San Marcos City Council
November 26, 2024

User Fee Study Report
April 2019
User Fee Study
11/26/2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. i Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 1 User Fee Background ............................................................................................... 2 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 2 California User Fee History .......................................................................................................................... 2 Additional Policy Considerations ................................................................................................................. 3 Study Objective ....................................................................................................... 4 Scope of the Study ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Approach and Methodology ........................................................................... 5 Conceptual Approach................................................................................................................................... 5 Fully Burdened Hourly Rates........................................................................................................................ 5 Summary Steps of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 6 Allowable Costs ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Quality Control/Quality Assurance .............................................................................................................. 7 Reasons for cost increases/decreases over current fees............................................................................. 8 City Staff Contributions in Determining Reasonable Costs .......................................................................... 8 San Marcos User Fees .............................................................................................. 9 Cost Recovery............................................................................................................................................... 9 Impact on Demand (Elasticity) ..................................................................................................................... 9 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Development Services - Building ............................................................................. 10 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Development Services - Planning ............................................................................. 11 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Development Services - Engineering ........................................................................ 12 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Fire ...................................................................................................................... 13 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Business License .................................................................................................... 14

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Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix A – Fee Comparisons ...................... ................................................... ....... 15 Appendix B – Allowable Recovery Costs ............. ................................................... ... 18 Appendix C – Fully Burdened Hourly Rates .......... ................................................... .. 19 Appendix D – Building Permit Fee Table ............ ................................................... .... 22 Appendix E – Cost Recovery Analysis ............... ................................................... ..... 23

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Executive Summary
The City of San Marcos engaged Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to determine the full costs incurred by the City to support the various activities for whic h the City charges user fees. Due to the complexit y and the breadth of performing a comprehensive review of fees, Willdan employed a variety of fee methodologies to identify the full costs of individ ual fee and program activities. This report and th e appendices herein identify the full cost of providi ng City services and the recommended level of recov ery as determined through discussion with departmental staff.

A comparative analysis was performed to measure som e common fees against those of surrounding jurisdictions. The analysis indicated that current fees are far below the average assessed by other agencies.

Furthermore, the fees as recommended by this study would be largely in line or below these averages. A ll proposed fees are at or less than the City’s full c ost of providing the service, regardless of the fee charged by surrounding jurisdictions. The sample comparison is included in the appendix of this report.

The recommended fees identified herein are either a t or less than full cost recovery. Subsidizing fee s for certain services can be a strategic tool to encourage certain types of permits to be sought. For instance, by attaining less than full cost recovery on safety-related building permits, the City can encourage compliance with safety standards without placing an excessive financial burden on residents or businesses. Simila rly, ensuring lower fees on other types of permits can b e a tool that is supportive of small businesses, stimulating economic growth. By reducing barriers to entry, the City can attract new businesses and foster a more vibrant local economy.

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User Fee Background
Background
As part of a cost recovery strategy, local governme nts adopt user fees to fund “private benefit” progr ams and services that provide either a limited or no direct benefit to the community as a whole. Most of these user fee services are paid for with General fund mo ney. Fees that allow higher cost recovery reduce t he general tax monies the City must use to subsidize p rivate benefit programs and services. The general t ax revenue is then available to provide other communit y-wide benefits. Unlike most revenue sources, citie s have more control over the levels to which they wish to subsidize user fees or alternately to recover costs.

Fees in California are required to conform to the s tatutory requirements of the California Constitutio n, Proposition 218, and the California Code of Regulations. The Code requires that the City Council adopt fees by either ordinance or resolution, and that any fee s in excess of the estimated total cost of renderin g the related services must be approved by a popular vote of two-thirds of those electors voting because the charge would be considered a tax and not a fee. In this fee study, all proposed fees are equal to or less than the City’s estimated cost of providing the associated service.

California User Fee History
Before Proposition 13, California cities were less concerned with potential subsidies and recovering the cost of their services from individual fee payers. In times of fiscal shortages, cities simply raised property taxes, which funded everything from police and recreation to development-related services. However, this situation changed with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978.

Proposition 13 established the era of revenue limitation in California local government. In subsequent years, the state saw a series of additional limitations to local government revenues. Proposition 4 (1979) defined the difference between a tax and a fee: a fee can b e no greater than the cost of providing the service .

Proposition 218 (1996) further limited the impositi on of taxes for certain classes of fees. As a resul t, cities were required to secure a supermajority vote in ord er to enact or increase taxes. Accordingly, cities have few options for generating new revenues. Compounding this limitation, the State of California took a series of actions in the 1990’s and 2000’s that severely r educed local tax revenues. An example is 2004-05 f or Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds (“ERAF”), which shifts local property tax and vehicle license fee revenues from cities, counties, and special districts to a State-controlled fund.

Other voter initiatives have sought to redefine reg ulatory fees. In 2010, California voters approved Proposition 26, the “Stop Hidden Taxes Initiative”, which is aimed at defining “regulatory fees” as a special tax rather than a fee, thus requiring approval by two-thirds vote of local voters. These regulatory fees are typically intended to mitigate the societal and env ironmental impacts of a business or person’s activi ties.

Proposition 26 contains seven categories of excepti ons. The fees analyzed as part of this study fell under categories one through five consisting of charges for specific benefits, government service, regulatory need, for use of government property, or a fine/penalty. As such, the “private benefit” programs and servic es covered in this study are not subject to Proposition 26, and the City may determine as a policy decision the amount of each fee to be assessed, up to 100% recov ery of the City’s actual costs of rendering the ser vice or program.

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Additional Policy Considerations
The recent trend for municipalities is to update th eir fee schedules to reflect the actual costs of ce rtain public services primarily benefiting a limited numb er of users that provide either a limited or no dir ect benefit to the community as a whole. User Fees reco ver costs associated with the provision of specific services benefiting the private user, thereby reduc ing the General Fund monies needed to subsidize suc h private benefit services. The general tax revenue is then available to provide other community-wide benefits.

In addition to collecting the direct cost of labor and materials associated with processing and administering user services, it is common for local governments t o recover support costs. Support costs are those c osts relating to a local government’s central service de partments that are properly allocable to the local government’s operating departments, such as financi al or human resources support. Central services support cost allocations were incorporated using th e indirect overhead percentages determined through the Cost Allocation Plan. This plan was developed p rior to the User Fee study to determine the burden placed upon central services by the operating depar tments in order to allocate a proportionate share o f central service cost.

As labor effort and costs associated with the provision of services fluctuate over time, a significant element in the development of any fee schedule is that it h as the flexibility to remain current. Therefore, i t is recommended that the City include an inflationary f actor in the resolution adopting the fee schedule t o allow the City Council, by resolution, to annually increase or decrease the fees.

The City may employ many different inflationary factors. Commonly used inflators are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Engineering News Record (ENR) as they are widely well known and accepted. A similar inflator is the implicit price deflator for GDP, which is mu ch like the CPI except that while the CPI is based on the same “basket” of goods and services every year, the price deflators’ “basket” can change year to year. Since the primary factor for the cost of a city’s service s is usually the costs of the personnel involved, t ying an inflationary factor that connects more directly to the personnel costs can be suitable if there is a c lear method, or current practice of obtaining said factor.

Each City should use an inflator that they believe works the best for their specific situation and needs. It is also recommended that the City perform this interna l review annually with a comprehensive review of services and fees performed every three to five years, which would include adding or removing fees for any new or eliminated programs/services.

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Study Objective
The City of San Marcos needs a variety of tools to efficiently manage limited resources and adequately respond to increased service demands. These tools provide assurance that the City has the best information and resources available to make sound decisions, fairly and legitimately set fees, maintain compliance with state law and local policies, and meet the needs of the City administration and its constituency. A User Fee Study is a very cost-effective way to understand th e total cost of services and identify potential fee deficiencies.

The total cost of each service included in this ana lysis is based on the full cost of providing City s ervices, including direct salaries and benefits of City staff, direct departmental costs, and indirect costs from central service support. This study determines the full cost for the City to provide each service; however, each fee is set at the City’s discretion, up to 100% of the total cost, as specified in this report.

The principal goal of the study was to help the Cit y determine the full cost of the services that it p rovides.

In addition, Willdan established a series of additional objectives including:
 Developing a rational basis for setting fees
 Identifying subsidy amount, if applicable, for each fee in the model  Ensuring compliance with State law
 Developing an updatable and comprehensive list of fees  Maintaining accordance with City policies and goals
The study results will help the City better underst and its true costs of providing services and may se rve as a basis for making informed policy decisions regard ing the most appropriate fees, if any, to collect f rom individuals and organizations that require individualized services from the City.

Scope of the Study
The scope of this study encompasses a review and calculation of the user fees charged by the following San Marcos departments and fee groups:
 Development Services - Building
 Development Services - Planning
 Development Services - Engineering
 Fire
 Business Licenses
The study involved the identification of existing a nd potential new fees, fee schedule restructuring, data collection and analysis, orientation and consultati on, quality control, communication and presentation s, and calculation of individual service costs (fees) or program cost recovery levels.

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Project Approach and Methodology
Conceptual Approach
The basic concept of a User Fee Study is to determi ne the “reasonable cost” of each service provided by the City for which it charges a user fee. The full cost of providing a service may not necessarily become the City’s fee, but it serves as the objective basis as to the allowable amount that may be collected. As a policy decision, the City may decide to subsidize one or m ore fees, thereby reducing the fee to an amount les s than the City’s full cost to provide the associated program or service.

The standard fee limitation established in California law for property-related (non-discretionary) fees is the “estimated, reasonable cost” principle. To ensure a dherence with this standard, every component of the fee study process included a thorough review. Budget figures, time estimates, and improvement valuations provided the basis to calculate the full cost of providing each service.

Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
The total cost of each service included in this analysis is primarily based on the Fully Burdened Hourly Rates (FBHRs) for City personnel directly involved in pro viding services. The FBHRs include not only personn el salary and benefits, but also any costs that are re asonably ascribable to personnel. The cost elements included in the calculation of fully burdened rates are:
 Salaries & benefits of personnel
 Operating costs applicable to fee operations
 Departmental support, supervision, and administration overhead  Indirect citywide overhead costs calculated through the Cost Allocation Plan An important factor in determining the fully burden ed rate is in the calculation of productive hours f or personnel. This calculation takes the available workable hours in a year of 2,080 and adjusts this fi gure to account for calculated or anticipated hours’ employ ees are involved in non-billable activities such as paid vacation, sick leave, emergency leave, holidays, an d other considerations. Dividing the full cost by t he number of productive hours provides the FBHR.

The FBHRs are then used in conjunction with time estimates, when appropriate, to calculate the cost of the personnel time that is involved in providing each service.

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Summary Steps of the Study
The methodology to evaluate most User Fee levels is straightforward and simple in concept. The following list provides a summary of the study process steps:

Allowable Costs
This report identifies three types of costs that combine to constitute the fully burdened cost of a service (Appendix C). Costs are defined as direct
labor, including salary and benefits,
departmental overhead costs, and central
services overhead. Departmental and
central service overhead costs constitute
support costs. These cost types are defined
as follows:
 Direct Labor (Personnel Costs): The
costs related to staff salaries for
time spent directly on fee-related
services.
 Departmental Overhead: A
proportional allocation of
departmental overhead costs,
including operation costs such as
supplies and materials that are necessary for the department to function.  Central Services Overhead: These costs, as provided via the City’s Cost Alloca tion Plan, represent services provided by those Central Services Departm ents whose primary function is to support other City departments.

Data Analysis
Department Interviews
Time Estimates
Labor Costs
Cost Allocation
Building Cost Layers
Direct Services
Indirect Services
Department Overhead
City-Wide Overhead
Set Fees
Define the Full Cost of
Services
Set Cost Recovery Policy

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Methodology
The three methods of analysis for calculating fees used in this report are the:

Case Study Method (Standard Unit Cost Build-Up Appr oach): This approach estimates the actual labor, material, and 3 rd party costs associated with providing a unit of service to a single user. This analysis is suitable when City staff time requirements do no t vary dramatically for a service, or for special p rojects where the time and cost requirements are easy to id entify at the project’s outset. Further, the method is effective in instances when a staff member from one department assists on an application, service or permit for another department on an as-needed basis. Costs are estimated based upon interviews with City staf f regarding the time typically spent on tasks, a review of available records, and a time and materials analysis.

Programmatic Approach: In some instances, the underlying data is not available or varies widely, leaving a standard unit cost build-up approach impractical. In addition, market factors and policy concerns (a s opposed to actual costs) tend to influence fee leve ls more than other types of services. Willdan employed a different methodology where appropriate to fit th e programs’ needs and goals. Typical programmatic approach cases are facility use fees, penalties, and instances where a program cost is divided over the user base to obtain a per applicant cost for shared cost services.

Valuation Based Fees: This manner of collection is used when the valuati on of the improvement can be used as a proxy for the staff effort required to co mplete the service. This approach is commonly used for certain User Fees in the Building Division and impr ovement plan review and inspection fees in the Engineering Division. It is generally accepted that as a project’s size scales up, the cost of the pro ject increases, and the amount of effort needed to review and inspect also increases. Valuation-based fees can adjust as project sizes scale. Land cost is not included in the valuation.

Quality Control/Quality Assurance
All study components are interrelated, thus flawed data at any step in the process will cause the ulti mate results to be in question. The elements of our Quality Control process for User Fee calculations include:
 Involvement of knowledgeable City staff
 Clear instructions and guidance to City staff
 Reasonableness tests and validation
 Normalcy/expectation ranges
 Internal and external reviews
 Cross-checking
 Select cross-jurisdiction comparisons

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Reasons for cost increases/decreases over current f ees Appendix E identifies the difference between the full cost of providing each service as calculated through the study and the current fee schedule. Differences between the two can arise from a number of possible factors including:
 Previous fees may have been intentionally subsidized based on policy decisions  Staffing levels and the positions that complete fee and service activity may vary from when the previous costs were calculated
 Personnel and materials costs could have increased at levels that differed from any inflationary factors used to increase fees since the last study
 Costs that this study has identified as part of the full cost of services may not have been accounted for in a previous study
o Departmental overhead and administration costs
o Vehicle and Facility Maintenance support costs
o Indirect overhead from the Cost Allocation Plan
 Changes in processes and procedures within a depart ment, or the City as a whole, may affect the costs to provide a given service
City Staff Contributions in Determining Reasonable
Costs
As part of the study process, Willdan received tremendous support and cooperation from City staff, which contributed and reviewed a variety of components to the study, including:
 Budget and other cost data
 Staffing structures
 Fee and service structures, organization, and descriptions  Direct and indirect work hours (billable/non-billable)  Time estimates to complete work tasks
 Review of draft results and other documentation

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San Marcos User Fees
Cost Recovery
The cost recovery models, by department/division fee type, are presented in detail in Appendix E. Full cost recovery is determined by summing the estimated amount of time each staff classification spends to render a service. Time estimates for each service rendered were predominantly determined by Willdan and City staff through a time and materials survey conducted for each department/division fee included in the study.

The resulting cost recovery amount represents the t otal cost of providing each service. The City’s cur rent fee being charged for each service, if applicable, is provided in this section, as well, for reference.

It is important to note that the time and materials survey used to determine the amount of time each employee spends assisting in the provision of the s ervices listed on the fee schedule is essential in identifying the total cost of providing each servic e. Specifically, in providing services, a number of employees are often involved in various aspects of the process, spending anywhere from a few minutes to several hours on the service.

Impact on Demand (Elasticity)
Economic principles of elasticity suggest that increased costs for services (higher fees) will eventually curtail the demand for the services; whereas lower fees may spark an incentive to utilize the services and encourage certain actions. Either of these conditi ons may be desirable to the City. However, the leve l of the fees that would cause demand changes is largely unknown. The cost-of-service study did not attempt to evaluate the economic or behavioral impacts of h igher or lower fees; nevertheless, the City should consider the potential impacts of these issues when deciding on fee levels.

Summary
If the City’s principal goal of this study was to maximize revenues from user fees, Willdan would recommend setting user fees at 100% of the full cost identifi ed in this study. However, we understand that reve nue enhancement is not the only goal of a cost-of-servi ce study, and fees can be set at other levels to ad dress impact on demand as well as to address City priorities. For example, by not fully recovering costs for safety- related building permits, the City can promote adherence to safety standards without imposing significant financial strain on residents or businesses. Similarly, reducing fees for other permit types can support small businesses, fostering economic growth. By selectively subsidizing certain types of fees, the City can further its policy objectives while preserving some General Fund monies to be used for the benefit of the community as a whole. Accordingly, City staff have reviewed the full costs and identified the recommended cost recovery fee levels for consideration by City Council. The attached appendices exhibit these unit fees.

The preceding sections provide background for each department or division and the results of this study’s analysis of their fees. For the full list of each fee’s analysis, refer to Appendix E of this report.

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Development Services - Building
The Building Division protects the life, property, and welfare of the community by enforcing laws, cod es, and ordinances that regulate all building and parki ng activities in San Marcos. The division oversees plan checks, new construction and housing inspections, and code enforcement activity in accordance with state law.

Analysis
Willdan individually evaluated the services and pro grams associated with the Development Services Department. For flat fees and those that do not utilize a programmatic approach or valuation for Building services, we determined the reasonable cost of each fee using the direct cost of staff and a pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central Services in a standard cost build-up approach.

The analysis found that service fees are currently set below their full costs. Staff is recommending the fees to be adjusted as detailed in Appendix E . As a result, there would be:
 An increase to 93 fees;
 70 fees would remain as currently set;
 32 new fees would be added;
 30 fees, all new residential commercial construction, including tenant improvement would change from a flat charge to a valuation-based fees;
 10 fees would decrease;
 1 fee would change to a direct staff cost from an hourly rate fee;  1 fee would change to a burdened staff rate from a per SF fee, and;  2 fees would change to a flat fee from a direct cost and per amp fee.

For the fees that will convert from flat to valuati on based, the valuation would be used as a proxy fo r measuring the amount of effort needed to provide se rvices on a case-by-case basis. This method is an industry standard widely used by other jurisdictions to evaluate the cost of providing service. It is generally understood that the larger and more complex a proje ct is, the more time and effort that is required to provide the service. Project valuation also follows that trend. A multiplier was determined that would recover a proportional share of the plan check and inspection cost of providing service for each valua tion dollar. The calculation of the multiplier takes th e total cost of providing valuation-based services and divides it over the average annual valuation for the past 5 years. A multiple year average is used to reduce swings in annual activity and to recognize that pro ject revenue received for a project may be needed t o provide that service over multiple years. The analy sis resulted in an average multiplier of .0186 for every project valuation dollar to target full cost recovery. The associated fee is represented in Appendix D in the Building Permit Fee table.

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Development Services - Planning
The Planning Division administers the City’s General Plan and various zoning and environmental regulations to protect existing resources and to ensure the orderly development of the community that will maintain a balance between the quality of life, the environment and economic stability of the City.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services associat ed with the Planning Division fees with City staff to identify any changes needed to the schedule and to evaluate the cost of each service.

The analysis of the Planning services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee was determined the direct cost of staff providing the service plus the pro- rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central Services. Willdan then compared the calculated full cost of each fee against the current fee amount to determine existing recovery rates. The analysis found that most fees are currently set bel ow the full cost of providing services. Staff is recommending the fees to be adjusted as detailed in Appendix E . As a result, there would be:
 An increase for 36 fees;
 A decrease for 7 fees;
 1 new fee would be added, and;
 14 fees would remain as currently set.

