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ORDINANCE NO. - 25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND ESTABLISHING FEES IN
THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SPECIFIED SERVICES RENDERED BY CITY DEPARTMENTS. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE FEE SCHEDULE
WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT COST RECOVERY AND WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE FEE ADJUSTMENTS.
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
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Protection System Signaling Service
Building Owner (Parent) Fire Permit 100% As Needed
AB-38 Inspections 100% As Needed
SECTION 2. Commencing with the effective date of this ordinance, the fees established in Section 1, above shall be as follows, subject to adjustment in accordance with Richmond Municipal Code Section 13.45:
Description New Proposed Fees
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Protection System Signaling Service
Building Owner (Parent) Fire Permit New $285.00
AB-38 Inspections New $285.00
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 2.34.040 of the City of Richmond Municipal Code which provides for the establishment of a Master Fee Schedule for the fees to be charged by the various City departments 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 service. The Master Fee Schedule can be utilized 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 for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that 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 clauses be declare d invalid or 2 DocID #18058v1
unconstitutional, whether on its face or as applied.
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 20, 2025, and finally passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on June 3, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Clerk of the City of Richmond
(SEAL)
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Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney