12,914.98 $990,001.00 to $991,000.00 $5,083.03 $7,820.05 $21.30 $12,924.38 $991,001.00 to $992,000.00 $5,086.74 $7,825.75 $21.30 $12,933.79 $992,001.00 to $993,000.00 $5,090.44 $7,831.45 $21.30 $12,943.19 $993,001.00 to $994,000.00 $5,094.15 $7,837.15 $21.30 $12,952.60 $994,001.00 to $995,000.00 $5,097.85 $7,842.85 $21.30 $12,962.00 $995,001.00 to $996,000.00 $5,101.56 $7,848.55 $21.30 $12,971.41 Effective July 6, 2026
City of Fountain Valley FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule
Proposed
Plan Check
Fees 65%
Inspection
Fees
Permit
Issuance Fees
Total
Fees
BUILDING
Total Valuation
$996,001.00 to $997,000.00 $5,105.26 $7,854.25 $21.30 $12,980.81 $997,001.00 to $998,000.00 $5,108.97 $7,859.95 $21.30 $12,990.22 $998,001.00 to $999,000.00 $5,112.67 $7,865.65 $21.30 $12,999.62 $999,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $5,116.38 $7,871.35 $21.30 $13,009.03 $ 1,000,001 AND OVER:
Inspection fee is $7,896.40 for the first $1,000,001.00 plus $2.20 for each additional $1,000.00 thereafter.
Repeat Plan Check submitted within 12 months of original, located in the same tract and using approved plans, will receive a 75% discount on plan check, provided there is no change in building codes.
Effective July 6, 2026
CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
To: Honorable Mayor and Agenda Date: May 5, 2026
Members of the City Council
SUBJECT: Introduction and First Read of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley, California, Amending Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code pertaining to Water Conservation to be consistent with the new statewide requirements for prohibiting the irrigation of non-functional turf with potable water
Three-Year Strategic Goals
☐ Enhance the culture and environment of “A Nice Place to Live” ☐ Achieve fiscal stability by evaluating processes, and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities
☐ Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends ☐ Maintain, build, and modernize infrastructure to support growth and future needs of the City
☒ Not applicable
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572) established new statewide requirements for prohibiting the irrigation of nonfunctional turf (NFT) with potable water on commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) properties and common areas of homeowners’ associations (HOAs), common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities.
To comply with AB 1572 and the related changes to the California Water Code, the City must revise its ordinances, regulations, or policies governing water service to include specific requirements of AB 1572, communicate these requirements to its customers, and stop irrigating nonfunctional turf with potable water on City-owned property by January 1, 2027.
Failure to comply could result in regulatory penalties and missed opportunities for state funding for turf replacement.
Therefore, City staff recommends updating the City’s current Water Conservation Ordinance to include the specific requirements of AB 1572 in the City’s permanent water conservation requirements, including related definitions, as noted in the proposed ordinance to amend
Ordinance Amending FVMC Chapter 14.18 – Water Conservation May 5, 2026
Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code (FVMC) pertaining to Water Conservation.
DISCUSSION
Water conservation has long been a critical priority in California, driven by the state’s frequent droughts, increasing population demands, and the impacts of climate change. Over the past two decades, California has enacted several landmark policies to reduce water consumption and ensure sustainable water management. Among these is Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572), signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 13, 2023. This bill builds upon prior conservation efforts, including the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” initiative established under Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 in 2018.
AB 1572 specifically addresses the wasteful use of potable water for NFT irrigating on commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) properties, as well as common areas of HOAs, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities.
Nonfunctional turf refers to ornamental grass areas that do not serve a recreational or civic and/or community purpose. This includes turf irrigated for aesthetics such as turf in street medians, rights-of-way, business parks, parking lots, or office landscapes. The continued irrigation of these areas with potable water is no longer considered a sustainable practice, particularly given the state’s ongoing efforts to reduce urban water demand, preserve critical water supplies, and mitigate the effects of climate change on California’s water resources.
The legislation phases in a statewide prohibition on potable water use for NFT irrigation according to the following schedule:
January 1, 2027 – Applies to all properties owned by state and local governments, local or regional public agencies, and public water systems, except those located in disadvantaged communities.
January 1, 2028 – Extends to all commercial, industrial, and other institutional properties, including those in disadvantaged communities. January 1, 2029 – Applies to common areas of homeowners’ associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities. January 1, 2031 – Extends to public properties in disadvantaged communities, contingent on the availability of state funding for turf conversion programs.
It is important to note that AB 1572 does not apply to single-family residential properties. The law also provides clear exemptions for the following:
Potable water may still be used to protect the health of trees and perennial plantings or to address immediate health and safety concerns.
Cemeteries are not subject to these restrictions.
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) also has the authority to extend compliance deadlines by up to three years in cases of economic hardship, critical business needs, or public health and safety concerns.
In addition to the irrigation prohibition, AB 1572 requires public water systems to update their local ordinances, regulations, or policies by January 1, 2027, and communicate these
Ordinance Amending FVMC Chapter 14.18 – Water Conservation May 5, 2026
requirements to their customers. Owners of sites with more than 5,000 square feet of irrigated turf will be required to certify their compliance with SWRCB beginning in 2030 and 2031, depending on their property type.
The City must take the following actions by January 1, 2027, to comply with AB 1572:
Revise its ordinances, regulations, or policies governing water service to include specific requirements of AB 1572.
Communicate these requirements to its customers.
Stop irrigating nonfunctional turf with potable water on City-owned property.
Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code pertaining to Water Conservation includes permanent water conservation requirements/demand management measures that are in effect at all times to prevent waste and unreasonable use of water (FVMC § 14.18.040).
City staff recommends amending the City’s current Water Conservation Ordinance to include the requirements of AB 1572 in the City’s permanent water conservation requirements, including related definitions, as noted in the proposed ordinance. The proposed ordinance is necessary to ensure compliance with state law, avoid potential enforcement penalties, and align with broader state and regional conservation goals.
Adopting this ordinance is a proactive step in protecting our water supply, supporting the longterm sustainability of our region, and reducing the financial and regulatory risks associated with noncompliance. Additionally, by taking early action, we position ourselves to leverage potential funding opportunities for infrastructure improvements related to water conservation.
This action reflects our commitment to responsible water management and ensures that we remain compliant with state mandates while serving the best interests of our ratepayers, residents, and local businesses.
FISCAL REVIEW
The proposed ordinance has no direct financial impacts.
The indirect financial impacts to the City of AB 1572 and the proposed ordinance include reduced Water Fund revenue resulting from less potable water use for irrigation and costs associated with NFT programs. Costs related to NFT education, compliance monitoring, and incentive programs for turf replacement will be expensed to the Water Utility Fund, Public Works Department, Water Distribution – Water Conservation account (500.50.50571.53550).
The FY 2027 budget allocates a total of $100,000 for all the City’s water conservation efforts and programs, including those related to NFT.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
A public notice of the time and place of the public hearing for said ordinance adoption has been published in the Orange County Register on April 17, 2026.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW
Not applicable.
Ordinance Amending FVMC Chapter 14.18 – Water Conservation May 5, 2026
ATTORNEY REVIEW
The Attorney for the City has reviewed and approved the subject ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative No. 1: Introduce and Approve for Second Reading an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley, California, amending Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code pertaining to Water Conservation to be consistent with the new statewide requirements for prohibiting the irrigation of non-functional turf with potable water. This is the recommended action.
Alternative No. 2: Introduce and Do Not Approve for Second Reading an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley, California, amending Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code.
This is not the recommended action, as it will hamper the City’s efforts to comply with AB 1572, which prohibits the irrigation of nonfunctional turf with potable water.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council Introduce and Approve for Second Reading an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley, California, amending Chapter
14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code pertaining to Water Conservation to be consistent with the new statewide requirements for prohibiting the irrigation of non-functional turf with potable water.