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Development Services - Engineering
The Engineering divisions administer and coordinate the Capital Improvement Program, Land Development Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Watershed Management, and Construction Management.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Engineering Division with City staff to identify any changes needed to the schedule and to evaluate the cost of each service.

The analysis of Engineering fees relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using the direct cost of staff involved in provi ding a service plus the pro-rata share of departmental c osts, including indirect costs for City Central Ser vices.

Willdan then compared the calculated full cost of e ach fee against the current fee amount to determine existing recovery rates. The analysis found that cu rrent fee levels include a large degree of General Fund subsidy for most services. Staff is recommending th e fees to be adjusted as detailed in Appendix E . A significant number of fees are proposed to be deleted. In addition:
 26 fees would increase;
 2 fees would decrease;
 17 new fees would be added;
 1 fee would change to Hourly Cost from flat fee;
 1 fee would change to flat fee plus valuation from variable structure;  2 fees would change from a flat fee to a variable structure, and;  9 fees would remain as currently set.

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Fire
The Fire Department provides fire suppression, resc ue, emergency medical services, fire prevention and emergency preparedness services to more than 100,00 0 residents of the 33 square mile San Marcos Fire Protection District (SMFPD). The City of San Marcos comprises 24 square miles of the SMFPD. The Fire Chief exercises operational control over the department under the general direction of the City Manager.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with the Fire Department with City staff to identify any changes needed to the schedule and to evaluate the cost of each service.

The analysis of Fire Services relied primarily upon a standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby th e reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determin ed using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central Services. Willdan then compared the calcul ated full cost against the current fee amount to determine, if charged, whether the current fee is r ecovering the costs associated with the requested service. The analysis found that most flat rate fees are currently set below the full cost of providing services.

The suggested fees in Appendix E were set to limit any fee increase to 25% or the f ull cost (whichever is less) based on the full cost calculation. As a result, there would be:
 an increase to 31 fees;
 10 fees would change to burdened staff rate from flat fee;  15 fees would remain as currently set;
 4 fees would be added;

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Business License
The City of San Marcos requires all businesses with in city limits to have a valid business license. Do ing business in the city, even temporarily, is defined as being located in or entering into the city to co nduct business. This includes businesses based in other cities that enter San Marcos as part of their work, such as contractors and delivery companies.

Analysis
Willdan individually reviewed the services and programs associated with Business License with City staff to identify any changes needed to the schedule and to evaluate the cost of each service.

Eight new fees were added by using the standard unit cost build-up approach, whereby the reasonable cost of each fee occurrence was determined using staff time involved in providing services to recover the direct cost of staff and the pro-rata share of departmental costs, including indirect costs for City Central Services.

Staff is recommending the Business License fees to be set as detailed in Appendix E.

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Appendix A – Fee Comparisons
This appendix is included in the report for information Purposes Only Below is a cross-city fee comparison for a selection of fees. Cities included in the comparison were: Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, and Vista. This co mparison is not an extensive survey of all fees but is meant to compare a select number of common fees as indicators for a broader comparison with surrounding jurisdictions. Comparisons are often us ed as a tool to measure a city’s fees against other s.

Because of the variability that exists between cities, not all variables can be accounted for in a comparison, including important considerations that underlie the basis for how each city sets its fees. Below is a sample of some common variables:
 It is often unknown whether a compared city has done a full cost study, or if city fees are based on historical or other subjective factors;
 Facility use fees are more often set based on policy and market forces;  Subsidy rates of compared cities are often unknown;
 Same-labeled fees of other cities may include different services and therefore differing staff effort;  A same labeled fee may be providing for a different service altogether;  There may be additional charges for a listed servic e that is levied by other departments (the fee seen may not be the full charge for a type of service);  Facilities are not easily comparable one to another;
 Different policy goals and considerations of a city will usually be unknown and will affect the cost recovery levels set by each city;
 The unit base (per hour, team, etc.) used to charge a fee often differs city to city;  Even if all variables above are equal, actual cost inputs will differ between cities. For example:
o Salary and benefits of the employees and positions involved in providing services will vary; o Overhead levels will differ;
o Staff classifications associated with each fee may differ, affecting costs; o Service levels will differ, which may yield different cost structures; o The efficiency of the employees themselves may differ, causing differences in cost or time estimations.

Description
Current
Fee/Charge
Suggested
Fee/Charge Unit
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Fire Prevention
Sprinklers: Multi-family dwelling – 13R System
Plan Review/Inspections/Permit:

Full Plan Review with inspection/permit – Dwellings up to three stories in height. $250.00
$250 + plan review
at full cost
Per floor under
third $944.00* Up to 16 units $0.10
Per sq ft
Plan Check &
Inspection $246.00 $628.00* Up to 5k sq ft $758.00*
Up to 50
sprinklers
Full Plan Review with inspection/permit - Per floor above the third story. $100.00 $102.00
Per floor above
third NA $0.10
Per sq ft
Plan Check &
Inspection NA $628.00* Up to 5k sq ft NA
Sprinklers: Commercial -13 System
Plan Review/Inspections/Permit:

Full Plan Review with inspection/permit– First Floor up to 52,000 sq ft $250.00
$250 + plan review
at full cost
Up to 50
sprinklers $682.00*
Up to 99
sprinklers $0.10
Per sq ft
Plan Check &
Inspection $248.00*
Up to 25k
sq ft $628.00* Up to 5k sq ft $758.00*
Up to 50
sprinklers
Per floor above 1st floor
$100.00 $102.00
Up to 99
sprinklers $682.00*
Up to 99
sprinklers $0.10
Per sq ft
Plan Check &
Inspection $248.00*
Up to 25k
sq ft $628.00* Up to 5k sq ft NA
Administrative Review – Partial New $102.00 per hour NA NA NA NA NA Sprinklers: Single Family Dwelling – 13D System
Plan Review/Inspections/Permit:

Full Plan Review with inspection/permit (Each Dwelling
Unit) - Staff $135.00
$125 + plan review
at full cost Each $271.00 Each $60.00
Tiered by
sq ft $113.00*
Tiered by
sq ft $222.00 $379.00
Fire Alarm Plan Review and permit
Plan Review Residential/Commercial:

Alarm Review, with inspection/Permit: up to 3 floors
$250.00
$250 + plan review
at full cost
Per floor under
third $1,392.00 Each $160.00 $170.00*
Each
(up to 10
devices) $722.00*
Up to 5k sq ft
Plan check &
Review $568.00
Up to 25
devices
Alarm Review and Permit: above 3 stories
$100.00 $125.00 Over 3 stories $1,392.00 Each $160.00 NA NA NA Underground Pipe – Fire Sprinkler and/or Private Fire Hy drant
Permit review, inspection and processing per building
$150.00
$125 + plan review
at full cost
Each building,
plus $50 per
additional
hydrant $831.00
Up to 4
hydrants/
risers NA NA NA $189.00 Per bldg
Development Services- Planning
Conditional Use Permit – MAJOR (CUP) (46 hours)$3,476.00 $7,300.00 each $5,405.00 each $8,121.00 $6,972.97 $5,000.00 Deposit $3,038.81 Each General Plan Amendment (GPA) (12.25 hours) $2,500.00 $6,370.00 each $5,145.00 Deposit $13,000.00 Deposit $5,968.18 + Deposit $10,000.00*Under 10 ac $10,617.25 Each Site Development Plan (SDP) Moderate $2,470.00 $17,600.00 each $5,385.00 Minor
Residential $524.97 $7,000.00* Under 10 ac $3,220.16 Each Specific Plan (SP) $2,860.00 $24,500.00 each $31,180.00 Up to 260 hrs $30,000.00 Deposit $5,968.18 + Deposit $10,000.00 Deposit $10,838.13 Each Tentative Subdivision Map $2,690.00 $14,700.00 each $4,586.00 each $17,595.00*Up to 5 lots $3,970.97 each $8,000.00 Deposit $7,292.45*Up to 15 lots Development Services- Building
Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck - Permit fee 100 sq ft$65.00 $130.00 Each $100.00 each NA $42.60 each $323.21 Each permit $407.86 Each Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck - Plan Check Fee$60.00 $250.00 Each NA NA Permit fee X
65% $138.73
Each plan
check N/A
ADU- City standard up to 1000 SF - Permit fee New $2,584.00 Each $1,013.00 NA $1,131.70 $2,522.34 each check +
inspection
Valuation
based
Single family Residence (valuation) 5,000 sq ft, Type V-Wood Frame
$1,224 plan
check + permit $11,075.24
est. based on
valuation $3,188.00 NA $3,936.14
$2290.05+.428
per sq ft
Valuation
based each
New commercial building (valuation) 10,000 sq ft Public Building Type III-B $5,000.00 $18,856.43
est. based on
valuation $4,350.00 NA $6,747.54 $13,305.60
Plan check &
Inspection
City of VistaCity of San Marcos City of Carlsbad City of Encinitas City of Escondido City of Oceanside * Indicates fee in which base level charge was used. For indicated fees, additional charges may apply for additional square footage (sq ft), additional reviews, additional inspections, etc where applicable.

