San Luis Obispo City Council
July 2, 2024

accession plan beginning with the South County agencies and ascending to the North County agencies. The Vice Chair will ascend to the Chair position after the term of the presiding officer has concluded, or in the instance of the presiding officer vacating the Chair. The Vice Chair will complete the term of the vacating Chair and then start their annual term the following January.

Each member of the Governing Board shall have an equal vote and voice on all Board decisions. All Governing Board decisions shall be made by a majority vote of the Governing Board members, or their designees, appearing at the meeting in which the decision is made. A majority of Governing Board members, or their designees, must be present at each meeting for any actions taken to be valid.

VII. NOTICES
Notices and communications between the Participating Agencies shall be sufficiently given if sent by first-class mail, e-mail, personal delivery, or facsimile transmission, to the Chief of Police of the Participating Agencies. The Chair shall provide no less than fortyeight (48) hours’ notice of all meetings to all members of the Governing Board; provided, however, that in emergency situations, the Chair may conduct a telephonic meeting or a poll of individual Governing Board members to resolve any issues related to such emergency.

VIII. SWAT TEAM COMMAND STRUCTURE
a. Personnel and Selection. The Regional SWAT Team shall consist of employees from the Participating Agencies assigned as tactical officers, tactical supervisors and commanders, crisis negotiators, and support personnel. The Regional SWAT Team configuration may be comprised of as many sub-teams or reserve teams as needed for a particular incident. The appointment of the Regional SWAT Commander and Tactical Commander(s) will be made by the Governing Board.
b. Incident Commander. The Participating Agency where an incident occurs shall be in overall command and control of the incident and shall designate an Incident Commander from their command level.
c. SWAT Commander. The Regional SWAT Commander will serve as part of the Incident Command staff in all jurisdictions and will directly oversee the Regional SWAT Team tactical command and the operational control of the Regional SWAT Team. The Regional SWAT Commander and the Tactical Commander are responsible for the actual deployment of the SWAT Team, tactical decision making and tactical resolution of the incident, with approval of the Incident Commander.
d. Command and Control of Staff. While engaging in any Regional SWAT Team activity, it is understood that the collaborative effort of the Regional SWAT Team entails respect for the established chain of command within the team. However, it is imperative to maintain the integrity of personnel within the respective city jurisdiction where the SWAT

activity is happening. Therefore, jurisdictional control over personnel, outside of the Regional SWAT Team, including peace officers, civilian employees, community service officers, or volunteers, shall remain under the authority of the City Incident Commander or their designated representative and in Unified Command with the Regional SWAT Team. This ensures seamless coordination between the SWAT team and the Incident Commander, facilitating efficient operations.

IX. REQUESTS FOR SWAT TEAM ACTIVATION
To request Regional SWAT Team activation, the Participating Agency command staff shall contact the San Luis Obispo Police Department Dispatch Center and request to speak to the Regional SWAT Team Commander. Should the SWAT Team Commander be unavailable, the request will then be made to the Tactical Commander, or if unavailable, finally to the Assistant Tactical Commander(s). When it is agreed that activation will occur, the San Luis Obispo Police Department Dispatch Center will begin the call-out procedures starting with the Regional SWAT Team leadership. If contact cannot be made with the Regional SWAT Team Commander, Tactical Commander, or Assistant Tactical Commander(s) then there will be no call-out of the Regional SWAT Team.

X. PARTICIPATING AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Participating Agency Staffing. The Participating Agencies will assign and maintain personnel for the Regional SWAT Team sufficient to provide appropriate joint coverage for critical incidents in any of the Participating Agencies’ jurisdictions, but no fewer than one sworn peace officer, assigned and trained as a SWAT Team Operator. Each Participating Agency will respond to requests for Regional SWAT Team services in all participating jurisdictions as promptly and fully as practical, based on established response criteria and so long as the Participating Agency is in good standing. Good standing means the Participating Agency has met their financial and personnel obligations to the Regional SWAT Team and that participating team members have attended mandatory training and are properly equipped. Participating Agencies not in good standing may petition the Governing Board for a majority vote for consideration of a temporary financial offset to maintain SWAT services in the amount of $12,000 annually or $1000 monthly (prorated) until the Participating Agency is able to meet the minimum personnel contribution. The Chiefs of each Participating Agency may accept or decline the services of the Regional SWAT Team or may withdraw their employees from any Regional SWAT Team response for any legitimate reason. i. Public Information and Media Requests. Any release of public information in response to a public information request will be made in compliance with the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Each agency will be responsible for responding or coordinating a response to CPRA requests they receive. Information in possession of one agency may not necessarily be in the possession of the other agency, making it necessary for each to be responsible for requests received by said agency. The law

enforcement agency having primary jurisdiction over the location to which the Regional SWAT Team responds during any specific critical incident or other event will be responsible for overall media relations for the duration of that event, including providing a Public Information Officer / Spokesperson at the scene of the incident if necessary; although that agency may request assistance of personnel from another Participating Agency for the purpose of media relations if needed.
ii. Detective and Investigative Support. The agency of primary jurisdiction in which the SWAT incident is occurring, will provide at least one (1) sworn peace officer assigned to Criminal Investigations or comparable position with like responsibilities to serve as an investigative resource in procuring search and/or arrest warrants, evaluating criminal charges, and when necessary, liaising with command and/or and the District Attorney’s Office on criminal charges.
iii. Personnel Qualifications. The Governing Board shall establish uniform minimum qualifications and appropriate selection processes for Regional SWAT Team members, including the SWAT Commander and Tactical Commander positions. Each Participating Agency may establish additional minimum qualifications for their personnel to be considered for the Regional SWAT Team.
b. Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Regulations. The Participating Agencies agree that their employees will adhere to the policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations of the Regional SWAT Team. Personnel assigned to the Regional SWAT Team shall be deemed to be continuing under the employment of their respective agency and shall have the same powers, duties, privileges, responsibilities, and immunities as are conferred upon them as Peace Officers and Support Staff employees in their own jurisdiction. Actions taken by individual personnel from the Participating Agencies shall be subject to the policies and procedures of their respective agency, to include the appropriate Use of Force policies. In the event any personnel from a Participating Agency should be ordered by the agency of jurisdiction's incident commander or SWAT command personnel to engage in an action, or refrain from engaging in an action, that the Participating Agency's personnel believes would result in violation of their agency's policies and procedures, this fact shall immediately be brought to the attention of the incident commander or the SWAT command personnel unless such notification risks immediate loss of life or damage to property. Should the incident commander or the SWAT command personnel order the Participating Agency personnel to engage in such action, or to refrain from engaging in an action, notwithstanding such notification, the agency of jurisdiction shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify the Participating Agency and its officials, employees and agents against any and all claims arising out of such action or failure to act.
c. AB 481 Reporting. In compliance with AB 481, codified in Government Code sections 7070 through 7075, all Participating Agencies shall list the Regional SWAT Team’s

potential use of “military equipment” in their jurisdiction during their annual reporting to their respective governing body. Each Participating Agency should also report the use and replacement of the military equipment used by their respective members. d. Administrative Investigations. Any administrative investigation of a Regional SWAT Team member shall be conducted by the Participating Agency employing the Regional SWAT Team member. Any administrative action resulting from such an investigation shall be at the discretion of the Regional SWAT Team member’s employing agency.

Investigatory findings which may impact the fitness for duty of a Regional SWAT Team member will be promptly reported to the Governing Board consistent with the Peace Officer’s Procedural Bill of Rights and Penal Code 832.7. The Participating Agency shall always retain the discretion to remove the member from the Regional SWAT Team.

XI. BUDGET, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING
a. Participating Agency Budget. Each Participating Agency shall financially contribute annually for consumable Regional SWAT Team supplies, training and equipment used during a Regional SWAT Team training or deployments.
i. The Governing Board may appoint the finance department of a municipal Participating Agency (City) to manage the finances of the Regional SWAT Team. Before appointing the finance department of a particular City, the Governing Board shall consult with the finance department and obtain its approval. The duty of managing the finances for the Regional SWAT Team may be rotated to other municipal Participating Agencies at the discretion of the Governing Board. A budget report should be made available at the request of the Governing Board for annual review. It is recommended that each Participating Agency maintain an independent budget tracking system to track funds expended by its participating Regional SWAT Team members.
ii. As required by this agreement, the Participating Agencies acknowledge and agree that funding under this MOU will be made from funds available to the Participating Agencies. Funding for the participation in, and expenditures paid or incurred for the execution of, this MOU have been made, or will be made in successive years, as provided, and approved through the respective annual budgets approved by the Participating Agencies governing bodies or at the Agency Head’s discretion, as applicable to each respective Participating Agency’s own policies and procedures. iii. Each Participating Agency shall deposit an annual contribution of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to the Regional SWAT Team account, no later than September 1st of each year of the MOU. The City whose finance department has agreed to act as the financial manager for the Regional SWAT Team and appointed to this role by the Governing Board shall receive an annual administrative fee as set by the Governing Board and

agreed upon by the financial manager City. When applicable, the financial manager City will collect the administrative fee as of September 1st of each year or after the last city has paid their annual contribution, whichever occurs later. Invoicing will occur no later than August 1st of each year of the MOU, with net 30 days to deposit funds. Financial reporting and expenditures against the Regional SWAT Team account will be in accordance with policies established by the Regional SWAT Team Governing Board.
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b. Personnel Costs. Participating Agencies will be responsible for all personnel costs and obligations associated with the staff members they assign to the Regional SWAT Team, including costs associated with salary and benefits, overtime, training, and workers’ compensation. Each Participating Agency will be responsible for their respective personnel costs during each Regional SWAT Team activation, scheduled training, briefings and team meetings.
c. Equipment. Each Participating Agency will be responsible for the costs of all necessary individual tactical equipment and weapon(s) issued to the Regional SWAT Team members from that Participating Agency for use during Regional SWAT training and deployment.
d. Joint Capital Expenditures. The Governing Board must approve all joint capital expenditures for the Regional SWAT Team.
e. Participation in Training. Participating Agencies agree that Regional SWAT Team abilities are highly perishable and specialized. For this reason, each Participating Agency will attempt to accommodate the team members in attending the training to the best of that agency’s ability. Routine failure to attend scheduled training may result in a Participating Agency’s team member being removed or suspended from the Regional SWAT Team.

XII. LIABILITY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFICATION
a. Each Participating Agency is an independent entity, and this MOU does not create a separate legal entity. Each Participating Agency shall, always, remain an independent entity solely responsible for all acts of its employees or agents, including any negligent acts or omissions.
b. Each Participating Agency shall consider any request and deployment of the Regional SWAT Team a request for assistance by the requesting law enforcement agency. It is the intent of the Participating Agencies to provide services of the Regional SWAT Team without the threat of being subject to liability to one another and to fully cooperate in the defense of any claims or lawsuits arising out of or connected with the Regional SWAT Team actions that are brought against the jurisdictions.

c. Each Participating Agency that assigns employees to the Regional SWAT Team pursuant to this MOU or deploys personnel with the Regional SWAT Team for limited or special purposes shall retain full financial responsibility for its own employees, for all vehicles and other equipment owned, leased, or used by its own employees, and for any injury or liability claims, including workers’ compensation claims, made by its own employees. Each Participating Agency shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each and every other Participating Agency and their officers and employees from and against any and all liability, losses, claims or damages whatsoever, resulting from the acts or omissions of the indemnifying Participating Agency or its officers or employees related to participation on the Regional SWAT Team or from any defects in vehicles or other equipment owned or leased by the indemnifying Participating Agency and used by the Regional SWAT Team.
d. In the event of concurrent or shared negligence of a City, its officer and/or employees, and any other party to this MOU, its officers, employees, and/or agents then the liability for any and all claims for injuries or damages to persons and/or property which arise out of any incident or event in which a party has used the Regional SWAT Team under the terms and conditions of this MOU, shall be apportioned by the parties under the California doctrine of comparative negligence as established presently, or may be altered hereafter.

If the parties fail to agree on the apportionment, then the apportionment shall be established by an arbitrator mutually selected by the parties signatory to this MOU, or by the Court.
e. Insurance. Each Participating Agency shall always maintain in full force during the performance of this MOU, a policy, or policies of insurance (or self-insurance covering same) and in the minimum limits of liability as stated herein. i. Comprehensive general liability, on an “occurrence” basis, including but not limited to premises, personal injuries, products, advertising injury, and completed operations for combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If the general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. ii. Comprehensive automobile liability, including but not limited to property damage, bodily injury, and personal injuries for combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence.
iii. Worker’s Compensation as required by law.

XIII. MODIFICATIONS
This MOU may be modified, amended, or altered by agreement of all Participating Agencies and such alteration, amendment, or modification shall be effective when reduced to writing and approved by the Police Chiefs of the Participating Agencies.

XIV. RECORDS RETENTION
Each Participating Agency shall maintain employee training records related to their team members assigned to the Regional SWAT Team. The Regional SWAT Team SWAT Commander will be responsible for ensuring the training records for Regional SWAT Team in accordance with the Regional SWAT Team Policy Manual.

XV. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
The Chiefs of the Participating Agencies shall jointly promulgate this MOU, as approved by their Participating Agency Attorney as to form.

XVI. SEVERABILITY
If any part, paragraph, section, or provision of this MOU is held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of any remaining section, part, or provision of this MOU.

XVII. WAIVER
Any waiver of any terms and conditions hereof must be in writing and signed by the Participating Agencies hereto. A waiver of any of the terms and conditions hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of any other terms or conditions in this MOU.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this MOU is executed by the following agencies:

By signing below, the signor certifies that they have the authority to sign this MOU on behalf of their Participating Agency, and the Participating Agency agrees to the terms of this MOU.
________________________________ _______________________________ Michael Martinez, Date Jim Munro, Date
Chief of Police Chief of Police
City of Arroyo Grande City of Grover Beach
________________________________ _______________________________ Amy Watkins Date Damian Nord Date
Chief of Police Chief of Police
City of Morro Bay City of Paso Robles

________________________________ _______________________________ Jeff Smith Date Rick Scott Date
Chief of Police Chief of Police
City of Pismo Beach City of San Luis Obispo
_______________________________ _______________________________ George Hughes Date Dan Falat Date
Chief of Police Superintendent
California Polytechnic State University State of California Police Department Department of Parks and Recreation

Participating Agencies
San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team (Regional SWAT)
As of March 1, 2024
City of Arroyo Grande Police Department
City of Grover Beach Police Department
City of Morro Bay Police Department
City of Paso Robles Police Department
City of Pismo Beach Police Department
City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
California Polytechnic State University Police Department California State Parks

City of San Lu is Obispo, Council Memorandu m
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: July 2, 2024
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Whitney McDonald, Interim City Manager
Emily Jackson, Finance Director
Debbie Malicoat, Deputy Finance Director
SUBJECT: ITEM 7A – REVIEW AND ADOPT REVISED CITYWIDE USER AND

REGULATORY FEES
Staff received the following questions and comments regarding the recommended updates to the City’s user and regulatory fees. The questions and comments are below with staff’s response shown in italics:
1) Are there other options for phasing fees other than the option presented in the staff report?

If the Council would like to consider a phased approach to fee increases, there are numerous different ways that phasing could occur. As noted in the ‘Alternatives’ section of the Council Agenda Report, staff suggested that fees increasing by more than 50% and $10 could be phased in over two years, with half of the increase effective on October 1, 2024 and the second half of the increase effective on July 1, 2025. Attachments A and B to this correspondence provide additional phasing options for the Council to consider:

Attachment A to this correspondence provides a list of fees that would be impacted if phasing is based on all fees that exceed 100% and $10 increase.

Attachment B to this correspondence provides a list of fees that would be impacted if phasing is based on all fees that exceed 150% and $10 increase.

2) What do other jurisdictions charge for appeal fees? Are there constitutionality issues related to charging appeal fees?

City staff researched appeal fees for the cities that were considered as comparable jurisdictions in the MGT report (City of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo County, City of Ventura and City of Monterey) as well as other nearby jurisdictions. The appeal fees for planning cases are as follows:

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 2 • City of Santa Barbara
 Most planning appeal fees are $1,095
 Appeal from Sign Committee is $434
• San Luis Obispo County
 Planning appeal fee is $850
 Cannabis related appeal is $2,000
• City of Ventura
 Planning appeal fee is $1,050
 Cannabis related appeal is $3,465
• City of Monterey
 Appeal to the Planning Commission is $938.63
 Appeal of decision of Planning Commission to the City Council is $1,835.50
• City of Arroyo Grande
 Appeal of Director decision is $800
 Appeal of Planning Commission decision is $1,224
• City of Atascadero
 Appeal fee to Planning Commission is $1,615 (70% cost recovery)  Appeal fee to City Council is $1,816 (70% cost recovery) • City of Grover Beach
 Planning appeal fee to Planning Commission or City Council is $1,000
• City of Morro Bay
 Refundable appeal fee is $336 (set at 9.1% cost recovery) • City of Paso Robles
 Planning appeal fee is $248
 Fire Code appeal fee is $747
• City of Pismo Beach
 Appeals to Planning Commission and City Council are $1,035

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 3 There are not constitutionality issues related to charging appeal fees. The California Constitution as well as the California Government Code authorize the City to charge user fees for the estimated reasonable cost of providing various governmental services. Through comprehensive analysis of the time spent by City staff in providing these governmental services, the City’s consultant calculated each fee to recover no more than the reasonable cost of each service.

A number of public comments have been received about the proposed appeal fees presented in the Council Agenda Report. In the report, staff provided the estimated full cost to process appeals at different tiers, and also provided proposed appeal fees at the cost recovery amounts that were previously established by the City Council in 2017. In 2017, the City Council attempted to balance the desire to recover the cost of processing appeals, while also not overly encouraging or discouraging appeals through the pricing of the fee. Staff also provided a table showing what the appeal fees would be for each tier if they were set at various percentages of the full cost. This table can help guide City Council discussion on the setting of appeal fees if the Council would like to consider different percentages of full cost recovery.

The City Council may wish to consider setting a flat fee for appeals, as it appears this is the most common way appeal fees are assessed amongst peer and neighboring jurisdictions. The Council could set an appeal fee that is lower for appeals from a staff level decision, and higher for appeals from an advisory body, as those types of projects tend to be more complicated and take more time to process (this would be similar to the structure in the City of Arroyo Grande noted above) or keep the tiered system that exists today and implement a flat fee within each tier.

The following tables illustrate how different appeal fee approaches could look. The numbers provided are an attempt to bring the appeal fees in line with peer and neighboring jurisdictions, but could be adjusted up or down per direction from the Council, as long as the fees do not exceed the full cost recovery amounts provided by MGT.

The tiers are defined in the staff report and are provided here for reference:

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 4 Alternative Approach 1 – set the appeal fees based on a percentage of cost recovery but lower the cost recovery percentage. If cost recovery percentages were lowered to 10% for both applicants and non-applicants the appeals would be as follows (note, Tier 3 and Tier 4 do not currently differentiate between applicant and non-applicant):

Fee
Tier 1 Applicant $1,671
Tier 1 Non-applicant $1,704
Tier 2 Applicant $1,052
Tier 2 Non-applicant $1,035
Tier 3 $515
Tier 4 $270
Alternatively, the Council could utilize Alternative Approach #1 but charge the same fee for applicants and non-applicants.

Alternative Approach 2a – set fixed appeal fees and retain existing tiers. The suggested amounts below would be in-line with nearby and peer jurisdictions.

Fee
Tier 1 $1,000
Tier 2 $800
Tier 3 $600
Tier 4 $400
Approach 2b – set fixed appeal fees and retain both the existing tiers and the applicant/non-applicant fees. The suggested amounts below would incorporate the information related to nearby and peer jurisdictions while retaining a distinction between applicants and non-applicants, with the applicant fee proposed to be 20% more than non-applicant. Currently, with the established fee structure, applicants pay more than double what non-applicants do for Tier 1 and Tier 2 appeals, and applicants and non-applicants pay the same amount as one another for Tier 3 and Tier 4 appeals.

Fee
Tier 1 Applicant $1,200
Tier 1 Non-applicant $1,000
Tier 2 Applicant $960
Tier 2 Non-applicant $800
Tier 3 $600
Tier 4 $400

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 5 Approach 3 – set fixed appeal fees based on the body to which a permit is being appealed. The suggested amounts below would be in-line with nearby and peer jurisdictions.

Fee
Appeal of advisory body
decision
$1,000
Appeal of director decision $500
Refund Option - In addition, the City Council could consider implementing a policy related to appeals that allows for the refunding of some or all appeal fees should an appellant be successful in their appeal. This would mean that an appeal fee would be charged in order to file the appeal, but refunded to the appellant if the appeal were successful and a decision was made in their favor. 3) What fees are generally associated with projects or home improvements that help advance sustainability goals of the City? What would the fees for these permits be if the City established a 50% cost recovery goal for these types of permits? What would be the estimated economic impact of NOT implementing the increases as recommended?
The following Building permits are generally associated with sustainability goals of the City:
• Electric Car Charging System
• Graywater System
• Graywater/Rainwater Harvesting System
• Heat Pump
• Insulation/Energy Update
• Photovoltaic Systems
• Photovoltaic Unit Installation – Residential
• Residential Photovoltaic System
• Solar/PV System – Commercial BLDG
• Solar/PV System – Multifamily BLDG
• Solar Water System Fixtures – BLDG
• Doors/Windows
• Electric Service Upgrades
• New/Altered Circuits
• Window Retrofit
Based on estimated annual volumes of these permit types, the currently proposed fees are expected to generate about $134,400. If Council adopted a 50% cost recovery, it would result in $67,200 of revenue generated. The fee amounts are as shown below:

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 6 4) What do other agencies charge for Conceal Carry Weapon Permit fees?

The following chart reflects what other agency fees are as of July 1, 2024. It is important to note that the City’s current fee of $100 for new permits lagged behind other agencies in the County, but as language changed in the Penal Code in January 2024 while the City-wide Fee Study was underway, MGT was able to provide an accurate determination of the City’s true time and cost above the prior legislative cap. Additionally, feedback from other departments in the County indicated they would most likely be re-assessing their fees in the near future, given that the new statutory requirements include tasks which involve increased staff time. The department also intends to reassess these fees as part of the City’s next Fee Study and examine how costs compare to other County agencies and adjust if needed.

Current Proposed
50% cost
recovery

Electric Car Charging System $ 149.70 $ 173 $ 86.50
Graywater System $ 184.15 $ 604 $ 302.00
Graywater/Rainwater Harvesting System $ 91.41 $ 173 $ 86.50 Heat Pump $ 68.89 $ 173 $ 86.50
Insulation/Energy Update $ 144.39 $ 475 $ 237.50
Photovoltaic Systems $ 195.86 $ 604 $ 302.00
Photovoltaic Unit Installation – Residential $ 84.62 $ 259 $ 129.50 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 206.67 $ 604 $ 302.00 Solar/PV System – Commercial BLDG $ 993.60 $ 1,426 $ 713.00 Solar/PV System – Multifamily BLDG $ 967.08 $ 1,426 $ 713.00 Solar Water System Fixtures – BLDG $ 91.41 $ 115 $ 57.50 Doors/Windows $ 702.91 $ 604 $ 302.00
Electric Service Upgrades $ 149.70 $ 324 $ 162.00
New/Altered Circuits (new fee) - $ 303 $ 151.50
Window Retrofit $ 241.11 $ 389 $ 194.50

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 7 5) Is more information available about the projects that did not pay both installments of their required planning fees that are presented in the Agenda Report?
Staff provided a table in the Agenda Report to highlight the uncollected amount of fees in Planning due to the two installment payment system. For clarification, the projects in this table represent projects that have been submitted between 2020 and 2024. The total number of projects that have not paid their second payment installment is 42. The table below shows the number of each type of permit that represents the unpaid fee amount. The largest number of projects with uncollected fees are Major Development Projects, followed by Minor Development Projects, Moderate Development Projects and Minor Use permits.
6) The staff report recommends that the City conduct fee studies every three years moving forward. What does that mean in terms of when the next study would be conducted and new fees implemented?

Staff is recommending that comprehensive fee studies be conducted every three years moving forward to make sure that the City is able to incrementally adjust its fees, rather than considering significant changes every five years. If this recommendation is adopted by Council, staff would work with a consultant to conduct a fee study in 2026 and target making a recommendation to Council in the spring of 2027 so that the new fees could go into effect in July 2027, when the 2027-29 Financial Plan period begins. Consistent with Council-adopted Budget Policies, fees adopted on July 2, 2024, would be adjusted by the consumer price index (CPI) on July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, leading up to the next comprehensive fee study.
2023-24
Application Fee
IT
Surcharge
First
Payment
Completion
Payment
# of Permits
Uncollected
$ Currently
Uncollected
Minor Use Permit $ 1,291.89 $ 115.98 $ 1,407.87 $ 2,510.57 8 $ 18,667.94 Conditional Use Permit $ 2,976.25 $ 241.38 $ 3,217.63 $ 4,937.84 2 $ 9,875.68 Variance $ 1,365.54 $ 110.68 $ 1,476.21 $ 2,263.19
Affordable Housing Incentive Request $ 559.70 $ 45.96 $ 605.66 $ 947.34 2 $ 1,758.50 Reviews Requiring ALUC Hearing $ 2,268.58 $ 103.90 $ 2,372.48 $ 1,181.36 Architectural Review
Signs $ 2,607.75 $ 185.94 $ 2,793.68 $ 3,488.61
Conceptual Review $ 2,732.96 $ 221.63 $ 2,954.59 $ 4,533.62 1 $ 4,367.65 Development Projects - Moderate $ 5,572.34 $ 455.71 $ 6,028.05 $ 9,369.04 8 $ 71,915.67 Development Projects - Major $ 7,559.87 $ 609.02 $ 8,168.89 $ 12,407.96 11 125,993.29 $ Development Projects - Minor $ 2,016.42 $ 156.95 $ 2,173.37 $ 3,129.42 8 $ 24,135.64 Plan Revision $ 2,367.13 $ 178.01 $ 2,545.14 $ 3,469.17 Cannabis Operator $ 27,713.42 $ 285.45 $ 5,903.19 $ 21,810.23 2 $ 39,808.48 42 296,522.85 $
Fees currently collected in two installments

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 8 7) Can you explain the difference between the fee for “Window Retrofits (nonstructural) - BLDG – Base Fee” and “Window Retrofits (non-structural) - BLDG – Each addtl” and why we are proposing a new fee here? Previously, there was a flat fee assigned for all window retrofit projects that did not provide for full cost recovery. Staff determined that the cost and time was most accurately calculated based on the number of windows being replaced for a given project. The “Base Fee” is the cost of the permit to replace up to 10 windows, and the “Each addtl” fee is charged for up to each additional 10 windows on a project.

For example, 11-20 windows would be charged the “Base Fee” plus the “Each addtl” fee for total of $666.73. Whereas a project consisting of 21-30 windows would be charged the “Base Fee” plus 2 times the “Each addtl” fee, for a total cost of $932.60. The new fee category captures the additional staff time for larger projects.
8) It says in the report that an extensive amount of public and stakeholder group feedback was sought as part of this study. Did you consult with the non-profit developer community as part of the outreach? Also, were there any other groups or individuals consulted consisting of low-income or other historically marginalized or under-represented groups?
Key stakeholders from the non-profit developer community, as well as developers that build affordable housing as part of larger projects, have been notified about the fee study and are part of Developer’s Roundtable email lists. Several have been present at the in-person meetings where the fee study has been presented including as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee. Due to the potential impact of Parks and Recreation fees on all members of the community, the Parks and Recreation fees were taken to the Commission so that they could be shared in a public forum. Additionally, eNotifications were sent to the local media and to more than 3,000 subscribers, and stories were posted on Facebook and Instagram twice regarding the fee study.

Fee study information was also included in the SLO Business Update sent out by the City’s Economic Development staff, which was distributed to 7,004 subscribers.
9) Why isn’t there a non-resident fee charged for golf? How was it determined which Parks and Recreation services should have a resident and nonresident fee? Resident and non-resident fees are recommended for Parks and Recreation services that require advance registration (ex. youth sports camps, instructional classes, and Jack House rentals) primarily due to the complexity of administering a non-resident rate for services that do not require registration and are instead paid for at the counter. Staff’s recommendation is to add a non-resident fee for programs that require registration/enrollment (i.e. classes) and already have a

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 9 process is place for gathering information about residency. The recommendations for use of non-resident fees also target those programs with impacted enrollment (i.e. where we run out of space).
10) Is the Affordable Housing Agreement/MOU fee charged to non-profit affordable housing developers?
This fee is not charged to non-profit affordable housing developers for affordable housing projects.
11) What Planning permits/fees are generally associated with larger projects vs.

Individuals?
The Planning permits are utilized by a variety of users and each permit/fee could be associated with an individual homeowner or with a larger development project.

In general, the following Planning permits are typically associated with larger projects than smaller ones:
• Development projects – moderate
• Development projects – major
• Initial study/environmental impact report
• Tentative tract map
• Tentative parcel map
• Condominium conversion
• Rezoning
• Map amendment
• Text amendment
• General plan amendment
• Annexation
• Agreements (all)
• Street abandonment
12) In relation to the issue of Planning Fee installment payments, does staff currently provide refunds for planning projects that do not proceed through the entire planning process?
Yes. Currently staff will provide a full refund if an applicant withdraws a planning project early in the review period, or if planning staff and the applicant determine early that the project is not viable upon initial review. Staff also works with applicants to provide reasonable refunds if the applicant withdraws an application later in the process with consideration given to the amount of work that has already been completed for the project.

Item 7a. Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Page 10 Staff Corrections
Staff discovered an error in the annual volumes used to calculate the Engineering fee revenue related to blanket encroachment permits for utility companies. The correction results in $176,070 less in estimated Engineering Fee revenues. In addition, the Planning revenue calculation assumed that all revenue from SB9 urban lot splits is new revenue.

However, there is a current fee for this service, staff is simply recommending discretely separating out the SB9 process. This results in $30,600 less Planning Fee related revenues than originally calculated. The overall resulting estimated revenue is presented below.

Finally, staff is correcting Exhibit 1 to the Draft Resolution (Attachment C to this correspondence) to: 1. reflect staff’s recommendation as noted in the Council Agenda Report that the Tree Removal Permit be $330.50 instead of $661; and 2. reflect corrected fee amounts for Recycled Water Construction Permits and a simplified fee structure for this service, as noted in the Agenda Correspondence sent out on June 28, 2024. Exhibit 1 is being updated as it is referenced in the resolution adopting the fee schedule. Note that other attachments to the report include the fee amounts for Tree Removal Permits and Recycled Water Construction Permits initially included in those attachments.

ATTACHMENTS
A - List of fees that would be impacted if phasing is based on 100% increase B - List of fees that would be impacted if phasing is based on 150% increase C - Corrected Exhibit 1 to Attachment A - Draft Resolution amending the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule
MGT Report
Staff
Recommendation
User Fee Category
Building $ 145,474 $ 145,474
Engineering $ 742,209 $ 566,139
Fire $ 12,994 $ 12,994
General Government $ (85,201) $ (85,201)
Parks and Recreation $ 1,516,875 $ 115,839
Planning $ 951,869 $ 921,269
Police $ (84,680) $ (84,680)
Public Works $ 2,184 $ 2,184
Utilities $ 315,652 $ 315,652
Total $ 3,517,376 $ 1,909,670
General Fund $ 3,201,724 $ 1,594,018
Increased/(Decreased) Revenue

Fees based on phasing if % change >100%
Fee # Service Name Current rate
Recommended
Rate Eff 10/1/24 $ change % change Rate Eff 10/1/24 Rate Eff 7/1/25 Planning Fees
1 Affordable Housing/MOUs 1,090.24 $ 3,343.97 $ $ 2,253.73 206.7% $ 2,217.11 $ 3,343.97 3 Development Agreement 19,220.86 $ 59,620.61 $ $ 40,399.75 210.2% $ 39,420.73 $ 59,620.61 4 Reimbursement Agreement 19,220.86 $ 40,793.37 $ $ 21,572.51 112.2% $ 30,007.12 $ 40,793.37 6 Annexation, Deposit 28,229.18 $ 56,934.09 $ $ 28,704.91 101.7% $ 42,581.64 $ 56,934.09 9 Tier 1: e.g. Appeals to the City Council - Applicant $ 8,610.86 1,992.53 $ $ 6,618.33 332.2% $ 5,301.69 $ 8,610.86 10 Tier 1 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 797.27 $ 3,511.94 $ 2,714.67 340.5% $ 2,154.61 $ 3,511.94 11 Tier 2: e.g. Minor/Incidental Arch Review, Administrative Use Permit, Variance, Subdivisions <5 lots - Applicant $ 5,419.40 1,106.96 $ $ 4,312.44 389.6% $ 3,263.18 $ 5,419.40 12 Tier 2 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 442.79 $ 2,133.14 $ 1,690.35 381.7% $ 1,287.96 $ 2,133.14 13 Tier 3: e.g. Fence Height Exception, Administrative Approval Application - Applicant $ 387.76 $ 1,325.22 $ 937.46 241.8% $ 856.49 $ 1,325.22 14 Tier 3 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 387.76 $ 1,325.22 $ 937.46 241.8% $ 856.49 $ 1,325.22 15 Tier 4: e.g. Home Occupation permit, Non-Profit Special Event - Applicant $ 166.37 $ 694.56 $ 528.19 317.5% $ 430.46 $ 694.56 16 Tier 4 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 166.37 $ 694.56 $ 528.19 317.5% $ 430.46 $ 694.56 23 Business License Zoning Clearance 129.79 $ $ 276.17 $ 146.38 112.8% $ 202.98 $ 276.17 24 Business License Change of Location Only 129.79 $ $ 276.17 $ 146.38 112.8% $ 202.98 $ 276.17 34 Development Projects - Major 20,576.85 $ 41,894.98 $ $ 21,318.13 103.6% $ 31,235.91 $ 41,894.98 37 Director's Action - General 1,075.81 $ 2,961.66 $ $ 1,885.85 175.3% $ 2,018.73 $ 2,961.66 38 Sidewalk Café User and Parklet Application Fee 971.43 $ $ 3,729.38 $ 2,757.95 283.9% $ 2,350.40 $ 3,729.38 49 Text Amendment 10,743.60 $ 22,631.84 $ $ 11,888.24 110.7% $ 16,687.72 $ 22,631.84 59 Tree Committee Recommendation 136.00 $ $ 330.50 $ 194.50 143.0% $ 233.25 $ 330.50 Building and Safety Fees
6 Air Handler - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 20 Cell Tower/Antenna - BLDG - add on - Each Addtl (Up to 20) $ 119.98 $ 265.87 $ 145.89 121.6% $ 192.93 $ 265.87 33 Drain Vent Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 70.95 $ 178.28 $ 107.33 151.3% $ 124.61 $ 178.28 35 Duct Work Only - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 38 Electric Car Charging System -BLDG $ 149.70 $ 489.49 $ 339.79 227.0% $ 319.59 $ 489.49 39 Electric Service Upgrade (up to 200 amp) -BLDG $ 149.70 $ 333.88 $ 184.18 123.0% $ 241.79 $ 333.88 40 Evaporative Cooler - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 41 Exhaust Hood - Type I - BLDG $ 139.11 $ 689.40 $ 550.30 395.6% $ 414.26 $ 689.40 43 Exhaust Hood & Duct - Residential - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 50 Fixtures, Plumbing - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 55 Furnace/Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 149.70 $ 489.49 $ 339.79 227.0% $ 319.59 $ 489.49 57 Gas System Repair/Replace/Extend - BLDG $ 65.64 $ 178.28 $ 112.63 171.6% $ 121.96 $ 178.28 58 Generator Installation - BLDG $ 105.99 $ 622.42 $ 516.44 487.3% $ 364.20 $ 622.42 59 Graywater Systems - BLDG $ 184.15 $ 622.42 $ 438.27 238.0% $ 403.29 $ 622.42 61 Grease Trap - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 62 Heat Pump - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 63 Heater - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 66 Insulation/Energy Upgrade -BLDG $ 140.12 $ 489.49 $ 349.37 249.3% $ 314.80 $ 489.49 67 Make-Up Air System - BLDG $ 66.85 $ 178.28 $ 111.43 166.7% $ 122.56 $ 178.28 84 Photovoltaic Systems (residential roof mount) $ 195.86 $ 622.42 $ 426.57 217.8% $ 409.14 $ 622.42 85 Photovoltaic Unit Installation - Residential $ 84.62 $ 266.90 $ 182.27 215.4% $ 175.76 $ 266.90 88 Refrigeration Compressor/Condenser - BLDG $ 115.27 $ 400.86 $ 285.59 247.8% $ 258.07 $ 400.86 90 Re-roof with Added Ventilation -BLDG $ 144.39 $ 400.86 $ 256.47 177.6% $ 272.63 $ 400.86 91 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 206.67 $ 622.42 $ 415.76 201.2% $ 414.54 $ 622.42 96 Seismic Strengthening of URM Bldg $ 56.85 $ 312.24 $ 255.39 449.2% $ 184.55 $ 312.24 120 Temporary Service - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 124 Vent Fan (Single Duct) - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 126 Water Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 147.36 $ 312.24 $ 164.88 111.9% $ 229.80 $ 312.24 127 Water Pipe Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 Engineering Fees
29 Non-Single Family Residential 5000-14999 180.50 $ $ 430.75 $ 250.25 138.6% $ 305.62 $ 430.75 45 Moderate Traffic Control Plan Review (multiple locations, one $ 371.55 $ 885.20 $ 513.65 138.2% $ 628.37 $ 885.20 46 Major Traffic Control Plan Review (one or more locations and $ 655.98 $ 2,397.97 $ 1,741.99 265.6% $ 1,526.98 $ 2,397.97 47 Minor - first day (one location, one phase) 88.15 $ $ 377.16 $ 289.01 327.9% $ 232.66 $ 377.16 48 Minor each additional day 88.15 $ $ 229.80 $ 141.65 160.7% $ 158.98 $ 229.80 49 Moderate - first day (multiple locations, one phase) 176.28 $ $ 525.56 $ 349.28 198.1% $ 350.92 $ 525.56 50 Moderate each additional day 88.15 $ $ 306.06 $ 217.91 247.2% $ 197.10 $ 306.06 51 Major - first day (one or more locations and multiple phases) 352.59 $ $ 1,314.92 $ 962.33 272.9% $ 833.75 $ 1,314.92 52 Major each additional day 88.15 $ $ 382.32 $ 294.17 333.7% $ 235.23 $ 382.32 53 Public Improvement Plans 1,853.34 $ 4,037.50 $ $ 2,184.16 117.8% $ 2,945.42 $ 4,037.50 54 Building Plans 441.43 $ $ 1,319.04 $ 877.61 198.8% $ 880.24 $ 1,319.04 55 Maps / Additional Documents 507.21 $ $ 2,407.25 $ 1,900.04 374.6% $ 1,457.23 $ 2,407.25 56 Design Exception/Revision 353.86 $ $ 914.05 $ 560.19 158.3% $ 633.96 $ 914.05 57 Site Improvement 0-2499 361.02 $ $ 1,033.59 $ 672.57 186.3% $ 697.31 $ 1,033.59 58 Site Improvement 2500-4999 541.52 $ $ 1,378.81 $ 837.29 154.6% $ 960.16 $ 1,378.81 74 Minor (under an acre) 361.01 $ $ 1,723.00 $ 1,361.99 377.3% $ 1,042.00 $ 1,723.00 75 Major (over an acre) 902.54 $ $ 3,445.99 $ 2,543.45 281.8% $ 2,174.27 $ 3,445.99 Fire Fees
123 Site Remediation Oversight 251.45 $ $ 708.00 $ 456.55 181.6% $ 479.73 $ 708.00 124 Soil Remediation 251.45 $ $ 708.00 $ 456.55 181.6% $ 479.73 $ 708.00 139 Each Additional Owner 12.43 $ $ 44.00 $ 31.57 254.0% $ 28.22 $ 44.00 1 New Accessory Building $ 0.32 $ 0.66 $ 0.42 175.0% $ 0.45 $ 0.66 10 New Single Family $ 0.42 $ 0.72 $ 0.60 500.0% $ 0.42 $ 0.72 Phased-In Approach
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Fees based on phasing if % change >100%
Fee # Service Name Current rate
Recommended
Rate Eff 10/1/24 $ change % change Rate Eff 10/1/24 Rate Eff 7/1/25 Phased-In Approach
Parks and Recreation Fees
Multi-Use Courts
Damon-Garcia (full use = 4 lower fields, 1 upper field) 94 Lower Fields Facility Use (Day) $ 800.00 $ 436.50 120.1% $ 581.75 $ 800.00 96 Lower Fields Light Fee $ 56.00 $ 29.25 109.3% $ 41.38 $ 56.00 Police Fees 6 New Permit: Investigative costs and permit processing $ 100.00 $ 269.00 $ 169.00 169.0% $ 184.50 $ 269.00 9 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: No new firearms $ 25.00 $ 131.00 $ 106.00 424.0% $ 78.00 $ 131.00 10 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new or
replacing firearms $ 25.00 $ 187.00 $ 162.00 648.0% $ 106.00 $ 187.00 11 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new
firearm $ 10.00 $ 162.00 $ 152.00 1520.0% $ 86.00 $ 162.00 12 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Change in
Address $ 10.00 $ 72.00 $ 62.00 620.0% $ 41.00 $ 72.00
33 Pedicab Renewal Fee 68.08 $ $ 195.00 $ 126.92 186.4% $ 131.54 $ 195.00 Utilities Fees
13 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.58"x.75" Meter) 32.09 $ $ 74.20 $ 42.11 131.2% $ 53.14 $ 74.20 14 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.75" Meter) 19.04 $ $ 74.20 $ 55.16 289.7% $ 46.62 $ 74.20 16 Adapter Cost (2" Service/1" Meter) 143.33 $ $ 338.00 $ 194.67 135.8% $ 240.67 $ 338.00 34 Industrial User Re-Inspection 95.81 $ $ 253.00 $ 157.19 164.1% $ 174.41 $ 253.00

Fees based on phasing if % change >150%
Fee # Service Name Current rate
Recommended
Rate Eff 10/1/24 $ change % change Rate Eff 10/1/24 Rate Eff 7/1/25 Planning Fees
1 Affordable Housing/MOUs 1,090.24 $ 3,343.97 $ $ 2,253.73 206.7% $ 2,217.11 $ 3,343.97 3 Development Agreement 19,220.86 $ 59,620.61 $ $ 40,399.75 210.2% $ 39,420.73 $ 59,620.61 9 Tier 1: e.g. Appeals to the City Council - Applicant $ 8,610.86 1,992.53 $ $ 6,618.33 332.2% $ 5,301.69 $ 8,610.86 10 Tier 1 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 797.27 $ 3,511.94 $ 2,714.67 340.5% $ 2,154.61 $ 3,511.94 11 Tier 2: e.g. Minor/Incidental Arch Review, Administrative Use Permit, Variance, Subdivisions <5 lots - Applicant $ 5,419.40 1,106.96 $ $ 4,312.44 389.6% $ 3,263.18 $ 5,419.40 12 Tier 2 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 442.79 $ 2,133.14 $ 1,690.35 381.7% $ 1,287.96 $ 2,133.14 13 Tier 3: e.g. Fence Height Exception, Administrative Approval Application - Applicant $ 387.76 $ 1,325.22 $ 937.46 241.8% $ 856.49 $ 1,325.22 14 Tier 3 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 387.76 $ 1,325.22 $ 937.46 241.8% $ 856.49 $ 1,325.22 15 Tier 4: e.g. Home Occupation permit, Non-Profit Special Event - Applicant $ 166.37 $ 694.56 $ 528.19 317.5% $ 430.46 $ 694.56 16 Tier 4 Appeal - Non Applicant $ 166.37 $ 694.56 $ 528.19 317.5% $ 430.46 $ 694.56 37 Director's Action - General 1,075.81 $ 2,961.66 $ $ 1,885.85 175.3% $ 2,018.73 $ 2,961.66 38 Sidewalk Café User and Parklet Application Fee 971.43 $ $ 3,729.38 $ 2,757.95 283.9% $ 2,350.40 $ 3,729.38 Building and Safety Fees
6 Air Handler - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 33 Drain Vent Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 70.95 $ 178.28 $ 107.33 151.3% $ 124.61 $ 178.28 35 Duct Work Only - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 38 Electric Car Charging System -BLDG $ 149.70 $ 489.49 $ 339.79 227.0% $ 319.59 $ 489.49 40 Evaporative Cooler - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 41 Exhaust Hood - Type I - BLDG $ 139.11 $ 689.40 $ 550.30 395.6% $ 414.26 $ 689.40 43 Exhaust Hood & Duct - Residential - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 50 Fixtures, Plumbing - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 55 Furnace/Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 149.70 $ 489.49 $ 339.79 227.0% $ 319.59 $ 489.49 57 Gas System Repair/Replace/Extend - BLDG $ 65.64 $ 178.28 $ 112.63 171.6% $ 121.96 $ 178.28 58 Generator Installation - BLDG $ 105.99 $ 622.42 $ 516.44 487.3% $ 364.20 $ 622.42 59 Graywater Systems - BLDG $ 184.15 $ 622.42 $ 438.27 238.0% $ 403.29 $ 622.42 61 Grease Trap - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 62 Heat Pump - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 63 Heater - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 66 Insulation/Energy Upgrade -BLDG $ 140.12 $ 489.49 $ 349.37 249.3% $ 314.80 $ 489.49 67 Make-Up Air System - BLDG $ 66.85 $ 178.28 $ 111.43 166.7% $ 122.56 $ 178.28 84 Photovoltaic Systems (residential roof mount) $ 195.86 $ 622.42 $ 426.57 217.8% $ 409.14 $ 622.42 85 Photovoltaic Unit Installation - Residential $ 84.62 $ 266.90 $ 182.27 215.4% $ 175.76 $ 266.90 88 Refrigeration Compressor/Condenser - BLDG $ 115.27 $ 400.86 $ 285.59 247.8% $ 258.07 $ 400.86 90 Re-roof with Added Ventilation -BLDG $ 144.39 $ 400.86 $ 256.47 177.6% $ 272.63 $ 400.86 91 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 206.67 $ 622.42 $ 415.76 201.2% $ 414.54 $ 622.42 96 Seismic Strengthening of URM Bldg $ 56.85 $ 312.24 $ 255.39 449.2% $ 184.55 $ 312.24 120 Temporary Service - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 124 Vent Fan (Single Duct) - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 127 Water Pipe Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 68.89 $ 178.28 $ 109.39 158.8% $ 123.58 $ 178.28 Engineering Fees
46 Major Traffic Control Plan Review (one or more locations and $ 655.98 $ 2,397.97 $ 1,741.99 265.6% $ 1,526.98 $ 2,397.97 47 Minor - first day (one location, one phase) 88.15 $ $ 377.16 $ 289.01 327.9% $ 232.66 $ 377.16 48 Minor each additional day 88.15 $ $ 229.80 $ 141.65 160.7% $ 158.98 $ 229.80 49 Moderate - first day (multiple locations, one phase) 176.28 $ $ 525.56 $ 349.28 198.1% $ 350.92 $ 525.56 50 Moderate each additional day 88.15 $ $ 306.06 $ 217.91 247.2% $ 197.10 $ 306.06 51 Major - first day (one or more locations and multiple phases) 352.59 $ $ 1,314.92 $ 962.33 272.9% $ 833.75 $ 1,314.92 52 Major each additional day 88.15 $ $ 382.32 $ 294.17 333.7% $ 235.23 $ 382.32 54 Building Plans 441.43 $ $ 1,319.04 $ 877.61 198.8% $ 880.24 $ 1,319.04 55 Maps / Additional Documents 507.21 $ $ 2,407.25 $ 1,900.04 374.6% $ 1,457.23 $ 2,407.25 56 Design Exception/Revision 353.86 $ $ 914.05 $ 560.19 158.3% $ 633.96 $ 914.05 57 Site Improvement 0-2499 361.02 $ $ 1,033.59 $ 672.57 186.3% $ 697.31 $ 1,033.59 58 Site Improvement 2500-4999 541.52 $ $ 1,378.81 $ 837.29 154.6% $ 960.16 $ 1,378.81 74 Minor (under an acre) 361.01 $ $ 1,723.00 $ 1,361.99 377.3% $ 1,042.00 $ 1,723.00 75 Major (over an acre) 902.54 $ $ 3,445.99 $ 2,543.45 281.8% $ 2,174.27 $ 3,445.99 Fire Fees
123 Site Remediation Oversight 251.45 $ $ 708.00 $ 456.55 181.6% $ 479.73 $ 708.00 124 Soil Remediation 251.45 $ $ 708.00 $ 456.55 181.6% $ 479.73 $ 708.00 139 Each Additional Owner 12.43 $ $ 44.00 $ 31.57 254.0% $ 28.22 $ 44.00 1 New Accessory Building $ 0.32 $ 0.66 $ 0.42 175.0% $ 0.45 $ 0.66 10 New Single Family $ 0.42 $ 0.72 $ 0.60 500.0% $ 0.42 $ 0.72 Police Fees
6 New Permit: Investigative costs and permit processing $ 100.00 $ 269.00 $ 169.00 169.0% $ 184.50 $ 269.00 9 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: No new firearms $ 25.00 $ 131.00 $ 106.00 424.0% $ 78.00 $ 131.00 10 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new or
replacing firearms $ 25.00 $ 187.00 $ 162.00 648.0% $ 106.00 $ 187.00 11 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new
firearm $ 10.00 $ 162.00 $ 152.00 1520.0% $ 86.00 $ 162.00 12 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Change in
Address $ 10.00 $ 72.00 $ 62.00 620.0% $ 41.00 $ 72.00
33 Pedicab Renewal Fee 68.08 $ $ 195.00 $ 126.92 186.4% $ 131.54 $ 195.00 Phased-In Approach
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Fees based on phasing if % change >150%
Fee # Service Name Current rate
Recommended
Rate Eff 10/1/24 $ change % change Rate Eff 10/1/24 Rate Eff 7/1/25 Phased-In Approach
Utilities Fees
14 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.75" Meter) 19.04 $ $ 74.20 $ 55.16 289.7% $ 46.62 $ 74.20 34 Industrial User Re-Inspection 95.81 $ $ 253.00 $ 157.19 164.1% $ 174.41 $ 253.00

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Agreements
1 Affordable Housing/MOUs Fixed Fee $ 3,245.00 $ 98.97 3,343.97 $ 2 Agreements/Bonds/Guarantees Fixed Fee $ 1,785.00 $ 1,839.44 54.44 $ 3 Development Agreement Fixed Fee $ 57,856.00 $ 1,764.61 $ 59,620.61 4 Reimbursement Agreement Fixed Fee $ 39,586.00 $ 1,207.37 $ 40,793.37 Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
5 Reviews Requiring ALUC Hearing Fixed Fee $ 2,697.00 $ 82.26 2,779.26 $ Amendments / Annexation
6 Annexation, Deposit Deposit $ 55,249.00 $ 1,685.09 $ 56,934.09 1 7 General Plan Amendment - Map (includes rezoning), Deposit Deposit $ 39,362.00 $ 1,200.54 $ 40,562.54 1 8 General Plan Amendment - Text Fixed Fee $ 34,699.00 $ 1,058.32 $ 35,757.32 Appeals
9 Tier 1: e.g. Appeals to the City Council - Applicant Fixed Fee 8,356.00 $ $ 254.86 8,610.86 $ 10 Tier 1 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 3,408.00 $ $ 103.94 3,511.94 $ 11 Tier 2: e.g. Minor/Incidental Arch Review, Administrative Use Permit, Variance, Subdivisions <5 lots - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 5,259.00 $ 160.40 5,419.40 $ 12 Tier 2 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 2,070.00 $ $ 2,133.14 63.14 $ 13 Tier 3: e.g. Fence Height Exception, Administrative Approval Application - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 1,286.00 $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 14 Tier 3 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 1,286.00 $ $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 15 Tier 4: e.g. Home Occupation permit, Non-Profit Special Event - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 674.00 $ 20.56 $ 694.56
16 Tier 4 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 674.00 $ $ 20.56 $ 694.56 Building Permit Review - Planning
Residential Fixed Fee
17 Minor Fixed Fee 220.21 $ $ 6.72 226.93 $
18 Moderate Fixed Fee 440.42 $ $ 13.43 $ 453.85
19 Major Deposit 1,101.05 $ $ 1,134.63 33.58 $
Commercial
20 Minor Fixed Fee 330.32 $ $ 10.07 $ 340.39
21 Moderate Fixed Fee 550.53 $ $ 16.79 $ 567.32
22 Major Deposit 1,101.05 $ $ 1,134.63 33.58 $
Business Related Fees
23 Business License Zoning Clearance Fixed Fee $ 268.00 $ 276.17 8.17 $ 24 Business License Change of Location Only Fixed Fee $ 268.00 $ 8.17 276.17 $ 25 Home Occupation Permit Fixed Fee $ 293.00 $ 8.94 301.94 $ Cannabis Related Fees
26 Application Fee Fixed Fee $ 25,002.00 $ 762.56 25,764.56 $ Annual License Fee Fixed Fee
27 Commercial, Retail Storefront, Delivery, Manufacturing, Cultivation Fixed Fee $ 49,191.00 $ 1,500.33 $ 50,691.33 2 Cannabis Transfer of Ownership Fixed Fee
28 Transfer Fee - All Types Fixed Fee $ 13,978.00 $ 426.33 14,404.33 $ New Development Review
29 Pre-Application Fixed Fee $ 1,333.00 $ 40.66 1,373.66 $ 30 With site visit Fixed Fee $ 1,635.00 $ 1,684.87 49.87 $ 31 With site visit + ARC Review Fixed Fee $ 3,615.00 $ 110.26 3,725.26 $ New 32 Development Projects - Minor Fixed Fee $ 8,390.00 $ 255.90 8,645.90 $ 33 Development Projects - Moderate Fixed Fee $ 24,200.00 $ 738.10 24,938.10 $ 34 Development Projects - Major Fixed Fee $ 40,655.00 $ 1,239.98 $ 41,894.98 City of San Luis Obispo
Planning Fees
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Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Planning Fees
Director's Action
35 Christmas Tree/Pumpkin Lot Permit Fixed Fee $ 441.00 $ 13.45 $ 454.45 36 Creek Setback Exception (Director's Hearing) Fixed Fee $ 3,471.00 $ 105.87 3,576.87 $ 37 Director's Action - General Fixed Fee $ 2,874.00 $ 87.66 2,961.66 $ 38 Sidewalk Café User and Parklet Application Fee Fixed Fee $ 3,619.00 $ 110.38 3,729.38 $ 39 Parklet Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 3.52 N/A 3.52$ 40 Sidewalk Café Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 1.00 N/A 1.00$ 41 Tables & Chairs Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 1.00 N/A 1.00$ Environmental Services Review
42 Initial Study/Environmental Impact Report 30% plus contract costs 3 Historic Resources
43 CHC Development Review Fixed Fee $ 3,860.00 $ 117.73 3,977.73 $ New 44 CHC Staff Referral Review Fixed Fee $ 881.00 $ 26.87 $ New 907.87 45 Historic Property Listing/Delisting Fixed Fee $ 3,647.00 $ 3,758.23 111.23 $ New 46 Mills Act Participation Application Fixed Fee $ 1,885.00 $ 1,942.49 57.49 $ Planned Development
47 Rezoning Deposit $ 36,000.00 $ 1,098.00 $ 37,098.00 1 Rezoning Amendment
48 Map Amendment Deposit $ 28,839.00 $ 879.59 29,718.59 $ 1 49 Text Amendment Deposit $ 21,962.00 $ 669.84 22,631.84 $ 1 Specific Plan
50 New Specific Plan Deposit $ 53,127.00 $ 1,620.37 $ 54,747.37 New 51 Specific Plan Amendment Deposit $ 32,498.00 $ 991.19 33,489.19 $ Subdivision Services
52 Certificate of Compliance Fixed Fee $ 3,329.00 $ 101.53 3,430.53 $ 53 Condominium Conversion Fixed Fee $ 28,333.00 $ 864.16 29,197.16 $ 54 Lot Line Adjustment Fixed Fee $ 4,052.00 $ 123.59 4,175.59 $ 55 S.B. 9 Urban Lot Split Fixed Fee $ 8,704.00 $ 265.47 8,969.47 $ New 56 Tentative parcel map Fixed Fee $ 11,257.00 $ 11,600.34 343.34 $ 57 Tentative Tract map Fixed Fee $ 32,534.00 $ 992.29 33,526.29 $ 58 Voluntary Merger Fixed Fee $ 995.00 $ 30.35 1,025.35 $ Trees
59 Tree Committee Recommendation Fixed Fee $ 330.50 N/A 330.50 $ 60 Tree Removal Permit Fixed Fee $ 330.50 N/A 330.50 $
Miscellaneous Fees
61 Affordable Housing Incentive Request Fixed Fee $ 2,503.00 $ 2,579.34 76.34 $ 62 Conditional Use Permit (Planning Commission) Fixed Fee $ 10,609.00 $ 323.57 10,932.57 $ 63 Final Inspection Approval Fixed Fee $ 330.00 $ 10.07 $ 340.07 64 Land Use Documentation Request Fixed Fee $ 661.00 $ 20.16 $ 681.16 65 Minor Use Permit (Admin) Fixed Fee $ 3,506.00 $ 106.93 3,612.93 $ 66 Modification 25% of filing fee $ - -$
67 Non-profit Special Event Fee Fixed Fee $ 200.00 $ 6.10 206.10 $ 68 Planning Consultation Per hour $ 220.00 $ 6.71 226.71 $ 69 Street Abandonment (Right of Way Abandonment) Fixed Fee $ 14,367.00 $ 438.19 14,805.19 $ 70 Time Extension 25% of filing fee $ - -$
71 Variance Fixed Fee $ 3,894.00 $ 118.77 4,012.77 $

1. Fee will be set on a deposit basis and debited by the amount of staff time and other materials required to provide service or Consultant Fee plus 30% administration

2. Prorated on Fiscal Year

3. Separate Fish and Game fees may apply, as set by the State of California

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
1 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG - Minor $ 18.85 618.00 $ 636.85 $ New 2 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG Moderate $ 33.73 1,106.00 $ 1,139.73 $ New 3 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG -Major $ 59.57 1,953.00 $ 2,012.57 $ 4 A/C Residential - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
5 After Hours Call Out (Building) (2 hour min plus per addtl hour) - BLDG $ 23.73 778.00 $ 801.73 $ 6 Air Handler - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
7 Alternative Means and Methods Request (AMMR) $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ New 8 Annual Stormwater Review $ 9.88 324.00 $ 333.88 $ New 9 Antenna/Tower w/ Equipment Shelter - BLDG $ 34.28 1,124.00 $ 1,158.28 $ 10 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Minor $ 18.85 618.00 $ 636.85 $ New 11 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Moderate $ 33.73 1,106.00 $ 1,139.73 $ New 12 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Major $ 59.57 1,953.00 $ 2,012.57 $ 13 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Base Fee for 1 $ 16.44 539.00 $ 555.44 $ 14 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Each Addtl (Up to 10 max) $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ New 15 Boiler - BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $
16 Building Sewer - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
17 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG (up to 500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 18 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 19 Cell Tower/Antenna Only - BLDG - Base Fee $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 20 Cell Tower/Antenna - BLDG - add on - Each Addtl (Up to 20) $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ 21 Chiller - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
22 Code Enforcement Fee $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $
23 Commercial Access Upgrade - Site work - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 24 Commercial Access Upgrade - Upgrades - BLDG $ 42.15 1,382.00 $ 1,424.15 $ 25 Commercial Coach Installation - BLDG $ 79.12 2,594.00 $ 2,673.12 $ 26 Construction Tax - BLDG $ 5.40 177.00 $ 182.40 $
27 Demolition - Interior or Garage/Utility Build - BLDG $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 28 Demolition - Entire Building - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 29 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Base Fee (up to 10) $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 30 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Each Addtl group of 10 $ 2.65 87.00 $ 89.65 $ New 31 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Base Fee (up to 10) $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 32 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Each Addtl group of 10 $ 2.65 87.00 $ 89.65 $ New 33 Drain Vent Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 34 Dry Rot / Termite Repair - BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 35 Duct Work Only - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
36 Duplicate Single Family Plan (35% of plan review) New 37 Duplicate Multi Family Plan (35% of plan review) New 38 Electric Car Charging System -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 39 Electric Service Upgrade (up to 200 amp) -BLDG $ 9.88 324.00 $ 333.88 $ 40 Evaporative Cooler - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
41 Exhaust Hood - Type I - BLDG $ 20.40 669.00 $ 689.40 $ 42 Exhaust Hood - Type II - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 43 Exhaust Hood & Duct - Residential - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 44 Expired permit/application extension fee $ 3.97 130.00 $ 133.97 $ New 45 Fence or Non-Engineered Wall - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 46 Fire Permit Handling Fee - BLDG $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ 47 Fireplace Insert Upgrade -BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 48 Fireplace Retrofit / Chimney Repair - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 49 Fireplace: Masonry $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $
50 Fixtures, Plumbing - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
51 Flag, Light, or Sign Pole - BLDG $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 52 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Base (3000 sqft) $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 53 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Each addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ New 54 Foundation Repair Only - BLDG $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 55 Furnace/Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 56 Furnaces - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
57 Gas System Repair/Replace/Extend - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 58 Generator Installation - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 59 Graywater Systems - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $
60 Graywater/Rainwater Harvesting System -BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
61 Grease Trap - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
62 Heat Pump - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
63 Heater - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
64 Heater - Wall - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
65 Inert Gas Systems $ 55.36 1,815.00 $ 1,870.36 $
66 Insulation/Energy Upgrade -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 67 Make-Up Air System - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
68 Minor Code Corrections - BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 69 Minor Repairs - up to 2 inspections - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 70 New/Altered Circuits - Per Circuit - BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ New 71 New/Altered Circuits - Per Duplex Circuit - BLDG $ 10.55 346.00 $ 356.55 $ New 72 Paint Booth - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $
73 Paper Plan Disposal Fee + Disposal Actual Cost $ 1.25 41.00 $ 42.25 $ New 74 Partition- BLDG (Per Project) $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 75 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 76 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 77 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 78 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 79 Permit Issuance - BLDG (Minimum permit fee) $ 13.21 433.00 $ 446.21 $ 80 Permit Reissuance - Hourly $ 5.22 171.00 $ 176.22 $ New 81 Perspective Design Wall - Base Fee - BLDG - 1-100 ln ft $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 82 Perspective Design Wall - Each addtl ln ft - BLDG $ 0.03 1.00 $ 1.03 $ New 83 Phased approval - Hourly $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ New 84 Photovoltaic Systems (residential roof mount) $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 85 Photovoltaic Unit Installation - Residential $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 86 Pool/Spa Commercial - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 87 Preliminary Project Consult/Code Analysis - BLDG (per hour) $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ 88 Refrigeration Compressor/Condenser - BLDG $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 89 Re-Roof Residential - BLDG $ 13.82 453.00 $ 466.82 $ 90 Re-roof with Added Ventilation -BLDG $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 91 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 92 Residential Pool/Spa - Site Built - BLDG $ 42.15 1,382.00 $ 1,424.15 $ 93 Retaining Wall Engineered 1-100 Linear Feet $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 93 Retaining Wall Engineered each additional linear foot $ 0.05 1.56 $ 1.61 $ 94 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 95 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Each addtl 250 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 96 Seismic Strengthening of URM Bldg $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ 97 Shear Wall / Steel Support Column - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 98 Site Work- Grading 1-1,000 Cubic Yards $ 34.25 1,123.00 $ 1,157.25 $ 99 Each Additional 1,000 Cubic Yards or portion thereof $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 100 Sign - Monument or free standing - BLDG $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 101 Sign - Wall - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $
102 Skylight - Base Fee (for 1 window) $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 103 Skylight - Each Addtl unit $ 1.95 64.00 $ 65.95 $ New 104 SMIP (Commercial) $ 0.95 31.00 $ 31.95 $
105 SMIP (Residential) $ 0.46 15.00 $ 15.46 $
106 Solar/PV System - Commercial -BLDG $ 43.49 1,426.00 $ 1,469.49 $ 107 Solar/ PV System - Multifamily - BLDG $ 43.49 1,426.00 $ 1,469.49 $ 108 Solar Water System Fixtures - BLDG $ 3.51 115.00 $ 118.51 $ 109 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (1 story) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 110 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (each additional story) $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 111 Store Front / Facade Alterations: Minor - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 112 Stormwater - Minor Project - BLDG $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ 113 Stormwater - Moderate Project - BLDG $ 98.88 3,242.00 $ 3,340.88 $ 114 Stormwater - Major Project - BLDG $ 205.66 6,743.00 $ 6,948.66 $ 115 Stucco/Siding - BLDG (per building) $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 116 Supplemental Inspection (Building) - BLDG $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 117 Supplemental Plan Check (Building) - BLDG $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 118 T-Bar Ceiling - BLDG - Per Project $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 119 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy $ 37.03 1,214.00 $ 1,251.03 $ 120 Temporary Service - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
121 Trash Enclosure - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 123 Vapor Recovery - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $
124 Vent Fan (Single Duct) - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 125 Walk-in Box/Refrigerator Coil - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 126 Water Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ 127 Water Pipe Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 128 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Base Fee (up to 10) $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 129 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Each addtl group of 10 $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ New

Fee
number Construction Type
Plan Review
fee per
square foot
Inspection
fee per
square foot Total
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Notes
1 Alt/Addition - ADU
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 5.40 5.40 $ 10.80 $ 0.33 $ 2 Alt/Addition - Commercial
per square foot (1500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.16 1.11 $ 2.27 $ 0.07 $ 3 Alt/Addition - Mixed Use or Multi Family
per square foot (2500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.43 1.29 $ 2.72 $ 0.08 $ 4 Alt/Addition Single Family
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 3.52 3.80 $ 7.32 $ 0.22 $ 5 New Accessory Building
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 3.24 2.16 $ 5.40 $ 0.16 $ 6 New ADU
per square foot (500 sq ft minimum) $ 4.32 3.89 $ 8.21 $ 0.25 $ 7 New Commercial Building
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/50,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.72 0.64 $ 1.36 $ 0.04 $
8 New Commercial Shell
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.48 0.56 $ 1.04 $ 0.03 $
9 New Mixed-Use
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.25 1.30 $ 2.55 $ 0.08 $
10 New Multi Family (R2)
per square foot (7,500 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.08 1.21 $ 2.29 $ 0.07 $
11 New Multi Family (R3)
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.96 1.14 $ 2.10 $ 0.06 $
12 New Single Family
per square foot (1,000 sq ft minimum/3,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 3.05 2.59 $ 5.64 $ 0.17 $
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fees
Rate Effective 10/1/24

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Improvement Plan Check
1 15% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $100,000 plus 1.0% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Construction Inspection
2 8.4% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $500,000 plus 3.3% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Certificates of Compliance and Lot Line Adjustments
3 Lot Line Adjustment Map or Agreement Fixed Fee 5,518.00 $ 168.30 $ 5,686.30 $ 4 Certificates of Compliance Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 5 Additional Document Review/Certificates of Correction Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ Encroachment Permits- Concrete Flatwork
6 Curb and Gutter base fee Base Fee 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 7 Curb and Gutter per linear foot Per linear foot 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ 8 Sidewalk base fee Base Fee 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 9 Sidewalk plus per linear foot Per linear foot 7.80 $ 0.24 $ 8.04 $ 10 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp base fee Base Fee 1,476.00 $ 45.02 $ 1,521.02 $ 11 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp plus per linear foot Per linear foot 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ Encroachment Permits- Excavation Trenched or Bored
12 Water Service/Recycled Service base fee Base Fee 864.00 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ 13 Water Service/Recycled Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 22.28 $ 0.68 $ 22.96 $ 14 Sewer Service base fee Base Fee 780.00 $ 23.79 $ 803.79 $ 15 Sewer Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 8.91 $ 0.27 $ 9.18 $ 16 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension base fee Base Fee 1,458.00 $ 44.47 $ 1,502.47 $ 17 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension plus per linear foot Per linear foot 29.71 $ 0.91 $ 30.62 $ 18 Other/Dry Utilities base fee Base Fee 1,077.00 $ 32.85 $ 1,109.85 $ 19 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Bore) Per linear foot 7.43 $ 0.23 $ 7.66 $ 20 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Trench) Per linear foot 11.88 $ 0.36 $ 12.24 $ 21 Monitoring Well Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $
22 Other Minor Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as a rolloff dumpster or storage container) Fixed Fee 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ New
23 Other Moderate Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as staging for work in the rightof-way multiple days) Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 24 Time Extension for Encroachment Permit Fixed Fee 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ 25 Plan Review for Special Cases Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 26 Annual Encroachment Permit for Utility Companies Fixed Fee 20,902.00 $ 637.51 $ 21,539.51 $ Final Inspections
Square Footage of Site Disturbance:

Non-Single Family Residential
27 Non-Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 28 Non-Single Family Residential 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 29 Non-Single Family Residential 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 418.00 $ 12.75 $ 430.75 $ 30 Non-Single Family Residential 15000-21999 Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 31 Non-Single Family Residential 22000-43559 (PW 3 Hours) Fixed Fee 585.00 $ 17.84 $ 602.84 $ 32 Non-Single Family Residential 43560+ Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ Single Family Residential
33 Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 34 Single Family Residential 2500+ Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ Flood Zone Analysis
35 Minor - Verification only Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 36 Major - New/Substantial Remodel Analysis/Documentation Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ Subdivision Maps
37 Parcel Map - (up to 4 parcels) Fixed Fee 10,416.00 $ 317.69 $ 10,733.69 $ 38 Parcel Map - Commercial or Condominium Base Fee 14,095.00 $ 429.90 $ 14,524.90 $ 39 Plus per parcel or condominium unit per parcel/unit 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ 40 Tract Map Base Fee 22,593.00 $ 689.09 $ 23,282.09 $
41 Plus per lot or condominium unit per lot/unit 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ Transportation Permit
42 Single Trip Permit Fixed Fee 16.00 $ N/A 16.00 $ 1
43 Annual Permit Fixed Fee 90.00 $ N/A 90.00 $ 1
(only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple concrete flatwork scopes of work on a single encroachment permit)
(only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple trenched or bored scopes of work on a single encroachment permit)
City of San Luis Obispo
Engineering Fees

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Engineering Fees
Traffic Control Plan Review
44 Minor Traffic Control Plan Review (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 306.00 $ 9.33 $ 315.33 $ 45 Moderate Traffic Control Plan Review (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 859.00 $ 26.20 $ 885.20 $ 46 Major Traffic Control Plan Review (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 2,327.00 $ 70.97 $ 2,397.97 $ Traffic Control Plan Inspection
47 Minor - first day (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 366.00 $ 11.16 $ 377.16 $ 48 Minor each additional day Fixed Fee 223.00 $ 6.80 $ 229.80 $ 49 Moderate - first day (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 510.00 $ 15.56 $ 525.56 $ 50 Moderate each additional day Fixed Fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 51 Major - first day (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 1,276.00 $ 38.92 $ 1,314.92 $ 52 Major each additional day Fixed Fee 371.00 $ 11.32 $ 382.32 $ 4th and subsequent plan review (per submittal)
53 Public Improvement Plans Fixed Fee 3,918.00 $ 119.50 $ 4,037.50 $ 54 Building Plans Fixed Fee 1,280.00 $ 39.04 $ 1,319.04 $ 55 Maps / Additional Documents Fixed Fee 2,336.00 $ 71.25 $ 2,407.25 $ 56 Design Exception/Revision Fixed Fee 887.00 $ 27.05 $ 914.05 $ Site Improvements plan review (square feet) 2
57 Site Improvement 0-2499 Fixed Fee 1,003.00 $ 30.59 $ 1,033.59 $ 58 Site Improvement 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 59 Site Improvement 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 1,672.00 $ 51.00 $ 1,723.00 $ 60 Site Improvement 15000-21999 Fixed Fee 2,007.00 $ 61.21 $ 2,068.21 $ 61 Site Improvement 22000-43559 Fixed Fee 2,341.00 $ 71.40 $ 2,412.40 $ 62 Site Improvement 43560+ Fixed Fee 2,675.00 $ 81.59 $ 2,756.59 $ Single Family Residential plan review (square feet)
63 Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ 64 Single Family Residential 2500+ Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ Stormwater Post Construction Requirements
Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 65 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 0-2499 square feet Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 66 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 67 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ 68 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 15000-24999 Fixed Fee 836.00 $ 25.50 $ 861.50 $ 69 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 25000+ Fixed Fee 1,003.00 $ 30.59 $ 1,033.59 $ 70 Stormwater Control Plan Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ New 71 Private Stormwater Conveyance System Agreement Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ New Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 72 Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 0-2499 square feet Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 73 Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 2500+ Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ Drainage Report/Flood Study Review
74 Minor (under an acre) Fixed Fee 1,672.00 $ 51.00 $ 1,723.00 $ 75 Major (over an acre) Fixed Fee 3,344.00 $ 101.99 $ 3,445.99 $

1. Set by the State of California Department of Transportation and is not subject to CPI increases.

2. This includes substantial development of private parking lots which are processed separate of the structure and include any combination of the following:
underground utilities, parking lot lighting, accessible path of travel analysis, grading, drainage and compliance with the City's parking and driveway standards.

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes

FIRE DEVELOPMENT FIXED FEES
Fire Sprinkler and Suppression Systems -(Issued by Building and Safety) Fire Sprinkler Systems (New Installation) - Plan Review Residential Fire Sprinkler Plan Review
Private Underground Fire Line Installation
1 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 752.00 $ 22.94 $ 774.94 $
2 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 929.00 $ 28.33 $ 957.33 $
3 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 1,195.00 $ 36.45 $ 1,231.45 $
4 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 1,460.00 $ 44.53 $ 1,504.53 $ 5 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (New Installation) - Inspection
Residential Fire Sprinkler Plan Review
Private Underground Fire Line Installation
6 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $
7 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
8 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
9 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 885.00 $ 26.99 $ 911.99 $
10 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ Fire Alarm System (New Installation) - Plan Review
11 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 841.00 $ 25.65 $ 866.65 $
12 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 1,239.00 $ 37.79 $ 1,276.79 $ 13 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ 14 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ Fire Alarm System (New Installation) - Inspection
15 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
16 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
17 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ 18 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 177.00 $ 5.40 $ 182.40 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (Tenant Improvement) - Plan Review 19 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 310.00 $ 9.46 $ 319.46 $
20 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 487.00 $ 14.85 $ 501.85 $
21 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
22 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 929.00 $ 28.33 $ 957.33 $
23 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (Tenant Improvement) - Inspection 24 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $
25 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
26 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $
27 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $
28 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ Fire Alarm System (Tenant Improvement) - Plan Review
29 Minor modification (Panel replacement etc) $ 8.11 266.00 $ 274.11 $ New 30 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 841.00 $ 25.65 $ 866.65 $
31 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 1,239.00 $ 37.79 $ 1,276.79 $ 32 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ 33 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ Fire Alarm System (Tenant Improvement) - Inspection
34 Minor modification $ 2.71 89.00 $ 91.71 $ New
35 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
36 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
37 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ 38 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 177.00 $ 5.40 $ 182.40 $ Other Suppression Systems
39 Insert Gas Systems Fixed fee 1,283.00 $ 39.13 $ 1,322.13 $ 40 Dry Chemical Systems Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $ 41 Wet Chemical/Kitchen Hood Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $ 42 Foam Systems Fixed fee 2,257.00 $ 68.84 $ 2,325.84 $ 43 Paint Spray Booth Fixed fee 797.00 $ 24.31 $ 821.31 $

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES
44 Supplemental Fire Plan Review Fixed fee 310.00 $ 9.46 $ 319.46 $ New 45 Supplemental Fire Inspection Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ New 46 Alternative Method and Material Review Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $ 47 Expedited Plan Review Fee Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ New 48 Commercial Solar/Energy Storage System (new category) Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ New City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees

FIRE NON-DEVELOPMENT FIXED FEES
Hazardous Occupancy Permits
49 Additive Manufacturing Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ New 50 Aircraft Refueling Vehicles Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 51 Aircraft Repair Hangar Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 52 Automobile Wrecking Yard Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 53 Bonfire or Rubbish Fires Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 54 Burning in Public Place Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 55 Candles or Open-Flames in Assembly Areas Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 56 Combustible Fiber Storage (handle/store over 100 cu ft) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 57 Compressed Gases (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 58 Cryogens (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 59 Dry Cleaning Plant Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $
60 Dust Producing Operation Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 61 Energy Storage Systems Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New 62 Explosives or Blasting Agents Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 63 Fireworks Fixed fee 929.00 $ N/A 929.00 $
64 Flammable or Combustible Liquids (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 65 Fruit Ripening - Ethylene Gas Fogging Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 66 Garages - Repair Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
67 Hazardous Chemicals (Unless in the CUPA Program): Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 68 Junk Yards Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $
69 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 70 Lithium Battery Storage > 15 Cubic Feet - New Category Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ New 71 Lumberyard - Storage in excess of 100,000 board feet Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 72 Magnesium Working - Process more than 10 lbs daily Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 73 Mall (covered) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
74 Motor Fuel Dispensing Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New 75 On-Demand Fueling Operations Fixed fee 266.00 $ N/A 266.00 $ New 76 Organic Coatings - manufacture over 1 gallon a day Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 77 Ovens - Industrial, Baking and Drying Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 78 Places of Assembly Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $
79 Plan Extraction Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New
80 Refrigeration Equipment - Mechanical refrigeration (see UFC for most common refrigerants) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
81 Outdoor Assembly Event > 1000 participants Fixed fee 929.00 $ N/A 929.00 $ New 82 Spraying or Dipping Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $
83 Tents and Air-supported Structures - excess of 200 sq ft Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 84 Tire Re-capping Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $
85 Waste Material Plant Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 86 Welding and Cutting Operations - Any Occupancy Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 87 Additional Permitted Use (per permit) Fixed fee 133.00 $ N/A 133.00 $ MANDATED / REQUIRED INSPECTIONS $ -
88 Public/Private Schools (K-8) Waived by policy $ -
89 Public/Private Schools (High Schools) Waived by policy $ - 90 Commercial Day Care (Group E and I4) Waived by policy $ - 91 Assisted Living (Group R2.1, R4, I3) <26 Residents $ - 92 Assisted Living (Group R2.1, R4, I3) 26 residents or more $ - NON-MANDATED / REQUIRED INSPECTIONS $ -
Commercial Business Inspections (Up to 3 stories) $ -
93 0 – 5,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 133.00 $ 133.00 $
94 5,001 – 40,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 221.00 $ 221.00 $
95 40,001 – 120,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 398.00 $ 398.00 $ 96 120,001 – 150,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 575.00 $ 575.00 $ 97 150,001 – or more sq. ft. Fixed fee 752.00 $ 752.00 $ 98 Mid Rise Inspections (4 -6 stories) Fixed fee 443.00 $ 443.00 $ 99 Self-Inspection Non-Compliance Fixed fee 177.00 $ 177.00 $ 100 New Business Inspection (Baseline) Fixed fee 177.00 $ 177.00 $

FIRE FALSE ALARM FEES
Initial Permit and Renewal Registrations - see Police
101 Excessive false alarm fee Per occurrence 656.00 $ N/A 656.00 $ 1

CERTIFIED UNIFIED PARTICIPATING AGENCY FEES
Hazardous Materials Handlers
102 Remote utility (1-time fee) Fixed fee 620.00 $ N/A 620.00 $ 103 1 - 4 Materials handled Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $ 104 5 - 10 Materials handled Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 105 11+ Materials handled Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees
Waste Generators
106 1 Waste stream (professional or medical) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 107 1 - 5 Waste streams (all others) Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $ 108 6+ Waste streams Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $
109 Waste Stream (DeMinimus) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ Tiered Permitting
110 Conditionally Exempt (CE) Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $ 111 Conditionally Authorized (CA) Fixed fee 1,062.00 $ N/A 1,062.00 $ 112 Permit by Rule (PBR) Fixed fee 2,301.00 $ N/A 2,301.00 $ Underground Storage Tanks (general model)
113 First tank Fixed fee 1,947.00 $ N/A 1,947.00 $
114 Tank installation Fixed fee 6,018.00 $ N/A 6,018.00 $ 115 Tank removal Fixed fee 4,779.00 $ N/A 4,779.00 $
116 Minor Modification Fixed fee 1,947.00 $ N/A 1,947.00 $ 117 Major Modification Fixed fee 4,956.00 $ N/A 4,956.00 $ Above Ground Storage Tanks
118 One Tank Fixed fee 443.00 $ N/A 443.00 $
119 Two Tanks Fixed fee 620.00 $ N/A 620.00 $
120 Three Tanks Fixed fee 797.00 $ N/A 797.00 $
California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) 121 New Stationary Source Facility Fixed fee 2,832.00 $ N/A 2,832.00 $ 122 Existing Annual Facility Inspection Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ 123 Site Remediation Oversight Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ 124 Soil Remediation Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
125 Temporary Closure Permit Fixed fee 1,770.00 $ N/A 1,770.00 $ Closures
126 Temporary Closure Fixed fee 1,770.00 $ N/A 1,770.00 $ 127 Closure in Place Fixed fee 2,124.00 $ N/A 2,124.00 $ Late Fee
128 Annual permit fees received 31-60 days after original invoice day 25% of permit amount N/A - $ 129 Annual permit fees received 61 + days after original invoice day Addl 25% of permit amount N/A - $

FIRE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL STAND-BY FEES
130 Fire Ladder Truck Standby (4 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 885.04 $ N/A 885.04 $ 131 Fire Engine/Truck Standby (3 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 663.78 $ N/A 663.78 $ 132 Squad or Light Rescue Equipment Standby (2 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 442.52 $ N/A 442.52 $ 133 Fire Investigation/Fire Prevention Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ New 134 Fire Suppression Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 221.26 $ N/A 221.26 $ New 135 Administrative/Clerical Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 167.39 $ N/A 167.39 $ New 136 Additional Site Inspection Fee (one hour min.) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ 137 Third & Subsequent Fire Inspection Fee Per inspection 227.00 $ N/A 227.00 $ Multi-Dwelling Fire and Life Safety Inspection Fee Schedule 2, 3 Administrative Fee Fixed fee 4
138 Processing per facility Fixed fee 89.00 $ N/A 89.00 $ 139 Each Additional Owner Fixed fee 44.00 $ N/A 44.00 $ 140 Re-inspection Fee Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ New 141 Re-inspection Fee, 2nd reinspection and all subsequent reinspections Base fee + increment 271.00 $ N/A New Apartment Houses
Fees are waived for units that are built, owned and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority, other government agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations 142 Up to 10 units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
143 11 - 20 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
144 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
145 51 - 100 Units Fixed fee 885.00 $ N/A 885.00 $
146 101 - 200 Units Fixed fee 1,593.00 $ N/A 1,593.00 $ 147 Every additional 100 Units over 200 Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $ Hotels, Motels, Lodging Houses, Bed & Breakfast Facilities, Youth Hostel Facilities, Senior Facilities, Sororities, Fraternities and Other Congregate Residences Hotel, Motel, Bed & Breakfast
148 1 - 20 Units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
149 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
150 51 - 100 Units Fixed fee 885.00 $ N/A 885.00 $
151 101 - 200 Units Fixed fee 1,328.00 $ N/A 1,328.00 $ 152 Sorority and Fraternity Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ Condominiums
153 Up to 10 Units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
154 11 - 20 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
155 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
156 51 - 500 Units Fixed fee 1,062.00 $ N/A 1,062.00 $

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees

OTHER FIRE FEES
157 Hydrant Flow Test (First Hydrant) Fixed fee 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ 158 Hydrant Flow Test (Each Additional Hydrant) Fixed fee 89.00 $ N/A 89.00 $ 159 Reinspection Fee (construction) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 160 Board of Appeals Fixed fee 365.00 $ N/A 365.00 $
161 Emergency Call-Out (Non-Scheduled) Per hour four hour (4) minimum 884.00 $ N/A 884.00 $ 162 After Hours Call-Out (Scheduled) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $

1. Excessive false alarms are defined as: two or more false alarms in any thirty-day period or three false alarms in any three-hundred-sixty day period

2. Fees are waived for units that are built, owned and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority, other government agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations

3. These fees are applicable to all multi-dwelling units in the City based on the definitions set forth in the 2007 California Building Code

4. Administrative fee applies to both Apartment Houses and Hotels, Motels, etc. Total processing fee calculated will be divided equally amongst all owners

Fee number Construction Type
Plan Review
fee per square
foot
Inspection
fee per square
foot
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
1 New Accessory Building $ 0.32 0.32 $ 0.02 $ 0.66 $
2 New Commercial $ 0.17 0.11 $ 0.01 $ 0.29 $
3 Alt/Addition-Commercial $ 0.18 0.14 $ 0.01 $ 0.33 $
4 Alt/Addition-Mixed Use $ 0.25 0.19 $ 0.01 $ 0.45 $
5 New Mixed Use $ 0.26 0.16 $ 0.01 $ 0.43 $
6 Alt/Addition ADU $ 0.92 0.92 $ 0.06 $ 1.90 $
7 Alt/Addition- Single Family $ 0.51 0.51 $ 0.03 $ 1.05 $ 8 Alt/Addition-Multi Family $ 0.25 0.19 $ 0.01 $ 0.45 $ 9 New Multi Family $ 0.08 0.12 $ 0.01 $ 0.21 $
10 New Single Family $ 0.28 0.42 $ 0.02 $ 0.72 $
Rate Effective 10/1/24
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fees - Construction Plan Review and Inspection

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
Youth Services
Sun-N-Fun
1 Registration Fee Fixed fee 90.00 $ 90.00 $
2 School Year - hourly option Per hour 6.00 $ 6.00 $
Teacher Work Day
3 Teacher Work Day Per day 68.00 $ $ 78.00
Spring Break Camp
4 Weekly Option Per week 200.00 $ $ 230.00
Summer Camp
5 Registration Fee Fixed fee 6.25 $ $ 7.20
6 Full week Care Option Per week 200.00 $ $ 230.00
7 Summer School Package Varies 1
8 Field Trip Sign Ups Varies 2
9 Late Registration Fee $ 11.00 $ 12.75
Youth Sports
10 Sport Camp Weekly 157.00 $ $ 181.00
11 Sport Clinic Per clinic 80.00 $ $ 92.00
Aquatics 3
Lap Swim
12 Adult per use Fixed fee 4.75 $ 4.75 $
13 Adult Monthly Fixed fee 71.25 $ 71.25 $
14 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 4.25 $ 4.25 $
15 Youth/Senior monthly Fixed fee 63.75 $ 63.75 $
Recreational Swim
16 Adult per use Fixed fee 5.25 $ 5.25 $
17 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 4.75 $ 4.75 $
Swim Script
18 Adult per use Fixed fee 42.75 $ 42.75 $
19 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 38.25 $ 38.25 $
Recreational Swim Script
20 Adult per use Fixed fee 47.25 $ 47.25 $
21 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 42.75 $ 42.75 $
Lessons
22 Lessons Fixed fee 120.00 $ $ 138.00
23 Private Lessons Fixed fee 210.00 $ $ 241.50
Special Classes
24 Lifeguard Fixed fee 260.00 $ $ 299.00
25 Warm Water Exercise Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
26 Facility Use Fixed fee $75/day + $24/Lifeguard $87/day + $28/Lifeguard 27 Junior Lifeguard Program Fixed fee 250.00 $ $ 290.00 Recreational Sports
Adult Softball
28 Teams (15 per team) Fixed fee 710.00 $ 710.00 $
Instructional Classes 4
29 Adult/Senior Varies by class $8.30 - $166.00 + 15%
30 Youth Varies by class $4.15 - $440.00 + 15%
Special Events
Parks & Recreation Events
31 Parks and Recreation Sponsored Events Varies by event $0 - $75.00 $0 - $75.00 Special Application Fees
32 Special Event Application - Park Use Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $ 33 Special Event Application - Encroachment Fixed fee 225.00 $ 225.00 $ 34 Banner Permit Application/Installation Fixed fee 325.00 $ 325.00 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Film Application Fee
35 Still Photography Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $
36 Commercial Fixed fee 180.00 $ 180.00 $
37 Non-Profit Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
38 Destination Marketing Waived by policy - $ - $
Permit Fee
39 Permit Processing Fee Fixed fee 25.00 $ 25.00 $
40 Tournament/Long-Term Rental Allocation Fee Fixed fee 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 41 Full Park Use Fixed fee 800.00 $ 800.00 $
42 Half Park Use Fixed fee 400.00 $ 400.00 $
Mission Plaza
43 Full Plaza Fixed fee 800.00 $ 800.00 $
44 Full Plaza (Non-Profit/Community Event) Fixed fee 640.00 $ 640.00 $ 45 Security Deposit Fixed fee 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $
Indoor Facilities
Ludwick Community Center
46 Assembly Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
47 Assembly Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
48 Assembly Room (Municipality) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ New 49 Gymnasium (Non-Profit) Per day 60.00 $ 60.00 $
50 Gymnasium (For-Profit) Per day 95.00 $ 95.00 $
51 Kitchen (Non-Profit) Per day 18.00 $ 18.00 $
52 Kitchen (For-Profit) Per day 22.00 $ 22.00 $
53 Floor Covers Per day 110.00 $ 110.00 $
54 Full Facility Use (14 Hours) Per day 1,900.00 $ 1,900.00 $ Senior Center
55 Main Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
56 Main Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
57 Conference Room (Non-Profit) Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 58 Conference Room (For-Profit) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ Meadow Park Building
59 Non-Profit Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $
60 For-Profit Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $
61 Community Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
62 Community Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
63 Community Room (Municipality) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ New 64 Conference Room (Non-Profit) Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 65 Conference Room (For-Profit) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ 66 Conference Room (Municipality) Per day 15.00 $ 15.00 $ New Outdoor Facilities
67 Outdoor Seating Areas Fixed fee 95.00 $ 95.00 $
Jack House Gardens
Wedding and Reception
68 Full Day WEEKEND (Resident) Per day 4,000.00 $
69 Full Day WEEKEND (non-resident) Per day $ 4,600.00
70 Full Day WEEKDAY (Resident) Per day 3,800.00 $
71 Full Day WEEKDAY (non-resident) Per day $ 4,375.00
Party by Attendance (4 hour)
72 Under 50 Attendees Per hour 150.00 $ 150.00 $
73 Under 50 Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 74 50-100 Attendees Per hour 250.00 $ 250.00 $
75 50-100 Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 76 100+ Attendees Per hour 380.00 $ 380.00 $
77 100+ Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 190.00 $ 190.00 $ 78 Security Deposit Fixed fee 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $
Softball Fields (3 total of these)
79 Hourly Field Use Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $
80 Youth Recreational Fee (Non-Profit) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $ New 81 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 82 Light Fee Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Multi-Use Courts
83 Hourly Use Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $
84 Light Fee Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $
Pickleball (Single) Court
85 Hourly Use Per hour 4.50 $ 4.50 $
86 Light Fee Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $
Tennis & Volleyball Courts
87 Full Use Facility (Hour) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $
88 Local School District Field Use Per hour 7.00 $ 7.00 $ Damon-Garcia (full use = 4 lower fields, 1 upper field) 89 Full Use Facility (Day) Per day 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 90 Full Use Facility (Hour) Per hour 120.00 $ 120.00 $
91 Full Use Light Fee (Hour) Per hour 84.00 $ 84.00 $
92 Field Preparation Fee Fixed fee 30.00 $ 30.00 $
93 Concession Stand Rental Fixed fee 175.00 $ 175.00 $
94 Lower Fields Facility Use (Day) Per day 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 95 Lower Fields Facility Use (Hour) Per hour 110.00 $ 110.00 $ 96 Lower Fields Light Fee Per hour 56.00 $ 56.00 $
97 Single Field Facility Use (Day) Per day 220.00 $ 220.00 $ 98 Single Field Facility Use (Hour) Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 99 Single Field Light Fee Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $
100 Youth Recreational Fee (Non-Profit) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $ New 101 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 102 Overflow Parking Fee - weekday Per day 150.00 $ 150.00 $ New 103 Overflow Parking Fee - weekend Per day 300.00 $ 300.00 $ New Baseball Stadium
104 Hourly Field Use Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $
105 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 106 Lights Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $
107 Press box Rental Fixed fee 25.00 $ 25.00 $
108 Field Preparation Fee Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
109 Concession Stand Rental (daily) Per day 155.00 $ 155.00 $ 110 Concession Stand Rental (hourly) Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $ Other
111 Bounce House Fixed fee 50.00 $ 50.00 $
112 Portable BBQ Fixed fee 41.00 $ 41.00 $
Community Gardens
113 Community Gardens (base) Per year 36.00 $ 36.00 $
114 Community Gardens (per square foot) Per sq ft 0.03 $ 0.03 $ Ranger Service
Junior Ranger Camp
115 Junior Ranger Camp Fixed fee 190.00 $ $ 220.00

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Laguna Lake Golf Course 5
116 Cart Rental Per person 12.00 $ 12.00 $
117 Pull Carts Per cart 5.25 $ 5.25 $
118 Club Rentals (Regular) Fixed fee 10.00 $ 10.00 $
119 Club Rentals (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 5.00 $ 5.00 $ 120 Alternative Programming Uses Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 121 Spectator Fee Fixed fee 6.00 $ 6.00 $
Tournament Use
122 Shotgun Fee Fixed fee 300.00 $ 300.00 $
123 Daily Use for 39 or Under Fixed fee 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 124 Daily Use for 40 or Over Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $
Rounds
125 Monday-Thursday (Regular) Fixed fee 16.00 $ 16.00 $ 126 Monday-Thursday (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 127 Friday-Sunday (Regular) Fixed fee 17.00 $ 17.00 $
128 Friday-Sunday (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 13.00 $ 13.00 $ 129 Replay Fixed fee 9.00 $ 9.00 $
130 Off Peak (M-Th 12-3 PM) (Regular) Fixed fee 13.00 $ 13.00 $ 131 Off Peak (M-Th 12-3 PM) (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 132 Twilight (after 3 PM) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $
133 Family Rate (4 people) Fixed fee 34.00 $ 34.00 $
134 Super Twilight Fixed fee 9.00 $ 9.00 $
135 10-Play Cards (Regular) Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $ 136 10-Play Cards (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 105.00 $ 105.00 $ Footnotes:

1. Fluctutes per school district schedule.

2. Fee varies by field trip.

3. Aquatics fees to increase following summer session, effective 9/30/2024. Rate remains the same as previous Fiscal Year prior to this date.

4. Fees vary depending on class and frequency.

5. Golf course fees to increse following summer session, effective 9/30/2024. Rate remains the same as prevous Fiscal Year prior to this date.

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description Rate Effective 10/1/24 Notes
1 Administrative Investigations Determined by Finance Director 2 Clearance Letters $ 2 25.00
3 Civil SDT $ 3 15.00
4 Criminal SDT $ 4 -
5 Civil Subpoena $ 5 275.00
Concealed Weapons Permit 6, 7
6 New Permit: Investigative costs and permit processing Fixed fee 269.00 $ 7 New Permit: Livescan Fee each 93.00 $
8 New Permit: Social Media Check each 33.00 $
9 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: No new firearms Fixed fee 131.00 $ 10 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new or replacing firearms Fixed fee 187.00 $
11 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new firearm Fixed fee 162.00 $ 12 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Change in Address Fixed fee 72.00 $ 13 DUI Cost recovery Determined by Finance Director
False Alarms and Alarm Permits
14 Permit Fixed fee 32.00 $
15 Renewal Fixed fee 32.00 $
1st and 2nd False Alarm Response
16 3rd False Alarm Response (cost recovery flat fee) each 175.00 $ 17 4th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $50) each 225.00 $ 18 5th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $175) each 350.00 $ 19 6th or more (flat fee + penalty $325) each 500.00 $
20 Impound Vehicle Release (30-day impound) Fixed fee 198.00 $ 21 Local Record Information $ 8 25.00
22 Massage Facility Permit Fixed fee 365.00 $
23 Massage Technician Initial Permit Fixed fee 195.00 $ 24 Massage Technician Permit Renewal Fixed fee 195.00 $ 25 Nuisance abatement Determined by Finance Director
Planning Support
26 Administrative Use Permit (bars/nightclubs) 340.00 $ Property Damage-Only Collisions Investigations
27 Per party per non-injury traffic collision investigation report Fixed fee 113.00 $ 28 Record sealing Determined by Finance Director
City of San Luis Obispo
Police Department

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description Rate Effective 10/1/24 Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Police Department
29 Second Response Cost Recovery Determined by Finance Director Taxi Permit
30 Permit fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
31 Permit Renewal fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
32 Pedicab Fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
33 Pedicab Renewal Fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
34 Vehicle Tow Release Fee Fixed fee 122.00 $
Miscellaneous Permits
35 Electronic Game Center Permit Fixed fee 404.00 $
36 Public Dance Permit Fixed fee 124.00 $
37 Tobacco License Fee - per location Fixed fee 862.00 $ 38 Mobile Food Vendor License Fixed fee 188.00 $

1. Fee set by Municipal Code

2. Fee set by Penal Code 13322

3. Fee set by California Evidence Code 1563

4. Access through discovery

5. Fee set by statute GC 68097.2

6. Set by Penal Code 26190

7. Concealed Weapons Permit Fees reflect recommended cost recovery level of 50%

8. Fee limited by Penal Code 13322

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Final Inspection Approval / Department Final Signoff
Square Footage of Site Disturbance:

Non-Single Family Residential
1 Non-Single Family Residential: 0-2499 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 2 Non-Single Family Residential: 2500-4999 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 3 Non-Single Family Residential: 5000-14999 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 4 Non-Single Family Residential: 15000-21999 Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ 5 Non-Single Family Residential: 22000-43559 Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ 6 Non-Single Family Residential: 43560+ Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ Single Family Residential
7 Single Family Residential: 0-2500 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 8 Single Family Residential: 2501+ Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 9 Review of Mitigation Measures and Conditions of Approval Fixed fee 346.00 $ 10.55 $ 356.55 $ Abandoned Shopping Carts
10 Failure to Submit Abandoned Shopping Cart Prevention & Retrieval Plan Per Month 100.00 $ N/A 100.00 $ Failure to Reclaim Abandoned Shopping Carts
11 After 3rd occurrence in a 6-month period Per occurrence 50.00 $ N/A 50.00 $ 1 12 Retrieval/impoundment costs Actual cost Actual cost N/A Actual cost Parking in-Lieu Fees 2
New Construction:
13 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 30,794.37 $ N/A 30,794.37 $ 14 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 15,394.96 $ N/A 15,394.96 $ Additions to Existing Buildings:
15 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 30,794.37 $ N/A 30,794.37 $ 16 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 15,394.96 $ N/A 15,394.96 $ Change in Occupancy Requiring Additional Parking: 2
17 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 7,698.22 $ N/A 7,698.22 $ 18 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 3,850.60 $ N/A 3,850.60 $ Tree Related Fees
19 Tree/Shrub Hazardous Abatement Actual cost N/A Actual cost 20 Commemorative Tree Planting Fixed Fee 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Public Works

1. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 22435.7(f), any owner that fails to retrieve the owner’s shopping cart or shopping carts within three business days from the date of being given notice of the cart’s or carts’ discovery and location, or impoundment, by the city, is guilty of a violation of this chapter and may be punished with an administrative fine of fifty dollars for each occurrence in excess of three during the six-month period starting January 1st and ending on June 30th or the six-month period starting July 1st and ending December 31st of each calendar year.

2. Per vehicle space required by zoning regulations and not otherwise provided. The number of spaces required by the change shall be the difference between the number required by the new use and the number required by the previous occupancy.

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 Notes
Appeals to Advisory Bodies Following Administrative (non-Planning) Decisions 1 Administrative Review Board Fixed Fee 652.00 $
2 Hearing Officer Review or 25% of fine, whichever is less 106.00 $ New 3 All Other Appeals Fixed Fee 532.00 $
Business Related Fees
4 Business License Application Fixed Fee 95.00 $
5 Business License Zoning Fee Fixed Fee 128.00 $ 1
6 Annual Business License Renewal Processing Fee Fixed Fee 42.00 $ 1 7 Annual Business Minimum Tax or 0.5%, whichever is greater 25.00 $ 8 Annual Downtown Assessment -for locations within Downtown or 0.5%, whichever is greater 150.00 $ 9 SB1186 State Fee - Disability Access Set by the State 4.00 $ 2 Creek & Flood Protection
Stormwater Connection Fee Fixed Fee
10 Single Property Fixed Fee 26.00 $
11 Larger Developments Fixed Fee 68.00 $
Late Fees
12 Minimum or 1.5%, whichever is greater 15.00 $
Reproduction/Photo Copies
13 Standard or legal Per page 0.47 $ 3
14 11" x 17" Per page 0.82 $
15 Photographs Each 6.73 $
16 All other reproduction services will be charged at actual cost incurred Actual cost Actual cost Returned Check Fees
17 Initial returned check Fixed Fee 25.00 $
18 Each subsequent returned check Fixed Fee 35.00 $

1. Businesses located within the City of San Luis Obispo

2. Added to new licenses and renewals. Fee is fixed and set by the State of California

3. Two sided copies should be charged as two pages.

City of San Luis Obispo
General Government

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Meter Services
1 Water Meter Cost (.75") 199.00 $ 6.07 $ 205.07 $
2 Water Meter Cost (1") 234.00 $ 7.14 $ 241.14 $
3 Water Meter Cost (1.5") 550.00 $ 16.78 $ 566.78 $
4 Water Meter Cost (2") 739.00 $ 22.54 $ 761.54 $
5 Water Meter: Cellular Data transmitter cost (All Sizes) 128.00 $ 3.90 $ 131.90 $ New 6 Water Meter: Cellular Data transmitter installation(All Sizes) 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ New 7 Install Water Meter (3/4" - 1") 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ 8 Install Water Meter (1.5" - 2") 338.00 $ 10.31 $ 348.31 $ 9 Install Water Meter (larger than 2") Time & Materials 10 Remove Water Meter (5/8" - 1") 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ 11 Remove Water Meter (1.5" - 2") 338.00 $ 10.31 $ 348.31 $ 12 Remove Water Meter (larger than 2") Time & Materials 13 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.58"x.75" Meter) 72.00 $ 2.20 $ 74.20 $ 14 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.75" Meter) 72.00 $ 2.20 $ 74.20 $ 15 Adapter Cost (1.5" Service/1" Meter) 315.00 $ 9.61 $ 324.61 $ 16 Adapter Cost (2" Service/1" Meter) 328.00 $ 10.00 $ 338.00 $ 17 Adapter Cost (2" Service/1.5" Meter) 427.00 $ 13.02 $ 440.02 $ 18 Adapter Cost (2" /1" + 1"/.75" Combo Meter) 400.00 $ 12.20 $ 412.20 $ 19 Retirement of Service (2" or smaller) Time & Materials 20 Retirement of Service (larger than 2") Time & Materials 21 Account Set-up $ N/A 42.00 42.00 $
22 Account Set-up After Hours/Weekends 507.00 $ N/A 507.00 $ 23 Disconnect Service for Non-Payment (SB-998) 57.00 $ N/A 57.00 $ 1 24 Sewer Lateral Installation 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 25 Sewer Lateral Abandonment 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $
Per Plan Review Submittal $ -
26 Plan check review water service 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 27 Plan check review irrigation water 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 28 Plan check review sewer service 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 29 Recycled water cross connection test 844.00 $ 25.74 $ 869.74 $ 30 Construction & Demolition Recycling 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ Industrial Users
31 Class I Industrial User Annual Permit Fee (ex: Automotive Repair) $ N/A 405.00 405.00 $ 32 Class II Industrial User Annual Permit Fee (Ex: Restaurant, Bakery) $ N/A 304.00 304.00 $ 33 Significant Industrial User (ex: Chemical Manufacturing, Electro-plating) 2, $ N/A 2,026.00 026.00 $ 34 Industrial User Re-Inspection $ N/A 253.00 253.00 $
Recycled Water - Construction Water Permit
Permit Fee - includes one vehicle
35 Full Year $ 59.60 1,954.00 $ 2,013.60 $ New
36 Half Year $ 34.28 1,124.00 $ 1,158.28 $ New
37 Quarterly $ 21.08 691.00 $ 712.08 $ New
Each Additional Vehicle
38 Full Year $ 44.10 1,446.00 $ 1,490.10 $ New
39 Half Year $ 22.05 723.00 $ 745.05 $ New
40 Quarterly $ 11.01 361.00 $ 372.01 $ New
Miscellaneous Utilities Fees
41 Non-compliance Water Restoration Fee 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ New 42 Temporary Wastewater Discharge Application 253.00 $ 7.72 $ 260.72 $ New 43 Sewer Lateral CCTV Review 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ New 44 Sewer WYE Installation 530.00 $ 16.17 $ 546.17 $ New

1. Fixed Fee set by SB-998 not subject to CPI increase
City of San Luis Obispo
Utilities

City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: June 29, 2024
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Aaron Floyd, Director of Utilities
VIA: Whitney McDonald, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: ITEM 7a – Review and Adopt Revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees Staff received a comment regarding the complexity of the Recycled Water Construction Permit fees shown in Table 14 (packet page 216).

In response, staff have developed a simplified structure for assessing the Recycled Water Construction Water Permit fees that can be easily administered, remain equitable for projects of varying size and duration, and allow for more than six permitted vehicles.

Modified Recycled Water Construction Permit Fee Methodology Staff’s recommendation is that the City Council implement and approve the Recycled Water Construction Permit fees with the new, simplified structure and fees shown below in Table 1. While developing the simplified structure, staff identified miscalculations in the original fee proposal that incorrectly attributed Full Year, per-vehicle water consumption costs to Half Year and Quarterly permits. Correcting these miscalculations results in a lower fee for Half Year and Quarterly permits.

Table 1 - Modified Recycled Water Construction Permit Fee Proposal Full Year Half Year Quarterly
Permit Fee* $1,954 $1,124 $691
Each Additional Vehicle $1,446 $723 $361
*Includes one vehicle.

Item 7a
Department: Finance
Cost Center: 1009
For Agenda of: 7/2/2024
Placement: Public Hearing
Estimated Time: 120 minutes
FROM: Whitney McDonald, Interim City Manager
Prepared By: Emily Jackson, Finance Director
Debbie Malicoat, Deputy Finance Director
SUBJECT: REVIEW AND ADOPT REVISED CITYWIDE USER AND REGULATORY FEES

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule with updated User and Regulatory Fees based on the Fee Study prepared by MGT Consulting Group and as represented in the City Council Agenda Report and Attachments” and direct that the fees identified in Attachment B be incorporated into the Resolution as Exhibit 1.

REPORT-IN-BRIEF
Many City services are considered a general public good and are funded through general tax revenues, however, some services are funded only by the users of the service. The City's User Fee Cost Recovery policy calls for the City to review and update service charges on an ongoing basis to ensure that they keep pace with changes in the cost-ofliving and changes in methods or levels of service delivery. State law generally provides that fees for services cannot exceed the reasonable actual costs for providing services.

In implementing this provision, the City has adopted the goal of comprehensively analyzing service costs at least every five years, with interim adjustments annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The last comprehensive fee study was implemented in 2017 (R-10790), which did not include Building and Safety fees (these fees were last studied in 2011).

In May 2023, the City contracted with MGT Consulting Group (MGT) and initiated the process to review and update the City's user and regulatory fees, including fees for permits and services from Building and Safety, Development Review Engineering, Fire, General Government (administrative services like business license processing), Parks and Recreation, Planning/Cannabis, Police, Public Works, and Utilities. MGT evaluated the full cost of providing services regardless of which department performs the activity.

Many fee-based activities are performed by cross-departmental teams. To gain a full understanding of the total cost of providing the service, the costs for these cross-support activities must also be included.

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MGT’s analysis indicates that overall, the City is losing out on revenue by not recovering all of its costs through user fees, and while some fees are proposed to decrease or remain the same, a majority of the fees are proposed to increase. MGT also provided comparisons for a selection of fees with peer agencies, these comparisons begin on page 85 of the MGT report (Attachment C).

Updating user fees is projected to generate $2,116,340 in additional annual revenue ($1,800,688 in the General Fund) which is a 60% cost recovery outcome overall for services provided (per Council’s adopted policy, cost recovery varies depending on the services provided). Note that the amount of fee revenue generated is not only driven by fee amounts, but also by the units of service (number of times a fee is charged).

Therefore, these projections are estimates that can change based on a number of external factors that can impact demand from users.

In addition to evaluating current fees, the study provides an opportunity to add new fees, remove outdated fees, or change fee structures. Several new fees are proposed, as detailed later in this report. Recommendations also include fees that should be deleted as they are no longer relevant, and updated titles that are more transparent and intuitive for the user.

POLICY CONTEXT
California Constitution Article XIIIC Section 1(e)(1) distinguishes fees from taxes, describing fees as “A charge imposed for a specific government service or product provided directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged, and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of providing the service or product.”
As a part of Section 2 – User Fee Cost Recovery Goals – within the City's Budget Policies:

Fees are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis to ensure that they keep pace with changes in the cost-of-living as well as changes in methods or levels of service delivery.

In implementing this goal, a comprehensive analysis of City costs and fees should be made at least every five years. In the interim, user fees are adjusted by annual changes in the Consumer Price Index. Fees may be adjusted during this interim period based on supplemental analysis whenever there have been significant changes in the method, level or cost of service delivery. The City Council reviews its fiscal policies every two years to guide staff in development of the two-year Financial Plan. Council most recently reviewed the User Fee Cost Recovery policy on January 12, 2023.

Additionally, as a part of Strategic Approach 1.5.c within the Economic Resiliency, Cultural Vitality and Fiscal Sustainability Major City Goal, implementing a City fee program update was identified as a work effort within the 2023-25 Financial Plan.

DISCUSSION

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Background
The City's User Fee Cost Recovery policy calls for the City to review and update service charges on an ongoing basis to ensure that they keep pace with changes in the cost-ofliving and changes in methods or levels of service delivery. State law generally provides that fees for services cannot exceed the reasonable actual costs for providing services.

In implementing this provision, the City has adopted the goal of comprehensively analyzing service costs at least every five years, with interim adjustments annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The last comprehensive fee study was implemented in 2017 (R-10790), which did not include Building and Safety fees (these were last studied in 2011).

In San Luis Obispo, past fee studies involved multiple departments and identified the cost of providing services and comparing the result to the current fee amount to determine whether it is recovering the full cost of the service provided. Determination of the full cost of service focuses on labor and uses expenditure and organizational information with time-tracking data, time estimates, and workload information. Like all jurisdictions and sectors, the City is impacted by cost increases and inflationary pressures on labor, materials, and supplies, and needs to ensure that service fees are aligned with the cost of service. Fee studies provide an opportunity for the City Council to re-align fee amounts with the adopted cost recovery policies.

A fee study also provides an opportunity to add new fees, remove outdated fees, or change fee structures. Simplification of the Building and Safety construction related fees and some Engineering fees was a major goal of this fee study. The City was seeking assistance with creating fee structures that are clear, transparent, easily understood by the general public, and easy to administer. Fee structures that are too complex can result in confusion by both staff and the public, which can lead to incorrect fees being paid. On the other hand, fee structures that are not complex enough to provide some level of distinguishment between major and minor work efforts can result in fees that are not in alignment with the actual costs of providing the services.

In May 2023, the City contracted with MGT Consulting Group and initiated the process to review and update the City’s user and regulatory fees, including fees for services provided by Building and Safety, Development Review Engineering, Fire, General Government (administrative services like business license processing), Parks and Recreation, Planning/Cannabis, Police, Public Works, and Utilities. Staff worked with the consultant over the course of nearly a year to analyze the true cost of providing the services for which fees are charged. These efforts included staff at all levels of the agency in order to ensure that accurate time estimates and costs associated with specific tasks were provided. The adopted fees will be incorporated into an updated Comprehensive Fee Schedule, which includes both user fees and development impact fees. Review of updated development impact fees is a separate effort that is underway and is anticipated to be brought to the City Council in the second or third quarter of FY 2024-25.

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In February 2024, the City Council held a study session to receive an update on the user fee study. The intent of the session was to ensure that the Council and community had an understanding of how fee studies are conducted prior to formal discussions about proposed fee changes. Staff provided a preliminary summary of the outcomes of the MGT study and presented focus questions for Council’s consideration and guidance for staff.

Areas of discussion included:

1. Cost recovery categories for different types of fees;

2. Development of fees charged to residents and non-residents for certain services provided by the Parks & Recreation Department;

3. Consideration of whether Planning fees should be collected in full at the time of planning application submittal;

4. Potential phasing of fee increases where significant increases are proposed; and

5. Timeframe for returning to Council with a formal proposal for changes to user fees.

Council supported a timeframe that allowed staff reasonable time to complete the fee study, but directed that staff return no later than January 2025 with proposed fee changes.

The other items noted above are discussed later in this report.

Staff has also conducted considerable outreach to inform stakeholders and the general public about the proposed fee changes and solicit input. Beginning in February 2024, staff has discussed the proposed fees at Developer’s Roundtable, with the REACH Building Design and Construction Group, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Chamber’s Economic Development Committee. In addition, proposed fee information was posted on the City’s website in late May, with opportunities for the public to provide feedback via Open City Hall.

Economic Environment
Between 2017 when the last fee study was completed 2023, the base year of the study, the local, national, and global marketplace has endured growth, a global pandemic, economic contraction, re-opening, inflationary pressures, and a high degree of uncertainty. There are a number of indices that are used to measure economic output, inflation, and growth. Two of the most common that the City uses are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the California Construction Cost Index (CCCI). In between performing a full fee study, the City’s policy has been to increase fees annually based on the CPI for the Southern California geographic area, which has increased by 26.0% since 2017, as reflected in Chart 1 below. During that time, the CCCI has increased by 43.3%.

When considering the costs the City has paid for the operating programs that are most closely associated with fee-based activities (reflected as “Actual Cost” in Chart 1 below), the City has experienced a 33.6% increase. However, the City’s fees have only been adjusted upward by about 22%; the fee adjustments have not kept pace with the total costs of providing the fee-based services over the intervening years.

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Chart 1
Summary of Fee Study Findings and Recommendations
The fee study prepared by MGT is provided in Attachment C. MGT's fee study methodology is discussed in detail beginning on page 6 of MGT’s report and departmental discussions are provided in Chapter 3, beginning on page 11. MGT evaluated the full cost of providing services regardless of which department performs the activity. Many feebased activities are performed by cross-departmental teams. To gain a full understanding of the total cost of providing the service, these cross-support activities must also be included. A draft fee schedule showing existing fees compared to fees at staff recommended fee levels is provided as Attachment B to this report. The following is a summary table from the MGT report of results for each service area studied:

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Table 1
As shown, the City is currently recovering approximately 51% of costs associated with providing user and regulatory fee related services. MGT’s study includes recommended fee amounts to enable the City to cover sufficient costs consistent with Section 2 of the City’s adopted Budget Policies.

The policy related to user fee cost recovery indicates that the following factors should be considered in setting fees and cost recovery levels:

1. Whether a program or activity creates a communitywide versus special benefit;

2. Whether customers are a recipient or driver of the service for which the fee is charged;

3. The effect of pricing on the demand for services; and

4. The feasibility of collection and recovery.

The policy states that high levels of cost recovery are followed under the following circumstances:

1. The service is similar to services provided through the private sector.

2. Other private or public sector alternatives could or do exist for the delivery of the service.

3. For equity or demand management purposes, it is intended that there be a direct relationship between the amount paid and the level and cost of the service received.

4. The use of the service is specifically discouraged.

5. The service is regulatory in nature, driven by voluntary property development choices, and non-compliance with regulatory requirements could adversely affect those impacted by the individual property owner’s development choices. Building permit, plan checks, and subdivision review fees for large projects would fall into this category.

User Fee Categories (A) Full Cost
User Fee Services
(E) Increased
Revenue
Building $ 4,097,808 $ 3,952,334 96% $ 145,474 4% $ 4,097,808 100% $ 145,474 Engineering $ 2,169,022 $ 1,372,852 63% $ 796,170 37% $ 2,115,061 98% $ 742,209 Fire $ 1,301,320 $ 962,996 74% $ 338,324 26% $ 975,990 75% $ 12,994 General Government $ 486,453 $ 533,154 110% $ (46,701) -10% $ 447,953 92% $ (85,201) Parks and Recreation $ 9,841,859 $ 1,906,407 19% $ 7,935,452 81% $ 3,423,282 35% $ 1,516,875 Planning $ 2,074,235 $ 1,026,898 50% $ 1,047,337 50% $ 1,978,767 95% $ 951,869 Police $ 338,367 $ 358,404 106% $ (20,037) -6% $ 273,725 81% $ (84,680) Public Works $ 67,138 $ 64,954 97% $ 2,184 3% $ 67,138 100% $ 2,184 Utilities $ 1,485,677 $ 1,071,626 72% $ 414,051 28% $ 1,375,310 93% $ 315,652 Totals: $ 21,861,879 $ 11,249,625 51% $ 10,612,254 49% $ 14,755,034 67% $ 3,517,376 Note: Annual cost includes all cross support costs from other departments. (B) FY2023/2024 Estimated
Revenue (C) Current Subsidy (D) Cost Recovery Policy
Current Recommended

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The policy indicates cost recovery for Development Review Programs (e.g. planning, building and safety, engineering, fire plans) “should generally be very high” and that “in most instances, the City’s cost recovery goal should be 100%.” The policy notes that the following types of services should have very low cost recovery goals:

1. Delivering public safety emergency response services such as police patrol services and fire suppression.

2. Maintaining and developing public facilities that are provided on a uniform, community-wide basis such as streets, parks and general-purpose buildings.

3. Providing social service programs and economic development activities.

In most cases, staff is recommending adoption of the fees identified in the MGT study; however, there are several exceptions discussed later in the report. If the City Council adopts the staff recommended fee levels as shown in Attachment B, it is estimated that $2,116,340 in additional annual revenue could be recovered ($1,800,688 in the General Fund). It is estimated that the additional revenue would provide a 60% cost recovery outcome for services provided overall, as opposed to the 67% recovery in MGT’s study.

As shown below, revenue estimates for Parks and Recreation fees differ from the MGT report.

Table 2
The variance shown within the Parks and Recreation Department is caused by differences between the City’s adopted cost recovery policy and the actual cost recovery recommended by staff. These differences are most defined in facility rental fees. MGT’s calculation of costs considers all cross-departmental expenditures as factors in the true costs of all support services for each fee (parks and facility maintenance and utility costs, public safety involvement in larger events, etc.).

User Fee Category MGT Report
Staff
Recommendation
Building $ 145,474 $ 145,474
Engineering $ 742,209 $ 742,209
Fire $ 12,994 $ 12,994
General Government $ (85,201) $ (85,201)
Parks and Recreation $ 1,516,875 $ 115,839
Planning $ 951,869 $ 951,869
Police $ (84,680) $ (84,680)
Public Works $ 2,184 $ 2,184
Utilities $ 315,652 $ 315,652
Total $ 3,517,376 $ 2,116,340
General Fund $ 3,201,724 $ 1,800,688
Increased/(Decreased) Revenue

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In many cases with facility rentals where the City’s facilities are in competition with similar sized and privately owned facilities, these costs exceed the fee revenue that can be realistically generated under current market conditions. A market analysis of facility rental fees and childcare rates are provided in Attachment D.

Previous Policy Direction – Specific fees
The City Council has previously provided policy direction on various fees and staff would like to reaffirm Council’s previous direction or receive further direction. As identified in the 2017 fee study, the following cost recovery rates were adopted, which staff is not proposing to change at this time, absent Council direction.

Fee Cost
Recovery %
Approximate
annual subsidy $1
Home occupation permit 60% $24,000
Non-profit special event 25% $600
Christmas tree/Pumpkin lot 50% $400
Pre-application fees 50% $7,500
Mills Act participation application 50% $2,600
Voluntary merger 50% $4,500
Mandated/Required Fire inspections for schools,
day care and affordable housing units owned and
managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing
Authority, other government agencies or not-forprofit housing organizations 0% $37,300
Appeals (non-Planning) 25% $5,200
Appeal fees (Planning)
Planning appeal fees are charged based on a tiered system. The tiers for appeals are as follows, with Tier 1 being the highest level of appeal, and Tier 4 the lowest:

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
 Appeals to the City
Council
 Administrative Use
Permit
 Sidewalk Café/Parklet  Home Occupation
Permit
 Major Development
Review
 Minor & Moderate
Development Review
 Director’s Action  Non-Profit Special
Events
 Subdivision-Tract
Map (>5 lots)
 Subdivision-parcel
map (<5 lots)
 Sidewalk Sales
Permit
 Planning Commission
Use Permits
 Lot Line Adjustment
As part of the 2017 fee study, the Council adopted Planning appeal fees at less than full cost recovery for certain tiers and based on whether the appeal was initiated by the applicant or a non-applicant. At that time, the goals expressed in the staff report were to set appeal fee amounts to not overly encourage or discourage appeals, to not unnecessarily distribute costs to the City, and to not discourage housing or other important City Goals. During a study session held in 2017, there was substantial discussion about setting appeal fees.

1 Based on proposed revised fees.

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Ultimately, based on Council direction, the fees were set higher for applicants than for non-applicants. The discussion at the time indicates that this decision was made in an attempt to balance the desire that appeals would not be cost prohibitive for neighbors/non-applicants to appeal a decision, and that the City should not be burdened with covering the cost of appeals. Feedback received at that time indicated that resident groups supported the lower fee for non-applicants, but developers that were consulted did not support this fee structure.

Consistent with the cost recovery levels set at that time, staff proposes setting current fees as shown in the table below. The cost of planning appeals is significantly higher than current fee levels. This is due to the controversial nature and complexity of appeals, which require an extensive staff effort in report preparation, compiling summaries of previous reviews and hearings, providing responses to appellant arguments, collaboration with other departments in response to appellant arguments, and responses and preparation for hearings that arise from correspondence from other interested parties. There are often legal or technical issues that require collaboration with the City Attorney’s office and/or outside consultants and cross support from other departments. It should be noted that planning appeals are relatively rare. Planning staff has processed 14 appeals in the last five years.

The proposed appeal fees are shown in the blue and green columns in the table below.

The full cost to provide the service of processing an appeal is shown in the last column “cost of service (100%).” As illustrated in the table, Tier 1 and Tier 2 appeals are set at 20% of the full cost of the service for non-applicants, and 50% of the cost of service for applicants. For Tier 3 and Tier 4 appeals, the fee is set at 25% for both applicants and non-applicants. These recovery levels are the same as the current recovery levels that were established previously by the City Council for appeals. The table shows various recovery levels and associated cost should the City Council wish to set the recovery level at a different percentage than it is currently set.

Table 3
Key Changes and Recommendations

1. Building & Safety
Current: Building and Safety fees include fixed fees as well as construction permit fees that are charged on a base plus increment schedule as reflected on 30 separate matrices; 15 are for plan check services, and 15 are for building inspection services.

Each matrix represents a building use, and calculates fees based on square footage and type of construction. Fixed fees in Building and Safety include things such as:

NonApplicant
Fee
Applicant
Fee 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Cost of
Service
(100%)
Tier 1 Applicant $ 8,356 $ 1,671 $ 2,507 $ 3,342 $ 4,178 $ 5,013 $ 6,684 $ 8,356 $ 10,027 $ 11,698 $ 13,369 $ 15,040 $ 16,711 Tier 1 Non-Applicant $ 3,408 $ 1,704 $ 2,556 $ 3,408 $ 4,260 $ 5,111 $ 6,815 $ 8,519 $ 10,223 $ 11,927 $ 13,630 $ 15,334 $ 17,038 Tier 2 Applicant $ 5,259 $ 1,052 $ 1,578 $ 2,103 $ 2,629 $ 3,155 $ 4,207 $ 5,259 $ 6,310 $ 7,362 $ 8,414 $ 9,465 $ 10,517 Tier 2 Non-Applicant $ 2,070 $ 1,035 $ 1,553 $ 2,070 $ 2,588 $ 3,105 $ 4,140 $ 5,175 $ 6,210 $ 7,245 $ 8,280 $ 9,315 $ 10,350 Tier 3 $ 1,287 $ 1,287 $ 515 $ 772 $ 1,029 $ 1,287 $ 1,544 $ 2,058 $ 2,573 $ 3,088 $ 3,602 $ 4,117 $ 4,631 $ 5,146 Tier 4 $ 674 $ 674 $ 270 $ 405 $ 539 $ 674 $ 809 $ 1,079 $ 1,349 $ 1,618 $ 1,888 $ 2,158 $ 2,427 $ 2,697

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water heater or furnace replacements, balcony/porch/deck construction, electric car charging system installation, and residential re-roofing.

Recommendation: Construction permit fees will be simplified into 12 categories with a separate price per square foot for plan review and for inspections; the categories are aligned with the types of permits that are issued. The 12 categories include:
 Alteration/Addition – Accessory Dwelling Unit
 Alteration/Addition – Commercial
 Alteration/Addition – Mixed Use or Multi Family
 Alteration/Addition – Single Family
 New Accessory Building
 New Accessory Dwelling Unit
 New Commercial Building
 New Commercial Shell
 New Mixed-Use
 New Multi Family (R2)
 New Multi Family (R3)
 New Single Family
These new categories will replace the 30 matrices that consists of hundreds of different options, which will simplify estimating fees for future projects and improve staff efficiency for calculating fees. As in the current fee schedule, the proposed restructured fee schedule is still based on square footage, which ensures that the cost of services are proportionate to the size and cost of the project.

Each of the 12 categories also includes a minimum and/or maximum square footage for calculating the fee. This helps ensure that the fees for very small and very large buildings reflect the actual work effort required for plan review and inspection. The minimum permit fee for each category is necessary to ensure that the City captures all costs associated with processing applications. Regardless of the size of the project, the fee needs to capture the cost of staff time to process the permit and conduct inspections. The maximum permit fee is being recommended after staff analyzed the types of projects that exceed the square footage thresholds that are being recommended. Larger projects in the City tend to be similarly complex when it comes to reviews and inspections with more volume in the building. For example, a singlefamily home that is 4,000 square feet will have one kitchen, 3-4 bathrooms, and 4-6 bedrooms. Whereas a 2,000 square foot home will have one kitchen, 2-4 bathrooms, and 3-4 bedrooms. The major difference between the two homes is that the individual bedrooms, closets, and general living spaces are larger. Where the 2,000 square foot home may have a primary bedroom that is 350 square feet, the 4,000 square foot home will likely have a primary bedroom closer to 600 square feet.

The cost per square footage is unique to each permit category and is based on how much time a typical project for each category will take to review and inspect. Staff analyzed projects within each category by calculating the time it took to process the permit based on how many review comments were provided and the number of

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inspections performed, as well as the nature of the comments and types of inspections for typical projects within each category. The recommendation represents the conversion of staff’s actual time into a cost per square foot. This means that the cost per square foot is not comparable across categories. For example, a new detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is similar in nature to a new single-family home. The price per square foot is different in that it is much higher for the ADU; however, the actual permit and inspection costs are lower for the ADU because they are smaller projects.

The following tables provide a few examples of the current and proposed fee amount changes for Building and Safety. In order to provide a sense of the impact of the new fee structure and amounts on projects, Table 4 below, illustrates the plan review and inspection fee that would be associated with several example projects of various sizes.

Table 5 provides additional examples of current and proposed fees. Table 5 provides a sample of fixed-fee permits that are provided by the Building and Safety Division to illustrate the proposed changes in Building and Safety.

Table 4
Building & Safety Change $ Change %
Plan Review Inspection Total Plan Review Inspection Total New Single Family Residence
1000 sqft $ 2,690.04 $ 2,724.74 $ 5,414.78 $ 2,590.00 $ 3,050.00 $ 5,640.00 $ 225.22 4% 1800 sqft $ 4,120.22 $ 4,173.61 $ 8,293.83 $ 4,662.00 $ 5,490.00 $ 10,152.00 $ 1,858.17 22% 3000 sqft $ 5,557.92 $ 5,900.62 $ 11,458.54 $ 7,770.00 $ 9,150.00 $ 16,920.00 $ 5,461.46 48% New Mixed Use
10,000 sqft $ 19,255.81 $ 19,255.81 $ 38,511.62 $ 13,000.00 $ 12,500.00 $ 25,500.00 $ (13,011.62) -34% 25,000 sqft $ 27,956.96 $ 41,188.27 $ 69,145.23 $ 32,500.00 $ 31,250.00 $ 63,750.00 $ (5,395.23) -8% Alt/Addition Single Family
400 sqft $ 1,271.83 $ 2,003.74 $ 3,275.57 $ 1,520.00 $ 1,408.00 $ 2,928.00 $ (347.57) -11% 1000 sqft $ 2,905.97 $ 3,904.89 $ 6,810.86 $ 3,800.00 $ 3,520.00 $ 7,320.00 $ 509.14 7% New ADU
500 sqft $ 2,690.04 $ 2,724.74 $ 5,414.78 $ 1,945.00 $ 2,160.00 $ 4,105.00 $ (1,309.78) -24% 1000 sqft $ 2,690.04 $ 2,724.74 $ 5,414.78 $ 3,890.00 $ 4,320.00 $ 8,210.00 $ 2,795.22 52% Alt/Addition Commercial
1500 sq ft $ 1,864.58 $ 1,482.97 $ 3,347.55 $ 1,665.00 $ 1,740.00 $ 3,405.00 $ 57.45 2% 3000 sq ft $ 2,968.76 $ 2,411.88 $ 5,380.64 $ 3,330.00 $ 3,480.00 $ 6,810.00 $ 1,429.36 27% Current Proposed

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Table 5
New and Deleted Fees: As identified in MGT’s report, there are 23 new fees proposed and 26 fees that are recommended for deletion or consolidation in the building and safety fee schedule. Additionally, there are 25 fees that staff recommends alterations to the fee title to add clarity and ease of use of the fee schedule.

Revenue Increase: Overall, the change to the fee structure and anticipated volume of permits is projected to generate approximately $145,000 in additional revenue annually from Building and Safety.

2. Engineering
Current: Engineering fees are assessed as either a percentage of estimated construction costs, a fixed fee or base plus increment, depending on the type of permit/application being reviewed.

Recommendation: The fee structure for Improvement Plan Check and Construction Inspection is proposed to be simplified. Currently the fee is charged using a base fee plus increments based on construction costs. Staff has had difficulty explaining and implementing this current fee structure and has heard that it is also confusing to the public. The proposed fee structure would simplify the methodology for determining fees for Plan review and Inspection and reduce the number of fee line items from 21 to 4. Cost of construction generally correlates with the complexity and size of a project, and therefore the time required for review.

Calculation of the full cost of fee services results in several proposed fee increases, particularly in traffic control plan review and inspection activities, where the support provided by other departments was previously not included in the calculations. Site improvement plan reviews for smaller projects (those less than 5,000 square feet) will also see significant increases in fees due to previously not including the support costs Building & Safety Current Proposed Change $ Change %
Re-Roof Residential $ 268.76 $ 453.00 $ 184.24 69%
Stairs - Repair/Replace $ 1,165.95 $ 993.00 $ (172.95) -15% Stucco/Siding (Per Building) $ 490.45 $ 734.00 $ 243.55 50% Window Retrofit (Non-Structural) $ 225.40 $ 389.00 $ 163.60 73% Water Heater $ 137.77 $ 173.00 $ 35.23 26%
Electrical Service Upgrade $ 139.95 $ 324.00 $ 184.05 132% Demolition - Entire Building $ 904.11 $ 993.00 $ 88.89 10% Foundation New/Replace (3000 sqft) $ 1,550.61 $ 1,512.00 $ (38.61) -2% Balcony/Porch/Deck (up to 500 sqft) $ 1,252.95 $ 993.00 $ (259.95) -21% Residential Photovoltaic System $ 193.21 $ 604.00 $ 410.79 213% Residential Pool/Spa $ 1,032.91 $ 1,382.00 $ 349.09 34% Wall Sign $ 396.80 $ 604.00 $ 207.20 52%
Trash Enclosure $ 1,290.52 $ 1,253.00 $ (37.52) -3%
Store Front/Façade Alterations $ 1,162.95 $ 1,512.00 $ 349.05 30% Permit Issuance (Minimum Permit Fee) $ 278.66 $ 433.00 $ 154.34 55%

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of other departments, and the increasing reporting requirements for stormwater compliance. Additionally, previous work efforts indicated that the stormwater activity took approximately two hours of staff time to perform; however, current processes require four to six hours of staff time, on average.

Similarly, fees for encroachment permits are increasing, including the annual encroachment permit for utility companies. This annual permit is currently $10,545 and the full cost to perform the service is $20,902. The annual encroachment permit covers permit fees for maintenance work on existing utilities and cover construction plan review, traffic control plan review, permit issuance, and Public Works inspection.

Once the annual permit is obtained, individual encroachment permits for each maintenance job can be obtained for no additional cost for the rest of the year. Each of the four utility companies, AT&T, Charter/Spectrum, PG&E, and Southern California Gas Company, obtain between 45-185 maintenance permits per year, which are covered under the cost of their annual permit. The increase in the cost of this particular permit is due to the complex nature of these annual permits and the amount of staff time from multiple divisions that is required to complete the review of the permits.

The following tables provide a few examples of the current and proposed fee amount changes for Engineering activities. Table 6 illustrates change in Plan Check and Construction Inspection (this is a fee charged for projects such as the review of Public Improvement Plans for large subdivision projects). Tables 7-10 illustrate changes for various fixed-fee permits provided by the Engineering Division.

Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Estimated
construction cost Change $ Change %
Plan check Inspection Total Plan check Inspection Total $ 50,000 $ 7,850.16 $ 5,221.44 $ 13,071.60 $ 7,728.75 $ 4,328.10 $ 12,056.85 $ (1,014.75) -8% $ 100,000 $ 15,162.45 $ 10,879.19 $ 26,041.64 $ 15,457.50 $ 8,656.20 $ 24,113.70 $ (1,927.94) -7% $ 500,000 $ 21,204.56 $ 43,593.36 $ 64,797.92 $ 19,579.50 $ 43,281.00 $ 62,860.50 $ (1,937.42) -3% $ 1,000,000 $ 30,348.99 $ 61,543.56 $ 91,892.55 $ 24,732.00 $ 60,284.25 $ 85,016.25 $ (6,876.30) -7% Current Proposed
Encroachment Permits Current Proposed Change $ Change % Sidewalk: 50 feet $ 1,121.00 $ 1,531.32 $ 410.32 37%
Driveway approach: 16 feet $ 1,321.73 $ 1,723.16 $ 401.43 30% Water service lateral: 25 feet $ 1,498.82 $ 1,464.34 $ (34.48) -2% Sewer lateral: 25 feet $ 1,018.91 $ 1,033.33 $ 14.42 1% Fire service lateral: 25 feet $ 2,697.21 $ 2,267.87 $ (429.34) -16% Fiber optic conduit bore: 100 feet $ 1,498.84 $ 1,875.51 $ 376.67 25% Storage container or rolloff dumpster $ 88.15 $ 172.09 $ 83.94 95% Annual Encroachment Utility Companies $ 11,279.60 $ 20,902.00 $ 9,622.40 85% Subdivision Maps Current Proposed Change $ Change %
Parcel Map (up to 4 parcels) $ 8,209.22 $ 10,733.69 $ 2,524.47 31% Parcel Map Commercial or Condo Base Fee $ 11,888.48 $ 14,524.90 $ 2,636.42 22% Tract Map Base Fee $ 18,027.11 $ 23,282.09 $ 5,254.98 29% Lot Line Adjustment $ 3,558.61 $ 5,686.30 $ 2,127.69 60%

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Revenue Increase: Adoption of the recommended fees is anticipated to generate about $742,000 in additional revenue from Engineering.

3. Planning
Current: The Planning Division assesses fees for a wide variety of activities related to the use of private property such as entitlement permits for new multifamily and commercial projects, conditional use permits for certain uses, and general plan amendments and includes fixed fees as well as deposit fees. Currently, as outlined in the existing fee schedule, some planning fees are collected in two phases.

Recommendations: As the table below illustrates, several Planning fee amounts for certain application types are increasing. There are several factors influencing the increases, including staff costs and additional layers of legislative review. The hourly rates for planning and cross support staff have increased since 2017. In addition, there has been increased complexity in the scale and type of projects being reviewed by staff, as well as the required review and analysis due to state legislation, including new housing laws and requirements promulgated and enforced by Housing and Community Development (HCD).

While the overall costs of Planning services have increased, there has also been several updates to the City’s planning review processes that help to reduce overall costs, process, and uncertainty borne by property owners and developers in the review of housing projects. Since the last fee study in 2017, updates to the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations have streamlined the development review process in support of housing production. Zoning Code Sections 17.106.020 and 17.106.030 were amended in 2021 to allow more projects to be eligible for ministerial review and shorter processing times by exempting specific housing projects from discretionary review and streamlined development review for housing projects less than 50 units from the Planning Commission to the Director level.

Table 11 provides a sample of Planning Division related permit fee proposed changes.

Traffic Control Plan Review Current Proposed Change $ Change % Minor $ 229.11 $ 315.33 $ 86.22 38%
Moderate $ 371.55 $ 885.20 $ 513.65 138%
Major $ 655.98 $ 2,397.97 $ 1,741.99 266%
Current Proposed Change $ Change %
Site Improvement Plan Review 0-2499 sqft $ 361.02 $ 1,033.59 $ 672.57 186% SFR Plan Review 0-2499 sqft $ 361.02 $ 689.40 $ 328.38 91% Final Inspection Non-SFR 0-2499 sqft $ 180.50 $ 258.66 $ 78.16 43% Final Inspection SFR 0-2499 sqft $ 180.50 $ 258.66 $ 78.16 43% Flood Zone Analysis - Minor $ 180.10 $ 344.19 $ 164.09 91% Flood Zone Analysis - Major $ 720.40 $ 1,378.81 $ 658.41 91%

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New Recommended Planning Fees:

Historic Property Listing/Delisting
An Historic Property Listing is a process by which a property is recognized for its historic status and for its continued preservation and protection for the community.

Properties added to the City’s historic list are subject to the requirements of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, which requires conformance with the Historic Preservation Program Guidelines and the Secretary of Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (SOI Standards). Properties added to the City’s historic inventory are also deemed Historic Resources under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and any significant modifications, demolition, relocation, or proposed development which could have a significant impact would require careful environmental review. Properties added to the Master List of Historic Resources are also eligible for the Mills Act Program, which offers tax incentives to homeowners in exchange for entering into an agreement with the City for long term preservation efforts.

Staff proposes adopting a fee to cover the direct costs associated with staff time in the evaluation of properties for their eligibility for historic property listing/delisting including review of historic consultant reports, site visits, staff report preparation, hearing presentations for review by the Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) and final approval by the City Council. Costs also include notifications, property posting, agenda packet publishing, and communications with interested citizens, Committee and Council members.

The amount for full cost recovery for typical listing/delisting project is $3,647 and is based on experience with the amount of staff hours associated with all the services provided/recovered as discussed above. Staff is recommending the following adjustments:

Planning Current Proposed Change $ Change %
Minor Use Permit $ 3,918.00 $ 3,612.93 $ (305.07) -8%
Director Action - General $ 1,075.81 $ 2,874.00 $ 1,798.19 167% Development Projects - Minor $ 5,302.79 $ 8,390.00 $ 3,087.21 58% Lot Line Adjustment $ 3,879.18 $ 4,175.59 $ 296.41 8%
Variance $ 3,739.41 $ 4,012.77 $ 273.36 7%
Pre-Application $ 1,154.27 $ 1,373.66 $ 219.39 19%
Cannabis Application $ 27,713.42 $ 25,764.56 $ (1,948.86) -7% Home Occupation Permit $ 204.68 $ 301.94 $ 97.26 48%
Condominium Conversion $ 19,085.79 $ 29,197.16 $ 10,111.37 53%

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Listing: ($0) zero. Staff recommends no fee for this listing type since it confers a substantial community benefit2for long term preservation. This adjusted fee amount from full cost recovery would continue the City’s current fee structure not to charge for this service.

Contributing and Master List property delisting: $3,647. Full cost recovery is recommended. Delistings are discouraged in the Historic Preservation Ordinance3 and these types of applications require the most thorough review and often include the most staff time for review due to potential environmental impacts and controversy associated with proposed projects and/or demolitions.

Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) Development Review
Staff recommends creating a new fee for Development Review Projects (Minor, Moderate, and Major) that require CHC review. Applicants for Minor, Moderate, and Major Development Review projects that require CHC review currently pay the same fee as applicants that do not require CHC review. The proposed new CHC Development Review fee included in Attachment B covers direct costs associated with staff time for project evaluation, site visits, staff report preparation, and hearing presentations reviewed by the CHC. Costs also include cross support from the Clerk’s office, City Attorney, notifications, property posting, and agenda packet publishing.

The fee will apply to developers, property owners, and applicants proposing development projects with applications for Minor, Moderate, and Major Review that require review and recommendations from the CHC. The new fee of $3,860 is based on the cost of staff time to complete the tasks listed above and full cost recovery is recommended.

CHC Staff Referral Review
This fee is for minor projects that require Director level determination of Historic Preservation Ordinance compliance that are referred to the CHC for input. Examples of where this fee could apply would include window replacements, significant repairs, and minor additions that require CHC input on Secretary of Interior Standard compliance. Currently, small scale alterations that are clearly consistent with the Secretary of Interior Standards and demolitions of structures deemed “non-historic” can be approved at the staff level. This new fee is intended to work with the pending Historic Preservation Ordinance update to provide a streamlined process and reduced fee compared to the current structure where the only option to refer these types of projects to the CHC would be to require the Minor Architectural review application and fee. The new fee can also apply to applications to demolish or significantly modify buildings that are not on the City’s historic inventory, but which are 50 years or older and would benefit from CHC review.

2 General Plan Conservation and Open Space (COSE) Goal 3.2: City will expand community understanding, appreciation and support for historic and architectural resource. COSE Policy 3.3.1 – Historic Preservation: Significant historic and architectural resources should be identified, preserved, and rehabilitated.
3 SLOMC 14.01.060.C. Removal from Historic Listing. It is the general intention of the City not to remove a property from historic listing.

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The new fee of $881 covers direct costs associated with staff time for project evaluation, site visits, and preparation of reports in a memo or summary format requiring significantly less staff time for preparation compared to a project requiring CHC Development Review as described above. The fee is based on the cost of staff time to complete the tasks listed above and full cost recovery is recommended4.

Senate Bill 9 (SB9) Urban Lot Split
SB9 Urban Lot Splits are a type of subdivision that can only be reviewed ministerially (no discretion or hearing process) and are applicable to the R-1 zone only. SB9 is a 2021 statute, and the City has only recently been receiving these applications. SB9 allows local jurisdictions to charge a reasonable fee for costs incurred by the processing of these subdivisions. The full cost of this activity is $8,704. The City currently does not have a specific fee for this application type and has been applying the Tentative Parcel Map fee.

All of the typical evaluation and review procedures for a subdivision are applicable to SB9 subdivisions with the exception of the costs that would normally be incurred with the preparation and conduct of a public hearing. Since SB9 prohibits discretionary review, there are no costs associated with noticing, environmental determinations, staff report preparation, or in the holding of a public hearing. SB9 subdivisions require review for conformance with provisions of SB9 and with the City’s Subdivision Regulations which includes a Chapter to specifically implement SB9. SB9 Subdivisions also require review by City Departments and Divisions including Fire, Building, Engineering, Planning, Transportation, and the City Attorney’s office. Review includes determinations of eligibility, code compliance, access, easements, and utility provisions.

The fee is based on the cost of staff time to complete the tasks listed above and full cost recovery is recommended.

Cannabis Transfer Fee
The City Council prioritizes local hiring, community support, and equity ownership in its Cannabis Regulations and Merit Criteria, which are used to evaluate cannabis operator permit applications. To uphold these values, Commercial Cannabis Operator Permits cannot be transferred according to Municipal Code section 9.10.120(B), unless the applicant proves their ability to meet the same criteria as the original permit holder. This involves satisfying the requirements outlined in the Community Benefit Agreement and/or the original application that led to the permit issuance.

Staff hours go towards initial review of transfer requests, communications with the City’s Cannabis Steering Committee, Steering Committee meetings, communication with the cannabis operator, and police department review of background reports from the City’s consultant.

4 The Historic Preservation Ordinance (HPO) and Historic Preservation Program Guidelines (HPPG) require alterations to historic properties to be consistent with Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (HPPG 3.1.1 & HPO 14.01.040).

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The fee applies to operators who wish to transfer an amount of ownership in their cannabis operation to an external or internal owner, where the transfer has the potential to affect the Community Benefit Agreement commitments, as well as any transfer to a party not currently affiliated with the business. The fee does not apply to internal transfers of ownership among current permittees affiliated with the business that would not affect the Community Benefits Agreement commitments.

The charging of this fee is described in the Municipal Code and is currently charged on a deposit basis per the Cannabis Program Administrative Regulations, which were set at the inception of the program. Staff is now recommending a simplified flat fee of $13,978 based on experience with recent transfer applications that allowed tracking of staff hours.

The fee is based on the cost of staff time to complete the tasks listed above and full cost recovery is recommended.

Creek Setback Exception
This action was previously covered under the minor use permit fee and has been separated out consistent with recent updates to the Zoning Regulations and for transparency to applicants and the public. The full cost of this activity is $3,663 and includes the cost associated with planning review, cross support review from other divisions including Natural Resources, and the costs of preparing for and holding the Director’s Hearing.

New Specific Plan
The City currently does not have a specific application or fee for establishing a new specific plan area. It should be noted that this is a very rare application type since most new specific plans are initiated by the City; however, the staff time and resources associated with reviewing and implementing a new specific plan area is significant.

Project management is one of the largest tasks associated with a new specific plan.

Management includes coordinating all tasks, meetings, and schedules with City staff, consultants, and the applicant team to review General Plan consistency (land use review, resource analyses (e.g. available water, sewer capacity, fire, police, etc.), fiscal impacts analysis, etc.), environmental review, architectural review, subdivision review, and developing a development agreement. Under the existing fee schedule, a deposit is required for a Specific Plan Amendment, which is the most closely related current application fee, based on an estimate of costs. Staff is now proposing a deposit of $53,127 by the applicant for a new specific plan area and actual staff time would be tracked. The ultimate cost would be determined based on complexity and activity required.

Tree Removal Permit and Tree Committee Recommendation
While not entirely new, these permit fees were moved to Planning from Public Works due to the fact that the tree program has moved to Community Development from Public Works. The current full cost recovery amount established for both a Tree Removal Permit and Tree Committee Recommendation are $661 each. Staff is

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recommending that the City Council consider setting these fees at 50% of full cost recovery ($330.50) to bring the fee amount into greater proportionate alignment with the likely costs of removing a tree and to encourage property owners to follow proper protocol for tree removal. This is consistent with the adopted policy factors favoring low cost recovery levels. Attachment B reflects these staff recommendations.

Planning Fees recommended for deletion:

Plan Revision – This fee is redundant and is covered by the “Modification” fee.

Environmental Impact Determination – This fee is redundant and is covered by the “Initial Study / Environmental Impact Report” fee.

Street Name change – Staff does not have a record of this service being requested.

Street names are proposed via tract map submittals where new rights-of-way are established.

Clarification, name changes or transfer of fees to the Planning fee schedule:

Business License Change of Location – This fee was previously listed under the “General Government Fees” section of the Comprehensive Fee Schedule and is now being listed under “Planning Services.”
Pre-Application with site visit + ARC Review – This is replacing the “Conceptual Review” fee on the current comprehensive fee schedule to provide clarity and transparency to applicants and the public.

Revenue Increase
Adoption of the recommended Planning fees is estimated to generate an additional $952,000 in revenue.

Collection of Planning Fees
Currently 12 planning fees (out of 71 total) are collected in two installments (one installment is paid by the developer upon submittal of the planning application, and the second installment is meant to be paid upon approval of the application). This practice was raised as a discussion point during the February 20 Study Session, however, no decision was made at that time as to whether the practice should continue or not.

The 12 planning fees that can be shown in two installments are included in Table 12.

As shown below, there are 42 applications since February 2020 that have not yet paid the completion payment and $296,522.85 remains uncollected, even though the work to complete these permits was carried out by staff. Non-payment of the second installment generally occurs when a planning permit is approved, but the project does not move forward to seek building permits. The non-payment results in lost revenue, as the work to complete the planning permit was undertaken by staff, and the cost of that work is never recouped by the City. Providing two installment payments allows for a lower up-front cost to an applicant, however it leaves staff in the difficult position of becoming collection agents on permits when the second payment is due. This further increases City costs on these projects and has not resulted in fees being collected for a variety of reasons, such as change of property ownership, or unresponsive applicants. Furthermore, allowing fees for services provided to remain

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uncollected is contrary to City Council’s policy of full cost recovery for these activities.

Staff recommends that the City Council consider ending the practice of collecting certain planning fees in two installments in order to ensure that the City is being reimbursed for work completed. Attachment B reflects this staff recommendation.

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4. Parks and Recreation
Current: Parks and Recreation fees are currently reflected in the fee study in alignment with the cost recovery policy, except as previously discussed.

Recommendation: The fees proposed in Attachment B largely reflect current cost recovery policy levels, except for facility rentals and for childcare programs. The proposed fees were analyzed by staff contemplating multiple factors, not simply cost and recovery percentages. The recommendations also consider market-based analysis (a typical consideration among other local agencies for certain fees) and expected enrollment levels, as shown in Attachment D. As childcare needs for the community have become more prevalent, policy changes related to cost recovery for this area could be reassessed to move to a lower cost recovery percentage, i.e. the Mid-Range cost recovery category of 30-60%, within the City’s Cost Recovery Policy.

Proposed childcare fees are projected to achieve 58% cost recovery, and while this recovery percentage falls in the mid-range level, and childcare services are currently in the high-range category, the estimated recovery is close to policy levels.

Based on operational changes (increase in enrollment capability and adjusted staffing models) during the spring program which resulted in an increase in cost recovery, and for consistency with other camp related programs and services, realigning the Junior 2023-24
Application Fee
IT
Surcharge
First
Payment
Completion
Payment
Currently
Uncollected
Minor Use Permit $ 1,291.89 $ 115.98 $1,407.87 $ 2,510.57 $ 18,667.94 Conditional Use Permit $ 2,976.25 $ 241.38 $3,217.63 $ 4,937.84 $ 9,875.68 Variance $ 1,365.54 $ 110.68 $1,476.21 $ 2,263.19
Affordable Housing Incentive Request $ 559.70 $ 45.96 $ 605.66 $ 947.34 $ 1,758.50 Reviews Requiring ALUC Hearing $ 2,268.58 $ 103.90 $2,372.48 $ 1,181.36 Architectural Review
Signs $ 2,607.75 $ 185.94 $2,793.68 $ 3,488.61
Conceptual Review $ 2,732.96 $ 221.63 $2,954.59 $ 4,533.62 $ 4,367.65 Development Projects - Moderate $ 5,572.34 $ 455.71 $6,028.05 $ 9,369.04 $ 71,915.67 Development Projects - Major $ 7,559.87 $ 609.02 $8,168.89 $12,407.96 $ 125,993.29 Development Projects - Minor $ 2,016.42 $ 156.95 $2,173.37 $ 3,129.42 $ 24,135.64 Plan Revision $ 2,367.13 $ 178.01 $2,545.14 $ 3,469.17
Cannabis Operator $ 27,713.42 $ 285.45 $5,903.19 $21,810.23 $ 39,808.48 $ 296,522.85
Fees currently collected in two installments

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Ranger Camp from the Low-Range to the Mid-Range cost recovery could also be considered.5
Current cost recovery policies for Parks & Recreation fees are categorized as follows:

Additionally, implementing a non-resident fee for popular programs such as camps (spring break, summer, and Jr. Ranger), impacted classes (swim lessons), and for facility rentals (Swim Center) would benefit cost recovery, as well as provide more equitable access for current residents. The practice of incorporating two different fee structures, such as a resident and non-resident fee, for key programs and facility rentals is not uncommon for many city parks and recreation agencies. The majority of the Parks and Recreation Department’s programs and services are supported by the City’s General Fund which current community members contribute to through taxes.

By recommending the addition of a non-resident fee category, the City seeks to better support community members, as well as offset the revenue, by equalizing the burden of certain programs utilized by non-residents through increased non-resident fees.

Staff have assessed high impact programs, as well as unique facilities such as the SLO Swim Center and Jack House Gardens, for the recommendation of the inclusion of a non-resident fee. The non-resident fee is proposed to be approximately 15%

5 The Junior Ranger camp is currently reflected in the low-range cost recovery category based on the program at that time being fairly new and staffed by full-time Ranger staff when initially addressed in the cost recovery policy. Enrollment was intentionally kept low, at 14 to 16 children, for safety and risk management of the outdoor program as well as limited Ranger staff availability to operate the weeklong program. With operational changes implemented this spring, the Junior Ranger program was expanded to accommodate an enrollment of 18-20 children per session, as well as implemented the use of supplemental staff to reduce the impact of full-time Ranger staff, while also maintaining the high quality and safe activities. These updated operational changes will allow the program to achieve 30 – 37% cost recovery rate going forward. With these changes, and in the interest of aligning this camp with other youth camps, the Junior Ranger Camp may be realigned to the Mid-Range category.

Low-Range
0-30%
• Aquatics
• Community gardens
• Junior Ranger camp
• Minor commercial film
permit applications
• Skate park
• Parks and Recreation
sponsored events
• Youth sports
• Teen services
• Senior services
Mid-Range
30-60%
• Triathlon
• Golf
• Summer and Spring
Break Camps
• Classes
• Major commercial film
permit applications
High-Range
60-100%
• Adult athletics
• Banner permit
applications
• Child care services
• Facility rentals (indoor
and outdoor)

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higher than the resident fee. Of note, the Jack House Gardens is currently utilizing a resident and non-resident fee structure for wedding reservations.

Highly impacted classes such as youth swim lessons and day camps (non-school year childcare) are highly sought after, and current rosters show that enrollment includes approximately 20% non-residents. MGT forecasted that a higher percentage nonresident fee would contribute to meeting the cost recovery policies while reducing the financial impact to resident enrollees. In order to support the City’s childcare goals, Staff recommend that children enrolled within the five SLCUSD elementary schools within City limits (Bishop Peak, CL Smith, Hawthorne, Pacheco, and Sinsheimer) would qualify as a resident for enrollment in camps even if their home address falls outside of the City limits.

The following table provides a few examples of the current and proposed fee amount changes for Parks and Recreation activities.6Items shown in bold provide an example of the Resident and Non-Resident fee variation. Note that the columns for Change $ and Change % reflect the variance from the Proposed Resident rate column.

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New Recommended Fees:

As reflected in the attached fee schedule, staff are recommending establishing two new fee categories: adding a municipal rate for rentals of indoor facilities; and incorporating a non-profit classification for use of softball fields and for youth sport leagues that utilize the Damon-Garcia Sports Complex. The additional category of municipal rate will allow more affordable and accessible options for groups that currently do not fall in the non-profit or for-profit categories, such as schools, universities, and other municipal organizations (e.g, County). This fee was calculated

6 Sun-N-Fun (before and after school child care) costs are paid as follows: Annual enrollment registration fees are paid once per year per child, and hourly fees are paid in advance on a deposit basis for the hours used.

Current
Proposed
Resident
Proposed
Non-Resident Change $ Change %
Sun-N-Fun Registration $ 72.50 $ 90.00 $ 90.00 $ 17.50 24% Sun-N-Fun Hourly $ 5.80 $ 6.00 $ 6.00 $ 0.20 3%
Youth Sport Camp $ 150.00 $ 157.00 $ 181.00 $ 7.00 5%
Lap Swim (adult per use) $ 4.25 $ 4.75 $ 4.75 $ 0.50 12% Junior Lifeguard Program $ 249.00 $ 250.00 $ 290.00 $ 1.00 0% Adult Softball (team) $ 664.00 $ 710.00 $ 710.00 $ 46.00 7% Mission Plaza Rental (full) $ 698.00 $ 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 102.00 15% Jack House Wedding Weekend $ 3,529.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 471.00 13% Jack House Wedding Weekend $ 3,999.00 $ 4,600.00 $ 601.00 15% Damon-Garcia Full Facility (day) $ 547.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 453.00 83% Golf Fri-Sun (regular) $ 15.50 $ 16.00 $ 16.00 $ 0.50 3% Golf Cart Rental $ 10.75 $ 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 1.25 12%

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by providing a mid-cost option between the current non-profit and the for-profit rates based on current market rates. An additional recommendation is to include a fee for overflow parking for the Damon-Garcia Sports Complex which would apply to large events and tournaments. This new parking fee would assist in offsetting the annual fee in the amount of $10,000 paid by the City to SESLOC for use of their parking lots on evenings and weekends to support large events at the Damon-Garcia Sports Complex.

Revenue Increase: As discussed above, adoption of the recommended fees is expected to generate approximately $116,000 in additional revenue annually.

5. Utilities
Current: User fees related to Water and Sewer operations largely fall into meter services, industrial user permits, review of development plans and the use of recycled water for construction purposes.

New Recommended Fees:

Non-Compliance Water Restoration – This $169 fee would be charged to customers that are shut off for non-compliance with the Municipal Code or due to a risk to public health. The fee would not apply to customers that are requesting assistance from the City to shut water off. Municipal Code 13.04.060 provides that the Utilities Department may discontinue water service for non-compliance, however, no fee currently exists to recover the cost of staff time associated with turning water service back on.

Temporary Wastewater Discharge Application - A temporary wastewater discharge permit allows temporary discharge into the City’s sanitary sewer system. This $253 fee would recover the costs associated with reviewing the application and reviewing sample results of discharged water that needs to be treated prior to entering the sanitary sewer, if applicable.

Sewer Lateral Closed-Circuit television (CCTV) Review - The City’s inspection upon sale (of private sewer laterals) program, and sewer lateral inspections conditioned through violations, require City staff to review CCTV camera inspections performed by private contractors. City staff hold a specific certification for reviewing lateral conditions, which results in a non-discretionary rating of the lateral condition. Staff recommend creating a fee that would recover the costs associated with these reviews, which are not currently recovered through existing fees. Continued collection of private sewer lateral conditions is critical to the City’s strategy of reducing the infiltration of stormwater into the City’s wastewater collection system.

Sewer Wye Installation - When a private sewer lateral is replaced, it must be connected to a City sewer main. This proposed new fee would recover the labor and materials associated with the installation of the “wye” connection fitting. Currently, the fee is waived for all connections. Staff recommends charging the fee for all connections and refunding it for laterals replaced through the City’s rebate program.

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Recycled Water Construction Permit - Staff recommends creating a new fee structure for recycled water used for dust control, compaction, and other construction activities where the contractor needs to utilize water but is unable to directly pay for a metered recycled water connection due to restrictions in the area that recycled water serves.

The proposed fee is based on the amount of time (quarter, half-year, or full year) and the number of vehicles permitted. The current flat fee of $1,260 does not take these factors into consideration. As shown below, the fees would range from $1,084 to $9,504, depending on the permit.

The proposed Utilities fees reflect full cost recovery consistent with adopted cost recovery policies.

The following table provides a breakdown of the proposed fee amounts for Utilities:

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Revenue Increase: Adoption of the recommended fees will result in additional revenue of approximately $315,700 in the Water Fund and Sewer Fund.

New Utilities Fees Proposed
Non-compliance Water Restoration Fee $ 169.00
Temporary Wastewater Discharge Application $ 253.00
Sewer Lateral CCTV Review $ 84.00
Sewer WYE Installation $ 530.00
Recycled Water Construction Permit (Full Year, 0-2 Vehicles) $ 3,400.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Full Year, 3 Vehicles) $ 4,884.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Full Year, 4 Vehicles) $ 6,330.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Full Year, 5 Vehicles) $ 7,776.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Full Year, 6 Vehicles) $ 9,223.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Half Year, 2 Vehicles) $ 1,847.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Half Year, 3 Vehicles) $ 3,293.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Half Year, 4 Vehicles) $ 4,740.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Half Year, 5 Vehicles) $ 6,186.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Half Year, 6 Vehicles) $ 7,632.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Quarterly, 2 Vehicles) $ 1,052.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Quarterly, 3 Vehicles) $ 2,498.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Quarterly, 4 Vehicles) $ 3,944.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Quarterly, 5 Vehicles) $ 5,390.00 Recycled Water Construction Permit (Quarterly, 6 Vehicles) $ 6,836.00

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6. Fire
Current: Many fees associated with the Fire Department are for activities performed by the Hazardous Prevention division such as reviews of building, fire sprinkler and alarm system plans, or inspection of hazardous occupancies and materials. The division is also responsible for activities such as fire prevention education and community outreach, for which no fees are generated. Approximately 25% of the division’s costs are not fee-recoverable, which has been factored into the MGT study.

The current fire construction permit fee schedule operates on a base plus increment structure, which currently has a total of 128 fees.

Recommendations: For efficiency, a recommendation is being made to adopt a fee structure consistent with the new Building and Safety categories for construction related plan checks and inspections, as reflected below. Similar to the process used for Building and Safety, an analysis of work effort required for each building type was undertaken and fees are recommended to be realigned based on the percent of time spent on each category. The increases to new accessory buildings and single family are reflective of the typical project size relative to the fixed amount of review activity required. For example, new accessory buildings are generally about 250 square feet, but require the same work effort to create and close out a project in the tracking software as a 30,000 square foot commercial space. Therefore, the fee per square foot must be higher to recover the portion of the costs that are fixed and not variable by size.

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Certain fees have historically been waived by policy. The fee study included the calculation of the cost of these services; however, staff continues to recommend 0% cost recovery. These include:
 Mandated/Required Inspections for:
o 26 public/private schools and commercial day cares
o 65 affordable housing facilities.

Fire Construction Plan Review &
Inspection by Type Current per sqft Proposed per sq ft Change $ Change % New Accessory Building $ 0.24 $ 0.64 $ 0.40 166.7%
New Commercial $ 0.51 $ 0.28 $ (0.23) -45.1%
Alt/Addition-Commercial $ 1.16 $ 0.32 $ (0.84) -72.4%
Alt/Addition-Mixed Use $ 0.91 $ 0.44 $ (0.47) -51.6%
New Mixed Use $ 0.33 $ 0.42 $ 0.09 27.3%
Alt/Addition ADU $ 2.03 $ 1.84 $ (0.19) -9.4%
Alt/Addition- Single Family $ - $ 1.02 $ 1.02
Alt/Addition-Multi Family $ 2.52 $ 0.44 $ (2.08) -82.5% New Multi Family $ 0.38 $ 0.20 $ (0.18) -47.4%
New Single Family $ 0.12 $ 0.70 $ 0.58 483.3%

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Waiving these inspection fees represents approximately $9,900 of subsidy for inspection activities annually. Additionally, the policy to waive fees for multi-dwelling fire and life safety inspections for units that are built, owned, and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority, other government agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations represents a subsidy of approximately $27,400 annually.

The fee study completed by MGT includes recommended fee amounts for three potential new fire department fees, including a lift assistance fee, a defensible space assessment fee, and an extraordinary response/high use fee. While the amounts for these new fees were calculated based on the estimated actual costs of providing these services, staff are not recommending moving forward with these fees at this time.

Additional analysis is needed to determine the extent to which amendments to the City Municipal Code are required to impose these fees. Staff will return to Council in the future with additional information and recommendations.

Revenue Increase: The recommended updates to Fire fees are estimated to generate approximately $13,000 in additional revenue annually.

7. Police
Current: Many of the fees for services offered through the Police Department are set by statute and cannot be changed, regardless of the City’s costs or recovery policies.

As discussed in the MGT report, a change in processing alarm permits will result in the alarm permit fee reducing from $46 to $32. In addition, the City Attorney’s Office reviewed the current tiered penalty structure for false alarm responses and affirmed that the methodology is sound as a penalty. As shown in the table below, in the current structure, the first and second false alarm responses do not incur any charge and subsequent false alarm responses for the same address in a 12-month period incur increasingly higher penalties. The City Attorney’s office advised that this escalating structure is legal, provided that the punitive portion does not exceed $500 per instance. Staff recommends continuing the current progressive structure. The increased penalties are avoidable if false alarms are avoided.

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False Alarms and Alarm Permits Current rate Proposed % change Permit $ 48.06 $ 32.00 -33.4%
Renewal $ 48.06 $ 32.00 -33.4%
1st and 2nd False Alarm Response $ -
3rd False Alarm Response (cost recovery flat fee) $ 104.47 $ 175.00 67.5% 4th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $50) $ 174.53 $ 225.00 28.9% 5th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $175) $ 287.92 $ 350.00 21.6% 6th or more (flat fee + penalty $325) $ 517.23 $ 500.00 -3.3%

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In December 2023, Senate Bill 2 (SB2) was introduced and went into effect on January 1, 2024 (for Phase 1). SB2 amended various laws related to Concealed Weapons permits (CCW); specifically related to costs, updates were made to how licensing authorities can charge fees. Fees for permits and renewals were previously set and limited by statute; the language has been revised to allow for a licensing agency to charge an amount that is “reasonable” for processing the application for both a new license and renewal of a license. The department conducted a time analysis, and the data reflected a significant increase in the costs.

Recommendation:

The Police Chief recommends establishing a 50% cost recovery level for CCW applications based on the following: achieving 100% cost recovery at this time could substantially increase the department’s fees in comparison to other agencies; due to this change in law being recent, other agencies (such as the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office) have not had the opportunity to conduct a time study, nor are they positioned to address fee changes at the time of this report so as to create a local comparison by which to assess “reasonableness” as required by statute. However, given the broader legal landscape around gun ownership and the relatively new statutory language, and consistent with the City’s cost recovery policies favoring low cost recovery levels, staff recommends the fees should be reasonable in relation to the actual costs incurred for processing, at a level accessible to the public, and set at a level that will encourage compliance with permitting requirements, which advances law enforcement and public safety.

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The department is also recommending less than 100% cost recovery for property damage-only collision investigations. Currently the fee is $139 with the full cost analysis at $227, an increase of 163%. The department is recommending the fee be set at 50% cost recovery, or $113. Setting the fee at 50% cost recovery is CCW Fees
Current Fee
(previously
limited by
Statute)
Full Cost
Analysis
(100% Cost
Recovery)
Department
Recommendation
50% Cost
Recovery Change $ Change %
New Permit - Investigative costs and
permit processing $100 $537 $269 $ 169.00 169%
New Permit - Livescan Fee (pass through
fee) $93 $93 $93 $ - 0%
New Permit Social Media Check (new
requirement/pass through fee) n/a $33 $33 $ 33.00 100%
Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit:

No new firearms $25 $261 $131 $ 106.00 424%
Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit:

Adding new or replacing firearms $25 $374 $187 $ 162.00 648% Amendment - Concealed Weapons
Permit: Adding new firearm $10 $324 $162 $ 152.00 1520% Amendment - Concealed Weapons
Permit: Change in Address $10 $143 $72 $ 62.00 620%

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recommended so that the City is less likely to collect more than 100% cost recovery if the fee is paid by multiple parties involved in a collision.

Revenue Decrease:

The recommended updates to Police fees are estimated to result in a revenue decrease of $84,680 compared to current fees.

There are currently 45 active CCW permits; during the last year, there were 17 new permits, 14 renewals and 10 amendments. Based on volume data and the recommendation regarding 50% cost recovery, these fees would generate approximately $7,902 in annual revenue.

8. General Government
Current:

The General Government section of the fee schedule includes a variety of fees from the City Clerk’s Office, Finance Department and the City Attorney’s Office. Due to efficiencies and the increased participation of online business license renewals, the cost of renewing a business license has decreased. The current fee is $55; to remain compliant with City policy and State Law, this fee will need to be reduced to $42.

Recommendation:

The City no longer offers microfiche copies, audio recordings and electronic documents as the equipment is no longer readily available and/or maintained and therefore it is recommended that these fees be removed from the City’s fee schedule.

A new fee was added for reproduction of microfiche, audio, or electronic copies to be charged at actual cost since the City would need to send out for these specialized services.

Staff propose creating a fee for Hearing Officer Reviews. In October 2015, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1625 which made various changes and additions to the City Municipal Code related to administrative citation issuance and appeal. At the time, unlike other appeals throughout the City, there was no fee implemented for expedited review by a volunteer Hearing Officer and appellants are still not charged to have a valid administrative citation appeal reviewed via this method. The MGT study looked at staff time required to support each such appeal and, similar to other appeal fees, their report has categorized this proposed fee with a recovery level of 25% and indicates that the resulting fee would be a fixed $106; however, staff recommends the recovery level should be changed from a fixed rate to “$106 or 25% of the fine being appealed, whichever is lesser” given that many of these types of appeals are for fines that are $100 or less.

Revenue Decrease:

Based on current volumes, the recommended fee changes are estimated to result in decreased annual revenue of approximately $85,200.