Prepared by: Christine Smith, Senior Management Analyst Reviewed by: Mark Sprague, Field Services Manager
Approved by: Scott Smith, Director of Public Works
Fiscal review by: Ryan Smith, Finance Director / City Treasurer Approved by: Maggie Le, City Manager
Attachment:
1. Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
14.18 OF THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO WATER CONSERVATION.
WHEREAS, California Water Code Section 375 et seq. authorizes the adoption of a water conservation ordinance after notice and a public hearing; and WHEREAS, in order to conserve water supplies, California Water Code Section 375 et seq. permits public entities that supply water at retail to: (1) adopt water conservation programs; and (2) enforce such programs. To minimize or avoid any future shortage, the City Council therefore establishes this comprehensive water conservation program pursuant to California Water Code Section 375 et seq. and the City's police power; and
WHEREAS, a reliable minimum supply of potable water is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people and economy of the southern California region; and
WHEREAS, the protection, conservation, and management of local and imported water supplies are one of the main functions of the City of Fountain Valley as a domestic water purveyor. The City has the power to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provision of California Water Code Section 375, to establish rules and regulations for the distribution and use of water, and undertake a water conservation program to promote efficient water use and reduce water waste; and WHEREAS, wasteful water use practices constitute a potential threat to, and an unacceptable diminution of, the City's water supplies. The prevention of water waste is an economically and environmentally feasible way to protect, conserve, and prevent unacceptable diminution of the City's water supplies; and WHEREAS, careful water management that includes active water conservation measures not only in times of drought, but at all times, is essential to ensure a reliable minimum supply of water to meet current and future water supply needs; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution declares that a city or county may make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, Article X, Section 2 of the California Constitution declares that the general welfare requires that water resources be put to beneficial use, waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable methods of use of water be prevented, and conservation of water be fully exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial Attachment No. 1
use thereof; and
WHEREAS, California Water Code Section 375 authorizes water suppliers to adopt and enforce a comprehensive water conservation program to reduce water consumption and conserve supplies; and
WHEREAS, outdoor water use is a primary source of urban runoff, which flows onto the streets, through storm drains to the creeks and beaches. It is therefore in the public interest to promote practices that increase water use efficiency, reduce or eliminate runoff, and further support the regulations as set forth in Chapter 14.40 of the FVMC, Stormwater Regulations, and related Best Management Practices. If there are conflicts between this ordinance and said Stormwater Regulations, the more restrictive shall apply; and
WHEREAS, contamination, drought, or failure of the water system infrastructure may lead to a potable water shortage emergency in the City's water supplies; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the City Council voluntarily signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Urban Water Conservation Council, agreeing to undertake cost-effective Water Use Efficiency Best Management Practices (BMPs).
One such Water Use Efficiency BMP is the adoption of a year-round water waste prohibition in the form of an ordinance, in addition to existing water shortage contingency planning. This ordinance is consistent with the Water Use Efficiency BMP; and
WHEREAS, the adoption and enforcement of a water conservation and supply shortage program is necessary to manage the City's potable water supply in the short and long-term and to avoid or minimize the effects of drought and shortage within the City. Such program is essential to ensure a reliable and sustainable minimum supply of water for the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, California, including Orange County, experienced significant dry year conditions in 2012-2017, which led local water agencies to declare water shortage conditions that triggered water conservation actions; and WHEREAS, the City increased the reliability of available water supplies during the drought by implementing water conservation/demand management measures to curtail water usage. The actions taken by the City Council were in accordance with the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance set forth in Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code and specified in the adopted 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, Water Shortage Contingency Plan chapter; and
WHEREAS, following the end of the drought, the California Legislature modified the Urban Water Management Planning Act in 2018 to include additional water shortage planning requirements. The updated California Water Code Section 10632 mandated
new elements to Urban Water Management Plans and Water Shortage Contingency Plans, including an annual water supply and demand assessment, State Water Shortage Levels, and statewide water use prohibitions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fountain Valley updated its Water Conservation Ordinance in June of 2021, to be consistent with the requirements of the updated California Water Code Section 10632 and the City’s adopted 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan; and WHEREAS, the state of California has determined that the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf (NFT) contributes to inefficient water use and conflicts with long-term water sustainability goals; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572), signed into law on October 13, 2023, establishes a timeline for banning potable water irrigation of NFT across commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential common areas; and WHEREAS, AB 1572 requires public water suppliers to revise their ordinances, regulations, or policies by January 1, 2027, and communicate these changes to their customers to comply with AB 1572 regulations; and WHEREAS, the City of Fountain Valley seeks to align its water use policies with state conservation mandates by amending its current Water Conservation Ordinance set forth in Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code to be consistent with the new statewide requirements for prohibiting the irrigation of nonfunctional turf with potable water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fountain Valley seeks to make certain nonsubstantive amendments to Chapter 14.18 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code to improve spelling and punctuation.
WHEREAS, this Ordinance has been publicly noticed in accordance with State Law and the Fountain Valley Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley does hereby ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1:
Fountain Valley Municipal Code Chapter 14.18 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 14.18 WATER CONSERVATION
14.18.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish standards and procedures for year-round water conservation, to promote the efficient use of water, to reduce or eliminate the waste of water in the City, to complement the City's stormwater regulations and urban runoff reduction efforts, and enable implementation of the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan and demand management measures.
14.18.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
“Agriculture/nurseries” agricultural users and commercial nurseries are defined as businesses whichthat produce crops for commercial benefit. “Billing unit” means the unit of water used to apply water rates for purposes of calculating water charges for a person's water usage and equals one hundred (100) cubic feet or seven hundred forty-eight (748) gallons of water. “Budget-based water allocation” is a formal definition of the quantity of water that would be required by an efficient level of water use. An allocation is the amount of water a customer is expected to need based on the number of residents and the landscape square footage. Use above this level may be penalized by a higher commodity rate.
“CII water use” means water used by commercial water users, industrial water users, institutional water users, and large landscape water users. “City” shall mean the City of Fountain Valley, Orange County, California. “Commercial/industrial laundry facilities” are facilities that use water in manufacturing or processing activities and does not include the Llaundromat or common laundry area facilities.
“Commercial property or water user” means a property or water user that provides or distributes a product or service.
“Common area” means that portion of a common interest development or of a property owned or managed by a homeowners’ association, or a community service organization, or similar entity that is not assigned or allocated to the exclusive use of the occupants of an individual dwelling unit within the property.
“Common interest development” means any of the following:
(a) A community apartment project.
(b) A condominium project.
(c) A planned development.
(d) A stock cooperative.
“Community service organization or similar entity” means a nonprofit entity, other than an association, that is organized to provide services to residents of the common interest development or to the public in addition to the residents, to the extent community common area or facilities are available to the public. “Community service organization or similar entity” does not include an entity that has been organized solely to raise money and contribute to other nonprofit organizations that are qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that provide housing or housing assistance.
“Community space” means an area designated by a property owner or a governmental agency to accommodate human foot traffic for civic, ceremonial, or other community events or social gatherings.
“Disadvantaged community” means a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income. “Effective date” means the date the ordinance adopting this Chapter becomes effective.
“Functional turf” means a ground cover surface of turf located in a recreational use area or community space. Turf enclosed by fencing or other barriers to permanently preclude human access for recreation or assembly is not functional turf. “Hearing officer” means the person appointed by the City Manager to preside over an administrative hearing.
“Homeowners’ association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development. “Impervious surface” means a constructed or modified surface that cannot effectively infiltrate water. The term includes, but is not limited to, sidewalks, driveways, vditches, gutters and roadways. “Incidental runoff” means a minimal amount of irrigation water that escapes the area of intended use. This may include minor windblown overspray or mist extending onto adjacent hard surfaces.
“Industrial property or water user” means a property or water user that is primarily a manufacturer or processor of materials as defined by the North American Industry Classification System code sectors 31 to 33, inclusive, or an entity that is a water user primarily engaged in research and development.
“Institutional property or water user” means a property or water user dedicated to public service. This type of user includes, among other users, higher education institutions,
schools, courts, churches, hospitals, government facilities, and nonprofit research institutions.
“Landscape irrigation system” means an irrigation system with pipes, hoses, spray heads, or sprinkling devices that are operated by hand or through an automated system.
“Measurable rainfall” means rainfall of at least one-fourth of one inch of rain as recorded by the National Weather Service, the closest CIMIS station, or any other reliable source of rainfall data available to the City. “Non-essential water use” means the application or usage of water for functions or additional activities whichthat do not have any health or safety impacts, are not required by regulation, and are not part of the core function or business process at a site. This would include, but not be limited to, uses such as the watering of planters and landscape at a business, the washing of vehicles on display at a vehicle dealer, and other activities that a reasonable person would concur will reduce extra use of water, while not affecting a given enterprise in a fundamental way. “Nonfunctional turf” means any turf that is not functional turf, and includes turf located within street rights-of-way and parking lots.
“Person” means any natural person or persons, corporation, public or private entity, governmental agency or institution, or any other user of water provided by the City. “Potable water” means water that is suitable for drinking human consumption. “Properly programmed” shall refer to a weather-based or sensor-based irrigation controller that has been programmed according to the manufacturer's instructions and site-specific conditions.
“Public entity” is a governmental agency with a common interest acting for the people or community for the purpose of local function.