Description
Current
Fee/Charge
Suggested
Fee/Charge Unit
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Current
Fee/Charge Units
Commercial TI (valuation) 5,000 sq ft $5,750.00 $12,264.69 est. based on
valuation $1,631.00 NA $1,612.17
$2521.05+.056
per sq ft
Valuation
based each
Single Family Residence - 2,500 VB $679.00 $6,781.22 $1,780.00 NA $2,196.01 $3,869.30 $3,487.12 Business - 6,000 VA $3,000.00 $12,938.95 $2,733.00 NA $3,742.65 $11,730.85 $9,227.56 F-1 - 12,000 (Factory and Industrial, moderate hazard) IIIB$4,200.00 $14,749.04 $4,430.00 NA $4,157.22 $13,573.60 $11,323.11 A-2 - 11,000 (assembly) IV $5,500.00 $22,559.58 $4,390.00 NA $6,953.80 $13,439.60 $17,017.00 E - 15,000 (educational) IV $7,500.00 $29,185.54 $4,550.00 NA $7,388.80 $13,975.60 $22,535.02 Development Services- Engineering
Grading Inspection - 400 cubic yards $190.00
25% of engineering
review earthwork
fee calculated at
$385 CY $1,699.00 CY $4,800.00 By sheets (3) $2,250.00 Deposit $5,085.00 Valuation $3,744.74 By sheets Grading Inspection - 15,000 cubic yards $639.00
25% of engineering
review earthwork
fee calculated at
$638 CY $4,948.28 CY $19,200.00By sheets (12) $9,504.00 Deposit $7,202.00 Valuation $22,635.99 By sheets Grading Inspection - 151,000 cubic yards $1,786.00
25% of engineering
review earthwork
fee calculated at
$3,018 CY $9,592.30 CY $40,000.00By sheets (25) $54,810.00 Deposit $11,429.00 Valuation $37,725.64 By sheets Construction Improvement - $54,000 $1,830.00 $3,080.00 $4,143.20 $5,610.00 By sheets (3) $2,250.00 Deposit $1,829.00 + $2,500
Deposit $3,963.05 By sheets
Construction Improvement - $432,000 $8,105.00 $8,105.00 $10,932.14 $22,440.00By sheets (12) $9,504.00 Deposit $2,271.00 + $5,000
Deposit $7,133.09 By sheets
Construction Improvement - $3,045,000 $47,300.00 $47,300.00 $56,993.27 $46,750.00By sheets (25) $54,810.00 Deposit $3,598.00 + $10,000
Deposit $14,266.17 By sheets
Business License
Business License, 10 employees $30 (tax only)
$30 (tax) + $154
(fee) Each
$25 + percentage
of gross receipts
(tax) Each $35 (fee) Each
$35 (fee) +
Percentage of gross
receipts (tax) $150 (fee) Each
Percentage of
gross receipts Each
In-Home Business >5 employees $20 (tax only) $20 (tax) + $60 (fee) Each $25 + percentage of
gross receipts (tax) Each $35 (fee) Each
$35 (fee) +
Percentage of gross
receipts (tax) $50 (fee) Each $173.14 (fee) Each
Out of city businesses $40 (tax only) $40 (tax) + $16 (fee) Each $25 + percentage of
gross receipts (tax) Each $35 (fee) Each
$35 (fee) +
Percentage of gross
receipts (tax) $50 (fee) Each
Percentage of
gross receipts Each
Business license renewal, 10 employees $30 (tax only) $30 (tax) + $16 (fee) Each $25 + percentage of
gross receipts (tax) Each $20 (fee) Each
$35 (fee) +
Percentage of gross
receipts (tax)
$150 (fee) + .50
per $1000 gross
receipts (tax) Each
Percentage of
gross receipts Each
* Indicates fee in which base level charge was used. For indicated fees, additional charges may apply for additional square footage (sq ft), additional reviews, additional inspections, etc where applicable.

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Appendix B – Allowable Recovery Costs
Below are the total allowable costs that may be recovered through User Fees; however, only a percentage of the total cost is realized as staff doesn’t just work on services related to User Fees, but also works on an array of other City functions. The amounts listed below will not reconcile to City budgets, as costs that should not be included in overhead for personnel in the application of determining fully burdened hour ly rates were excluded. Examples of these costs are c apital, debt, monetary transfers, passthrough contract costs, and any other costs that is charged directly to the service requestor.

Department
Total Personnel
Costs
Department
Operations &
Administration
Departmental
Overhead %
Central
Services
Overhead %
Development Services/Administration 1,198,055 296,414 25% 72% Development Services/Building 855,582 636,047 74% 72% Development Services/Engineering 2,124,690 261,327 12% 72% Development Services/Planning 1,283,357 201,553 16% 72% Development Services/Watershed Program Management 413,009 510,393 124% 72% Development Services 5,874,693 1,905,734 32% 72% Parks and Recreation 3,225,815 878,422 27% 66% Fire 17,201,769 2,812,635 16% 39%
Public Works/Parks and Landscape 1,559,476 1,568,746 101% 56% Administration 7,940,019 2,662,101 34% 0% City Clerk 694,768 470,722 68% 0%

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Appendix C – Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
Below are fully burdened hourly rates of staff positions that provide for the services detailed in Appendix E. The FBHRs were used to determine the full cost of providing each service. They include the salary and benefit costs for each position as well as all appl icable overhead amounts. For positions in central service departments, such as the City Clerk and Finance, on ly the salary and benefit rates are shown since the overhead of central service departments is recovere d through the cost allocation plan. When a central service department position works on a fee or proje ct in the purview of an operating department, the overhead rates of the operating department (shown in Appendix B) will be applied to that central service positions’ salary and benefit rate for full cost recovery. Blended rates are an average of the fully burdened hourly rate of positions in each listed Department or Division. They can be used in cases where a service or process may be provided by different positions or a combination of variable positions. For any user fe e service request that is outside the scope of the fees detailed in Appendix E, or for services for which there is no fee currently set, the City can charge up to the full cost of the FBHR for personnel involved.

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City of San Marcos - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Position
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
Blended Rates
100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES $268.05
100: FIRE $193.94
100: PUBLIC WORKS $281.93
100: ADMINISTRATION Admin - City Manager $379.55
100: CITY CLERK Clerk - City Clerk $271.27
100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Assistant Engineer $213.60 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Assistant Planner $190.10 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Associate Civil Engineer $287.88 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Associate Planner $213.60 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Building Official $348.34 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Code Compliance Officer $190.10 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Code Compliance Supervisor $213.60 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Construction Manager $316.67 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Development Services Director / City Engineer $481.60 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Engineering Inspector $201.51 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Engineering Technician I $179.34 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Management Analyst $213.60 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Office Specialist $134.01 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Permit Technician $169.19 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Planning Director $393.13 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Principal Civil Engineer $348.34 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Principal Planner $316.67 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Program Manager $287.88
100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Senior Building Inspector $228.55 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Senior Management Analyst $244.55 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Senior Planner $264.11
100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Senior Civil Engineer $316.67 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Senior Office Specialist $159.61 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Watershed Program Manager $485.99 100: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DS - Watershed Program Technician $302.75 100: FINANCE Fin - Business License Officer $131.40
100: FINANCE Fin - Office Specialist $92.63

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City of San Marcos - User Fee
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate Calculation
Department Position
Fully Burdened
Hourly Rate
100: FIRE Fire - Deputy Fire Marshal $204.65
100: FIRE Fire - Emergency Manager $204.65
100: FIRE Fire - Emergency Medical Technician $106.75
100: FIRE Fire - Ems Coordinator $187.75
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Battalion Chief $254.99
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Captain $200.82
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Chief $352.53
100: FIRE Fire - Fire DIVision Chief $287.77
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Engineer $173.80
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Inspector $143.25
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Marshal $254.99
100: FIRE Fire - Fire Prevention Technician $107.04
100: FIRE Fire - Firefighter/Paramedic $161.03
100: FIRE Fire - Office Specialist $95.27
100: FIRE Fire - Senior Management Analyst $173.84
100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Facilities Maintenance Worker I $207.21 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Landscape Inspection Supervisor $314.51 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Landscape Inspector $246.80
100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Park Maintenance Supervisor $314.51 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Park Maintenance Worker I $207.21 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Park Maintenance Worker II $232.83 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Parks Maintenance Lead Worker $252.97 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Public Works Manager $479.36
100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Senior Office Specialist $219.65 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Street Maintenance Lead Worker $246.80 100: PUBLIC WORKS PW - Street Maintenance Supervisor $314.51

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Appendix D – Building Permit Fee Table

Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Suggested Base
Rate
Suggested
Plus $$ For every
1 9,000 264.72
9,001 50,000 292.10 26.80 1,000
50,001 100,000 1,390.97 18.55 1,000
100,001 250,000 2,318.28 15.46 1,000
250,001 500,000 4,636.56 12.98 1,000
500,001 1,000,000 7,882.15 8.35 1,000
1,000,001 + 12,055.05 6.38 1,000
Building Permit Table
Current (All New Construction)

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Appendix E – Cost Recovery Analysis
The following tables provide the results of the ana lysis, resulting full cost recovery amount, and recommended fees. For fees, services, and penaltie s in which the full cost, existing fee, and/or sugg ested fee is listed as “NA”, the amount or percentage was not calculable based on cost data or variable fee structure. This is most common when either the cur rent or the suggested fee includes a variable component that is not comparable on a one-to-one basis, a full cost was not calculated (for penalties, fines, market-based fees, or items not included in the stu dy), or when there is not a current fee amount to compare against.

The full cost amount includes staff time for all ap plicable fees. In some instances, consultants may b e used to provide the services covered in the study in lie u of City Staff. In such cases, the City can charge the full consultant cost plus an overhead cost for administr ation, coordination, and review of the consultant w ork products, currently set to not exceed 25% of consul tant costs for administrative review by City Staff.

All services and fees analyzed as part of this study fall under one or multiple categories one through five of the exemptions defined in Proposition 26. As such a cost analysis was performed to calculate the estimated reasonable full cost of each service, and suggested fees are recommended at or below those amounts.

Estimated reasonable full costs were calculated bas ed on City expenditures and time estimates.

To provide a thorough list of all fees and services , the schedule of fees also includes items that wer e not part of the scope of this study. Examples of such items often are utility rates, taxes, in-lieu fees, and developer impact fees.