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Previous Council or Advisory Body Action
The fee study review Study Session was conducted on February 20, 2024 and a summary of the Council’s discussion and staff’s responses are included in the Discussion section of this report.

Public Engagement
Public engagement efforts were conducted consistent with the City’s Public Engagement and Noticing Manual. Staff began public engagement to inform stakeholders and the public regarding the fee study and update process in the beginning of February and met with:
 Developer’s Roundtable – February 14 & May 2
 REACH Building Design and Construction Group – May 8
 Parks and Recreation Commission –December 6, 2023 and June 5, 2024  Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee – May 2 Outreach was in the form of in-person meetings, notification emails and an Open City Hall page on the City’s website. Notification emails were sent to entities that have previously requested to be notified of any upcoming fee changes (including some utility companies) as well as individuals or groups that have expressed interest in the topic of fees or who were identified by staff as being groups that may be impacted by fee changes. Direct emails were sent to the Builder’s Roundtable email list and City contacts at utility companies. In addition, informational flyers were posted at the Community Development public counter to direct members of the public to the project website.

The following themes emerged in comments provided on the fee study:
 General concern about the impact of increased fees on the cost of construction projects (as well as discussion regarding the length of review process for projects impacting project cost).
 Discussion about the appeal fees for planning projects, including comments about whether fees should continue to be higher for applicants than for non-applicants.  General support for simplified fee schedules in Community Development.  Concerns from utility companies regarding the increase in cost of annual encroachment permits.

Next Steps
The updated user and regulatory fees can become effective 60 days after Council’s adoption of the resolution. However, staff recommends that the new fees become effective on October 1, 2024 (approximately 90 days following adoption of the resolution).

This recommendation is intended to provide staff with ample time to provide notice of adopted fee changes to the public and interested parties, and to program the City’s various point of sale systems to ensure that the correct fees are being charged. Updates to the City’s software program which is used by the Community Development Department (CDD) to calculate all fees charged by CDD requires support from staff and consultants who specialize in system configuration. The employee who supported the software recently left the organization, and while the City has a consultant on board to assist with

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fee updates, staff believes that additional time is needed to update fees in the system and do adequate testing. Additionally, making the fees effective on October 1, 2024, will coincide with the start of the second quarter of the fiscal year, which will enable clearer budget reporting throughout the year.

The City typically updates its fees at the start of the new fiscal year. To be consistent with prior practice and minimize confusion for users of the City’s comprehensive fee schedule, staff recommends that the fees adopted via this item remain in effect until June 30, 2025 and then be increased by CPI on July 1, 2025, consistent with the City’s fiscal policies.

The increased cost of providing services due to inflationary pressures has resulted in significant recommended fee increases in some areas. Though the City adjusted user and regulatory fees by annual changes in the CPI, those adjustments have not kept pace with the City’s cost to provide services. As noted, the last comprehensive fee study was implemented in 2017 (R-10790), which did not include Building and Safety fees (these were last studied in 2011). The time between comprehensive fee studies contributes to the significant fee increases as differences in the CPI and actual costs compound year over year. To address the impact that these sudden increases have to the City’s customers and to reduce General Fund subsidies to fee funded services, staff is planning to recommend that the City perform a fee study every three years, rather than every five years. In addition to addressing sudden significant increases and impacts to the budget, more frequent fee studies will help to build institutional knowledge of user and regulatory fees. Staff plans to recommend this change to the Council as part of the bi-annual review of the City’s fiscal policies in November 2024. If there is consensus about updates to the programs and services that fall into various cost recovery categories, staff could incorporate these updates into recommended policy changes in November 2024 as well.

Additionally, during the February 20, 2024 study session, the concept of phasing in the fee increases was discussed briefly with Council. If the Council would like to consider a phased approach to fee increases, staff would recommend considering establishing a threshold for what fees would be phased. For example, the Council could decide that any fees that are increasing less than 50% be implemented immediately, and any fees that are increasing by more than 50% and more than $10 be phased in over a two-year period with half the increase occurring in October 2024 and the second half occurring in July 2025. Under this proposal, square footage based fees would all fall under the $10 threshold and therefore would not be phased. If it is determined that fee increases above a certain threshold should be phased in, staff would recommend only applying a CPI increase in July 2025 to those fees that are recommended to increase below the identified threshold. This means that if Council elects to establish a threshold of 50% and $10, fee increases of less than 50% would be increased in full on October 1, 2024, and then adjusted by CPI on July 1, 2025. Fee increases of more than 50% and $10 would be incrementally made effective October 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025 without an additional CPI adjustment in July 2025. Phasing in the increases would reduce the amount of estimated revenue collected for fee-based activities by approximately $632,000 in the period of October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

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While phasing in fees lessens the immediate impact of larger fee changes, it is worth noting that updating fee amounts has the potential to create confusion for customers and also requires considerable staff time in order to accurately program point of sale systems to charge the correct fee amounts.

CONCURRENCE
All appropriate City departments have been extensively involved in providing information including budget information, staffing information, and time estimates to the consultant.

All requisite departments have also performed extensive review of draft fee models provided by the consultant and have reviewed and commented upon the final report.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the recommended action in this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378.

FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: N/A Budget Year: 2024-25
Funding Identified: N/A
Fiscal Analysis:

Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0
State
Federal
Fees
Other:

Total $0 $0 $0 $0
At recommended fee levels, an additional $2,116,340 in costs are anticipated to be recovered annually; totaling nearly $13.1 million in estimated fee revenue per year across all departments included in the study.

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ALTERNATIVES

1. The Council could adopt the proposed Resolution with the alternative phase-in schedule (Attachment E lists the fees that would be phased in and would modify Attachment B). Under this alternative, fees that are recommended to increase more than 50% and by more than $10 would be phased in over the span of two fiscal years, with half the increase implemented in October 2024 and the remaining half implemented in July 2025 (and no CPI adjustment in July 2025). The specific fees that meet these criteria have been identified and the phased fee amounts calculated, as shown in Attachment E. Staff have not proposed adoption of this alternative in order to bring fees into better alignment with the City’s current Cost Recovery Goals. As noted above, phasing in the increases would reduce the amount of estimated revenue collected for fee-based activities by approximately $632,000 in the period of October 1, 2024 through June 20, 2025.

2. The Council could direct staff to modify the fees identified in Attachment B and adopt the modified fees. It is recommended that any changes to the proposed fees shown in Attachment B be considered in relation to the City’s current Cost Recovery Goals. Significant decreases in projected revenue may impact the City’s ability to provide timely and effective services. Changes to the fees included in Attachment B may require changes to the City’s Cost Recovery Goals, which may be addressed as part of the annual review of financial policies in November 2024 leading up to 2025- 27 Financial Plan development.

3. The Council could direct staff to not continue the finalization of the fee study and delay completion of the fee study until a later date. This action is not recommended as it would result in fees continuing to be out of alignment with adopted Fee Cost Recovery Goals within the City’s Budget Policies. Per policy, fees are to be reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis (every five years and in the interim annually by CPI) to ensure that they keep pace with changes in the cost-of-living as well as changes in methods or levels of service delivery.

ATTACHMENTS
A - Draft Resolution amending the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule A - Exhibit 1 to the Draft Resolution – Fee Schedule
B - Draft Fee Schedule showing changes from current
C - MGT Consulting Comprehensive Citywide User Fee Study D - Parks & Recreation Market Rate Analysis
E - Alternative Draft Fee Schedule with Phase-In

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RESOLUTION NO. _____ (2024 SERIES)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE

FEE SCHEDULE WITH UPDATED USER AND REGULATORY FEES

BASED ON THE FEE STUDY PREPARED BY MGT CONSULTING

GROUP AND AS REPRESENTED IN THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEREAS, it is the City’ s policy (City’s User Fee Cost Recovery Goals - Financial Plan Section 2) to review and update service charges approximately every five years to adjust to changes in the cost- of-living and changes in methods/ levels of service delivery; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10640 (2015 Series) authorizing the City Manager to update the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule to reflect increases based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2017, the City Council last amended the master fee schedule with updated cost of services fees; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2024, the City Council held a study session to receive an overview of the Fee Study process, receive structural schedule recommendations, and provide guidance to staff regarding recommended fees and any changes to current policies or practices; and
WHEREAS, a User and Regulatory Fee Study was prepared by MGT Consulting Group dated May 17, 2024; and
WHEREAS, public outreach was conducted throughout the months of February through June pursuant to the City’ s Public Engagement and Noticing Manual, which included several engagement meetings and an Open City Hall web page; and WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing to review the Fee Study and consider adoption of revised Citywide User and Regulatory Fees.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:

SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council makes the following findings:

1. That the above recitals are true and correct.

2. That the updated user and regulatory fees set forth in Exhibit 1 do not exceed the estimated actual, reasonable cost of providing the service or performing the activity for which the fee is imposed.

Resolution No. _____ (2024 Series) Page 2
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SECTION 2. Action. The City Council takes the following actions:

1. The City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule is hereby amended to include updated user and regulatory fees as provided in Exhibit 1 attached hereto. All prior resolutions inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. The updated fees shall take effect on October 1, 2024.

2. A 3.05% Information Technology Surcharge is hereby authorized and imposed on all User and Regulatory Fees as provided in Exhibit 1 attached hereto. A

3.05% Information Technology Surcharge is also hereby imposed on all Building and Safety Divisions User and Regulatory Fees as set forth in Resolution No. 10313 (2011 Series) and later amended for Consumer Price Index by Resolution No. 10640 (2015 Series).

3. Unless suspended by the City Manager, the Comprehensive Fee Schedule is to be automatically updated to reflect annual changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim from April to April.

Upon motion of Council Member ____________, seconded by Council Member ______________, and on the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

The foregoing resolution was adopted this _____ day of __________ 2024. ___________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
______________________________
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
J. Christine Dietrick, City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________. ___________________________
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Agreements
1 Affordable Housing/MOUs Fixed Fee $ 3,245.00 $ 3,343.97 98.97 $ 2 Agreements/Bonds/Guarantees Fixed Fee $ 1,785.00 $ 1,839.44 54.44 $ 3 Development Agreement Fixed Fee $ 57,856.00 $ 59,620.61 1,764.61 $ 4 Reimbursement Agreement Fixed Fee $ 39,586.00 $ 40,793.37 1,207.37 $ Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
5 Reviews Requiring ALUC Hearing Fixed Fee $ 2,697.00 $ 2,779.26 82.26 $ Amendments / Annexation
6 Annexation, Deposit Deposit $ 55,249.00 $ 56,934.09 1,685.09 $ 1 7 General Plan Amendment - Map (includes rezoning), Deposit Deposit $ 39,362.00 $ 40,562.54 1,200.54 $ 1 8 General Plan Amendment - Text Fixed Fee $ 34,699.00 $ 35,757.32 1,058.32 $ Appeals
9 Tier 1: e.g. Appeals to the City Council - Applicant Fixed Fee 8,356.00 $ $ 254.86 8,610.86 $ 10 Tier 1 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 3,408.00 $ $ 3,511.94 103.94 $ 11 Tier 2: e.g. Minor/Incidental Arch Review, Administrative Use Permit, Variance, Subdivisions <5 lots - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 5,259.00 $ 5,419.40 160.40 $ 12 Tier 2 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 2,070.00 $ $ 2,133.14 63.14 $ 13 Tier 3: e.g. Fence Height Exception, Administrative Approval Application - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 1,286.00 $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 14 Tier 3 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 1,286.00 $ $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 15 Tier 4: e.g. Home Occupation permit, Non-Profit Special Event - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 20.56 674.00 $ 694.56 $
16 Tier 4 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 674.00 $ 20.56 $ 694.56 $ Building Permit Review - Planning
Residential Fixed Fee
17 Minor Fixed Fee 220.21 $ 6.72 $ 226.93 $
18 Moderate Fixed Fee 440.42 $ 13.43 $ 453.85 $
19 Major Deposit 1,101.05 $ $ 1,134.63 33.58 $
Commercial
20 Minor Fixed Fee 330.32 $ 10.07 $ 340.39 $
21 Moderate Fixed Fee 550.53 $ 16.79 $ 567.32 $
22 Major Deposit 1,101.05 $ $ 1,134.63 33.58 $
Business Related Fees
23 Business License Zoning Clearance Fixed Fee $ 8.17 268.00 $ 276.17 $ 24 Business License Change of Location Only Fixed Fee $ 8.17 268.00 $ 276.17 $ 25 Home Occupation Permit Fixed Fee $ 8.94 293.00 $ 301.94 $ Cannabis Related Fees
26 Application Fee Fixed Fee $ 25,002.00 $ 25,764.56 762.56 $ Annual License Fee Fixed Fee
27 Commercial, Retail Storefront, Delivery, Manufacturing, Cultivation Fixed Fee $ 49,191.00 $ 50,691.33 1,500.33 $ 2 Cannabis Transfer of Ownership Fixed Fee
28 Transfer Fee - All Types Fixed Fee $ 13,978.00 $ 14,404.33 426.33 $ New Development Review
29 Pre-Application Fixed Fee $ 1,333.00 $ 1,373.66 40.66 $ 30 With site visit Fixed Fee $ 1,635.00 $ 1,684.87 49.87 $ 31 With site visit + ARC Review Fixed Fee $ 3,615.00 $ 3,725.26 110.26 $ New 32 Development Projects - Minor Fixed Fee $ 8,390.00 $ 8,645.90 255.90 $ 33 Development Projects - Moderate Fixed Fee $ 24,200.00 $ 24,938.10 738.10 $ 34 Development Projects - Major Fixed Fee $ 40,655.00 $ 41,894.98 1,239.98 $ *The size of this document has been reduced for enhanced web-viewing. To view the full-sized document, which presents larger font sizes, please visit the City's Laserfiche repository at:
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Planning Fees
Attachment A, Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Planning Fees
Director's Action
35 Christmas Tree/Pumpkin Lot Permit Fixed Fee 441.00 $ 13.45 $ 454.45 $ 36 Creek Setback Exception (Director's Hearing) Fixed Fee 3,471.00 $ 105.87 $ 3,576.87 $ 37 Director's Action - General Fixed Fee 2,874.00 $ 87.66 $ 2,961.66 $ 38 Sidewalk Café User and Parklet Application Fee Fixed Fee 3,619.00 $ 110.38 $ 3,729.38 $ 39 Parklet Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month 3.52 $ N/A 3.52 $ 40 Sidewalk Café Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month 1.00 $ N/A 1.00 $ 41 Tables & Chairs Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month 1.00 $ N/A 1.00 $ Environmental Services Review
42 Initial Study/Environmental Impact Report 30% plus contract costs 3 Historic Resources
43 CHC Development Review Fixed Fee 3,860.00 $ 117.73 $ 3,977.73 $ New 44 CHC Staff Referral Review Fixed Fee 881.00 $ 26.87 $ 907.87 $ New 45 Historic Property Listing/Delisting Fixed Fee 3,647.00 $ 111.23 $ 3,758.23 $ New 46 Mills Act Participation Application Fixed Fee 1,885.00 $ 57.49 $ 1,942.49 $ Planned Development
47 Rezoning Deposit 36,000.00 $ 1,098.00 $ 37,098.00 $ 1 Rezoning Amendment
48 Map Amendment Deposit 28,839.00 $ 879.59 $ 29,718.59 $ 1 49 Text Amendment Deposit 21,962.00 $ 669.84 $ 22,631.84 $ 1 Specific Plan
50 New Specific Plan Deposit 53,127.00 $ 1,620.37 $ 54,747.37 $ New 51 Specific Plan Amendment Deposit 32,498.00 $ 991.19 $ 33,489.19 $ Subdivision Services
52 Certificate of Compliance Fixed Fee 3,329.00 $ 101.53 $ 3,430.53 $ 53 Condominium Conversion Fixed Fee 28,333.00 $ 864.16 $ 29,197.16 $ 54 Lot Line Adjustment Fixed Fee 4,052.00 $ 123.59 $ 4,175.59 $ 55 S.B. 9 Urban Lot Split Fixed Fee 8,704.00 $ 265.47 $ 8,969.47 $ New 56 Tentative parcel map Fixed Fee 11,257.00 $ 343.34 $ 11,600.34 $ 57 Tentative Tract map Fixed Fee 32,534.00 $ 992.29 $ 33,526.29 $ 58 Voluntary Merger Fixed Fee 995.00 $ 30.35 $ 1,025.35 $ Trees
59 Tree Committee Recommendation Fixed Fee 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $ 60 Tree Removal Permit Fixed Fee 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $
Miscellaneous Fees
61 Affordable Housing Incentive Request Fixed Fee 2,503.00 $ 76.34 $ 2,579.34 $ 62 Conditional Use Permit (Planning Commission) Fixed Fee 10,609.00 $ 323.57 $ 10,932.57 $ 63 Final Inspection Approval Fixed Fee 330.00 $ 10.07 $ 340.07 $ 64 Land Use Documentation Request Fixed Fee 661.00 $ 20.16 $ 681.16 $ 65 Minor Use Permit (Admin) Fixed Fee 3,506.00 $ 106.93 $ 3,612.93 $ 66 Modification 25% of filing fee - $ - $
67 Non-profit Special Event Fee Fixed Fee 200.00 $ 6.10 $ 206.10 $ 68 Planning Consultation Per hour 220.00 $ 6.71 $ 226.71 $ 69 Street Abandonment (Right of Way Abandonment) Fixed Fee 14,367.00 $ 438.19 $ 14,805.19 $ 70 Time Extension 25% of filing fee - $ - $
71 Variance Fixed Fee 3,894.00 $ 118.77 $ 4,012.77 $

1. Fee will be set on a deposit basis and debited by the amount of staff time and other materials required to provide service or Consultant Fee plus 30% administration

2. Prorated on Fiscal Year

3. Separate Fish and Game fees may apply, as set by the State of California Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
1 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG - Minor $ 18.85 618.00 $ 636.85 $ New 2 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG Moderate $ 33.73 1,106.00 $ 1,139.73 $ New 3 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG -Major $ 59.57 1,953.00 $ 2,012.57 $ 4 A/C Residential - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
5 After Hours Call Out (Building) (2 hour min plus per addtl hour) - BLDG $ 23.73 778.00 $ 801.73 $ 6 Air Handler - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
7 Alternative Means and Methods Request (AMMR) $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ New 8 Annual Stormwater Review $ 9.88 324.00 $ 333.88 $ New 9 Antenna/Tower w/ Equipment Shelter - BLDG $ 34.28 1,124.00 $ 1,158.28 $ 10 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Minor $ 18.85 618.00 $ 636.85 $ New 11 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Moderate $ 33.73 1,106.00 $ 1,139.73 $ New 12 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Major $ 59.57 1,953.00 $ 2,012.57 $ 13 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Base Fee $ 16.44 539.00 $ 555.44 $ 14 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Each Addtl (Up to 10) $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ New 15 Boiler - BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $
16 Building Sewer - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
17 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG (up to 500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 18 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 19 Cell Tower/Antenna Only - BLDG - Base Fee $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 20 Cell Tower/Antenna - BLDG - add on - Each Addtl (Up to 20) $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ 21 Chiller - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
22 Code Enforcement Fee $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $
23 Commercial Access Upgrade - Site work - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 24 Commercial Access Upgrade - Upgrades - BLDG $ 42.15 1,382.00 $ 1,424.15 $ 25 Commercial Coach Installation - BLDG $ 79.12 2,594.00 $ 2,673.12 $ 26 Construction Tax - BLDG $ 5.40 177.00 $ 182.40 $
27 Demolition - Interior or Garage/Utility Build - BLDG $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 28 Demolition - Entire Building - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 29 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Base Fee $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 30 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Each Addtl $ 2.65 87.00 $ 89.65 $ New 31 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Base Fee $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 32 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Each Addtl $ 2.65 87.00 $ 89.65 $ New 33 Drain Vent Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 34 Dry Rot / Termite Repair - BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 35 Duct Work Only - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
36 Duplicate Single Family Plan (35% of plan review) New 37 Duplicate Multi Family Plan (35% of plan review) New 38 Electric Car Charging System -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 39 Electric Service Upgrade (up to 200 amp) -BLDG $ 9.88 324.00 $ 333.88 $ 40 Evaporative Cooler - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
41 Exhaust Hood - Type I - BLDG $ 20.40 669.00 $ 689.40 $ 42 Exhaust Hood - Type II - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 43 Exhaust Hood & Duct - Residential - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 44 Expired permit/application extension fee $ 3.97 130.00 $ 133.97 $ New 45 Fence or Non-Engineered Wall - BLDG - Base $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 46 Fire Permit Handling Fee - BLDG $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ 47 Fireplace Insert Upgrade -BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 48 Fireplace Retrofit / Chimney Repair - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 49 Fireplace: Masonry $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $
50 Fixtures, Plumbing - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
51 Flag, Light, or Sign Pole - BLDG $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 52 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Base (3000 sqft) $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 53 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Each addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ New 54 Foundation Repair Only - BLDG - Base $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 55 Furnace/Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 56 Furnaces - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
57 Gas System Repair/Replace/Extend - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 58 Generator Installation - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 59 Graywater Systems - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $
60 Graywater/Rainwater Harvesting System -BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
61 Grease Trap - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
62 Heat Pump - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
63 Heater - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
64 Heater - Wall - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
65 Inert Gas Systems $ 55.36 1,815.00 $ 1,870.36 $
66 Insulation/Energy Upgrade -BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 67 Make-Up Air System - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
68 Minor Code Corrections - BLDG $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 69 Minor Repairs - up to 2 inspections - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 70 New/Altered Circuits - Per Circuit - BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ New 71 New/Altered Circuits - Per Duplex Circuit - BLDG $ 10.55 346.00 $ 356.55 $ New 72 Paint Booth - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $
73 Paper Plan Disposal Fee + Disposal Actual Cost $ 1.25 41.00 $ 42.25 $ New 74 Partition- BLDG (Per Project) $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 75 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 76 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 77 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 78 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 79 Permit Issuance - BLDG (Minimum permit fee) $ 13.21 433.00 $ 446.21 $ 80 Permit Reissuance - Hourly $ 5.22 171.00 $ 176.22 $ New 81 Perspective Design Wall - Base Fee - BLDG - 1-100 ln ft $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 82 Perspective Design Wall - Each addtl ln ft - BLDG $ 0.03 1.00 $ 1.03 $ New 83 Phased approval - Hourly $ 5.95 195.00 $ 200.95 $ New 84 Photovoltaic Systems (residential roof mount) $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 85 Photovoltaic Unit Installation - Residential $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 86 Pool/Spa Commercial - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 87 Preliminary Project Consult/Code Analysis - BLDG (per hour) $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ 88 Refrigeration Compressor/Condenser - BLDG $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 89 Re-Roof Residential - BLDG $ 13.82 453.00 $ 466.82 $ 90 Re-roof with Added Ventilation -BLDG $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 91 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $ 92 Residential Pool/Spa - Site Built - BLDG $ 42.15 1,382.00 $ 1,424.15 $ 93 Retaining Wall Engineered each additional linear foot $ 0.05 1.56 $ 1.61 $ 94 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 95 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Each addtl 250 sq ft or portion thereof $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 96 Seismic Strengthening of URM Bldg $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ 97 Shear Wall / Steel Support Column - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 98 Site Work- Grading 1-1,000 Cubic Yards $ 34.25 1,123.00 $ 1,157.25 $ 99 Each Additional 1,000 Cubic Yards or portion thereof $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $ 100 Sign - Monument or free standing - BLDG $ 26.35 864.00 $ 890.35 $ 101 Sign - Wall - BLDG $ 18.42 604.00 $ 622.42 $
102 Skylight - Base Fee $ 14.49 475.00 $ 489.49 $
103 Skylight - Each Addtl $ 1.95 64.00 $ 65.95 $ New
104 SMIP (Commercial) $ 0.95 31.00 $ 31.95 $
105 SMIP (Residential) $ 0.46 15.00 $ 15.46 $
106 Solar/PV System - Commercial -BLDG $ 43.49 1,426.00 $ 1,469.49 $ 107 Solar/ PV System - Multifamily - BLDG $ 43.49 1,426.00 $ 1,469.49 $ 108 Solar Water System Fixtures - BLDG $ 3.51 115.00 $ 118.51 $ 109 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (1 story) $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $ 110 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (each additional story) $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ New 111 Store Front / Facade Alterations: Minor - BLDG $ 46.12 1,512.00 $ 1,558.12 $ 112 Stormwater - Minor Project - BLDG $ 15.83 519.00 $ 534.83 $ 113 Stormwater - Moderate Project - BLDG $ 98.88 3,242.00 $ 3,340.88 $ 114 Stormwater - Major Project - BLDG $ 205.66 6,743.00 $ 6,948.66 $ 115 Stucco/Siding - BLDG (per building) $ 22.39 734.00 $ 756.39 $ 116 Supplemental Inspection (Building) - BLDG $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 117 Supplemental Plan Check (Building) - BLDG $ 7.90 259.00 $ 266.90 $ 118 T-Bar Ceiling - BLDG - Per Project $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ 119 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy $ 37.03 1,214.00 $ 1,251.03 $ 120 Temporary Service - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $
121 Trash Enclosure - BLDG $ 38.22 1,253.00 $ 1,291.22 $ Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
123 Vapor Recovery - BLDG $ 30.29 993.00 $ 1,023.29 $
124 Vent Fan (Single Duct) - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 125 Walk-in Box/Refrigerator Coil - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 126 Water Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 9.24 303.00 $ 312.24 $ 127 Water Pipe Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 5.28 173.00 $ 178.28 $ 128 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Base Fee $ 11.86 389.00 $ 400.86 $ 129 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Each addtl $ 7.87 258.00 $ 265.87 $ New Exhibit 1

Fee
number Construction Type
Plan Review
fee per
square foot
Inspection
fee per
square foot Total
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Notes
1 Alt/Addition - ADU
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 5.40 5.40 $ 10.80 $ 0.33 $ 2 Alt/Addition - Commercial
per square foot (1500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.16 1.11 $ 2.27 $ 0.07 $ 3 Alt/Addition - Mixed Use or Multi Family
per square foot (2500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.43 1.29 $ 2.72 $ 0.08 $ 4 Alt/Addition Single Family
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 3.52 3.80 $ 7.32 $ 0.22 $ 5 New Accessory Building
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 3.24 2.16 $ 5.40 $ 0.16 $ 6 New ADU
per square foot (500 sq ft minimum) $ 4.32 3.89 $ 8.21 $ 0.25 $ 7 New Commercial Building
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/50,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.72 0.64 $ 1.36 $ 0.04 $
8 New Commercial Shell
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.48 0.56 $ 1.04 $ 0.03 $
9 New Mixed-Use
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.25 1.30 $ 2.55 $ 0.08 $
10 New Multi Family (R2)
per square foot (7,500 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.08 1.21 $ 2.29 $ 0.07 $
11 New Multi Family (R3)
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.96 1.14 $ 2.10 $ 0.06 $
12 New Single Family
per square foot (1,000 sq ft minimum/3,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 3.05 2.59 $ 5.64 $ 0.17 $
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fees
Rate Effective 10/1/24
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Improvement Plan Check
1 15% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $100,000 plus 1.0% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Construction Inspection
2 8.4% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $500,000 plus 3.3% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Certificates of Compliance and Lot Line Adjustments
3 Lot Line Adjustment Map or Agreement Fixed Fee 5,518.00 $ 168.30 $ 5,686.30 $ 4 Certificates of Compliance Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 5 Additional Document Review/Certificates of Correction Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ Encroachment Permits- Concrete Flatwork
6 Curb and Gutter base fee Base Fee 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 7 Curb and Gutter per linear foot Per linear foot 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ 8 Sidewalk base fee Base Fee 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 9 Sidewalk plus per linear foot Per linear foot 7.80 $ 0.24 $ 8.04 $ 10 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp base fee Base Fee 1,476.00 $ 45.02 $ 1,521.02 $ 11 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp plus per linear foot Per linear foot 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ Encroachment Permits- Excavation Trenched or Bored
12 Water Service/Recycled Service base fee Base Fee 864.00 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ 13 Water Service/Recycled Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 22.28 $ 0.68 $ 22.96 $ 14 Sewer Service base fee Base Fee 780.00 $ 23.79 $ 803.79 $ 15 Sewer Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 8.91 $ 0.27 $ 9.18 $ 16 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension base fee Base Fee 1,458.00 $ 44.47 $ 1,502.47 $ 17 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension plus per linear foot Per linear foot 29.71 $ 0.91 $ 30.62 $ 18 Other/Dry Utilities base fee Base Fee 1,077.00 $ 32.85 $ 1,109.85 $ 19 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Bore) Per linear foot 7.43 $ 0.23 $ 7.66 $ 20 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Trench) Per linear foot 11.88 $ 0.36 $ 12.24 $ 21 Monitoring Well Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $
22 Other Minor Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as a rolloff dumpster or storage container) Fixed Fee 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ New
23 Other Moderate Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as staging for work in the rightof-way multiple days) Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 24 Time Extension for Encroachment Permit Fixed Fee 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ 25 Plan Review for Special Cases Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 26 Annual Encroachment Permit for Utility Companies Fixed Fee 20,902.00 $ 637.51 $ 21,539.51 $ Final Inspections
Square Footage of Site Disturbance:

Non-Single Family Residential
27 Non-Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 28 Non-Single Family Residential 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 29 Non-Single Family Residential 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 418.00 $ 12.75 $ 430.75 $ 30 Non-Single Family Residential 15000-21999 Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 31 Non-Single Family Residential 22000-43559 (PW 3 Hours) Fixed Fee 585.00 $ 17.84 $ 602.84 $ 32 Non-Single Family Residential 43560+ Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ Single Family Residential
33 Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 34 Single Family Residential 2500+ Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ Flood Zone Analysis
35 Minor - Verification only Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 36 Major - New/Substantial Remodel Analysis/Documentation Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ Subdivision Maps
37 Parcel Map - (up to 4 parcels) Fixed Fee 10,416.00 $ 317.69 $ 10,733.69 $ 38 Parcel Map - Commercial or Condominium Base Fee 14,095.00 $ 429.90 $ 14,524.90 $ 39 Plus per parcel or condominium unit per parcel/unit 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ 40 Tract Map Base Fee 22,593.00 $ 689.09 $ 23,282.09 $
41 Plus per lot or condominium unit per lot/unit 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ Transportation Permit
42 Single Trip Permit Fixed Fee 16.00 $ N/A 16.00 $ 1
43 Annual Permit Fixed Fee 90.00 $ N/A 90.00 $ 1
(only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple concrete flatwork scopes of work on a single encroachment permit)
(only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple trenched or bored scopes of work on a single encroachment permit)
City of San Luis Obispo
Engineering Fees
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Engineering Fees
Traffic Control Plan Review
44 Minor Traffic Control Plan Review (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 306.00 $ 9.33 $ 315.33 $ 45 Moderate Traffic Control Plan Review (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 859.00 $ 26.20 $ 885.20 $ 46 Major Traffic Control Plan Review (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 2,327.00 $ 70.97 $ 2,397.97 $ Traffic Control Plan Inspection
47 Minor - first day (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 366.00 $ 11.16 $ 377.16 $ 48 Minor each additional day Fixed Fee 223.00 $ 6.80 $ 229.80 $ 49 Moderate - first day (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 510.00 $ 15.56 $ 525.56 $ 50 Moderate each additional day Fixed Fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 51 Major - first day (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 1,276.00 $ 38.92 $ 1,314.92 $ 52 Major each additional day Fixed Fee 371.00 $ 11.32 $ 382.32 $ 4th and subsequent plan review (per submittal)
53 Public Improvement Plans Fixed Fee 3,918.00 $ 119.50 $ 4,037.50 $ 54 Building Plans Fixed Fee 1,280.00 $ 39.04 $ 1,319.04 $ 55 Maps / Additional Documents Fixed Fee 2,336.00 $ 71.25 $ 2,407.25 $ 56 Design Exception/Revision Fixed Fee 887.00 $ 27.05 $ 914.05 $ Site Improvements plan review (square feet) 2
57 Site Improvement 0-2499 Fixed Fee 1,003.00 $ 30.59 $ 1,033.59 $ 58 Site Improvement 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 59 Site Improvement 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 1,672.00 $ 51.00 $ 1,723.00 $ 60 Site Improvement 15000-21999 Fixed Fee 2,007.00 $ 61.21 $ 2,068.21 $ 61 Site Improvement 22000-43559 Fixed Fee 2,341.00 $ 71.40 $ 2,412.40 $ 62 Site Improvement 43560+ Fixed Fee 2,675.00 $ 81.59 $ 2,756.59 $ Single Family Residential plan review (square feet)
63 Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ 64 Single Family Residential 2500+ Fixed Fee 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ Stormwater Post Construction Requirements
Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 65 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 0-2499 square feet Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 66 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 67 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ 68 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 15000-24999 Fixed Fee 836.00 $ 25.50 $ 861.50 $ 69 Non-Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 25000+ Fixed Fee 1,003.00 $ 30.59 $ 1,033.59 $ 70 Stormwater Control Plan Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ New 71 Private Stormwater Conveyance System Agreement Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ New Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 72 Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 0-2499 square feet Fixed Fee 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 73 Single Family Residential (Net Impervious Area per SCP) 2500+ Fixed Fee 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ Drainage Report/Flood Study Review
74 Minor (under an acre) Fixed Fee 1,672.00 $ 51.00 $ 1,723.00 $ 75 Major (over an acre) Fixed Fee 3,344.00 $ 101.99 $ 3,445.99 $

1. Set by the State of California Department of Transportation and is not subject to CPI increases.

2. This includes substantial development of private parking lots which are processed separate of the structure and include any combination of the following:
underground utilities, parking lot lighting, accessible path of travel analysis, grading, drainage and compliance with the City's parking and driveway standards.

Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes

FIRE DEVELOPMENT FIXED FEES
Fire Sprinkler and Suppression Systems -(Issued by Building and Safety) Fire Sprinkler Systems (New Installation) - Plan Review Residential Fire Sprinkler Plan Review
Private Underground Fire Line Installation
1 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 752.00 $ 22.94 $ 774.94 $
2 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 929.00 $ 28.33 $ 957.33 $
3 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 1,195.00 $ 36.45 $ 1,231.45 $
4 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 1,460.00 $ 44.53 $ 1,504.53 $ 5 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (New Installation) - Inspection
Residential Fire Sprinkler Plan Review
Private Underground Fire Line Installation
6 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $
7 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
8 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
9 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 885.00 $ 26.99 $ 911.99 $
10 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ Fire Alarm System (New Installation) - Plan Review
11 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 841.00 $ 25.65 $ 866.65 $
12 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 1,239.00 $ 37.79 $ 1,276.79 $ 13 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ 14 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ Fire Alarm System (New Installation) - Inspection
15 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
16 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
17 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ 18 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 177.00 $ 5.40 $ 182.40 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (Tenant Improvement) - Plan Review 19 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 310.00 $ 9.46 $ 319.46 $
20 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 487.00 $ 14.85 $ 501.85 $
21 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
22 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 929.00 $ 28.33 $ 957.33 $
23 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ Fire Sprinkler Systems (Tenant Improvement) - Inspection 24 1-25 Heads Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $
25 26-50 Heads Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
26 51-100 Heads Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $
27 101-200 Heads Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $
28 Every 200 Heads above 200 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ Fire Alarm System (Tenant Improvement) - Plan Review
29 Minor modification (Panel replacement etc) $ 8.11 266.00 $ 274.11 $ New 30 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 841.00 $ 25.65 $ 866.65 $
31 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 1,239.00 $ 37.79 $ 1,276.79 $ 32 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ 33 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ Fire Alarm System (Tenant Improvement) - Inspection
34 Minor modification $ 2.71 89.00 $ 91.71 $ New
35 1-50 Devices Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $
36 51-100 Devices Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $
37 Every 50 Devices above 100 Fixed fee 354.00 $ 10.80 $ 364.80 $ 38 Sprinkler Monitoring System Fixed fee 177.00 $ 5.40 $ 182.40 $ Other Suppression Systems
39 Insert Gas Systems Fixed fee 1,283.00 $ 39.13 $ 1,322.13 $ 40 Dry Chemical Systems Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $ 41 Wet Chemical/Kitchen Hood Fixed fee 531.00 $ 16.20 $ 547.20 $ 42 Foam Systems Fixed fee 2,257.00 $ 68.84 $ 2,325.84 $ 43 Paint Spray Booth Fixed fee 797.00 $ 24.31 $ 821.31 $

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES
44 Supplemental Fire Plan Review Fixed fee 310.00 $ 9.46 $ 319.46 $ New 45 Supplemental Fire Inspection Fixed fee 266.00 $ 8.11 $ 274.11 $ New 46 Alternative Method and Material Review Fixed fee 708.00 $ 21.59 $ 729.59 $ 47 Expedited Plan Review Fee Fixed fee 398.00 $ 12.14 $ 410.14 $ New 48 Commercial Solar/Energy Storage System (new category) Fixed fee 443.00 $ 13.51 $ 456.51 $ New City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees

FIRE NON-DEVELOPMENT FIXED FEES
Hazardous Occupancy Permits
49 Additive Manufacturing Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ New 50 Aircraft Refueling Vehicles Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 51 Aircraft Repair Hangar Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 52 Automobile Wrecking Yard Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 53 Bonfire or Rubbish Fires Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 54 Burning in Public Place Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 55 Candles or Open-Flames in Assembly Areas Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 56 Combustible Fiber Storage (handle/store over 100 cu ft) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 57 Compressed Gases (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 58 Cryogens (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 59 Dry Cleaning Plant Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $
60 Dust Producing Operation Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 61 Energy Storage Systems Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New 62 Explosives or Blasting Agents Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 63 Fireworks Fixed fee 929.00 $ N/A 929.00 $
64 Flammable or Combustible Liquids (Unless in the CUPA Program) Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 65 Fruit Ripening - Ethylene Gas Fogging Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 66 Garages - Repair Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
67 Hazardous Chemicals (Unless in the CUPA Program): Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 68 Junk Yards Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $
69 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 70 Lithium Battery Storage > 15 Cubic Feet - New Category Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ New 71 Lumberyard - Storage in excess of 100,000 board feet Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $ 72 Magnesium Working - Process more than 10 lbs daily Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 73 Mall (covered) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
74 Motor Fuel Dispensing Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New 75 On-Demand Fueling Operations Fixed fee 266.00 $ N/A 266.00 $ New 76 Organic Coatings - manufacture over 1 gallon a day Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 77 Ovens - Industrial, Baking and Drying Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ 78 Places of Assembly Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $
79 Plan Extraction Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $ New
80 Refrigeration Equipment - Mechanical refrigeration (see UFC for most common refrigerants) Fixed fee 487.00 $ N/A 487.00 $
81 Outdoor Assembly Event > 1000 participants Fixed fee 929.00 $ N/A 929.00 $ New 82 Spraying or Dipping Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $
83 Tents and Air-supported Structures - excess of 200 sq ft Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 84 Tire Re-capping Fixed fee 310.00 $ N/A 310.00 $
85 Waste Material Plant Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ 86 Welding and Cutting Operations - Any Occupancy Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 87 Additional Permitted Use (per permit) Fixed fee 133.00 $ N/A 133.00 $ MANDATED / REQUIRED INSPECTIONS $ -
88 Public/Private Schools (K-8) Waived by policy $ -
89 Public/Private Schools (High Schools) Waived by policy $ - 90 Commercial Day Care (Group E and I4) Waived by policy $ - 91 Assisted Living (Group R2.1, R4, I3) <26 Residents $ - 92 Assisted Living (Group R2.1, R4, I3) 26 residents or more $ - NON-MANDATED / REQUIRED INSPECTIONS $ -
Commercial Business Inspections (Up to 3 stories) $ -
93 0 – 5,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 133.00 $ 133.00 $
94 5,001 – 40,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 221.00 $ 221.00 $
95 40,001 – 120,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 398.00 $ 398.00 $ 96 120,001 – 150,000 sq. ft. Fixed fee 575.00 $ 575.00 $ 97 150,001 – or more sq. ft. Fixed fee 752.00 $ 752.00 $ 98 Mid Rise Inspections (4 -6 stories) Fixed fee 443.00 $ 443.00 $ 99 Self-Inspection Non-Compliance Fixed fee 177.00 $ 177.00 $ 100 New Business Inspection (Baseline) Fixed fee 177.00 $ 177.00 $

FIRE FALSE ALARM FEES
Initial Permit and Renewal Registrations - see Police
101 Excessive false alarm fee Per occurrence 656.00 $ N/A 656.00 $ 1

CERTIFIED UNIFIED PARTICIPATING AGENCY FEES
Hazardous Materials Handlers
102 Remote utility (1-time fee) Fixed fee 620.00 $ N/A 620.00 $ 103 1 - 4 Materials handled Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $ 104 5 - 10 Materials handled Fixed fee 398.00 $ N/A 398.00 $ 105 11+ Materials handled Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $ Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees
Waste Generators
106 1 Waste stream (professional or medical) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 107 1 - 5 Waste streams (all others) Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $ 108 6+ Waste streams Fixed fee 575.00 $ N/A 575.00 $
109 Waste Stream (DeMinimus) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ Tiered Permitting
110 Conditionally Exempt (CE) Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $ 111 Conditionally Authorized (CA) Fixed fee 1,062.00 $ N/A 1,062.00 $ 112 Permit by Rule (PBR) Fixed fee 2,301.00 $ N/A 2,301.00 $ Underground Storage Tanks (general model)
113 First tank Fixed fee 1,947.00 $ N/A 1,947.00 $
114 Tank installation Fixed fee 6,018.00 $ N/A 6,018.00 $ 115 Tank removal Fixed fee 4,779.00 $ N/A 4,779.00 $
116 Minor Modification Fixed fee 1,947.00 $ N/A 1,947.00 $ 117 Major Modification Fixed fee 4,956.00 $ N/A 4,956.00 $ Above Ground Storage Tanks
118 One Tank Fixed fee 443.00 $ N/A 443.00 $
119 Two Tanks Fixed fee 620.00 $ N/A 620.00 $
120 Three Tanks Fixed fee 797.00 $ N/A 797.00 $
California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) 121 New Stationary Source Facility Fixed fee 2,832.00 $ N/A 2,832.00 $ 122 Existing Annual Facility Inspection Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ 123 Site Remediation Oversight Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ 124 Soil Remediation Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
125 Temporary Closure Permit Fixed fee 1,770.00 $ N/A 1,770.00 $ Closures
126 Temporary Closure Fixed fee 1,770.00 $ N/A 1,770.00 $ 127 Closure in Place Fixed fee 2,124.00 $ N/A 2,124.00 $ Late Fee
128 Annual permit fees received 31-60 days after original invoice day 25% of permit amount N/A - $ 129 Annual permit fees received 61 + days after original invoice day Addl 25% of permit amount N/A - $

FIRE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL STAND-BY FEES
130 Fire Ladder Truck Standby (4 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 885.04 $ N/A 885.04 $ 131 Fire Engine/Truck Standby (3 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 663.78 $ N/A 663.78 $ 132 Squad or Light Rescue Equipment Standby (2 person) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 442.52 $ N/A 442.52 $ 133 Fire Investigation/Fire Prevention Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ New 134 Fire Suppression Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 221.26 $ N/A 221.26 $ New 135 Administrative/Clerical Standby Per hour one (1) hour minimum 167.39 $ N/A 167.39 $ New 136 Additional Site Inspection Fee (one hour min.) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ 137 Third & Subsequent Fire Inspection Fee Per inspection 227.00 $ N/A 227.00 $ Multi-Dwelling Fire and Life Safety Inspection Fee Schedule 2, 3 Administrative Fee Fixed fee 4
138 Processing per facility Fixed fee 89.00 $ N/A 89.00 $ 139 Each Additional Owner Fixed fee 44.00 $ N/A 44.00 $ 140 Re-inspection Fee Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ New 141 Re-inspection Fee, 2nd reinspection and all subsequent reinspections Base fee + increment 271.00 $ N/A New Apartment Houses
Fees are waived for units that are built, owned and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority, other government agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations 142 Up to 10 units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
143 11 - 20 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
144 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
145 51 - 100 Units Fixed fee 885.00 $ N/A 885.00 $
146 101 - 200 Units Fixed fee 1,593.00 $ N/A 1,593.00 $ 147 Every additional 100 Units over 200 Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $ Hotels, Motels, Lodging Houses, Bed & Breakfast Facilities, Youth Hostel Facilities, Senior Facilities, Sororities, Fraternities and Other Congregate Residences Hotel, Motel, Bed & Breakfast
148 1 - 20 Units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
149 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
150 51 - 100 Units Fixed fee 885.00 $ N/A 885.00 $
151 101 - 200 Units Fixed fee 1,328.00 $ N/A 1,328.00 $ 152 Sorority and Fraternity Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $ Condominiums
153 Up to 10 Units Fixed fee 354.00 $ N/A 354.00 $
154 11 - 20 Units Fixed fee 531.00 $ N/A 531.00 $
155 21 - 50 Units Fixed fee 708.00 $ N/A 708.00 $
156 51 - 500 Units Fixed fee 1,062.00 $ N/A 1,062.00 $
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fixed Fees

OTHER FIRE FEES
157 Hydrant Flow Test (First Hydrant) Fixed fee 177.00 $ N/A 177.00 $ 158 Hydrant Flow Test (Each Additional Hydrant) Fixed fee 89.00 $ N/A 89.00 $ 159 Reinspection Fee (construction) Fixed fee 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $ 160 Board of Appeals Fixed fee 365.00 $ N/A 365.00 $
161 Emergency Call-Out (Non-Scheduled) Per hour four hour (4) minimum 884.00 $ N/A 884.00 $ 162 After Hours Call-Out (Scheduled) Per hour one (1) hour minimum 221.00 $ N/A 221.00 $

1. Excessive false alarms are defined as: two or more false alarms in any thirty-day period or three false alarms in any three-hundred-sixty day period

2. Fees are waived for units that are built, owned and managed by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority, other government agencies or not-for-profit housing organizations

3. These fees are applicable to all multi-dwelling units in the City based on the definitions set forth in the 2007 California Building Code

4. Administrative fee applies to both Apartment Houses and Hotels, Motels, etc. Total processing fee calculated will be divided equally amongst all owners

Fee number Construction Type
Plan Review
fee per square
foot
Inspection
fee per square
foot
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
1 New Accessory Building $ 0.32 0.32 $ 0.02 $ 0.66 $
2 New Commercial $ 0.17 0.11 $ 0.01 $ 0.29 $
3 Alt/Addition-Commercial $ 0.18 0.14 $ 0.01 $ 0.33 $
4 Alt/Addition-Mixed Use $ 0.25 0.19 $ 0.01 $ 0.45 $
5 New Mixed Use $ 0.26 0.16 $ 0.01 $ 0.43 $
6 Alt/Addition ADU $ 0.92 0.92 $ 0.06 $ 1.90 $
7 Alt/Addition- Single Family $ 0.51 0.51 $ 0.03 $ 1.05 $ 8 Alt/Addition-Multi Family $ 0.25 0.19 $ 0.01 $ 0.45 $ 9 New Multi Family $ 0.08 0.12 $ 0.01 $ 0.21 $
10 New Single Family $ 0.28 0.42 $ 0.02 $ 0.72 $
Rate Effective 10/1/24
City of San Luis Obispo
Fire Fees - Construction Plan Review and Inspection
Exhibit 1

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
Youth Services
Sun-N-Fun
1 Registration Fee Fixed fee 90.00 $ 90.00 $
2 School Year - hourly option Per hour 6.00 $ 6.00 $
Teacher Work Day
3 Teacher Work Day Per day 68.00 $ $ 78.00
Spring Break Camp
4 Weekly Option Per week 200.00 $ $ 230.00
Summer Camp
5 Registration Fee Fixed fee 6.25 $ $ 7.20
6 Full week Care Option Per week 200.00 $ $ 230.00
7 Summer School Package Varies 1
8 Field Trip Sign Ups Varies 2
9 Late Registration Fee $ 11.00 $ 12.75
Youth Sports
10 Sport Camp Weekly 157.00 $ $ 181.00
11 Sport Clinic Per clinic 80.00 $ $ 92.00
Aquatics 3
Lap Swim
12 Adult per use Fixed fee 4.75 $ 4.75 $
13 Adult Monthly Fixed fee 71.25 $ 71.25 $
14 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 4.25 $ 4.25 $
15 Youth/Senior monthly Fixed fee 63.75 $ 63.75 $
Recreational Swim
16 Adult per use Fixed fee 5.25 $ 5.25 $
17 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 4.75 $ 4.75 $
Swim Script
18 Adult per use Fixed fee 42.75 $ 42.75 $
19 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 38.25 $ 38.25 $
Recreational Swim Script
20 Adult per use Fixed fee 47.25 $ 47.25 $
21 Youth/Senior per use Fixed fee 42.75 $ 42.75 $
Lessons
22 Lessons Fixed fee 120.00 $ $ 138.00
23 Private Lessons Fixed fee 210.00 $ $ 241.50
Special Classes
24 Lifeguard Fixed fee 260.00 $ $ 299.00
25 Warm Water Exercise Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
26 Facility Use Fixed fee $75/day + $24/Lifeguard $87/day + $28/Lifeguard 27 Junior Lifeguard Program Fixed fee 250.00 $ $ 290.00 Recreational Sports
Adult Softball
28 Teams (15 per team) Fixed fee 710.00 $ 710.00 $
Instructional Classes 4
29 Adult/Senior Varies by class $8.30 - $166.00 + 15%
30 Youth Varies by class $4.15 - $440.00 + 15%
Special Events
Parks & Recreation Events
31 Parks and Recreation Sponsored Events Varies by event $0 - $75.00 $0 - $75.00 Special Application Fees
32 Special Event Application - Park Use Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $ 33 Special Event Application - Encroachment Fixed fee 225.00 $ 225.00 $ 34 Banner Permit Application/Installation Fixed fee 325.00 $ 325.00 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Exhibit 1

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Film Application Fee
35 Still Photography Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $
36 Commercial Fixed fee 180.00 $ 180.00 $
37 Non-Profit Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
38 Destination Marketing Waived by policy - $ - $
Permit Fee
39 Permit Processing Fee Fixed fee 25.00 $ 25.00 $
40 Tournament/Long-Term Rental Allocation Fee Fixed fee 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 41 Full Park Use Fixed fee 800.00 $ 800.00 $
42 Half Park Use Fixed fee 400.00 $ 400.00 $
Mission Plaza
43 Full Plaza Fixed fee 800.00 $ 800.00 $
44 Full Plaza (Non-Profit/Community Event) Fixed fee 640.00 $ 640.00 $ 45 Security Deposit Fixed fee 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $
Indoor Facilities
Ludwick Community Center
46 Assembly Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
47 Assembly Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
48 Assembly Room (Municipality) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ New 49 Gymnasium (Non-Profit) Per day 60.00 $ 60.00 $
50 Gymnasium (For-Profit) Per day 95.00 $ 95.00 $
51 Kitchen (Non-Profit) Per day 18.00 $ 18.00 $
52 Kitchen (For-Profit) Per day 22.00 $ 22.00 $
53 Floor Covers Per day 110.00 $ 110.00 $
54 Full Facility Use (14 Hours) Per day 1,900.00 $ 1,900.00 $ Senior Center
55 Main Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
56 Main Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
57 Conference Room (Non-Profit) Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 58 Conference Room (For-Profit) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ Meadow Park Building
59 Non-Profit Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $
60 For-Profit Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $
61 Community Room (Non-Profit) Per day 45.00 $ 45.00 $
62 Community Room (For-Profit) Per day 85.00 $ 85.00 $
63 Community Room (Municipality) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ New 64 Conference Room (Non-Profit) Per day 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 65 Conference Room (For-Profit) Per day 35.00 $ 35.00 $ 66 Conference Room (Municipality) Per day 15.00 $ 15.00 $ New Outdoor Facilities
67 Outdoor Seating Areas Fixed fee 95.00 $ 95.00 $
Jack House Gardens
Wedding and Reception
68 Full Day WEEKEND (Resident) Per day 4,000.00 $
69 Full Day WEEKEND (non-resident) Per day $ 4,600.00
70 Full Day WEEKDAY (Resident) Per day 3,800.00 $
71 Full Day WEEKDAY (non-resident) Per day $ 4,375.00
Party by Attendance (4 hour)
72 Under 50 Attendees Per hour 150.00 $ 150.00 $
73 Under 50 Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 74 50-100 Attendees Per hour 250.00 $ 250.00 $
75 50-100 Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 76 100+ Attendees Per hour 380.00 $ 380.00 $
77 100+ Attendees (Non-Profit) Per hour 190.00 $ 190.00 $ 78 Security Deposit Fixed fee 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $
Softball Fields (3 total of these)
79 Hourly Field Use Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $
80 Youth Recreational Fee (Non-Profit) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $ New 81 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 82 Light Fee Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $
Exhibit 1

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Multi-Use Courts
83 Hourly Use Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $
84 Light Fee Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $
Pickleball (Single) Court
85 Hourly Use Per hour 4.50 $ 4.50 $
86 Light Fee Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $
Tennis & Volleyball Courts
87 Full Use Facility (Hour) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $
88 Local School District Field Use Per hour 7.00 $ 7.00 $ Damon-Garcia (full use = 4 lower fields, 1 upper field) 89 Full Use Facility (Day) Per day 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 90 Full Use Facility (Hour) Per hour 120.00 $ 120.00 $
91 Full Use Light Fee (Hour) Per hour 84.00 $ 84.00 $
92 Field Preparation Fee Fixed fee 30.00 $ 30.00 $
93 Concession Stand Rental Fixed fee 175.00 $ 175.00 $
94 Lower Fields Facility Use (Day) Per day 800.00 $ 800.00 $ 95 Lower Fields Facility Use (Hour) Per hour 110.00 $ 110.00 $ 96 Lower Fields Light Fee Per hour 56.00 $ 56.00 $
97 Single Field Facility Use (Day) Per day 220.00 $ 220.00 $ 98 Single Field Facility Use (Hour) Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 99 Single Field Light Fee Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $
100 Youth Recreational Fee (Non-Profit) Per hour 12.00 $ 12.00 $ New 101 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 102 Overflow Parking Fee - weekday Per day 150.00 $ 150.00 $ New 103 Overflow Parking Fee - weekend Per day 300.00 $ 300.00 $ New Baseball Stadium
104 Hourly Field Use Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $
105 Local School District Field Use Per hour 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 106 Lights Per hour 28.00 $ 28.00 $
107 Press box Rental Fixed fee 25.00 $ 25.00 $
108 Field Preparation Fee Fixed fee 60.00 $ 60.00 $
109 Concession Stand Rental (daily) Per day 155.00 $ 155.00 $ 110 Concession Stand Rental (hourly) Per hour 30.00 $ 30.00 $ Other
111 Bounce House Fixed fee 50.00 $ 50.00 $
112 Portable BBQ Fixed fee 41.00 $ 41.00 $
Community Gardens
113 Community Gardens (base) Per year 36.00 $ 36.00 $
114 Community Gardens (per square foot) Per sq ft 0.03 $ 0.03 $ Ranger Service
Junior Ranger Camp
115 Junior Ranger Camp Fixed fee 190.00 $ $ 220.00
Exhibit 1

Fee number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (Resident)
Rate Effective
10/1/24 (NonResident) Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Parks & Recreation
Laguna Lake Golf Course 5
116 Cart Rental Per person 12.00 $ 12.00 $
117 Pull Carts Per cart 5.25 $ 5.25 $
118 Club Rentals (Regular) Fixed fee 10.00 $ 10.00 $
119 Club Rentals (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 5.00 $ 5.00 $ 120 Alternative Programming Uses Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 121 Spectator Fee Fixed fee 6.00 $ 6.00 $
Tournament Use
122 Shotgun Fee Fixed fee 300.00 $ 300.00 $
123 Daily Use for 39 or Under Fixed fee 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 124 Daily Use for 40 or Over Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $
Rounds
125 Monday-Thursday (Regular) Fixed fee 16.00 $ 16.00 $ 126 Monday-Thursday (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 127 Friday-Sunday (Regular) Fixed fee 17.00 $ 17.00 $
128 Friday-Sunday (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 13.00 $ 13.00 $ 129 Replay Fixed fee 9.00 $ 9.00 $
130 Off Peak (M-Th 12-3 PM) (Regular) Fixed fee 13.00 $ 13.00 $ 131 Off Peak (M-Th 12-3 PM) (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 132 Twilight (after 3 PM) Fixed fee 12.00 $ 12.00 $
133 Family Rate (4 people) Fixed fee 34.00 $ 34.00 $
134 Super Twilight Fixed fee 9.00 $ 9.00 $
135 10-Play Cards (Regular) Fixed fee 140.00 $ 140.00 $ 136 10-Play Cards (Snr/Yth/Stu/Mil) Fixed fee 105.00 $ 105.00 $ Footnotes:

1. Fluctutes per school district schedule.

2. Fee varies by field trip.

3. Aquatics fees to increase following summer session, effective 9/30/2024. Rate remains the same as previous Fiscal Year prior to this date.

4. Fees vary depending on class and frequency.

5. Golf course fees to increse following summer session, effective 9/30/2024. Rate remains the same as prevous Fiscal Year prior to this date.

Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description Rate Effective 10/1/24 Notes
1 Administrative Investigations Determined by Finance Director 2 Clearance Letters $ 2 25.00
3 Civil SDT $ 3 15.00
4 Criminal SDT $ 4 -
5 Civil Subpoena $ 5 275.00
Concealed Weapons Permit 6, 7
6 New Permit: Investigative costs and permit processing Fixed fee 269.00 $ 7 New Permit: Livescan Fee each 93.00 $
8 New Permit: Social Media Check each 33.00 $
9 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: No new firearms Fixed fee 131.00 $ 10 Renewal - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new or replacing firearms Fixed fee 187.00 $
11 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Adding new firearm Fixed fee 162.00 $ 12 Amendment - Concealed Weapons Permit: Change in Address Fixed fee 72.00 $ 13 DUI Cost recovery Determined by Finance Director
False Alarms and Alarm Permits
14 Permit Fixed fee 32.00 $
15 Renewal Fixed fee 32.00 $
1st and 2nd False Alarm Response
16 3rd False Alarm Response (cost recovery flat fee) each 175.00 $ 17 4th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $50) each 225.00 $ 18 5th False Alarm Response (flat fee + penalty $175) each 350.00 $ 19 6th or more (flat fee + penalty $325) each 500.00 $
20 Impound Vehicle Release (30-day impound) Fixed fee 198.00 $ 21 Local Record Information $ 8 25.00
22 Massage Facility Permit Fixed fee 365.00 $
23 Massage Technician Initial Permit Fixed fee 195.00 $ 24 Massage Technician Permit Renewal Fixed fee 195.00 $ 25 Nuisance abatement Determined by Finance Director
Planning Support
26 Administrative Use Permit (bars/nightclubs) 340.00 $ Property Damage-Only Collisions Investigations
27 Per party per non-injury traffic collision investigation report Fixed fee 113.00 $ 28 Record sealing Determined by Finance Director
City of San Luis Obispo
Police Department
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description Rate Effective 10/1/24 Notes
City of San Luis Obispo
Police Department
29 Second Response Cost Recovery Determined by Finance Director Taxi Permit
30 Permit fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
31 Permit Renewal fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
32 Pedicab Fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
33 Pedicab Renewal Fee Fixed fee 195.00 $
34 Vehicle Tow Release Fee Fixed fee 122.00 $
Miscellaneous Permits
35 Electronic Game Center Permit Fixed fee 404.00 $
36 Public Dance Permit Fixed fee 124.00 $
37 Tobacco License Fee - per location Fixed fee 862.00 $ 38 Mobile Food Vendor License Fixed fee 188.00 $

1. Fee set by Municipal Code

2. Fee set by Penal Code 13322

3. Fee set by California Evidence Code 1563

4. Access through discovery

5. Fee set by statute GC 68097.2

6. Set by Penal Code 26190

7. Concealed Weapons Permit Fees reflect recommended cost recovery level of 50%

8. Fee limited by Penal Code 13322
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Final Inspection Approval / Department Final Signoff
Square Footage of Site Disturbance:

Non-Single Family Residential
1 Non-Single Family Residential: 0-2499 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 2 Non-Single Family Residential: 2500-4999 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 3 Non-Single Family Residential: 5000-14999 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 4 Non-Single Family Residential: 15000-21999 Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ 5 Non-Single Family Residential: 22000-43559 Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ 6 Non-Single Family Residential: 43560+ Fixed fee 446.00 $ 13.60 $ 459.60 $ Single Family Residential
7 Single Family Residential: 0-2500 Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 8 Single Family Residential: 2501+ Fixed fee 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 9 Review of Mitigation Measures and Conditions of Approval Fixed fee 346.00 $ 10.55 $ 356.55 $ Abandoned Shopping Carts
10 Failure to Submit Abandoned Shopping Cart Prevention & Retrieval Plan Per Month 100.00 $ N/A 100.00 $ Failure to Reclaim Abandoned Shopping Carts
11 After 3rd occurrence in a 6-month period Per occurrence 50.00 $ N/A 50.00 $ 1 12 Retrieval/impoundment costs Actual cost Actual cost N/A Actual cost Parking in-Lieu Fees 2
New Construction:
13 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 30,794.37 $ N/A 30,794.37 $ 14 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 15,394.96 $ N/A 15,394.96 $ Additions to Existing Buildings:
15 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 30,794.37 $ N/A 30,794.37 $ 16 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 15,394.96 $ N/A 15,394.96 $ Change in Occupancy Requiring Additional Parking: 2
17 Standard (Fee Per Space) Per space 7,698.22 $ N/A 7,698.22 $ 18 Community Partners (50% Reduction) Per space 3,850.60 $ N/A 3,850.60 $ Tree Related Fees
19 Tree/Shrub Hazardous Abatement Actual cost N/A Actual cost 20 Commemorative Tree Planting Fixed Fee 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $ City of San Luis Obispo
Public Works

1. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 22435.7(f), any owner that fails to retrieve the owner’s shopping cart or shopping carts within three business days from the date of being given notice of the cart’s or carts’ discovery and location, or impoundment, by the city, is guilty of a violation of this chapter and may be punished with an administrative fine of fifty dollars for each occurrence in excess of three during the six-month period starting January 1st and ending on June 30th or the six-month period starting July 1st and ending December 31st of each calendar year.

2. Per vehicle space required by zoning regulations and not otherwise provided. The number of spaces required by the change shall be the difference between the number required by the new use and the number required by the previous occupancy.

Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Rate Effective
10/1/24 Notes
Appeals to Advisory Bodies Following Administrative (non-Planning) Decisions 1 Administrative Review Board Fixed Fee 652.00 $
2 Hearing Officer Review or 25% of fine, whichever is less 106.00 $ New 3 All Other Appeals Fixed Fee 532.00 $
Business Related Fees
4 Business License Application Fixed Fee 95.00 $
5 Business License Zoning Fee Fixed Fee 128.00 $ 1
6 Annual Business License Renewal Processing Fee Fixed Fee 42.00 $ 1 7 Annual Business Minimum Tax or 0.5%, whichever is greater 25.00 $ 8 Annual Downtown Assessment -for locations within Downtown or 0.5%, whichever is greater 150.00 $ 9 SB1186 State Fee - Disability Access Set by the State 4.00 $ 2 Creek & Flood Protection
Stormwater Connection Fee Fixed Fee
10 Single Property Fixed Fee 26.00 $
11 Larger Developments Fixed Fee 68.00 $
Late Fees
12 Minimum or 1.5%, whichever is greater 15.00 $
Reproduction/Photo Copies
13 Standard or legal Per page 0.47 $ 3
14 11" x 17" Per page 0.82 $
15 Photographs Each 6.73 $
16 All other reproduction services will be charged at actual cost incurred Actual cost Actual cost Returned Check Fees
17 Initial returned check Fixed Fee 25.00 $
18 Each subsequent returned check Fixed Fee 35.00 $

1. Businesses located within the City of San Luis Obispo

2. Added to new licenses and renewals. Fee is fixed and set by the State of California

3. Two sided copies should be charged as two pages.

City of San Luis Obispo
General Government
Exhibit 1

Fee
number Service Name
Rate Effective
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total Notes
Meter Services
1 Water Meter Cost (.75") 199.00 $ 6.07 $ 205.07 $
2 Water Meter Cost (1") 234.00 $ 7.14 $ 241.14 $
3 Water Meter Cost (1.5") 550.00 $ 16.78 $ 566.78 $
4 Water Meter Cost (2") 739.00 $ 22.54 $ 761.54 $
5 Water Meter: Cellular Data transmitter cost (All Sizes) 128.00 $ 3.90 $ 131.90 $ New 6 Water Meter: Cellular Data transmitter installation(All Sizes) 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ New 7 Install Water Meter (3/4" - 1") 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ 8 Install Water Meter (1.5" - 2") 338.00 $ 10.31 $ 348.31 $ 9 Install Water Meter (larger than 2") Time & Materials 10 Remove Water Meter (5/8" - 1") 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ 11 Remove Water Meter (1.5" - 2") 338.00 $ 10.31 $ 348.31 $ 12 Remove Water Meter (larger than 2") Time & Materials 13 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.58"x.75" Meter) 72.00 $ 2.20 $ 74.20 $ 14 Adapter Cost (1" Service/.75" Meter) 72.00 $ 2.20 $ 74.20 $ 15 Adapter Cost (1.5" Service/1" Meter) 315.00 $ 9.61 $ 324.61 $ 16 Adapter Cost (2" Service/1" Meter) 328.00 $ 10.00 $ 338.00 $ 17 Adapter Cost (2" Service/1.5" Meter) 427.00 $ 13.02 $ 440.02 $ 18 Adapter Cost (2" /1" + 1"/.75" Combo Meter) 400.00 $ 12.20 $ 412.20 $ 19 Retirement of Service (2" or smaller) Time & Materials 20 Retirement of Service (larger than 2") Time & Materials 21 Account Set-up $ N/A 42.00 42.00 $
22 Account Set-up After Hours/Weekends 507.00 $ N/A 507.00 $ 23 Disconnect Service for Non-Payment (SB-998) 57.00 $ N/A 57.00 $ 1 24 Sewer Lateral Installation 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 25 Sewer Lateral Abandonment 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $
Per Plan Review Submittal $ -
26 Plan check review water service 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 27 Plan check review irrigation water 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 28 Plan check review sewer service 675.00 $ 20.59 $ 695.59 $ 29 Recycled water cross connection test 844.00 $ 25.74 $ 869.74 $ 30 Construction & Demolition Recycling 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ Industrial Users
31 Class I Industrial User Annual Permit Fee (ex: Automotive Repair) $ N/A 405.00 405.00 $ 32 Class II Industrial User Annual Permit Fee (Ex: Restaurant, Bakery) $ N/A 304.00 304.00 $ 33 Significant Industrial User (ex: Chemical Manufacturing, Electro-plating) 2, $ N/A 2,026.00 026.00 $ 34 Industrial User Re-Inspection $ N/A 253.00 253.00 $
Recycled Water - Construction Water Permit
35 Full Year; 0-2 Vehicles 3,400.00 $ 103.70 $ 3,503.70 $ New 36 Full Year; 3 Vehicles 4,884.00 $ 148.96 $ 5,032.96 $ New 37 Full Year; 4 Vehicles 6,330.00 $ 193.07 $ 6,523.07 $ New 38 Full Year; 5 Vehicles 7,776.00 $ 237.17 $ 8,013.17 $ New 39 Full Year; 6 Vehicles 9,223.00 $ 281.30 $ 9,504.30 $ New 40 Half-Year; 2 Vehicles 1,847.00 $ 56.33 $ 1,903.33 $ New 41 Half-Year; 3 Vehicles 3,293.00 $ 100.44 $ 3,393.44 $ New 42 Half-Year; 4 Vehicles 4,740.00 $ 144.57 $ 4,884.57 $ New 43 Half-Year; 5 Vehicles 6,186.00 $ 188.67 $ 6,374.67 $ New 44 Half-Year; 6 Vehicles 7,632.00 $ 232.78 $ 7,864.78 $ New 45 Quarterly; 2 Vehicles 1,052.00 $ 32.09 $ 1,084.09 $ New 46 Quarterly; 3 Vehicles 2,498.00 $ 76.19 $ 2,574.19 $ New 47 Quarterly; 4 Vehicles 3,944.00 $ 120.29 $ 4,064.29 $ New 48 Quarterly; 5 Vehicles 5,390.00 $ 164.40 $ 5,554.40 $ New 49 Quarterly; 6 Vehicles 6,836.00 $ 208.50 $ 7,044.50 $ New Miscellaneous Utilities Fees
50 Non-compliance Water Restoration Fee 169.00 $ 5.15 $ 174.15 $ New 51 Temporary Wastewater Discharge Application 253.00 $ 7.72 $ 260.72 $ New 52 Sewer Lateral CCTV Review 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ New 53 Sewer WYE Installation 530.00 $ 16.17 $ 546.17 $ New