“Public street medians” means the portion of the roadway separating opposing directions of traffic that is owned and maintained by a public entity. “Quasi-public entity” means an entity, other than a governmental agency, whether characterized by statute as a public corporation, public instrumentality, or otherwise, that is expressly created by statute for the purpose of administration of a state or local function.
“Recreational use area” means an area designated by a property owner or a governmental agency to accommodate human foot traffic for recreation, including, but not limited to, sports fields, golf courses, playgrounds, picnic grounds, or pet exercise areas. This recreation may be either formal or informal.
“Recycled water” means the reclamation and reuse of non-potable water for irrigation.
“Sensor-based irrigation controller” means an irrigation controller that operates based on input received from any combination of sensors, such as rain, solar radiation, and soil moisture sensors, installed within and/or around the irrigated landscape area.
“Turf” means a living ground cover surface of mowed grass. “Undue hardship” is a unique circumstance in which a requirement of the Chapter would result in a disproportionate impact on a water user or property upon which water is used compared to the impact on water users generally or similar properties or classes of water use.
“Water conservation officer” is the City Manager or his/her designee. “Water flow restrictor” is a device that restricts the flow of water to approximately one gallon per minute capacity for meter services up to one and one-half inch size and comparatively sized restrictors for larger services.
“Water quality regulations” are the stormwater regulations in Chapter 14.40 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code.
“Water waste” means uses of water whichthat are prohibited or limited, going beyond the purpose of necessary or intended use, including water runoff, and which could reasonably be prevented.
“Weather-based irrigation controller” means an irrigation controller that operates based on evapotranspiration rates, soil moisture sensor technology, and historic or real-time weather data.
14.18.030 Application.
(a) The provisions of this Chapter apply to any person in the use of any potable water provided by and/or used in the City.
(b) The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to uses of water necessary to protect public health and safety or for essential government services, such as police, fire, and other similar emergency services.
(c) The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the use of recycled water. (d) The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the use of water by commercial nurseries and commercial growers to sustain plants, trees, shrubs, crops, or
other vegetation intended for commercial sale unless otherwise stated. (e) This Chapter is intended solely to further the conservation of water. It is not intended to implement any provision of federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances, or regulations relating to the protection of water quality or control of drainage or runoff.
14.18.040 Permanent water conservation requirements – Prohibition against waste.
The following water conservation requirements/demand management measures are effective at all times and are permanent. Violations of this section will be considered waste and an unreasonable use of water. Noncompliance with restrictions on water waste shall be subject to an administrative citation.
(a) Limit on Watering Duration. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated areas with potable water using a landscape irrigation system or a watering device that is not continuously attended is limited to no more than fifteen (15) minutes per day per station. This subsection does not apply to landscape irrigation systems that exclusively use very low-flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two (2) gallons of water per hour and weather-based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70% efficiency standard.
(b) Limits on Watering Hours. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time on any day, except by use of hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. (c) Watering During and After Rainfall. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated areas with potable water during or within forty-eight (48) hours after measurable rainfall of at least one-fourth of one inch of rain is prohibited. (d) Watering Ornamental Turf on Public Street Medians. Watering or irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians is prohibited. (e) Drought Tolerant Plants. Any new planting should be drought tolerant plants. (f) Water Runoff. Watering or irrigatingon of any lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area in a manner that causes or allows more than incidental water runoff onto an adjacent property or adjoining sidewalk, driveway, street, alley, gutter, parking lot, ditch, or other non-irrigated area is prohibited. (g) No Washing Down Hard or Paved Surfaces. Washing down hard or paved surfaces,
including, but not limited to, sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or alleys, is prohibited except when necessary to alleviate safety or sanitary hazards, and then only by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off device or a lowvolume, high-pressure cleaning machine equipped to recycle any water used.
Cleaning shall comply with the City's Water Quality Regulations and Best Management Practices. General maintenance cleaning shall be performed by other means, such as by using a broom.
(h) Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks, or Malfunctions. All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the water user’s plumbing, irrigation, or distribution system must be repaired within seventy-two (72) hours of discovery by the user or notification by the City, unless other arrangements are made with the City. (i) Re-circulating Water Required for Water Fountains and Decorative Water Features. No person shall use water to operate or maintain levels in decorative fountains, basins, ponds, lakes, waterways, or other similar aesthetic structures unless a recirculation device is in use. Filling or re-filling ornamental lakes or ponds not equipped with a re-circulating pump is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain exotic animals or aquatic life, provided that such animals are of significant value and have been actively managed within the water feature prior to declaration of a water supply shortage level under this Chapter.
Discharge of water, other than directly to the sanitary sewer system, is prohibited. Discharge of filter backwash water to the stormwater drainage system is prohibited.
(j) Limits on Washing Vehicles. Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including, but not limited to, any automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat, motorhome, or trailer, whether motorized or not, is prohibited, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive selfclosing water shut-off nozzle or device. This subsection does not apply to any commercial car washing facility that recycles water.
(k) Commercial Lodging Establishments Must Provide an Option to Not Launder Linen Daily. Hotels, motels, and other commercial lodging establishments must provide customers with the option of not having towels and linens laundered daily. Commercial lodging establishments must prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language. (l) Restaurants Required to Use Water Conserving Pre-rinse Spray Valves. Food preparation establishments, such as restaurants or cafes, shall use water conserving pre-rinse spray valves.
(m) Commercial Car Washes.
(1) Commercial car wash facilities shall not permit the washing of any boat or
vehicle in such facility or on its premises, other than by the following methods:
(A) Use of mechanical automatic car wash facilities utilizing water recycling equipment; and/or
(B) Use of a hose that operates on a timer for limited time periods and shuts off automatically at the expiration of the time period; and/or (C) Use of a hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle; and/or (D) Use of bucket and hand washing.
(2) All wash/rinse water must be captured and recycled or discharged into the sanitary sewer system through an appropriate treatment system, after obtaining a special discharge permit from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, and the Orange County Sanitation District.
(3) Mobile car detailing enterprises using water shall have a City business license and carry a statement of approval by the Environmental Services Administrator as to knowledge of and compliance with the City's Water Quality Regulations, and the required Best Management Practices and techniques to prevent runoff to storm drains.
(n) Washing of Equipment and Machinery. No person shall use a water hose to wash any type of equipment or machinery, or any portion thereof, unless the hose is equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle. All wash water from such washing/cleaning activity must be prevented from discharging to the stormwater drainage system. All wash water from such washing/cleaning containing chemicals shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system through an appropriate treatment system. Any person discharging water containing chemicals is required to first obtain a special discharge permit from the California Regional Water Quality WaterControl Board, Santa Ana Region, and the Orange County Sanitation District before such water can be discharged to the sanitary sewer.
(o) Cleaning of Structures. No person shall use water through a hose, including pressure-washing, to clean the exterior of any building or structure unless such hose is equipped with a shut-off nozzle. All wash water from such activity must be prevented from discharging to the stormwater drainage system, and shall comply with the City's Water Quality Regulations and Best Management Practices.
(p) Swimming Pools and Spas. No person shall empty and refill a swimming pool except to prevent or repair structural damage or to comply with public health regulations. Discharge of pool or spa water, other than directly to the sanitary
sewer system, is prohibited. Discharge of pool or spa filter backwash water to the stormwater drainage system is prohibited. All pools and spas shall be equipped with a water recirculation device. The use of a pool/spa cover is strongly encouraged to prevent evaporative water loss, and for the additional energy and chemical saving benefits.
(q) Commercial/Industrial Laundry Facilities, Laundromats, and Common Area Laundry Rooms. New commercial/industrial laundry facilities shall be equipped with a water reclamation system for the reuse of rinse water. Laundromats and common area laundry rooms shall install high efficiency clothes washing machines, as older machines are replaced.
(r) Visitor Serving Facilities. The owner and manager of each hotel, motel, restaurant, and other visitor-serving facility shall ensure that such facility displays, in places visible to all customers, placards or decals promoting public awareness of the need for water conservation and/or advising the public that waste of water is prohibited. (s) Public and Quasi-Public Entities. All public and quasi-public entities shall display, in visible locations in all restrooms, kitchens, and dining areas, promoting public awareness of the need for water conservation and/or advising the public that waste of water is prohibited.
(t) Food Service Facilities.
(1) Drinking Water Served Upon Request Only. Eating or drinking establishments, including, but not limited to, restaurants, hotels, cafés, cafeterias, bars, clubs, or other public places where food or drinks are sold, served, or offered for sale, are prohibited from providing drinking water to any person unless expressly requested.
(2) Dishwashing and Garbage Disposals. All commercial kitchens with dishwashing facilities shall encourage the activity of scraping food waste into an organic waste recycling container rather than using a garbage disposal. (3) Other Water Using Activities. Defrosting food with running water is prohibited.
If using a hose for wash down of kitchens, garbage areas, or any other area required by the health department or for sanitation reasons, it shall have a positive shut-off nozzle. Scoop sinks shall be set at minimum flow at all times, and during hours of operation carefully monitored to avoid using water unnecessarily when the scoop sink is not in active use. (4) New or Remodeled Kitchens. All other water using equipment in new or remodeled kitchens shall use the best available water conserving technology. (u) Construction.
(1) No potable water may be used for compacting or dust control purposes in construction activities where there is a reasonably available source of other non-potable water approved by the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water and appropriate for such use. This condition must be identified and specified onin construction drawings submitted to the City for review.
(2) All water hoses used in connection with any construction activities shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle when an automatic shut-off nozzle can be purchased or otherwise obtained for the size or type of hose inuse.
(3) All water used on a construction site shall be prevented from entering any part of the stormwater drainage system.
(v) Use of Hydrants. No person may use water from any fire hydrant for any purpose other than fire suppression or emergency aid, without first obtaining a City hydrant meter account or written approval from the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
(w) Water Recycling Required if Alternative Available. The use of potable water, other than recycled water, is prohibited for specified uses after the City has provided to the customer an analysis showing that recycled water is a cost-effective alternative to potable water for such uses and the customer has had a reasonable time, as determined by the City Manager or his/her designee, to make the conversion to recycled water.
(x) Newly Constructed Homes and Buildings. The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development is prohibited.
(y) Watering Nonfunctional Turf.
(1) The use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on properties of homeowners’ associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities is prohibited as of the following dates:
(A) All properties owned by the California Department of General Services, beginning January 1, 2027.
(B) All properties owned by local governments, local or regional public agencies, and public water systems, except those specified in paragraph (y)(1)(E),
beginning January 1, 2027.
(C) All other institutional properties and all commercial and industrial properties, beginning January 1, 2028.
(D) All common areas of properties of homeowners’ associations, common interest developments, and community service organizations or similar entities, beginning January 1, 2029.
(E) All properties owned by local governments, local public agencies, and public water systems in a disadvantaged community, beginning January 1, 2031, or the date upon which a state funding source is made available to fund conversion of nonfunctional turf on these properties to climate-appropriate landscapes, whichever is later.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (y)(1), the use of potable water is not prohibited by this section to the extent necessary to ensure the health of trees and other perennial non-turf plantings, or to the extent necessary to address an immediate health and safety need.
(3) The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) may, upon a showing of good cause for reasons including economic hardship, critical business need, and potential impacts to human health or safety, postpone a compliance deadline in paragraph (y)(1) by up to three years for certain persons, institutions, and businesses, and may create a form to be used for compliance certification to the SWRCB by property owners.
(4) This section does not apply to single-family residential properties. (z) Indiscriminate Use. No person shall cause or permit the indiscriminate running of water not otherwise prohibited above, which is wasteful and without reasonable purpose.
(aa) Public Health and Safety. These regulations shall not be construed to limit water use that is immediately necessary to protect public health and/or safety. (bb) Exceptions. The prohibited uses of water are not applicable to that use of water necessary for public health and safety or for essential governmental services such as police, fire, and other similar emergency services.
14.18.050 Levels of declared water supply shortage – Water shortage contingency measures.
The City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan defines six water supply shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 percent shortages and a greater than 50 percent shortage. The City’s water supply shortage
levels, as defined in this section and the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan, are aligned with the State Water Shortage Levels and therefore comply with Water Code Section 10632 (a)(3).
The City Council, by resolution, shall require or impose reductions in the use of water if such reductions are necessary in order for the City to comply with water use restrictions imposed by federal, state or regional water agencies, or to respond to local or regional water shortage conditions and emergencies, as defined in the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Depending on the expected duration and severity of the shortage, these measures may include, but are not limited to, some or all of the water conservation/demand management measures listed for each of the six (6) water supply shortage levels, which shall take effect upon declaration by the City Council. In an emergency, the City Manager or his/her designee may make the declaration, which will be ratified by the City Council at a subsequent meeting.
During each elevated water supply shortage level, the water conservation/demand management measures will include the Permanent Water Conservation Requirements and the water conservation/demand management measures of the previous level(s). Each level is intended to be more restrictive than the previous level(s).
Noncompliance with restrictions on water waste shall be subject to an administrative citation.
(a) Level 0 – Normal Water Supply Conditions. Level 0 exists during periods when the City anticipates no supply reductions. City proceeds with planned water efficiency best practices to support consumer demand reduction in line with state mandated requirements and local goals for water supply reliability. Permanent water conservation requirements (Section 14.18.040) are in place at all times to prevent waste and unreasonable use of water.
(b) Level 1 Water Supply Shortage. Level 1 Water Supply Shortage exists when the City determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other water supply restrictions, a water supply shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction of up to 10% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to existing water conditions.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by up to 10% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current demand. (2) Staff. All City staff to be alerted to the water supply shortage level conditions, supplied with educational material, and directed to actively intervene and educate the public, when excessive use is observed.
(3) Lawn Watering and Landscape Irrigation. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to three (3) days per week.
(4) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water usage rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 1 Water Supply Shortage. (5) Agriculture/Nurseries. All non-essential water use should cease. (6) Public Entities. All non-essential water use should cease. (7) Commercial/Industrial Use. All non-essential water use should cease. (8) Other Prohibited Uses. The City may prohibit other water uses as determined by the City, after notice to customers.
(9) Other Actions Possible. Initiate or implement additional or innovative actions to increase the supply of water available to the City and to conserve the City's existing water supply.
(10) Media. The declaration of this and subsequent water supply shortage levels shall be communicated to the media.
(c) Level 2 Water Supply Shortage. Level 2 Water Supply Shortage exists when the City determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other water supply restrictions, a water supply shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction of 11-20% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to existing water conditions.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by 11-20% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current water demand. (2) Staff. At the discretion of the City Manager or his/her designee, hire, divert, or employ additional City staff and volunteers to monitor water usage, provide assistance to water users to reduce their water consumption, and to monitor the enforcement of the requirements, restrictions, and priorities adopted by the City in response to the water supply shortage condition. (3) Lawn Watering and Landscape Irrigation. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to three (3) days per week on a schedule established and posted by the City. (4) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 2 Water Supply Shortage.
(d) Level 3 Water Supply Shortage. Level 3 Water Supply Shortage exists when the City determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other supply reductions, a water supply shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction of 21-30% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing water conditions.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by 21-30% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current water demand. (2) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 3 Water Supply Shortage. (3) Residential Car Washing. Washing of autos, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, motorhomes, and other types of mobile equipment is prohibited, other than at a commercial car wash.
(e) Level 4 Water Supply Shortage. Level 4 Water Supply Shortage exists when the City determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other supply reductions, a water supply shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction of 31-40% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing water conditions.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by 31- 40% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current water demand. (2) Lawn Watering and Landscape Irrigation. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to two (2) days per week on a schedule established and posted by the City. (3) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 4 Water Supply Shortage. (4) Agriculture/Nurseries. Agricultural users and commercial nurseries may be subject to additional restrictions if the regional or local agency or jurisdiction deems necessary.
(5) Air Conditioning. No water shall be used for air conditioning purposes. (6) The issuance of new pool construction permits is prohibited. (7) Hydrant Water Use. Use of a temporary fire hydrant meter from the City, or
otherwise using water through a temporary City water service, including jumpers, is prohibited.
(8) No New Potable Water Service. No new potable water service will be provided, no new temporary meters or permanent meters will be provided, and no statements of immediate ability to serve or provide potable water service (such as will serve letters, certificates, or letters of availability) will be issued, except under the following circumstances:
(A) A valid, unexpired building permit has been issued for the project; or (B) The project is necessary to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare; or (C) The applicant provides substantial evidence of an enforceable commitment that water demand for the project will be offset prior to the provision of a new water meter(s) to the satisfaction of the City.
This provision does not preclude the resetting or turn-on of meters to provide continuation of water service or the restoration of service that has been interrupted for a period of one year or less.