[Fee schedule on separate PDF attachment]
Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ Administrative Fees
City Attorney Review 150.00 hr $255.00 City Attorney burdened rate hr NA
Fee for Conducting Unpermitted Work 100% of permit Each NA 100% of permit Each NA Research Time by Written Request Based on Cost Hourly NA Based on Cost Hourly NA Segregation of Assessment District (CFD) plus $15 per lot 800.00 lot $800.11 $800.11 lot $0 Special Services provided by Department Staff Hourly staff rate hour NA Hourly staff rate hour NA Refund of Fees Fee less City expenses
and Costs total NA Fee less City expenses
and Costs total NA
Building Division Fees
Antennas
Antennas Plan Check Fee (Staff) 100.00 each $1,309.51 $390.00 each $290 Antennas Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Antennas Permit Fee 150.00 each $439.38 $130.00 each -$20 Automatic Teller Machine
Automatic Teller Machine Plan Check Fee (Staff) 175.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each -$25 Automatic Teller Machine Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Automatic Teller Machine Permit Fee 150.00 each $174.66 $85.00 each -$65 Awning and Canopies
Awning and Canopies - Residential
Awning and Canopies - Residential Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $484.21 $145.00 each $145 Awning and Canopies - Residential Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA
Awning and Canopies - Residential Permit Fee 50.00 each $264.72 $75.00 each $25 Awning and Canopies - Commercial
Awning and Canopies - Commercial Plan Check Fee (Staff) 65.00 each $718.50 $350.00 each $285 Awning and Canopies - Commercial Plan Check Fee (third
party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA
Awning and Canopies - Commercial Permit Fee 100.00 each $439.38 $220.00 each $120 Balcony
Balcony Plan Check Fee (Staff) 50.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each $100 Balcony Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Balcony Permit Fee 75.00 each $354.79 $175.00 each $100 Close or Open Wall
Close or Open Wall Plan Check Fee (Staff) 50.00 each $739.20 $365.00 each $315 Close or Open Wall Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Close or Open Wall Permit Fee 75.00 each $307.02 $155.00 each $80 Fireplaces
Fireplaces Plan Check Fee (Staff) 30.00 each $611.70 $185.00 each $155 Fireplaces Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Fireplaces Permit Fee 50.00 each $354.79 $105.00 each $55 Flagpoles
Flagpoles over 35 feet Plan Check Fee (Staff) 65.00 each $295.50 $220.00 each $155 Flagpoles over 35 feet Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Flagpoles over 35 feet Permit Fee 65.00 each $264.72 $200.00 each $135 Greenhouses
Greenhouses Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.08 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Greenhouses Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost SF NA Direct Staff Cost SF NA Greenhouses Permit Fee 0.06 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Paint Spray Booth
Paint Spray Booth Plan Check Fee (Staff) 9.00 each $1,478.39 $735.00 each $726 Paint Spray Booth Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Paint Spray Booth Permit Fee 40.00 each $439.38 $220.00 each $180 Propane Tank
Propane Tank Plan Check Fee (Staff) 30.00 each $739.20 $220.00 each $190 Propane Tank Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ Permit Fee 40.00 each $264.72 $80.00 each $40
Relocate Building
Relocate Building Plan Check Fee (Staff) Same as new building each NA Same as new building each NA Relocate Building Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Relocate Building Permit Fee Same as new building each NA Same as new building each NA Re-roofing
Re-roofing - Residential overlay
Re-roofing - Residential overlay Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $84.59 $42.00 each $42 Re-roofing - Residential overlay Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA
Re-roofing - Residential overlay Permit Fee 75.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each -$25 Re-roofing - Residential overlay with Sheathing
Re-roofing - Residential overlay with Sheathing Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 25.00 each $84.59 $40.00 each $15
Re-roofing - Residential overlay with Sheathing Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Re-roofing - Residential overlay with Sheathing Permit Fee 100.00 each $264.72 $132.00 each $32
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay to 150 squares
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay to 150 squares Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $84.59 $40.00 each $40
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay to 150 squares Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay to 150 squares Permit
Fee 150.00 each $180.13 $130.00 each -$20
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay over 150 squares
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay over 150 squares Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $84.59 $84.00 each $84
Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay over 150 squares Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Re-Roofing - Commercial overlay over 150 squares
Permit Fee 200.00 each $397.08 $395.00 each $195
Residing
Residing Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $84.59 $25.00 each $25 Residing Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each $0.00 $1,300.00 each NA Residing Permit Fee 80.00 each $264.72 $80.00 each $0
Re-stucco
Re-stucco Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.00 each $84.59 $25.00 each $25 Re-stucco Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Re-stucco Permit Fee 80.00 each $264.72 $80.00 each $0
Signs
Signs - Reface or Repaint
Signs - Reface or Repaint Plan Check Fee (Staff) 30.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each $120 Signs - Reface or Repaint Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Signs - Reface or Repaint Permit Fee 30.00 each $174.66 $85.00 each $55 Signs - Non-illuminated
Signs - Non-illuminated Plan Check Fee (Staff) 30.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each $120 Signs - Non-illuminated Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Signs - Non-illuminated Permit Fee 30.00 each $174.66 $85.00 each $55 Signs - Illuminated
Signs - Illuminated Plan Check Fee (Staff) 30.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each $120 Signs - Illuminated Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Signs - Illuminated Permit Fee 35.00 each $174.66 $85.00 each $50 Signs - Monument and Pole
Signs - Monument and Pole Plan Check Fee (Staff) 60.00 each $295.50 $150.00 each $90 Signs - Monument and Pole Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Signs - Monument and Pole Permit Fee 50.00 each $264.72 $130.00 each $80 Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ Solar
Residential Solar System on Roof Plan Check Fee (Staff) 40.00 each $188.71 $55.00 each $15 Residential Solar System on Roof Plan Check Fee (third
party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA
Residential Solar System on Roof Permit Fee 65.00 each $264.72 $65.00 each $0 Carport w/ Solar
Carport with Solar Plan Check Fee- Staff New Each $1,896.32 $950.00 Each NA Carport with Solar Plan Check Fee- Third Party New Each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Carport with Solar Permit Fee New Each $884.23 $440.00 each NA Commercial Solar System On Roof Plan Check Fee- Staff New Each $800.41 $600.00 Each NA Commercial Solar System On Roof Plan Check Fee- Third Party New Each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Commercial Solar System On Roof Permit Fee New Each $349.32 $260.00 each NA Special Pile Foundation
Special Pile Foundation Plan Check Fee (Staff) 75.00 each $672.92 $470.00 each $395 Special Pile Foundation Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Special Pile Foundation Permit Fee 100.00 each $307.02 $215.00 each $115 Storage Racks
Storage Racks Plan Check Fee (Staff) 50.00 each $632.40 $190.00 each $140 Storage Racks Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Storage Racks Permit Fee 65.00 each $307.02 $90.00 each $25 Underground Fuel Tanks
Underground Fuel Tanks Plan Check Fee (Staff) 60.00 each $1,162.19 $1,100.00 each $1,040 Underground Fuel Tanks Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Underground Fuel Tanks Permit Fee 160.00 each $487.15 $450.00 each $290 Apartments, Condominiums, Duplex, Townhouse
Apartments, Condominiums, Duplex, Townhouse Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 90.00 per unit NA Valuation Based per unit NA Apartments, Condominiums, Duplex, Townhouse Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost per unit NA Direct Staff Cost per unit NA Apartments, Condominiums, Duplex, Townhouse Permit
Fee 180.00 per unit NA Valuation Based per unit NA
Care for the Elderly
Care for the Elderly Plan Check Fee (Staff) 90.00 per unit NA Valuation Based per unit NA Care for the Elderly Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost per unit NA Direct Staff Cost per unit NA Care for the Elderly Permit Fee 220.00 per unit NA Valuation Based per unit NA Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck
Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck Plan Check Fee
(Staff) 60.00 each $845.99 $250.00 each $190
Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck Plan Check Fee
(third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Carports, Patios, Sheds, Barns, Deck Permit Fee 65.00 each $444.85 $130.00 each $65 Commercial and Industrial
Commercial and Industrial
Commercial and Industrial Plan Check Fee (Staff) 1,310.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Commercial and Industrial - Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Commercial and Industrial - Permit Fee 0.00 sf NA Valuation Based sf NA Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Plan Check Fee (Staff) 270.00 per unit NA Valuation Based per unit NA Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Plan Check Fee (third
party) Direct cost per unit NA Direct Staff Cost per unit NA Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Permit Fee 540.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ (ADU) Accessory dwelling unit- City standard
ADU- City Standard up to 500 SF
ADU- up to 500 SF Plan check fee (Staff) NEW Each $1,166.08 $1,166.08 Each NA ADU- up to 500 SF Permit fee NEW Each $2,584.24 $2,584.24 Each NA ADU- City Standard up to 749 SF
ADU- up to 749 SF Plan check fee (Staff) NEW Each $1,166.08 $1,166.08 Each NA ADU- up to 749 SF permit fee NEW Each $2,584.24 $2,584.24 Each NA ADU- City standard up to 1000 SF
ADU- up to 1000 SF plan check fee (Staff) NEW Each $1,166.08 $1,166.08 Each NA ADU- up to 1000 SF permit fee NEW Each $2,584.24 $2,584.24 Each NA Hospital and Medical Offices
Hospital and Medical Offices Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.08 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Hospital and Medical Offices Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Hospital and Medical Offices Permit Fee 0.20 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Hotels and Motels
Hotels and Motels Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.06 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Hotels and Motels Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Hotels and Motels Permit Fee 0.05 Sf NA Valuation Based Sf NA Mall and Factory Outlet
Mall and Factory Outlet Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.05 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Mall and Factory Outlet Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Mall and Factory Outlet Permit Fee 0.08 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Manufactured Home on Residential Lot
Manufactured Home on Residential Lot Plan Check Fee
(Staff) 90.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA
Manufactured Home on Residential Lot Plan Check Fee
(third party) Direct cost each NA Direct Staff Cost each NA Manufactured Home on Residential Lot Permit Fee 550.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Mobile Homes
Mobile Home Permit Issuance 20.00 each $174.66 $77.00 each $57 Mobile Homes Alter, Repair, or Add gas Line outside 77.00 each $174.66 $77.00 each $0 Mobile Homes Awning-Patio 50.00 each $363.36 $110.00 each $60 Mobile Homes Cabana (Room Addition) 115.00 each $822.26 $250.00 each $135 Mobile Homes Carport 50.00 each $363.36 $110.00 each $60 Mobile Homes Carport Alteration 50.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $0 Mobile Homes Earthquake Bracing System 203.00 each $363.36 $203.00 each $0 Mobile Homes Retrofit Permanent Foundation New each $363.36 $203.00 each NA Mobile Homes Enclose Awning 50.00 each $543.49 $160.00 each $110 Mobile Homes Porch or Deck 50.00 each $453.43 $130.00 each $80 Mobile Homes Ramp, Stairs 50.00 each $453.43 $130.00 each $80 Mobile Homes Alter Electrical Outside 35.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $15 Mobile Homes replace Piers, Pads or Jacks 120.00 each $363.36 $110.00 each -$10 Mobile Homes Service Upgrade-Electrical 35.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $15 New Mobile Homes Set-Down 120.00 each $543.49 $160.00 each $40 Mobile Homes Sewer Line 77.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each -$27 Mobile Homes Water Line; New, Alter or Repair Outside 77.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each -$27 Mobile Homes Gas Line; New, Alter or Repair Outside 77.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each -$27 Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ Residential Additions, Garages, Workshops, Pool House