1. Fixed Fee set by SB-998 not subject to CPI increase
City of San Luis Obispo
Utilities
Exhibit 1

City of San Luis Obispo
Proposed Fee Schedule
Based on Fee Study performed by MGT Consulting Group
April 2024
To be considered by the City Council on July 2, 2024

Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Current rate
Including IT
Surcharge if
applicable
Recommended
Rate Effective by
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total % change Notes
1 Affordable Housing/MOUs Fixed Fee $ 1,090.24 $ 3,245.00 $ 3,343.97 98.97 $ 206.7% 2 Agreements/Bonds/Guarantees Fixed Fee $ 1,090.24 $ 1,785.00 $ 1,839.44 54.44 $ 68.7% 3 Development Agreement Fixed Fee $ 19,220.86 $ 57,856.00 $ 1,764.61 $ 59,620.61 210.2% 4 Reimbursement Agreement Fixed Fee $ 19,220.86 $ 39,586.00 $ 1,207.37 $ 40,793.37 112.2% Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
5 Reviews Requiring ALUC Hearing Fixed Fee $ 3,553.84 $ 2,697.00 $ 2,779.26 82.26 $ -21.8% Amendments / Annexation
6 Annexation, Deposit Deposit $ 28,229.18 $ 55,249.00 $ 1,685.09 $ 56,934.09 101.7% 1 7 General Plan Amendment - Map (includes rezoning), Deposit Deposit $ 21,421.60 $ 39,362.00 $ 1,200.54 $ 40,562.54 89.4% 1 8 General Plan Amendment - Text Fixed Fee $ 20,781.95 $ 34,699.00 $ 1,058.32 $ 35,757.32 72.1% Appeals
9 Tier 1: e.g. Appeals to the City Council - Applicant Fixed Fee 1,992.53 $ $ 8,356.00 $ 254.86 $ 8,610.86 332.2% 10 Tier 1 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 797.27 $ $ 3,408.00 $ 3,511.94 103.94 $ 340.5% 11 Tier 2: e.g. Minor/Incidental Arch Review, Administrative Use Permit, Variance, Subdivisions <5 lots - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 1,106.96 $ 5,259.00 $ 5,419.40 160.40 $ 389.6% 12 Tier 2 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 442.79 $ $ 2,070.00 $ 2,133.14 63.14 $ 381.7% 13 Tier 3: e.g. Fence Height Exception, Administrative Approval Application - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 387.76 $ 1,286.00 $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 241.8% 14 Tier 3 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 387.76 $ $ 1,286.00 $ 1,325.22 39.22 $ 241.8% 15 Tier 4: e.g. Home Occupation permit, Non-Profit Special Event - Applicant Fixed Fee $ 166.37 $ 674.00 $ 20.56 $ 694.56 317.5% 16 Tier 4 Appeal - Non Applicant Fixed Fee 166.37 $ $ 674.00 $ 20.56 $ 694.56 317.5% Building Permit Review - Planning
Residential Fixed Fee
17 Minor Fixed Fee 228.15 $ $ 220.21 $ 226.93 6.72 $ -0.5% 18 Moderate Fixed Fee 456.29 $ $ 440.42 $ 13.43 $ 453.85 -0.5% 19 Major Deposit 1,139.89 $ $ 1,101.05 $ 1,134.63 33.58 $ -0.5% Commercial
20 Minor Fixed Fee 342.21 $ $ 330.32 $ 10.07 $ 340.39 -0.5% 21 Moderate Fixed Fee 570.36 $ $ 550.53 $ 16.79 $ 567.32 -0.5% 22 Major Deposit 1,139.89 $ $ 1,101.05 $ 1,134.63 33.58 $ -0.5% Business Related Fees
23 Business License Zoning Clearance Fixed Fee $ 129.79 $ 268.00 $ 276.17 8.17 $ 112.8% 24 Business License Change of Location Only Fixed Fee $ 129.79 $ 268.00 $ 276.17 8.17 $ 112.8% 25 Home Occupation Permit Fixed Fee $ 204.68 $ 293.00 $ 301.94 8.94 $ 47.5% Cannabis Related Fees
26 Application Fee Fixed Fee $ 27,713.42 $ 25,002.00 $ 25,764.56 762.56 $ -7.0% Annual License Fee Fixed Fee
27 Commercial, Retail Storefront, Delivery, Manufacturing, Cultivation Fixed Fee $ 45,993.29 $ 49,191.00 $ 1,500.33 $ 50,691.33 10.2% 2 Cannabis Transfer of Ownership Fixed Fee
28 Transfer Fee - All Types Fixed Fee $ 13,978.00 $ 14,404.33 426.33 $ New Development Review
29 Pre-Application Fixed Fee $ 1,154.27 $ 1,333.00 $ 1,373.66 40.66 $ 19.0% 30 With site visit Fixed Fee $ 1,449.72 $ 1,635.00 $ 1,684.87 49.87 $ 16.2% 31 With site visit + ARC Review Fixed Fee $ 3,615.00 $ 3,725.26 110.26 $ New 32 Development Projects - Minor Fixed Fee $ 5,302.79 $ 8,390.00 $ 8,645.90 255.90 $ 63.0% 33 Development Projects - Moderate Fixed Fee $ 15,397.09 $ 24,200.00 $ 24,938.10 738.10 $ 62.0% 34 Development Projects - Major Fixed Fee $ 20,576.85 $ 40,655.00 $ 1,239.98 $ 41,894.98 103.6% Director's Action
35 Christmas Tree/Pumpkin Lot Permit Fixed Fee 460.20 $ $ 441.00 $ 13.45 $ 454.45 -1.2% 36 Creek Setback Exception (Director's Hearing) Fixed Fee 3,918.44 $ $ 3,471.00 $ 3,576.87 105.87 $ -8.7% 37 Director's Action - General Fixed Fee $ 1,075.81 $ 2,874.00 $ 2,961.66 87.66 $ 175.3% 38 Sidewalk Café User and Parklet Application Fee Fixed Fee $ 971.43 $ 3,619.00 $ 3,729.38 110.38 $ 283.9% 39 Parklet Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 3.52 $ 3.52 N/A 3.52 $ 0.0% 40 Sidewalk Café Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 1.00 $ 1.00 N/A 1.00 $ 0.0% 41 Tables & Chairs Use Fee per sq foot per month Per month $ 1.00 $ 1.00 N/A 1.00 $ 0.0% Environmental Services Review
42 Initial Study/Environmental Impact Report 30% plus contract costs 3 Historic Resources
43 CHC Development Review Fixed Fee $ 3,860.00 $ 3,977.73 117.73 $ New 44 CHC Staff Referral Review Fixed Fee $ 881.00 $ 26.87 $ 907.87 New 45 Historic Property Listing/Delisting Fixed Fee $ 3,647.00 $ 3,758.23 111.23 $ New 46 Mills Act Participation Application Fixed Fee $ 1,819.45 $ 1,885.00 $ 1,942.49 57.49 $ 6.8% Draft Recommendations
City of San Luis Obispo
Planning Fees
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Fee
number Service Name Fee Description
Current rate
Including IT
Surcharge if
applicable
Recommended
Rate Effective by
10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total % change Notes
Draft Recommendations
City of San Luis Obispo
Planning Fees
Planned Development
47 Rezoning Deposit 20,201.92 $ 36,000.00 $ 1,098.00 $ 37,098.00 $ 83.6% 1 Rezoning Amendment
48 Map Amendment Deposit 15,128.97 $ 28,839.00 $ 879.59 $ 29,718.59 $ 96.4% 1 49 Text Amendment Deposit 10,743.60 $ 21,962.00 $ 669.84 $ 22,631.84 $ 110.7% 1 Specific Plan
50 New Specific Plan Deposit 53,127.00 $ 1,620.37 $ 54,747.37 $ New 51 Specific Plan Amendment Deposit 20,534.22 $ 32,498.00 $ 991.19 $ 33,489.19 $ 63.1% Subdivision Services
52 Certificate of Compliance Fixed Fee 2,966.53 $ 3,329.00 $ 101.53 $ 3,430.53 $ 15.6% 53 Condominium Conversion Fixed Fee 19,085.79 $ 28,333.00 $ 864.16 $ 29,197.16 $ 53.0% 54 Lot Line Adjustment Fixed Fee 3,879.18 $ 4,052.00 $ 123.59 $ 4,175.59 $ 7.6% 55 S.B. 9 Urban Lot Split Fixed Fee 8,704.00 $ 265.47 $ 8,969.47 $ New 56 Tentative parcel map Fixed Fee 8,182.00 $ 11,257.00 $ 343.34 $ 11,600.34 $ 41.8% 57 Tentative Tract map Fixed Fee 31,811.07 $ 32,534.00 $ 992.29 $ 33,526.29 $ 5.4% 58 Voluntary Merger Fixed Fee 993.62 $ 995.00 $ 30.35 $ 1,025.35 $ 3.2% Trees
59 Tree Committee Recommendation Fixed Fee 136.00 $ 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $ 386.0% 60 Tree Removal Permit Fixed Fee 182.37 $ 661.00 $ N/A 661.00 $ 262.4% Miscellaneous Fees
61 Affordable Housing Incentive Request Fixed Fee 1,553.00 $ 2,503.00 $ 76.34 $ 2,579.34 $ 66.1% 62 Conditional Use Permit (Planning Commission) Fixed Fee 8,155.47 $ 10,609.00 $ 323.57 $ 10,932.57 $ 34.1% 63 Final Inspection Approval Fixed Fee 340.63 $ 330.00 $ 10.07 $ 340.07 $ -0.2% 64 Land Use Documentation Request Fixed Fee 545.12 $ 661.00 $ 20.16 $ 681.16 $ 25.0% 65 Minor Use Permit (Admin) Fixed Fee 3,918.44 $ 3,506.00 $ 106.93 $ 3,612.93 $ -7.8% 66 Modification 25% of filing fee - $ - $
67 Non-profit Special Event Fee Fixed Fee 271.35 $ 200.00 $ 6.10 $ 206.10 $ -24.0% 68 Planning Consultation Per hour 173.00 $ 220.00 $ 6.71 $ 226.71 $ 31.0% 69 Street Abandonment (Right of Way Abandonment) Fixed Fee 17,020.30 $ 14,367.00 $ 438.19 $ 14,805.19 $ -13.0% 70 Time Extension 25% of filing fee - $ - $
71 Variance Fixed Fee 3,739.41 $ 3,894.00 $ 118.77 $ 4,012.77 $ 7.3%

1. Fee will be set on a deposit basis and debited by the amount of staff time and other materials required to provide service or Consultant Fee plus 30% administration fee

2. Prorated on Fiscal Year

3. Separate Fish and Game fees may apply, as set by the State of California

Fee
number Service Name
Current rate
Including IT
Surcharge if
applicable
Recommended
Rate Effective
by 10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total % change Notes
1 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG - Minor $ 618.00 - $ 18.85 $ 636.85 $ New 2 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG Moderate $ 1,106.00 - $ 33.73 $ 1,139.73 $ New 3 Access Board of Appeals - BLDG -Major $ 1,953.00 1,380.42 $ 59.57 $ 2,012.57 $ 45.8% 4 A/C Residential - BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 5 After Hours Call Out (Building) (2 hour min plus per addtl hour) - BLDG $ 778.00 552.42 $ 23.73 $ 801.73 $ 45.1% 6 Air Handler - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 7 Alternative Means and Methods Request (AMMR) $ 519.00 - $ 15.83 $ 534.83 $ New 8 Annual Stormwater Review $ 324.00 - $ 9.88 $ 333.88 $ New 9 Antenna/Tower w/ Equipment Shelter - BLDG $ 1,124.00 814.74 $ 34.28 $ 1,158.28 $ 42.2% 10 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Minor $ 618.00 - $ 18.85 $ 636.85 $ New 11 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Moderate $ 1,106.00 - $ 33.73 $ 1,139.73 $ New 12 Appeal of Building Official Decision - BLDG Major $ 1,953.00 1,380.42 $ 59.57 $ 2,012.57 $ 45.8% 13 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Base Fee $ 539.00 471.62 $ 16.44 $ 555.44 $ 17.8% 14 Awning/Canopy - BLDG - Each Addtl (Up to 10) $ 258.00 - $ 7.87 $ 265.87 $ New 15 Boiler - BLDG $ 303.00 471.62 $ 9.24 $ 312.24 $ -33.8% 16 Building Sewer - BLDG $ 173.00 115.27 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 54.7% 17 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG (up to 500 sq ft) $ 993.00 1,340.23 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ -23.6% 18 Balcony/Porch/Deck - BLDG Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 259.00 - $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ New 19 Cell Tower/Antenna Only - BLDG - Base Fee $ 864.00 1,100.65 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ -19.1% 20 Cell Tower/Antenna - BLDG - add on - Each Addtl (Up to 20) $ 258.00 119.98 $ 7.87 $ 265.87 $ 121.6% 21 Chiller - BLDG $ 173.00 115.27 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 54.7% 22 Code Enforcement Fee $ 519.00 441.25 $ 15.83 $ 534.83 $ 21.2% 23 Commercial Access Upgrade - Site work - BLDG $ 1,253.00 1,459.90 $ 38.22 $ 1,291.22 $ -11.6% 24 Commercial Access Upgrade - Upgrades - BLDG $ 1,382.00 1,168.45 $ 42.15 $ 1,424.15 $ 21.9% 25 Commercial Coach Installation - BLDG $ 2,594.00 1,939.47 $ 79.12 $ 2,673.12 $ 37.8% 26 Construction Tax - BLDG $ 177.00 189.53 $ 5.40 $ 182.40 $ -3.8% 27 Demolition - Interior or Garage/Utility Build - BLDG $ 734.00 552.43 $ 22.39 $ 756.39 $ 36.9% 28 Demolition - Entire Building - BLDG $ 993.00 967.09 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ 5.8% 29 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Base Fee $ 604.00 702.91 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ -11.5% 30 Doors/Windows- Box Structural - Each Addtl $ 87.00 - $ 2.65 $ 89.65 $ New 31 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Base Fee $ 604.00 476.04 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 30.8% 32 Doors/Windows- Box Non-Structural - Each Addtl $ 87.00 - $ 2.65 $ 89.65 $ New 33 Drain Vent Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 173.00 70.95 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 151.3% 34 Dry Rot / Termite Repair - BLDG $ 475.00 287.49 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 70.3% 35 Duct Work Only - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 36 Duplicate Single Family Plan (35% of plan review) $ - New 37 Duplicate Multi Family Plan (35% of plan review) $ - New 38 Electric Car Charging System -BLDG $ 475.00 149.70 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 227.0% 39 Electric Service Upgrade (up to 200 amp) -BLDG $ 324.00 149.70 $ 9.88 $ 333.88 $ 123.0% 40 Evaporative Cooler - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 41 Exhaust Hood - Type I - BLDG $ 669.00 139.11 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ 395.6% 42 Exhaust Hood - Type II - BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 43 Exhaust Hood & Duct - Residential - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 44 Expired permit/application extension fee $ 130.00 - $ 3.97 $ 133.97 $ New 45 Fence or Non-Engineered Wall - BLDG - Base $ 604.00 831.96 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ -25.2% 46 Fire Permit Handling Fee - BLDG $ 195.00 552.42 $ 5.95 $ 200.95 $ -63.6% 47 Fireplace Insert Upgrade -BLDG $ 604.00 398.77 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 56.1% 48 Fireplace Retrofit / Chimney Repair - BLDG $ 993.00 794.87 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ 28.7% 49 Fireplace: Masonry $ 993.00 685.10 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ 49.4% 50 Fixtures, Plumbing - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 51 Flag, Light, or Sign Pole - BLDG $ 864.00 989.61 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ -10.0% 52 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Base (3000 sqft) $ 1,512.00 1,658.62 $ 46.12 $ 1,558.12 $ -6.1% 53 Foundation New/Replace - BLDG - Each addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 195.00 - $ 5.95 $ 200.95 $ New 54 Foundation Repair Only - BLDG - Base $ 864.00 827.99 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ 7.5% 55 Furnace/Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 475.00 149.70 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 227.0% 56 Furnaces - BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 57 Gas System Repair/Replace/Extend - BLDG $ 173.00 65.64 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 171.6% 58 Generator Installation - BLDG $ 604.00 105.99 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 487.3% 59 Graywater Systems - BLDG $ 604.00 184.15 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 238.0% 60 Graywater/Rainwater Harvesting System -BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 61 Grease Trap - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 62 Heat Pump - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 63 Heater - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 64 Heater - Wall - BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 65 Inert Gas Systems $ 1,815.00 1,283.53 $ 55.36 $ 1,870.36 $ 45.7% 66 Insulation/Energy Upgrade -BLDG $ 475.00 144.39 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 239.0% 67 Make-Up Air System - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 68 Minor Code Corrections - BLDG $ 475.00 287.48 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 70.3% 69 Minor Repairs - up to 2 inspections - BLDG $ 604.00 378.88 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 64.3% 70 New/Altered Circuits - Per Circuit - BLDG $ 303.00 - $ 9.24 $ 312.24 $ New 71 New/Altered Circuits - Per Duplex Circuit - BLDG $ 346.00 - $ 10.55 $ 356.55 $ New 72 Paint Booth - BLDG $ 1,512.00 1,243.96 $ 46.12 $ 1,558.12 $ 25.3% 73 Paper Plan Disposal Fee + Disposal Actual Cost $ 41.00 - $ 1.25 $ 42.25 $ New Draft Recommendations
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees

Fee
number Service Name
Current rate
Including IT
Surcharge if
applicable
Recommended
Rate Effective
by 10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total % change Notes
Draft Recommendations
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fixed Fees
74 Partition- BLDG (Per Project) $ 864.00 910.25 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ -2.2% 75 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 1,512.00 1,450.62 $ 46.12 $ 1,558.12 $ 7.4% 76 Patio - Enclosed - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 259.00 - $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ New 77 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 993.00 831.96 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ 23.0% 78 Patio Cover - Open - BLDG - Each Addtl 500 sq ft or portion thereof $ 259.00 - $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ New 79 Permit Issuance - BLDG (Minimum permit fee) $ 433.00 298.07 $ 13.21 $ 446.21 $ 49.7% 80 Permit Reissuance - Hourly $ 171.00 - $ 5.22 $ 176.22 $ New 81 Perspective Design Wall - Base Fee - BLDG - 1-100 ln ft $ 734.00 969.73 $ 22.39 $ 756.39 $ -22.0% 82 Perspective Design Wall - Each addtl ln ft - BLDG $ 1.00 - $ 0.03 $ 1.03 $ New 83 Phased approval - Hourly $ 195.00 - $ 5.95 $ 200.95 $ New 84 Photovoltaic Systems (residential roof mount) $ 604.00 195.86 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 217.8% 85 Photovoltaic Unit Installation - Residential $ 259.00 84.62 $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ 215.4% 86 Pool/Spa Commercial - BLDG $ 1,512.00 1,380.42 $ 46.12 $ 1,558.12 $ 12.9% 87 Preliminary Project Consult/Code Analysis - BLDG (per hour) $ 519.00 275.56 $ 15.83 $ 534.83 $ 94.1% 88 Refrigeration Compressor/Condenser - BLDG $ 389.00 115.27 $ 11.86 $ 400.86 $ 247.8% 89 Re-Roof Residential - BLDG $ 453.00 287.49 $ 13.82 $ 466.82 $ 62.4% 90 Re-roof with Added Ventilation -BLDG $ 389.00 144.39 $ 11.86 $ 400.86 $ 177.6% 91 Residential Photovoltaic System $ 604.00 206.67 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 201.2% 92 Residential Pool/Spa - Site Built - BLDG $ 1,382.00 1,104.86 $ 42.15 $ 1,424.15 $ 28.9% 93 Retaining Wall Engineered each additional linear foot $ 1.56 1.35 $ 0.05 $ 1.61 $ 19.1% 94 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Base Fee (500 sq ft) $ 993.00 1,177.18 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ -13.1% 95 Roof Structure Replacement - BLDG - Each addtl 250 sq ft or portion thereof $ 259.00 - $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ New 96 Seismic Strengthening of URM Bldg $ 303.00 56.85 $ 9.24 $ 312.24 $ 449.2% 97 Shear Wall / Steel Support Column - BLDG $ 1,253.00 1,104.86 $ 38.22 $ 1,291.22 $ 16.9% 98 Site Work- Grading 1-1,000 Cubic Yards $ 1,123.00 951.98 $ 34.25 $ 1,157.25 $ 21.6% 99 Each Additional 1,000 Cubic Yards or portion thereof $ 475.00 272.55 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 79.6% 100 Sign - Monument or free standing - BLDG $ 864.00 737.90 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ 20.7% 101 Sign - Wall - BLDG $ 604.00 424.44 $ 18.42 $ 622.42 $ 46.6% 102 Skylight - Base Fee $ 475.00 373.93 $ 14.49 $ 489.49 $ 30.9% 103 Skylight - Each Addtl $ 64.00 - $ 1.95 $ 65.95 $ New 104 SMIP (Commercial) $ 31.00 33.48 $ 0.95 $ 31.95 $ -4.6% 105 SMIP (Residential) $ 15.00 15.54 $ 0.46 $ 15.46 $ -0.5% 106 Solar/PV System - Commercial -BLDG $ 1,426.00 993.60 $ 43.49 $ 1,469.49 $ 47.9% 107 Solar/ PV System - Multifamily - BLDG $ 1,426.00 967.08 $ 43.49 $ 1,469.49 $ 52.0% 108 Solar Water System Fixtures - BLDG $ 115.00 91.41 $ 3.51 $ 118.51 $ 29.7% 109 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (1 story) $ 993.00 1,243.96 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ -17.7% 110 Stairs - Repair/Replace - BLDG (each additional story) $ 259.00 - $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ New 111 Store Front / Facade Alterations: Minor - BLDG $ 1,512.00 1,243.96 $ 46.12 $ 1,558.12 $ 25.3% 112 Stormwater - Minor Project - BLDG $ 519.00 361.67 $ 15.83 $ 534.83 $ 47.9% 113 Stormwater - Moderate Project - BLDG $ 3,242.00 2,279.95 $ 98.88 $ 3,340.88 $ 46.5% 114 Stormwater - Major Project - BLDG $ 6,743.00 4,835.44 $ 205.66 $ 6,948.66 $ 43.7% 115 Stucco/Siding - BLDG (per building) $ 734.00 524.62 $ 22.39 $ 756.39 $ 44.2% 116 Supplemental Inspection (Building) - BLDG $ 259.00 275.56 $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ -3.1% 117 Supplemental Plan Check (Building) - BLDG $ 259.00 275.56 $ 7.90 $ 266.90 $ -3.1% 118 T-Bar Ceiling - BLDG - Per Project $ 1,253.00 827.99 $ 38.22 $ 1,291.22 $ 55.9% 119 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy $ 1,214.00 1,028.32 $ 37.03 $ 1,251.03 $ 21.7% 120 Temporary Service - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 121 Trash Enclosure - BLDG $ 1,253.00 1,380.42 $ 38.22 $ 1,291.22 $ -6.5% 123 Vapor Recovery - BLDG $ 993.00 691.54 $ 30.29 $ 1,023.29 $ 48.0% 124 Vent Fan (Single Duct) - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 125 Walk-in Box/Refrigerator Coil - BLDG $ 173.00 91.41 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 95.0% 126 Water Heater Replacement Only -BLDG $ 303.00 147.36 $ 9.24 $ 312.24 $ 111.9% 127 Water Pipe Repair/Replace - BLDG $ 173.00 68.89 $ 5.28 $ 178.28 $ 158.8% 128 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Base Fee $ 389.00 241.11 $ 11.86 $ 400.86 $ 66.3% 129 Window Retrofits (non-structural) -BLDG - Each addtl $ 258.00 - $ 7.87 $ 265.87 $ New

Fee
number Construction Type
Current
total fee
Plan Review
fee per
square foot
Inspection
fee per
square foot Total
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) % change Notes
1 Alt/Addition - ADU
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 5.40 6.75 $ 5.40 $ 10.80 $ 0.33 $ 60.0% 2 Alt/Addition - Commercial
per square foot (1500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.11 1.64 $ 1.16 $ 2.27 $ 0.07 $ 38.4% 3 Alt/Addition - Mixed Use or Multi Family
per square foot (2500 sq ft minimum) $ 1.29 6.84 $ 1.43 $ 2.72 $ 0.08 $ -60.2% 4 Alt/Addition Single Family
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 3.80 6.56 $ 3.52 $ 7.32 $ 0.22 $ 11.6% 5 New Accessory Building
per square foot (400 sq ft minimum) $ 2.16 8.04 $ 3.24 $ 5.40 $ 0.16 $ -32.8% 6 New ADU
per square foot (500 sq ft minimum) $ 3.89 5.65 $ 4.32 $ 8.21 $ 0.25 $ 45.3% 7 New Commercial Building
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/50,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.64 2.25 $ 0.72 $ 1.36 $ 0.04 $ -39.6%
8 New Commercial Shell
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 0.56 1.71 $ 0.48 $ 1.04 $ 0.03 $ -39.2%
9 New Mixed-Use
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.30 3.15 $ 1.25 $ 2.55 $ 0.08 $ -19.0%
10 New Multi Family (R2)
per square foot (7,500 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.21 3.20 $ 1.08 $ 2.29 $ 0.07 $ -28.4%
11 New Multi Family (R3)
per square foot (5,000 sq ft minimum/25,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 1.14 4.46 $ 0.96 $ 2.10 $ 0.06 $ -52.9%
12 New Single Family
per square foot (1,000 sq ft minimum/3,000 sq ft
maximum) $ 2.59 4.79 $ 3.05 $ 5.64 $ 0.17 $ 17.7%
Draft Recommendations
City of San Luis Obispo
Building Fees

Fee
number Service Name
Fee
Description
Current rate
Including IT
Surcharge if
applicable
Recommended
Rate Effective
by 10/1/24
IT Surcharge
(if applicable) Total
%
change Notes
Improvement Plan Check
1 15% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $100,000 plus 1.0% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Construction Inspection
2 8.4% of Estimated Construction Costs for the first $500,000 plus 3.3% thereafter % of construction cost estimate 3.05% Certificates of Compliance and Lot Line Adjustments
3 Lot Line Adjustment Map or Agreement Fixed Fee 3,558.61 $ 5,518.00 $ 168.30 $ 5,686.30 $ 59.8% 4 Certificates of Compliance Fixed Fee 889.66 $ 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 55.0% 5 Additional Document Review/Certificates of Correction Fixed Fee 355.87 $ 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 45.4% Encroachment Permits- Concrete Flatwork
6 Curb and Gutter base fee Base Fee 862.30 $ 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 31.0% 7 Curb and Gutter per linear foot Per linear foot 12.48 $ 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ 1.2% 8 Sidewalk base fee Base Fee 774.23 $ 1,096.00 $ 33.43 $ 1,129.43 $ 45.9% 9 Sidewalk plus per linear foot Per linear foot 6.93 $ 7.80 $ 0.24 $ 8.04 $ 16.0% 10 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp base fee Base Fee 1,126.57 $ 1,476.00 $ 45.02 $ 1,521.02 $ 35.0% 11 Driveway Approach/Curb Ramp plus per linear foot Per linear foot 12.11 $ 12.26 $ 0.37 $ 12.63 $ 4.3% Encroachment Permits- Excavation Trenched or Bored
12 Water Service/Recycled Service base fee Base Fee 894.37 $ 864.00 $ 26.35 $ 890.35 $ -0.4% 13 Water Service/Recycled Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 24.18 $ 22.28 $ 0.68 $ 22.96 $ -5.0% 14 Sewer Service base fee Base Fee 716.20 $ 780.00 $ 23.79 $ 803.79 $ 12.2% 15 Sewer Service plus per linear foot Per linear foot 12.11 $ 8.91 $ 0.27 $ 9.18 $ -24.2% 16 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension base fee Base Fee 1,963.31 $ 1,458.00 $ 44.47 $ 1,502.47 $ -23.5% 17 Fire Lateral/Hydrant/Water and Recycled Main Extension plus per linear foot Per linear foot 29.35 $ 29.71 $ 0.91 $ 30.62 $ 4.3% 18 Other/Dry Utilities base fee Base Fee 805.29 $ 1,077.00 $ 32.85 $ 1,109.85 $ 37.8% 19 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Bore) Per linear foot 6.93 $ 7.43 $ 0.23 $ 7.66 $ 10.5% 20 Other/Dry Utilities plus per linear foot (Trench) Per linear foot 12.11 $ 11.88 $ 0.36 $ 12.24 $ 1.1% 21 Monitoring Well Fixed Fee 268.13 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 28.4% 22 Other Minor Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as a rolloff dumpster or storage container) Fixed Fee 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ New
23 Other Moderate Encroachment Permits not Listed (such as staging for work in the rightof-way multiple days) Fixed Fee 268.13 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 28.4% 24 Time Extension for Encroachment Permit Fixed Fee 179.94 $ 167.00 $ 5.09 $ 172.09 $ -4.4% 25 Plan Review for Special Cases Fixed Fee 359.89 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ -4.4% 26 Annual Encroachment Permit for Utility Companies Fixed Fee 11,279.60 $ 20,902.00 $ 637.51 $ 21,539.51 $ 91.0% Final Inspections
Square Footage of Site Disturbance:

Non-Single Family Residential
27 Non-Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 180.50 $ 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 43.3% 28 Non-Single Family Residential 2500-4999 Fixed Fee 180.50 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 90.7% 29 Non-Single Family Residential 5000-14999 Fixed Fee 180.50 $ 418.00 $ 12.75 $ 430.75 $ 138.6% 30 Non-Single Family Residential 15000-21999 Fixed Fee 361.01 $ 502.00 $ 15.31 $ 517.31 $ 43.3% 31 Non-Single Family Residential 22000-43559 (PW 3 Hours) Fixed Fee 541.52 $ 585.00 $ 17.84 $ 602.84 $ 11.3% 32 Non-Single Family Residential 43560+ Fixed Fee 722.03 $ 669.00 $ 20.40 $ 689.40 $ -4.5% Single Family Residential
33 Single Family Residential 0-2499 Fixed Fee 180.51 $ 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 43.3% 34 Single Family Residential 2500+ Fixed Fee 361.01 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ -4.7% Flood Zone Analysis
35 Minor - Verification only Fixed Fee 180.10 $ 334.00 $ 10.19 $ 344.19 $ 91.1% 36 Major - New/Substantial Remodel Analysis/Documentation Fixed Fee 720.40 $ 1,338.00 $ 40.81 $ 1,378.81 $ 91.4% Subdivision Maps
37 Parcel Map - (up to 4 parcels) Fixed Fee 8,209.22 $ 10,416.00 $ 317.69 $ 10,733.69 $ 30.8% 38 Parcel Map - Commercial or Condominium Base Fee 11,888.48 $ 14,095.00 $ 429.90 $ 14,524.90 $ 22.2% 39 Plus per parcel or condominium unit per parcel/unit 62.60 $ 84.00 $ 2.56 $ 86.56 $ 38.3% 40 Tract Map Base Fee 18,027.11 $ 22,593.00 $ 689.09 $ 23,282.09 $ 29.2% 41 Plus per lot or condominium unit per lot/unit 194.44 $ 251.00 $ 7.66 $ 258.66 $ 33.0% Transportation Permit
42 Single Trip Permit Fixed Fee 16.00 $ 16.00 $ N/A 16.00 $ 0.0% 1 43 Annual Permit Fixed Fee 90.00 $ 90.00 $ N/A 90.00 $ 0.0% 1 Traffic Control Plan Review
44 Minor Traffic Control Plan Review (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 229.11 $ 306.00 $ 9.33 $ 315.33 $ 37.6% 45 Moderate Traffic Control Plan Review (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 371.55 $ 859.00 $ 26.20 $ 885.20 $ 138.2% 46 Major Traffic Control Plan Review (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 655.98 $ 2,327.00 $ 70.97 $ 2,397.97 $ 265.6% Traffic Control Plan Inspection
47 Minor - first day (one location, one phase) Fixed Fee 88.15 $ 366.00 $ 11.16 $ 377.16 $ 327.9% 48 Minor each additional day Fixed Fee 88.15 $ 223.00 $ 6.80 $ 229.80 $ 160.7% 49 Moderate - first day (multiple locations, one phase) Fixed Fee 176.28 $ 510.00 $ 15.56 $ 525.56 $ 198.1% 50 Moderate each additional day Fixed Fee 88.15 $ 297.00 $ 9.06 $ 306.06 $ 247.2% 51 Major - first day (one or more locations and multiple phases) Fixed Fee 352.59 $ 1,276.00 $ 38.92 $ 1,314.92 $ 272.9% 52 Major each additional day Fixed Fee 88.15 $ 371.00 $ 11.32 $ 382.32 $ 333.7% (only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple concrete flatwork scopes of work on a single encroachment permit) (only the highest base fee is applied if there are multiple trenched or bored scopes of work on a single encroachment permit) City of San Luis Obispo
Engineering Fees
Draft Recommendations