(9) No New Annexations. Upon the declaration of a Level 4 Water Supply Shortage, the City will suspend consideration of annexations to its service area. This subsection does not apply to boundary corrections and annexations that will not result in any increased use of water. (f) Level 5 Water Supply Shortage. Level 5 Water Supply Shortage exists when the City determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other supply reductions, a water supply shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction of 41-50% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing water conditions.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by 41- 50% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current water demand. (2) Lawn Watering and Landscape Irrigation. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated areas with potable water is limited to one (1) day per week on a schedule established and posted by the City. (3) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 5 Water Supply Shortage. (g) Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency. A Level 6 Water Supply Shortage condition is also referred to as an "Emergency" condition. A Level 6 condition
exists when the City declares a water shortage emergency and notifies its residents and businesses that a reduction in consumer demand of greater than 50% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing water conditions. Level 6 applies during extreme water shortage or when a failure of any supply or distribution facility, whether temporary or permanent, occurs in the water distribution system of the State Water Project, Colorado River Aqueduct, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Municipal Water District of Orange County, Orange County Water District, or the City's facilities, and the supply of water necessary to meet the City's demands is likely to be further reduced or interrupted. Any and all measures necessary to meet basic health and safety needs shall be undertaken, while all other water uses shall be significantly reduced or prohibited.
(1) Percentage Use Reductions. All users are required to reduce their usage by greatermore than 50% or a percentage determined by staff to be necessary to sustain an adequate water supply for the City. Such percentage shall be based both on the rate of supply to the City and the rate of current water demand.
(2) No Watering or Irrigating. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated areas with potable water is prohibited. Restrictions may apply to recycled water as necessary. This restriction does not apply to the following categories of use:
(A) Maintenance of vegetation, including trees and shrubs, that are watered using a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or a very low-flow drip type irrigation system when no emitter produces more than two gallons of water per hour, subject to the watering hour restrictions in 14.18.040 (Bb); (B) Maintenance of plant materials identified to be rare or essential to the well-being of rare animals;
(C) Maintenance of landscape within active public parks and playing fields, day care centers, school grounds, and golf greens, provided that such irrigation does not exceed one (1) day per week on a schedule established and posted by the City, and in accordance with the time restrictions established in Section 14.18.040(Aa) and (Bb); (D) Public Works projects and actively irrigated environmental mitigation projects.
(3) Agriculture/Nurseries. Use of water for agricultural or commercial nursery purposes, except for livestock water, is prohibited.
(4) Discontinue Service/Water Flow Device. After providing due process, the
City, in its sole discretion, may discontinue service or place a flow restricting device on the meter of consumers who willfully violate provisions of this section.
(5) Water Allocations/Water Budgets. The City may establish, develop, or adjust budget-based water allocations for any of its classes of water users served by the City, which would apply for the duration of the Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency.
(6) Adjust Water Usage Rates. The City may increase water rates, which would apply for the duration of the Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency.
14.18.060 Procedures for determination, declaration, and notification of water supply shortage.
(a) Under Water Code Section 10632.1, the City is required to submit an annual water shortage assessment “report” to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1 of each year beginning July 1, 2022.
(b) The City will follow the written decision-making process defined in the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan to assess water supply reliability on an annual basis. (c) City staff will determine if a water shortage exists based on the water supply shortage criteria and stages defined in the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan. (d) Declaration and Notification of a Level 1-5 Water Supply Shortage. In the event a water supply shortage exists, a Level 1-5 Water Supply Shortage may be declared by resolution of the City adopted at a regular or special public meeting held in accordance with State law. The mandatory water conservation/demand management measures applicable to the declared water supply shortage level, as defined in Section 14.18.050 and the adopted Water Shortage Contingency Plan, will take effect on the date specified in the resolution. Within five (5) days following the declaration of the shortage level, the City must publish a copy of the resolution in a newspaper used for the publication of official notices. If the City establishes a budget-based water allocation and/or adjusts water rates, it will provide written notice by mail to the address to which the City customarily mails the billing statement for fees or charges for on-goingongoing water service in accordance with the guidelines of Proposition 218 contained in California Constitution Article XIII.
Budget-based water allocations and/or water rate adjustments will be effective on the date as specified in the notice.
(e) Declaration and Notification of a Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency. In the event an emergency water shortage exists, a Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency may be declared in accordance with the procedures specified in Water Code Sections 350-352. The mandatory water conservation/demand
management measures applicable to a Level 6 Water Supply Shortage Emergency, as defined in Section 14.18.050 and the adopted Water Shortage Contingency Plan, will take effect on the date specified in the resolution. Within five (5) days following the declaration of the emergency water supply shortage level, the City must publish a copy of the resolution in a newspaper used for the publication of official notices. If the City establishes a budget-based water allocation and/or adjusts water rates, it will provide written notice by mail to the address to which the City customarily mails the billing statement for fees or charges for on-going water service in accordance with the guidelines of Proposition 218 contained in California Constitution Article XIII D. Budget-based water allocations and/or water rate adjustments will be effective on the date as specified in the notice.
(f) Sudden Catastrophic Water Supply Shortage. When the City determines that a sudden event has, or threatens to, significantly diminish the reliability or quality of the City’s water supply, the City Manager may declare a catastrophic water supply shortage and impose whatever emergency water allocations or conservation/demand management actions are deemed necessary to protect reliability and quality of the City’s water supply, until the emergency passes or the City takes other action.
14.18.070 Other provisions.
(a) Commercial Car Wash Systems. Effective on January 1, 2011, all commercial conveyor car wash systems must have installed and operational re-circulating water systems, or must have secured a waiver of this requirement from the City. (b) Large Landscape Areas – Rain Sensors. Large landscape areas, such as parks, golf courses, school grounds, and playing fields, that use landscape irrigation systems to water or irrigate, must use landscape irrigation systems with rain sensors that automatically shut off such systems during periods of rain or irrigation timers which automatically use information such as evapotranspiration sensors to set an efficient water use schedule.
(c) Reporting Mechanism – Hotline. The City hereby establishes a water waste hotline(s), telephone, and/or website (www.fountainvalley.org/199/WaterDivision) (www.fountainvalley.gov/199/Water-Division) for residents to report violations of this Chapter.
14.18.080 Enforcement and administration.
The City Manager and all officers and employees of the City shall enforce all the provisions of this Chapter. The City Manager or his/her designee shall implement and administer this Chapter.
14.18.090 Hardship Waiver
Undue and Disproportionate Hardship. If, due to unique circumstances, a specific requirement of this Chapter would result in undue hardship to a person using water or to property upon which water is used, that is disproportionate to the impacts to water users generally or to similar property or classes of water users, then the person may apply for a waiver to the requirements as provided in this section.
Written Finding. The waiver may be granted or conditionally granted only upon a written finding of the existence of facts demonstrating an undue hardship. (a) Application for a Waiver. Application for a waiver must be on a form prescribed by the City Manager or his/her designee, and accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council. (b) Supporting Documentation. The written application will be accompanied by photographs, maps, drawings, or other pertinent information as applicable, including a written statement offrom the applicant.
(c) Approval Authority. The City Manager or his/her designee will act upon any completed application after submittal and may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the waiver. The applicant requesting the waiver will be promptly notified in writing of the action taken. The decision of the City Manager is final. Unless specified otherwise at the time a waiver is approved, the waiver will apply to the subject property for the duration of the water supply shortage or emergency. The hardship waiver is non-transferable.
(d) Required Findings for Waiver. Based on the information and supporting documents provided in the application, additional information provided as requested, and water use information for the property as shown by the records of the City, the City Manager, in making the waiver determination, will take into consideration the following:
(1) That the waiver does not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations upon other City of Fountain Valley water service customers;
(2) That because of special circumstances applicable to the property or its use, the strict application of this Chapter would have a disproportionate impact on the property or use that exceeds the impacts to water service customers generally;
(3) That the authorizing of such waiver will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent properties, and will not materially affect the ability of the City to effectuate the purpose of this Chapter, and will not be detrimental to the public interest;
(4) That the condition or situation of the subject property or the intended use of the property for which the waiver is sought is not common, recurrent, or general in nature; and
(5) That no person shall be given relief on appeal for hardship unless the water service customer has installed water saving devices, as determined by the City, and made every reasonable effort to reduce water use.
14.18.100 Violations, notices, and remedies.
(a) Notice of Noncompliance. If any person fails or refuses to comply with this Chapter, the City Manager or his/her designee shall provide that person with written notice of the violation and an opportunity to correct the noncompliance.
The written notice shall:
(1) Be posted or presented at the site of the noncompliance; (2) State the time, date, and place of violation;
(3) State a general description of theviolation;
(4) State the means to correct the violation;
(5) State a date by which correction is required [period for compliance will be shortened depending on any applicable water supply shortage level]; (6) State the possible consequences of failing to correct the violation; and, (7) Include appeal and hearing rights and procedures.
(8) A copy of the written notice shall be mailed to the address of the violation, to the party who is billed for the water, or to the owner of the property, as appropriate.
