1 ORDINANCE NO. _____ - 23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND ESTABLISHING FEES IN
THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SPECIFIED SERVICES RENDERED BY
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE TO
IMPLEMENT COST RECOVERY.
The City Council of the City of Richmond does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2.34.040 of the City of Richmond Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the following fees within the various categories:
Description Percentage
of Costs
Proposed
Fees
RMC 6.38.110 Section 5 allows the City to collect fees solely to defray actual costs.
CANNABIS FEES
Application Completeness Review-per application 100% As Needed Conditional Use Permit-per application 100% As Needed
Cannabis Business Permit-per application 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Retail Storefront)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Retail Delivery)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Distribution)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Manufacturing)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Specialty/Cottage Cultivation)-per permit annually 100% As Needed
Annual Permit Fee (Small Cultivation)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Medium Cultivation)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Large Cultivation)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Nursery Cultivation)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Annual Permit Fee (Processor Cultivation)-per permit
annually 100% As Needed
Annual Permit Fee (Testing)-per permit annually 100% As Needed Reinspection Fee-per inspection 100% As Needed
2 SECTION 2. Commencing with the effective date of this or dinance, the fees established in Section 1, above shall be as follows, subject to adjustme nt in accordance with Richmond Municipal Code Section 13.45:
Description New Proposed
Fees
RMC 6.38.110 Section 5 allows the City to collect fees solely to defray actual costs.
CANNABIS FEES
Application Completeness Review-per application New $1,019 Conditional Use Permit-per application New $12,611
Cannabis Business Permit-per application New $4,262
Annual Permit Fee (Retail Storefront)-per permit annually New $3,365 Annual Permit Fee (Retail Delivery)-per permit annually New $3,365 Annual Permit Fee (Distribution)-per permit annually New $3,365 Annual Permit Fee (Manufacturing)-per permit annually New $3,587 Annual Permit Fee (Specialty/Cottage Cultivation)-per permit annually New $3,365
Annual Permit Fee (Small Cultivation)-per permit annually New $3,587 Annual Permit Fee (Medium Cultivation)-per permit annually New $3,809 Annual Permit Fee (Large Cultivation)-per permit annually New $4,030 Annual Permit Fee (Nursery Cultivation)-per permit annually New $3,365 Annual Permit Fee (Processor Cultivation)-per permit
annually New $3,365
Annual Permit Fee (Testing)-per permit annually New $3,365 Reinspection Fee-per inspection New $1,463
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 2.34.040 of the City of Richmond Municipal C ode, which provides for the establishment of a Master Fee S chedule for the fees to be charged by the vari ous Cit y d epartments for City services , the City Council of the City of Richmond hereby enacts a Master Fee Schedule that updates the fees assessed by the City departments to reflect the actual cost associated with providing the serv ice. The Master Fee Schedul e c an be u tilized as the basis for the future fee adjustments based on the Employment Cost Index.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is f or any reason held invalid or u nconstitutional by a cour t of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. T he City Council hereby declares th at it would have passed each and every section, subsection, phrase or clause of this ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections , phrases or clau ses be declared invalid or unconstitutional, whether on its face or as applied.
3 SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after passage and adoption.
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First introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Richmond held on May 16, 2023, and finally passed and adopted at a re gular meeting held on June 6, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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Clerk of the City of Richmond
(SEAL)
Approved:
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Mayor
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney