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Ordinance No. ___
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. On June 16, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance 5658, which adopted the City’s budget for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). Ordinance 5658 included the FY26 Municipal Fee Schedule.
B. The City Council now desires to amend the FY26 Municipal Fee Schedule through this Ordinance to adjust the fee amounts for specific fees and remove some fees.
SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 202 6 Municipal Fee Schedule by adjusting certain fee amounts, removing certain fees, and establishing a new fee for permits for residential gas water and space heating equipment as set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3. The f ees amended in this Ordinance are not taxes, as defined by Article XIII C of the California Constitution, because one or more exceptions enumerated in subdivision (e) of Section 1 of Article XIII C apply, and the fee amounts are no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity, and that the manner in which those costs are allocated to a payor bear a fair or reasonable relationship to the payor’s burdens on, or benefits received from, the governmental activity.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that this ordinance is not a “project” under CEQA because amending the Municipal Fee Schedule is a government funding mechanisms or fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption as an amendment to the City’s FY26 budget.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
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NOES:
ABSENT:
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ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Administrative
Services
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Exhibit A
(see following page)
List of Fee Changes Exhibit A
Department Service ‐ Fee Title FY 2026 Adopted FY 2026 Update Note Administrative Services Documents and Photocopies ‐ Black & White ‐ All Sizes Single: $0.16/page; Double‐Sided: $0.32/page Single: $0.15/page; Double‐Sided: $0.30/page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
Administrative Services Documents and Photocopies ‐ Color (1‐100) 8.5" x 11" Single: $0.43/page; Double‐Sided: $0.86/page Single: $0.40/page; Double‐Sided: $0.80/page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
Administrative Services Documents and Photocopies ‐ Color (1‐100) 8.5" x 14" Single Single: $0.75/page; Double‐Sided: $1.50/page Single: $0.70/page; Double‐Sided: $1.40/page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
Administrative Services Documents and Photocopies ‐ ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 18" x 24" Single: $0.85/page; Double‐Sided $1.70/page Single: $0.80/page; Double‐Sided $1.60/page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 18" x 24" $3.20 per page $3.00 per page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 24" x 36" $6.40 per page Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" $12.80 per page $6.00 per page Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" $12.00 per page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Color Ink Jet Plot ‐ 36" x 48" $12.80 per page $12.00 per page Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Small Format B&W Prints 8.5"x11" $0.16 and 11"x17" $0.27 8.5"x11" $0.15 and 11"x17" $0.25 Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Small Format Color Prints 8.5" x 11" $0.43 and 11" x 17" $0.86 8.5" x 11" $0.40 and 11" x 17" $0.80 Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Standard Color/Mono 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 17" $1.28 each $1.20 each Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
General Citywide Plans, Standards & Large Format Printing ‐ Standard Drawings & Specifications $19.20 each $18.00 each Placeholder rate maintained to avoid interim overcharging
Community Services Adoptions ‐ Dogs (6 months ‐ 5 years) Resident: $175.00 per pet Non‐Resident: $205.00 per pet
Resident: $175.00 per pet
Non‐Resident: $175.00 per pet Vendor sets pricing
Community Services Adoptions ‐ Dogs (under 6 months) Resident: $300.00 per pet Non‐Resident: $350.00 per pet
Resident: $300.00
Non‐Resident: $300.00 Vendor sets pricing
Community Services Animal Services ‐ Routine Deworming (roundworms and hookworms) $75.00 per pet $10.00 per pet Vendor sets pricing Community Services Facilities Rental ‐ Art Studio Short Term Resident: $114.00 per week Non‐Resident: $131.00 per week
Resident: $1.14 per sq ft per month
Non‐Resident: $1.27 per sq ft per month
Room sizes vary; fees are based on the square footage
of the assigned room.
Planning & Development
Services Rental Registry Exempt: $0 per unit
Non‐Exempt: $0 per unit
Exempt: $0 per unit
Non‐Exempt: $35.00 per unit FY 2026 exemption approved; non‐exempt fee omitted Planning & Development
Services
Residential Gas Water and Space Heating Equipment
- Stand Alone N/A $328.00 per permit Unsubsidized cost: $633 - $806 Fire Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ New $56.00 per incident Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removed
Fire Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ Renewal $42.00 per incident Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removed
Fire Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Fee ‐ Late Fee $20.00 per incident Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removed
Fire Compliance ‐ Alarm Registration Reinstatement $20.00 per incident Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removed
Fire Compliance ‐ Returned Check Fee $25.00 per incident Removed Sunsetting; intended for deletion based on discussions, but never formally removed
Fire Fire Department Training (Full Day) $167.00 per class Removed Not used in over decade; intended for deletion but never formally removed
Fire Fire Department Training (Half Day or Less) $83.00 per class Removed Not used in over decade; intended for deletion but never formally removed