(b) Compliance Remedies. Failure to correct the Notice of Noncompliance violation within the time specified in the written notice will result in one or more of the following actions after providing appropriate due process:
(1) Any penalties, surcharges, or increased charges incurred by the City for excessive use by customers shall be passed on to the customers causing the excessive use of water.
(2) Impose an administrative citation of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation occurring within the calendar year.
(3) Place a flow restricting device on the meter. Payment of the City's charges for installing and/or removing any flow restricting device and for disconnecting and/or reconnecting service per the City's schedule of charges then in effect is the responsibility of the customer.
(4) Abate the violation as a nuisance in accordance with 14.18.100110 of this Chapter.
(5) Each day that a violation of this Chapter occurs is a separate offense. (c) Regulatory Fine Recovery. In the event that a person causes a regulatory agency to levy a fine against the City of Fountain Valley resulting from the person's violations of the provisions of this Chapter, such person shall be required to reimburse the City for the fine and associated administrative costs. (d) Administrative Hearing for Notices of Noncompliance, Administrative Citations, Invoices for Costs, and Adverse Determinations. Any person receiving a notice of noncompliance, administrative citation, or invoice for costs, or any person who is subject to any adverse determination made pursuant to this Chapter, may appeal the matter by requesting an administrative hearing. (e) Request for Administrative Hearing. Any person appealing a notice of noncompliance, administrative citation, invoice for costs, or adverse determination shall, within fifteen (15) days of receipt thereof;, file a written request for an administrative hearing, accompanied by an administrative hearing fee as established by a separate resolution, with the Office of the City Clerk.
Thereafter, a hearing on the matter shall be held before a hearing officer appointed by the City Manager within fifteen (15) business days of the date of filing of the written request unless, in the reasonable discretion of the hearing officer and pursuant to a written request by the appealing party, a continuance of the hearing is granted.
(f) Hearing Proceedings. The City officer and/or employee issuing the notice of noncompliance, administrative citation, invoice for costs, or adverse determination shall appear in support of the notice, citation, invoice for costs, or determination, and the appealing party shall appear in support of dismissal of the notice, citation, invoice for costs, or determination. Each party shall have the right to present testimony, present their own witnesses, and other documentary evidence as necessary for explanation of their case. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper admission of such evidence over an objection in civil actions. Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose
of supplementing or explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in itself to support a finding by the hearing officer, unless it would be admissible over an objection in civil actions. The rules of privilege shall be effective to the same extent they are now or hereafter may be recognized in civil actions, and irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The appealing party shall notify the City forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the hearing, if legal counsel will be present on their behalf. (g) Final Decision and Appeal. The final decision of the hearing officer shall be issued within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing and shall be delivered by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the parties. The decision shall include notice that it is final, and any legal challenge to the final decision shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1094.5 and 1094.6 and shall be commenced within ninety (90) days following its issuance. The administrative hearing fee paid by athe prevailing party in an appeal shall be refunded.
14.18.105 Violations as misdemeanor.
Pursuant to Water Code Section 377, any violation of this Chapter may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
14.18.110 Nuisances, abatement, injunctive relief.
(a) Any condition in violation of the prohibitions of this Chapter shall constitute a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance pursuant to Government Code § 38771.
(1) Court Order to Enjoin or Abatement. At the request of the City Manager, or the person designated by the City Manager, the enforcing attorney may seek a court order to enjoin and/or abate the nuisance.
(2) Notice to Owner and Occupant. Prior to seeking any court order to enjoin or abate a nuisance or threatened nuisance, the City Manager, or the person designated by the City Manager, shall provide notice of the proposed injunction or abatement to the owner and occupant, if any, of the property where the nuisance or threatened nuisance is occurring. (3) Reimbursement of Costs. All costs incurred by the City in responding to any nuisance, all administrative expenses, and all other expenses recoverable under state law, including reasonable consulting fees and attorney’s fees, shall be recoverable from the person(s) creating, causing, committing, permitting, or maintaining thenuisance.
(4) Nuisance Lien. All costs shall become a lien against the property from which the nuisance emanated and a personal obligation against the owner thereof in accordance with Government Code § 38773.1 and § 38773.5. The owner of record of the property subject to any lien shall be given notice of the lien prior to recording as required by Government Code § 38773.1. (5) At the direction of the City Manager, or the person designated by the City Manager, the Attorney for the City is authorized to collect nuisance abatement costs or enforce a nuisance lien in an action brought for a money judgment or by delivery to the County Assessor of a special assessment against the property in accordance with the conditions and requirements of Government Code § 38773.5.
14.18.120 Relief from compliance.
The City Manager or his/her designee may, in writing, grant variances to persons who apply on forms supplied by the City. No variance shall be granted to any customer unless the customer has demonstrated that he or she has already achieved the maximum practical reduction in water consumption as can be achieved by the affected property or business. Any variance granted shall be based upon the water consumption rates of similar water users, properties or businesses. No variance shall be granted for the complete filling of any decorative fountain, basin, pond, hot tub, spa, or permanent swimming or wading pool, unless the filling occurs as the result of performing necessary leak repairs and unless other provisions of this section are met.
14.18.130 Additional water conservation measures.
(a) In addition to the water conservation requirements and demand management measures established by this Chapter, the City Manager or his/her designee is authorized to develop and promulgate additional water conservation plans and measures which shall be directed to achieve target goals for reductions in water consumption as determined by the City Council by resolution from time to time. (b) The City may, to the extent authorized by law, elect to contract for the services of any public agency or private enterprise to carry out the building services approvals, inspections, and enforcement authorized by this Chapter." SECTION 2:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of the Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, or phrases would be declared invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable.
SECTION 3:
The City Clerk Administrator shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published in accordance with Water Code Section 376.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF MAY 2026.
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Abstain:
ATTEST
________________________ ________________________
Rick Miller, City Clerk Administrator Jim Cunneen, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HARPER & BURNS LLP
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Attorneys for the City
CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
To: Honorable Mayor and Agenda Date: May 5, 2026
Members of the City Council
SUBJECT: City of Fountain Valley Three-Year Goals (2026-2028) and Six-Month Strategic Objectives for May – October 2026
Three-Year Strategic Goals
☒ Enhance the culture and environment of “A Nice Place to Live” ☒ Achieve fiscal stability by evaluating processes, and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities
☒ Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends ☒ Maintain, build, and modernize infrastructure to support growth and future needs of the City
☐ Not applicable
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On March 24, 2026, the City Council held a strategic planning session with the executive management team and department managers to revisit the three-year goals and discuss the next six-month strategic objectives. Those in attendance collaborated to update the City’s three-year goals for 2026-2028 and established the City’s six-month strategic objectives plan, which serves as a guiding framework for aligning City Council priorities, staff initiatives, and community input. City staff is presenting the updated three-year goals (2026-2028) and the six-month strategic objectives for the City Council's adoption.
DISCUSSION
Every three years, the City Council and City staff review the city’s goals and revise them as needed. In September 2025, we completed the last three years' goals from 2023-2025, and City staff released an informal request for proposal. The deadline to submit the proposal was September 1, 2025, and four (4) proposals were submitted. City staff conducted interviews with the four (4) firms and selected Tripepi Smith & Associates, effective January 5, 2026, through January 2, 2029, not to exceed $48,702.50 (Attachment No. 1).
The Tripepi Smith team engaged with the City Council and executive management team as part of the planning phase leading up to the strategic planning session on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Tripepi Smith also held a community workshop on February 25, 2026, at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park to incorporate the community feedback for the next three-year goals. The strategic planning community feedback report is attached as Attachment 2.
On March 24, 2026, the City Council held a strategic planning workshop to revisit the three-year goals and discuss the next six-month strategic planning objectives for May 2026 through October 2026.
Facilitated by Ryder Smith of Tripepi Smith, the session allowed the Council to review progress on the
City of Fountain Valley Strategic Plan
May 5, 2026
prior three-year plan, identify key takeaways, and refine its approach to setting and implementing future priorities. The process was shaped by community input gathered through various methods, including a community workshop, an online community feedback form, and one-on-one meetings with the City Council. Through this process, the group outlined community needs, concerns, and priorities to establish new goals and objectives.
The City’s vision statement is that Fountain Valley is a safe, inclusive, and desirable community where you can live your best life!
The City’s mission statement is a team-driven organization committed to providing excellent service to our community through our core values: Fiscal Stability, Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Behavior, Teamwork, Innovation, Quality of Life, and Excellent Customer Service.
The updated three-year Strategic Plan is organized around four (4) primary goals, some of which remain as priority goals from the previous plan:
Cultivate a welcoming culture and safe environment that makes our community “A Nice Place to Live.”