Residential Additions, Garages, Workshops, Pool House
Residential Additions, Garages, Workshops, Pool House - Plan Check Fee (Staff) 75.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Residential Additions, Garages, Workshops, Pool House - Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Valuation Based each NA Residential Additions, Garages, Workshops, Pool House - Permit Fee 100.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA
Single Family Dwelling (Custom and Model Homes)
Single Family Dwelling (Custom and Model Homes)
Single Family Dwelling (Custom and Model Homes)- Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 545.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Single Family Dwelling (Custom and Model Homes)- Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Valuation Based each NA Single Family Dwelling (Custom and Model Homes)-
Permit Fee 679.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA
Single Family Dwelling (Repetitive Tract Homes)
Single Family Dwelling (Repetitive Tract Homes)
Single Family Dwelling (Repetitive Tract Homes)-Plan
Check Fee (Staff) 90.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA Single Family Dwelling (Repetitive Tract Homes)-Plan
Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Valuation Based each NA Single Family Dwelling (Repetitive Tract Homes Permit
Fee 613.00 each NA Valuation Based each NA
Tenant Improvements
Tenant Improvements
Tenant Improvements -Plan Check Fee (Staff) 0.10 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Tenant Improvements - Plan Check Fee (third party) Direct cost each NA Valuation Based each NA Tenant Improvements - Permit Fee 0.15 SF NA Valuation Based SF NA Electrical Code Fees
Electrical - Permit Issuance 25.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $25 Electrical - Alteration or Addition of Circuits 9.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $41 Electrical - Plan Review of Electrical Drawings and Load Calculations 75.00 per hour $462.01 $75.00 per hour $0
Electrical - New Service Single Phase 0.15 per amp amp $180.13 $150.00 flat fee NA Electrical - New Service Three Phase 0.00 Each $360.26 $250.00 flat fee $250 Electrical - Temporary Power 35.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $15 Energy Stoarge System (ESS) New Each $363.36 $50.00 Each NA Electrical Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) New Each $363.36 $50.00 Each NA Subpanel New Up to 100 amp $363.36 $50.00 Up to 100 amp NA Electrical Code- Plan Review of Electrical Drawings (Third Party) Direct Costs each Varies Direct Costs each NA
Plumbing Code Fees
Plumbing - Permit Issuance 25.00 each $84.59 $25.00 each $0 Plumbing - Each Plumbing Fixture 10.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $40 Plumbing - Each Sewer 20.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $30 Plumbing - Industrial Waste Interceptor 40.00 each $216.96 $110.00 each $70 Plumbing - Lawn Irrigation System 15.00 per vacuum breaker $174.66 $50.00 per vacuum breaker $35 Plumbing - New Water Heater or Replacement 10.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $40 Plumbing - New or Repair Water System 40.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $10 Plumbing - New or Repair Drain Waste & Vent System 40.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $10 Plumbing - New or Repair Gas System 40.00 each $264.72 $80.00 each $40 Water Softener New Each $174.66 $150.00 Each NA
Whole House Repipe New Each $264.72 $130.00 Each NA
Plumbing - Plan Review of Plumbing Drawings (Staff) 75.00 per hour $405.66 $120.00 flat $45 Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ Plumbing - Plan Review of Plumbing Drawings (third
party) Direct cost each $405.66 Direct Staff Cost each NA Mechanical Code Fees
Mechanical Code- Permit Issuance 25.00 each $84.59 $25.00 each $0 Mechanical - Air Handler or Makeup Air System 30.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $20 Mechanical - Appliance or Heating Equipment Not Listed 30.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $20 Mechanical - Chemical Exhaust Hood 30.00 each $174.66 $130.00 each $100 Mechanical - Evaporative Cooler 30.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $20 Mechanical - Exhaust Hood, Fan 15.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $35 Mechanical - Extended Ductwork each unit 5.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $45 Mechanical - Install Boiler or compressor 40.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $10 Mechanical - New or Replacement Forced Air Unit 30.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $20 Mechanical - New or Replacement Heat Pump 30.00 each $174.66 $50.00 each $20 Mechanical - Plan Review of Mechanical Drawings (Staff) 75.00 per hour $363.36 $0.25 sq ft -$75 Mechanice Code: Mini-Split New Each $174.66 $50.00 Each NA Mechanical - Plan Review of Mechanical Drawings (Third
party) Direct Cost per hour $363.36 Direct Staff Cost per hour NA Demolition Permit
Demolition Permit Plan Check Fee NEW each $174.66 $174.00 each NA Demolition Permit Permit Fee 25.00 each $84.59 $85.00 each $60 Building Code
Building Code- Certificate of Occupacnty 40.00 Each $90.06 $40.00 per hour $0 Building Code- Permit Issuance 25.00 Each $84.59 $50.00 each $25 Other Services
Additional Inspection 75.00 per hour $180.13 $180.00 per hour $105 Assignment of Addresses 10.00 each $174.17 $170.00 each $160 Business License Inspection: Certificate of Occupancy New Each $724.17 $724.00 Each NA Code Compliance 100.00 each $280.13 $100.00 each $0
Duplicate Permit Card 10.00 each $42.30 $40.00 each $30 Fire Mitigation Fee 0.03 SF $161.69 At burdened staff rate Each NA Fences over 7 Ft (Staff Review) New Each $264.72 $130.00 Each NA Fences over 7 Ft (Third Party) Direct cost Each NA Direct Staff Cost Each NA Health and Safety Inspection Fee 60.00 Per hour $899.32 $75.00 Per hour $15 Overtime Inspection 125.00 per hour NA Direct Staff Cost per hour NA Record Management Each Permit 12.00 per permit $12.00 $12.00 per permit $0 Re-Inspection Fee per Unit 60.00 Per Unit $132.36 $130.00 Per Unit $70 Window/Door Replacement Retrofit New Each $174.66 $50.00 Each NA Window/Door Replcement New Construction New Each $264.72 $130.00 Each NA Strong Motion Instrument Tax (Plan Check Fee)
Strong Motion Instrument Tax (Plan Check Fee) - Residential (3 stories or less)
$0.10 per $1,000
valuation valuation NA $0.10 per $1,000
valuation valuation NA
Strong Motion Instrument Tax (Plan Check Fee) - Nonresidential $0.21 per $1,000 valuation valuation NA $0.21 per $1,000
valuation valuation NA
Above ground Pools & Spas
Above ground Pools/ Spas Plan check fee (Staff) 125.00 Each $380.10 $190.00 Each $65 Above ground Pools/ Spas Plan check fee (Third party) direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA Above ground Pools/ Spas Permit fee 225.00 Each $624.98 $624.00 Each $399 Development Services
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Unit Fee Δ In Ground Pools/ Spas Replacement fee
In Ground Pools/ Spas Plan check fee (Staff) 125.00 Each $287.88 $190.00 Each $65 In Ground Pools/ Spas Plan Check fee (Third party) Direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA In Ground Pools/ Spas Permit fee 225.00 Each $624.98 $624.00 Each $399 Retaining Walls up to 100 Feet
Retaining Walls up to 100 Feet Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 Each $856.69 $430.00 Each $380 Retaining Walls up to 100 Feet Plan Review (Third Party) direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA Retaining Walls up to 100 Feet Permit Fee 95.00 Each $402.55 $200.00 Each $105 Retaining Walls up to 200 Feet
Retaining Walls up to 200 Feet Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 Each $856.69 $640.00 Each $590 Retaining Walls up to 200 Feet Plan Review (Third Party) direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA Retaining Walls up to 200 Feet Permit Fee 95.00 Each $492.62 $370.00 Each $275 Telecom Facility (per each location)
New Macro Wireless Facility Plan Check Fee- Staff NEW Each $2,978.02 $2,975.00 Each NA New Macro Wireless Facility Plan Check Fee- Third Party direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA New Macro Wireless Facility Permit Fee NEW Each $709.57 $700.00 Each NA Alteration of a Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Staff NEW Each $1,361.05 $1,350.00 Each NA Alteration of a Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Third Party Direct costs Each NA Direct Cost Each NA Alteration of a Cell Site Permit Fee NEW Each $349.32 $345.00 Each NA New Small Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Staff NEW Each $763.46 $370.00 Each NA New Small Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Third Party Direct Costs Each $0.00 Direct Cost Each NA New Small Cell Site Permit Fee NEW Each $529.45 $0.00 Each NA Decomission of A Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Staff NEW Each $897.53 $640.00 Each NA Decomission of A Cell Site Plan Check Fee- Third Party direct cost Each NA Direct Cost Each NA Decomission of A Cell Site Permit Fee NEW Each $349.32 $370.00 Each NA Special Events- Does not include fees related to events with Parks and Recreation facility impacts
Application Fee 100.00 Each $140.54 $140.00 Each $40
Event Fee $200 - $250 Each $936.92 $450.00 Each $200
Expedite Fee 150.00 Each $187.38 $150.00 Each $0
Insurance Fee Depends on event Each Varies Direct Cost Each NA Event Deposit $500 - $5000 Each Varies Direct Cost, Refundable Each NA ROW Permit $200 for permit+
additional costs Each $575.76 $400.00 Each $200
Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Suggested Base
Rate
Suggested
Plus $$ For every
1 9,000 264.72
9,001 50,000 292.10 26.80 1,000
50,001 100,000 1,390.97 18.55 1,000
100,001 250,000 2,318.28 15.46 1,000
250,001 500,000 4,636.56 12.98 1,000
500,001 1,000,000 7,882.15 8.35 1,000
1,000,001 + 12,055.05 6.38 1,000
Building Permit Table
Current (All New Construction)
Planning
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Administrative Review of Consultant Work 0.00 each NA
25% of
consultant
review fee
NA
Ambient Air Balloon Permit (AAB) 75.00 each $169.19 $50.00 -$25 Ambient Air Balloon Permit (AAB) - Refundable
Deposit 200.00 each NA $200.00 $0
Ambient Air Balloon Permit (AAB) - Nonrefundable
Deposit 50.00 each NA $50.00 $0
Appeal
Appeal - Planning Commission – Citizen 20.00 each $3,913.41 $100.00 $80 Appeal - Planning Commission – Other 1,155.00 each $3,913.41 $2,000.00 $845 Appeal - City Council – Citizen 20.00 each $3,913.41 $100.00 $80 Appeal - City Council – Other 1,155.00 each $3,913.41 $2,000.00 $845 Boundary Adjustment (BA) 750.00 each $2,112.31 $1,500.00 $750 Conditional Use Permit – MAJOR (CUP) 3,476.00 each $17,144.82 $7,300.00 $3,824 Conditional Use Permit – NON-PROFIT 1,000.00 each $5,723.15 $1,050.00 $50 Directors Permit (DP)
Directors Permit (DP) - New 525.00 each $4,344.04 $1,300.00 $775 Directors Permit (DP) - Administrative Renewal 525.00 each $854.39 $250.00 -$275 Entertainment Establishment License
Entertainment Establishment License - New 98.00 each $828.47 $250.00 $152 Entertainment Establishment License -
Renewal (Class I) 64.00 each $828.47 $250.00 $186
Entertainment Establishment License - Renewal
(Class III) 88.00 each $828.47 $250.00 $162
Entertainment Establishment License -
Manager Registration 30.00 each $536.11 $250.00 $220
Environmental Exemption 200.00 each $427.19 $130.00 -$70 Environmental Initial Assessment 3,720.00 each $854.39 $850.00 -$2,870 Environmental Monitoring Fee Cost plus 25% each Variable Cost plus 25% $0 Environmental Third-Party Review Cost plus 25% each Variable Cost plus 25% $0 General Plan Amendment (GPA) 2,500.00 each $6,373.69 $6,370.00 $3,870 General Plan Amendment - Economic/Fiscal Analysis Cost plus 25% each $854.39 Cost plus 25% $0 Information Meeting Free each $427.19 Free $0
Information Meeting after initial meeting Hourly staff rate* per hour $213.60 Hourly staff rate* $0
Landscape Permit
Planning
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Landscape Permit- Plan review fee 2% of landscape
estimate each NA
2% of
landscape
estimate
$0
Landscape Permit- Landscape inspection fee 2.5% of landscape estimate each NA