Ensure long-term fiscal stability by evaluating processes and attract and retain revenueproducing businesses/opportunities. Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends. Maintain, build, plan for, and modernize infrastructure to support the growth and future needs of the city.
To advance these goals, an initial set of six-month objectives has been established for implementation through October 2026 (Attachment 3), and the group also agreed to consider future strategic planning objectives as Attachment 4. Monthly, City staff will provide a progress update to the City Council. The next strategic planning session is scheduled for October 2026.
FISCAL REVIEW
Not applicable.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Not applicable.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW
Not applicable.
ATTORNEY REVIEW
Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative No. 1: Approve the three-year goals (2026-2028) and the six-month strategic objectives matrix for May – October 2026.
Alternative No. 2: Direct staff to take an alternate action.
City of Fountain Valley Strategic Plan
May 5, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the three-year goals and the six-month strategic objectives matrix for May – October 2026.
Prepared by: Talia Aparicio, Administrative Assistant
Reviewed by: Rick Miller, City Clerk
Approved by: Maggie Le, City Manager
Attachments:
1. Tripepi Smith & Associates Agreement
2. Strategic Planning Community Feedback Report
3. Three-Year Goals and Six-Month Strategic Objectives Matrix for May – October 2026.
4. Future Strategic Planning Objectives Consideration (3/24/26)
City of Fountain Valley Strategic
Planning Community Feedback Report
The Fountain Valley City Council sought input from the community as part of the 2026-2029 strategic planning process. Community members were invited to:
1. Attend a community workshop
2. Complete an online questionnaire hosted on the City’s website This report contains the following:
Community Workshops.............................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary...........................................................................................................1 Summary of Feedback.......................................................................................................1 Small Group Notes from Community Workshop................................................................ 3 Community Questionnaire........................................................................................................11 Community Workshops
Executive Summary
Tripepi Smith, in partnership with the City, held the community workshop on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park. Tripepi Smith Principal Ryder Todd Smith provided an introduction and overview of the strategic planning process, then invited participants to break into small groups to discuss a series of questions.
Each small group documented their notes and assigned one member to report out to the entire group at the end. 10 attendees were present.
Summary of Feedback
Tripepi Smith consolidated and summarized notes from the workshop below:
What are some things you enjoy about living in Fountain Valley? ● Mile Square Park: Described as the center of community life where "our lives revolve around this park."
● Convenience and Scale: Residents appreciate the proximity and central location of shopping and dining options (including hospitals and restaurants). ● Community Feel: The city is described as a "safe place" that is "big enough city, still feels like community."
● Education: The quality of the education system and the school district is a major highlight.
What do you think the City is doing well?
● Public Safety: Wise spending on public safety, specifically mentioning fire vehicles, police K9s and the police force.
● Infrastructure Maintenance: Strong performance in maintaining roads, power and lighting.
● City Leadership: Recognition of an "exceptional executive team running the city." ● Communication: Efforts in keeping the community informed through strong communications and Channel 3 (Fountain Valley cable station).
What could the City improve to better meet your needs or those of your family? ● Traffic and Commuting: Addressing congestion on Buschard and improving safety for high school students, including a need for better bike lanes and clearer drop-off zones. ● Downtown Development: A desire to "push development of downtown area to move quicker" rather than focusing solely on park expansion. ● Recreational Responsiveness: Improving the responsiveness of recreation services, specifically mentioning pickleball.
● Code Enforcement: Need for consistent enforcement of city codes regarding event flags, banners and other community standards.
Are there any services or programs you feel the City should expand or improve? ● Sports Facilities: Expanding soccer field availability to accommodate regional tournaments and general use, which could also yield additional sales tax for the city. ● Library and Technology: Increasing library hours and improving Wi-Fi connectivity and reception in city parks.
● Citizen Engagement: Expanding the "Citizen's Academy" and offering virtual options for the library.
● Public Health and Safety: Increasing staff capacity for female firefighters and enhancing homelessness enforcement/safety (specifically mentioning the navigation center).
What suggestions do you have for making Fountain Valley a more vibrant and attractive community?
● Commercial Variety: Attracting "bigger brand names" (like In-N-Out, Trader Joe’s, or Ace) while also providing strong support for small, independent businesses. ● Nightlife and Social Venues: Creating a "destination downtown area" with more after-hours social venues and food options.
● Multicultural Outreach: Increasing functions and communications specifically for Vietnamese and Spanish-speaking residents.
● Public Amenities: Building a pedestrian bridge on Euclid to enhance safe crossings and adding a dog park.
Is there anything else you'd like to share with the City? ● Leadership Collaboration: A desire for the City Manager and City Council to stay very engaged and for council members to be more directly involved in community volunteer shifts.
● Governing Decorum: A specific note on the need to improve collaboration and "dignity on the dais" during council meetings.
● Youth Involvement: Creating a "youth advisory role" to increase volunteer work and engagement among younger residents.
Small Group Notes from Community Workshop
Group 1
Group 2
Community Questionnaire
In addition to the workshop, Tripepi Smith provided an online community questionnaire to ensure those who were unable to attend the workshop could provide their input. The city received 17 questionnaire responses. Following are all questionnaire responses received.
City of Fountain Valley
Six-Month Strategic Objectives
May-October 2026
City of Fountain Valley Vision Statement
Fountain Valley is a safe, inclusive, and desirable community where you can live your best life! City of Fountain Valley Mission Statement
The City of Fountain Valley is a team-driven organization committed to providing excellent service to our community through our core values.
Core Values
Fiscal Stability, Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Behavior, Teamwork, Innovation, Quality of Life, and Excellent Customer Service
Three-Year Goal:
Cultivate a welcoming culture and safe environment that makes our community “A Nice Place to Live”.
When Who What Status Comments
By 5/21/26
City Council
Meeting
(LEAD)
Rob Frizzelle;
Community
Service/DCM
Public Works
Director
Fire Chief
Community
Development/DCM
Create an Ad Hoc committee
composed of City Council, City
Staff, and community members to
present recommendations for the
two-acre Boys and Girls Club site
behind City Hall.
Done On Target Revised Discuss the potential use of a Civic Center site parcel and facilities for Boys
& Girls Club site (roof replacement/HVAC
system upgrade/five-year lease renewal,
etc.) and more.
X
By 6/2/2026
City Council
Meeting
(LEAD)
Rob Frizzelle;
Community
Service/DCM
Police Chief
Improve integration,
communication, and culturally
responsive programming for the
Vietnamese community.
X Staff present additional approaches
(could include a parks and cultural
commission) or consider appointed
residents to a standing committee and
staff present that option.
By 6/2/2026
City Council
Meeting
(LEAD)
Craig Heredia;
Police Chief
Community
Development/DCM
Public Works
Director
Continue proactive outreach
through CityNet and Navigation
Centers while addressing qualityof-life concerns such as RV parking and loitering near Mile
Square Park.
Present and review of data on PIT counts
(released in May) and location of
homeless residents, plus a review of
CityNet activities and data for June
council meeting.
Three-Year Goal:
Ensure long-term fiscal stability by evaluating processes and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities.
When Who What Status Comments
By 1/19/2027
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Omar Dadabhoy;
Community
Development/DCM
Revisit and update Economic
Development Action Plan.
Done On Target Revised Provide an update on existing five-year plan as we are in year four of that plan.
Initiate a new RFP for economic
development consultants to update the
plan and award contract in January. Plan
last updated three years ago.
By 10/6/2026
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Ryan Smith;
Finance Director
Continue to reduce the City’s
unfunded CalPERS pension liability
to support long-term financial
sustainability.
Provide an update on net pension
positions and unfunded liabilities for
PERS and OPEB.
By 6/16/2026
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Ryan Smith;
Finance Director
Staff report on adjustments to
City’s purchasing policy and
ordinance and determine whether
updates or amendments are
needed to improve procurement
processes.
Change public works threshold to match
State threshold to require RFP. But hold
the line on council approval.
This will be changed by ordinance action
by City Council.
By 1/2027 (LEAD)
Chris Nigg; Fire
Chief
Public Works
Director
Community
Evaluate and present the possibility
of a fundraising program for Fire
Station No. 1 through donations
(i.e. bricks, plaques, pavers, etc).
Development/DCM
Three-Year Goal:
Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends.
When Who What Status Comments
By July 2027 (LEAD)
Tania
Knauerhaze; HR
Director
Successfully conclude 2027 labor
negotiations with bargaining units
that respect the excellence of City
staff and recognizes the needs for
long-term fiscal stability.
Done On Target Revised Explore the possibility of a class and compensation study or total compensation
study.
Obtain official direction from Council to
pursue.
By 5/19/2026
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Scott Kim;
IT Director
HR Director
Finance Director
Promote responsible AI adoption
and foster an innovation-friendly
organizational culture. Develop a
policy and approach to monitoring
and security, while providing an
outlet for proper use of AI.
Provide support for IT staff to effectively
manage and oversee AI technologies.
Provide an update to City Council in
closed session on policy and risks.
By 6/16/2026 (LEAD)
Tania
Knauerhaze; HR
Director
Community
Development/DCM
Finance Director
Public Works
Director
Explore additional benefits and
incentives for employees to both
work in and retire from Fountain
Valley.
Conduct a new survey with the
engagement committee and align with
other City-managed survey tools to
evaluate priorities and demand among
staff.
By 6/16/2016 (LEAD)
Tania
Knauerhaze; HR
Director
Prepare and present a city-wide
recruitment video.
Present result of the video to City Council,
roll out to website and promote the
content.
Three-Year Goal:
Maintain, build, plan for, and modernize infrastructure to support growth and future needs of the city.
When Who What Status Comments
By 6/2/2026
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Chris Nigg; Fire
Chief
Finance Director
Public Works
Director
Community
Development/DCM
Develop a strategic plan for Fire
Station 1 and the broader fire
system, including location
evaluation, modernization, and
sustainable funding.
Done On Target Revised Present RFP results and select
consulting firm for development of plant
and award by City Council.
End of 2026 to complete the study.
By 7/21/2026
City Council
meeting
(LEAD)
Scott Smith;
Public Works
Director
Prioritize rehabilitation and
maintenance of aging
infrastructure, including arterial
roads and older city facilities.
Provide update to City Council on paving
plans and conditions for the coming
months.
By 2/2027 (LEAD)
Chris Nigg; Fire
Chief
Finance Director
Public Works
Director
Present financial data to fund Fire
Station #1 and seek direction
from the City Council.
Provide an update and staff report to the
City Council.
Future Strategic Planning Objectives Consideration (3/24/2026) Goal 1: Cultivate a welcoming culture and safe environment that makes our community “A Nice Place to Live”.
Mile Square Park Land Addition; This was pushed back six months to align with the park master plan.
Charter City Status; Evaluating the potential benefits and risks of becoming a charter city was delegated to a later time.
International Music Festival; Exploring the feasibility of hosting a new festival or replacing the Crawfish Festival was not included at this time. Community Foundation MOUs and Agape Contract Negotiations; These did not transition to the six-month objectives.
Goal 2: Ensure long-term fiscal stability by evaluating processes and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities.
Measure HH Sales Tax; Evaluating long-term options for the tax beyond 2036 and preparing for its eventual sunset were excluded from the immediate sixmonth objectives. Voter-Approved Revenue Measures; Exploring TOTs or other new funding mechanisms was omitted at this time.
Manufacturing Zone Sales Tax; Strategies for sales tax audits or reporting policies in manufacturing zones were not included in the list.
Goal 4: Maintain, build, plan for, and modernize infrastructure to support the growth and future needs of the city.
Citywide Parking Enforcement; The implementation of citywide enforcement and a comprehensive parking study were left off for now.
Civic Center Roofing; Determining whether to proceed with roofing improvements for Civic Center facilities was excluded.
City of Fountain Valley
Council Action Request
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Attorney for the City
DATE: May 5, 2026
SUBJECT: Introduction of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley Revising Fountain Valley Municipal Code Section 2.04.200 Regarding the Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Three-Year Strategic Goals
☐ Enhance the culture and environment of “A Nice Place to Live” ☐ Achieve fiscal stability by evaluating processes, and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities
☐ Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends ☐ Maintain, build, and modernize infrastructure to support growth and future needs of the City
☒ Not applicable
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the March 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, Staff was asked to present an amendment to the Mayor Rotation Ordinance that would provide for a mandatory rotation.
DISCUSSION
The Mayor Rotation Ordinance currently provides for a preferred rotation.
Notwithstanding the preferred rotation, the selection of the Mayor and Vice Mayor is currently at the discretion of the City Council. At the March 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, Staff was asked to prepare and present an ordinance establishing a mandatory rotation of the Mayor and Vice Mayor. The following amendment to the ordinance would provide for a mandatory rotation:
§ 2.04.200 Term and selection—Mayor and mayor pro tempore. (a) As soon as practical, following the certification of the city council election results after the November general municipal election, the city council shall rotate its offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore pursuant to this section. make its selections of mayor and mayor pro tempore. In the
nonelection years, the rotation of the offices selection of mayor and mayor pro tempore shall occur be made at the city council meeting date closest to the anniversary date of the rotation selections in the election years. (b) The offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore shall have one-year terms and should shall be filled in accordance with the following rotation procedure:
(1) The councilmember who has the longest consecutive council service since the councilmember’s last service as mayor should shall become the mayor.
(2) In the event that two councilmembers have the same length of service as described in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the one having received the greatest number of votes in the last councilmember's election should shall become mayor. If any councilmember declines his or her term as it comes by in rotation, that councilmember should shall remain in the same place in the rotation cycle as if that councilmember had served.
(3) Notwithstanding the rotation provided for in this section, the selection of the mayor and mayor pro tempore shall ultimately be at the discretion of the city council, which shall make its selection with at least four councilmembers present. Selection shall be made by a nomination from a councilmember, seconded by another
councilmember, after which a vote is taken by the city council. This procedure shall be repeated until at least three votes have been given to one nominee. The city council, by vote with at least four members present, may remove a councilmember from the office of mayor or mayor pro tempore at any time for any reason.
(c) In the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall assume all of the duties of the mayor until a mayor is selected by the city council to serve the balance of the term of the vacated incumbent. The city council shall be free to appoint any councilmember for the balance of that term, but upon the conclusion of that term the rotational selection process should shall again be employed in the same order as if the vacated incumbent had served a full term.
(d) The selection of mayor pro tempore shall be in accordance with the same criteria as provided above, with the exception that the mayor pro tempore should shall be the councilmember with the next greatest qualifications.
FISCAL REVIEW
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
This was noticed as a public hearing and agendized pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW
Not applicable.
ATTORNEY REVIEW
The Attorney for the City prepared this item.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative No. 1:
Alternative No. 2:
RECOMMENDATION:
Introduce and Conduct a First Read of an Ordinance Providing for a Mandatory Rotation for Selecting the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore (FVMC 2.04.200) and Approve the Ordinance
for Second Reading.
Do not approve the Ordinance for Second Reading or Direct Staff to Prepare an Amended Ordinance for Second Reading.
This is a City Council initiated item. Staff make no recommendation.
Prepared by: Colin Burns, Attorney for the City
Fiscal review by: Ryan Smith, Finance Director
Approved by: Maggie Le, City Manager
Attachments:
1. Proposed Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY REVISING FOUNTAIN VALLEY
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.04.200 REGARDING THE
SELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36801 provides that the City Council shall select its Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore; and WHEREAS, the City Council previously established a selection process at Fountain Valley Municipal Code Section 2.04.200 for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore (called “Vice Mayor”, per Council policy); and
WHEREAS, the adopted Mayoral Rotation provides for a suggested rotation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to provide for a mandatory rotation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Fountain Valley does hereby ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 2.04.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 2.04.200 Term and selection—Mayor and mayor pro tempore. (a) As soon as practical, following the certification of the city council election results after the November general municipal election, the city council shall rotate its offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore pursuant to this section. In the nonelection years, the rotation of the offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore shall occur at the city council meeting date closest to the anniversary date of the rotation in the election years.
(b) The offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore shall have oneyear terms and shall be filled in accordance with the following rotation procedure:
(1) The councilmember who has the longest consecutive
council service since the councilmember’s last service as mayor shall become the mayor.
(2) In the event that two councilmembers have the same
length of service as described in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the one having received the greatest number of
votes in the last councilmember's election shall become mayor. If any councilmember declines his or her term as it comes by in rotation, that councilmember shall remain in the same place in the rotation cycle as if that councilmember had served.
(3) The city council, by vote with at least four members present, may remove a councilmember from the office of
mayor or mayor pro tempore at any time for any reason.
(c) In the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall assume all of the duties of the mayor until a mayor is selected by the city council to serve the balance of the term of the vacated incumbent. The city council shall be free to appoint any councilmember for the balance of that term, but upon the conclusion of that term the rotational selection process shall again be employed in the same order as if the vacated incumbent had served a full term.
(d) The selection of mayor pro tempore shall be in accordance with the same criteria as provided above, with the exception that the mayor pro tempore shall be the councilmember with the next greatest qualifications.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The city council declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of, , 2026.
ATTEST:
___________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________
Attorney for the City