2.5% of
landscape
estimate
$0
Land Use Information (includes zoning history) Hourly staff rate per hour NA Hourly staff rate $0
Multi-Family Site Development Plan (MFSDP) 3,430.00 each $18,672.07 $18,500.00 $15,070 Parking Lot Sales 50.00 each $169.19 $50.00 $0
Prezone (PZ) 1,500.00 each $1,180.31 $1,180.00 -$320
Public Dance License 93.00 each $338.38 $100.00 $7
Public Notice Package (500 footers) 175.00 each $536.11 $260.00 $85 Rezone (Zone Change) 872.00 each $1,180.31 $1,180.00 $308 Ridgeline Fee 3,476.00 each $6,569.65 $6,550.00 $3,074
Seasonal Lots 100.00 each $338.38 $100.00 $0
Seasonal Lots - Clean-up Deposit 1,000.00 each NA $1,000.00 $0 Sign Program 268.00 each $1,808.36 $1,800.00 $1,532
Site Development Plan (SDP) 2,470.00 each $17,611.54 $17,600.00 $15,130 Site Development Plan Revision 500.00 each $3,267.30 $3,250.00 $2,750 Specific Plan (SP) 2,860.00 each $24,636.86 $24,500.00 $21,640 Substantial Conformance Review 500.00 each $1,414.53 $700.00 $200 Temporary Sign Permit -0- each $169.19 $20.00 $20
Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) 2,090.00 each $18,237.08 $9,100.00 $7,010 Tentative Parcel Map (1 year extension) 500.00 each $1,469.79 $1,450.00 $950 Tentative Parcel Map Revision 500.00 each $1,558.47 $1,550.00 $1,050 Tentative Subdivision Map 2,690.00 each $21,038.40 $14,700.00 $12,010 Tentative Subdivision Map - Per lot charge 50.00 each lot $264.11 $100.00 $50 Tentative Subdivision Map (1 year extension) 1,000.00 each $12,345.42 $3,600.00 $2,600 Tentative Subdivision Map Revision 500.00 each $5,965.00 $3,600.00 $3,100 Variance – Single Family (V) 200.00 each $913.05 $270.00 $70 Variance – Other 564.00 each $6,989.39 $4,980.00 $4,416 Wire Telecommunication Facility Administrative
Permit 2,470.00 each $5,083.73 $5,080.00 $2,610
Zoning Conformance Request Letter 75.50 each $437.24 $130.00 $55 Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) 2,548.00 each $1,708.78 $1,500.00 -$1,048 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) 3,539.25 each $3,417.55 $2,985 plus
administrative
costs
-$554
Planning
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Environmental Document pursuant to a Certified
Regulatory Program (CRP) 1,203.25 each $2,349.57
$2,100 plus
administrative
costs
$897
Post-entitlement review or inspections (planning) New each $3,561.08 $1,000.00 NA Planning efforts in Building and Engineering Services Hourly staff rates each $854.39 Burdened staff rate $0
Engineering
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Administrative Review of Consultant Work New Each NA 25% of consultant review fee NA Hourly Staff Rate New per hour NA At burdened staff rate NA Additional review (Hourly) New per hour NA At burdened staff rate NA City Attorney cost 150.00 hr $255.00 City Attorney burdened rate NA Technical Review Administrative fee (for
Third‐Party Consultant Reviews) New Each NA At consultant review cost + 25% administrative review fee NA
Variable Project Size Fee Variable each NA Variable $0
Additional Plancheck Cycle (beyond 3 Planchecks) New each NA 33% of Map or Construction
Plan Review Fee, Per plancheck
cycle
NA
Recorded Document Processing 350.00 each $2,034.98 $430 * plus City Attorney Review $80
Street Name Change 400.00 each $1,151.52 $1,150.00 $750 Fee for Conducting Unpermitted Work New Each instance NA 100% Plan Review and/or Permit Fee NA
Minor Subdivision ‐ Parcel Map (up to 3‐plan
checks for Air space or Physical Lots) $750 + $40 per lot each $9,989.07 $5,000.00 variable Major Subdivision Final Map (up to 3‐plan checks
for Air Space or Physical Lots) $800 + $40 per lot each $17,100.67 $12000 + 100 per lot variable Certificate of Compliance: in Lieu of Parcel Map New each $9,989.07 $5,000.00 NA Certificate of Compliance: Lot Line Adjustment New each $2,945.29 $2,945.00 NA Certificate of Compliance: Establishing Lot Legality 650.00 each $1,503.91 $760.00 $110 Certification of Correction 250.00 each $1,156.48 $575.00 $325 Lot Consolidation 750.00 per lot $2,884.84 $1,670.00 $920 Reversion to Acreage 500.00 each NA
Charge as parcel map or
subdivision map, based on
number of lots to be reverted
NA
Street or Easement Vacation or Quitclaim
(Summary) 1,557.00 each $3,730.97 $3,700.00 $2,143
Street Vacation (General) 1,557.00 each $4,971.73 $4,970.00 $3,413 Condemnation Staff Support New NA At burdened staff rate NA Construction Plan Review and Inspection Fees
Priority Development Project SWQMP Review New each $3,081.99 $2,700.00 NA Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Review New each $1,470.54 $1,400.00 NA Engineering
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Engineering Plan Review Part A: Earthwork
Quantity (includes Cut/Fill and Remedial Quantity)
*Construction Plans are assessed on the total
of the grading yardage (Part A) plus the
improvement valuation (Part B)
Grading Review: Up to 10,000 cubic yards (staff) 750 + $100 per 1000 cy by yardage $3,068.69 $1500 flat + $.10/cubic yard $750 Grading Review: 10,001 cubic yards or more (staff) 3500 + $40/$10,000 cy by yardage $8,773.35 $1500 flat + $.07/cubic yard ‐$2,000 Grading Review: (Third Party) Direct Costs each NA Direct Costs $0 Administrative Review of Consultant Grading
Review 0.00 each NA 25% of consultant review fee NA
Grading Inspection Fee
Grading Inspection ‐ Staff Variable by yardage $7,145.15 45% of Engineering Review Part A: Earthwork Fee variable
Grading Inspection: (Third Party) Direct Costs by yardage NA Direct Costs $0 Administrative Review of Consultant Grading
Inspection 0.00 by yardage NA 25% of consultant review fee NA Engineering Plan Review Part B: Improvement
Review Fees
* Construction Plans are assessed on the total
of the grading yardage (Part A) plus the
improvement valuation (Part B)
Improvement Agreement Extension Hourly staff rate per hour $1,682.48 $1,500.00 NA Improvement Valuation
Improvement Staff Review‐ Flat Fee +
Valuation
$1000 + 2.5% ‐ $16.625 +

1.5% valuation category $6,996.42 $4700 + 1.5% of total valuation, including contingency variable
Improvement Review: (Third Party) Direct Costs Each NA Direct Costs $0 Administrative Review of Consultant
Improvement Review 0.00 each NA 25% of consultant review fee NA Improvement Inspection (staff)

2.5% of Engineer’s Estimate
(which must include 15%
contingency)
each NA

2.5% of Engineer’s Estimate
(which must include 15%
contingency)
$0
Improvement Inspection: (Third Party) Direct Costs Each NA Direct Costs $0 Administrative Review of Consultant
Improvement Inspection 0.00 Each NA 25% of consultant review fee NA Engineering
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ Construction Change MINOR‐ Base Fee 250.00 flat fee $837.23 $415.00 $165 Construction Change MINOR‐ Per Sheet 100.00 per sheet $504.51 $250.00 $150 Construction Change MAJOR‐ Base Fee 500.00 flat fee $2,321.25 $1,600.00 $1,100 Construction Change MAJOR‐ Per Sheet 100.00 per sheet $786.45 $550.00 $450 As‐Built Drawing Review 100.00 per sheet $283.11 $140.00 $40 Right‐of‐Way Permit
Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Utility Annual
Permit
Cost recovery per separate
agreement each NA Cost recovery per separate
agreement $0
Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Utility Franchisee
(Minor: Up to 5 hours of inspection) 50.00 each $1,310.80 $1,310.00 $1,260 Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Utility Franchisee
(Major: Over 5 hours of inspection) 50.00 each $1,815.57 $1810 + 2.5% of estimate for inspected work $1,760
Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Utility Franchisee
(Inspection by consultant) Direct Costs each NA Direct Costs $0 Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Utility Franchisee
Administrative Review of Consultant
Inspection

0.00 each NA 25% of consultant review fee NA
Right‐of‐Way Permit ‐ Standard 200.00 each $1,198.96 $750.00 $550 Encroachment Agreement Processing (Resident)
*plus right‐of‐way permit costs 200.00 each $595.88 $250 * plus City Attorney Review $50
Encroachment Agreement Processing (Utility or
Franchisee)
*plus right‐of‐way permit costs
200.00 each $595.88 $595
* plus City Attorney Review $395
Temporary Encroachment Permit (<10 Days) New each $397.98 $290.00 NA New Dining Encroachment New Annual $1,012.73 $1,010.00 NA Dining Encroachment Annual Renewal New Annual $407.92 $405.00 NA Sidewalk Vendor New each $1,012.73 $700.00 NA
Engineering
Note: All third party/consulted work is charged at the full service cost Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ

OVERSIZED LOAD PERMIT/TRANSPORTATION
PERMIT (SINGLE TRIP) 15.00 per trip NA $15.00 $0

OVERSIZED LOAD PERMIT/TRANSPORTATION
PERMIT (ANNUAL) 100.00 each NA $90.00 ‐$10
Watershed Fees
Stormwater Emergency Response Fee New NA At burdened staff + consultant/contractor costs NA
Commercial & Industrial Watershed Inspection
Fee New $575.63 $400.00 NA
Fire
Description
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ
Fire Sprinklers: Single Family Dwelling – 13D System:

Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 35.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspection/Permit: 100.00 each $409.29 $125.00 $25
Fire Sprinklers: Multi-family dwelling – 13R System:

Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspections/Permit:

Dwellings up to three stories in height. 200.00 each $613.94 $250.00 $50 Per floor above third 100.00 each $102.32 $102.00 $2
Fire Sprinklers – Residential - 13 System
Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspections/Permit:

Dwellings up to three stories in height. 200.00 each category $613.94 $250.00 $50 Per floor above 3rd floor 100.00 each category $204.65 $125.00 $25 Fire Sprinklers – Commercial 13 System
Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspections/Permit:
1st Floor up to 52,000 ft 200.00 each category $409.29 $250.00 $50 Per floor above 1st floor 100.00 each category $204.65 $125.00 $25 Fire Sprinklers – Commercial Tenant Improvements 13 System:

Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 20.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspections/Permit:
<20 sprinkler heads 50.00 each category $409.29 $62.00 $12 >20 sprinkler heads 100.00 each category $613.94 $125.00 $25 Fire Alarm Residential/Commercial
Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspection/Permit:

Inspection and Permit:Residential up to 3 floors 200.00 each category $613.94 $250.00 $50 Inspection and Permit: Residential add per each floor above 3 100.00each category $204.65 $125.00 $25 Fire
Description
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ
Inspection and Permit: Commercial 1st floor up to 52,000 sq ft 200.00each category $613.94 $250.00 $50 Inspection and Permit: commercial add per floor above 1 100.00 each category $204.65 $125.00 $25 Residential/Commercial over 100 alarm devices 250.00 each category $1,023.23 $312.00 $62 Fire Alarms– Tenant Improvements
Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 20.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspections/Permit:
<20 Fire Alarms Devices 50.00 each category $409.29 $62.00 $12 >20 Fire Alarms Devices 100.00 each category $613.94 $125.00 $25 Over 100 alarm devices 250.00 each category $1,023.23 $312.00 $62 Fire Standpipe Systems:

Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Underground standpipe systems inspection/permit
Standalone system inspection/permit 200.00 each $613.94 $250.00 $50 Standpipes per floor above the third floor 100.00 each $204.65 $125.00 $25 Underground Pipe – Fire Sprinkler and/or Private Fire Hydrant Plan Review (3rd party) Direct Cost each Varies Direct Cost $0 Plan Review (Staff) 50.00 each Varies Staff Rate NA
Inspection and permit processing, per building 100.00 each $818.58 $125.00 $25 Per additional hydrant 50.00 each $204.65 $62.00 $12
Kitchen Fire Suppression System
Plan Review: Kitchen Suppression
Full Plan Review - Single Hood System- In-House 50.00 each $613.94 $62.00 $12 Full Plan Review - Single Hood System- (3rd party review) Direct Costeach Varies Direct Cost $0 Full Plan Review - More than one hood system (in-house) 50.00 each $818.58 $62.00 $12 Inspection and Permit 50.00 per hour Varies Staff Rate NA Full Plan Review - More than one hood system (3rd party review) Direct costs + 1
hour staff
administrative
review
per hour Varies Direct Cost $0
Other Fixed Suppression Systems
CO2 / Inergen / Spray Booth New each $613.94 $613.00 NA Review of Fire Protection Plan: New Developments and revised FPP's 0.00each $613.94 Staff Rate NA Review of Hazardous Material Technical Report 0.00 each $613.94 Staff Rate NA Fire
Description
Current
Fee/Charge Unit Full Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ
Aboveground Tank review & Inspection 0.00 each $613.94 $307.00 $307 Proposed Annual Inspections:

State Licensed Facility-Fire Clearance Insp 50.00 each $143.25 $62.00 $12 New Business Inspections 0.00 each $286.49 $72.00 $72
Blasting Permit
Blasting Permit Plan Check (Staff) 20.00 each $143.25 Staff Rate NA Blasting Permit Plan Check (Third Party) Direct Costs each NA Direct Cost $0 Blasting Permit Permit Fee 20.00 each $71.62 Staff Rate NA Other Fees
Fire Inspector - Hourly Rate 0.00 per hour $143.25 $143.25 $143 Fire Tech - Hourly Rate 0.00 per hour $107.04 $107.04 $107 Deputy Fire Marshal - Hourly Rate 0.00 per hour $204.65 $204.65 $205 Fire Marshal - Hourly Rate 0.00 per hour $254.99 $254.99 $255 Review of Plans not otherwise specified 0.00 per hour $193.94 $193.94 $194 Basic Life Support for private events 135.00 per hour $213.50 $168.00 $33 Advanced Life Support for private events 160.00 per hour $267.78 $200.00 $40 Engine Standby New per hour $535.65 $535.00 NA
Administrative Review (Partial) New per hour $102.32 $102.00 NA Administrative Review (Full) New per hour Staff Rate Staff Rate NA Business License
Description Current Fee/Charge Unit Operational Cost Suggested Fee Fee Δ In City Business License Issuance/Administrative (includes change in Business License owner/address/etc) New Each $791.96 $154.00 NA In City - Home Based Business License Issuance/Administrative (includes change in Business License owner/address/etc) New Each $609.73 $60.00 NA Out of City Business License Issuance/Administrative (includes change in Business License owner/address/etc) New Each $32.85 $16.00 NA Business License Renewal - Automatic (Email) New Each $10.95 $6.00 NA Business License Renewal - Manul (No Email) New Each $23.16 $16.00 NA Delinquent Business Licenses New Each $65.70 $45.00 NA
Business License Appeal Hearings New Each $2,489.10 $1,528.00 NA Business License non-compliance (Delinquent/ No Business License) Code Inspections New Each $679.83 $476.00 NA

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