Proposed Fee
or Deposit Cost Methodology Annual Revenue
Estimate
Community Development - Building
1,455.43$
For compliance to the new AB-1332 requirement to have pre-approved plans posted on the website. -$ 240.96$
To accommodate the few requests to create a Certificate of Occupancy when it is not in our historical files or when one is not required to be created by code. -$
282.78$
Enforcement mechanism to gain compliance for repeat offenders that refuse to stop work. -$
Parks & Recreation
Varies This replaces the Recreation and Cost Recovery and Pricing Policy to update and modernize the department's financial sustainability -$ 100.00$ Added to hold the reservation date. The fee is applied to the total balance unless the reservation is cancelled. - $ Public Works
472.06$ Sewer laterals in the rear have reduced inspector time compared to laterals in the right-of-way. - $ 278.96$ Parklets in the pedestrian mall do not have parking stalls and need a different basis for the fee. - $ 499.71$ Maintenance/Demo dock permits have substantially less inspector time compared to new construction or alterations. -$ 15,000.00$ Street Moratorium requires substantially more security than regular permits due to the extent of the restorations. -$ No Fee Block party permits have already been free. This formalizes it in the fee schedule. - $ 565.00$ Small Wireless Facility permits have costs associated with appeals to the Public Hearing Officer. Appeals per SMMC 17.10.070 -$ Estimated Annual Revenue: -$
Small Wireless Facility - Appeal
Block Party Permit
Item
SUMMARY OF NEW FEES: 2025-26
CREATE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WHEN ONE DOES
NOT EXIST OR IS NOT REQUIRED BY CODE = 50% OF TCO FEE
Violation of Stop Work Order
Refundable Application Fee
New Financial Sustainability Policy
Security Bond or Deposit - Street Moratorium
Dock Permit - Maintenance or Demo
Parklets - Annual Renew Fee (Ped Mall)
Sewer Lateral - Connecting to Main in Rear Easement
AB-1332 Plan review to add ADU Plans to Pre-Approved ADU Gallery
Item Current Fee
Proposed Fee
or Deposit Cost Methodology
Annual Revenue
Estimate
Parks & Recreation
Golf - Weekends (Fri., Sat., Sun., Holiday) - General $59.00 $62.00 $ - Golf - Weekend Twilight - General $39.00 $42.00 $ - Golf - Weekends (Fri., Sat., Sun., Holiday) - Resident$51.00 $54.00 $ - Golf - Weekend Twilight - Resident $39.00 $42.00 $ - Park In-Lieu Fee/Park Impact Fee Various Various
Per Municipal Code Section 26.64 these fees are calculated based on the median value of residence in San Mateo, so do not track with CPI but are calculated annually based on housing market data
$ -
Police
Vehicle Releases - Impounded/Stored Vehicle $21.00 $80.00 This update is necessary in order to align with the actual administrative cost relating to the removal, impound, storage, or release of vehicles. $ - Outside Detail Rates Various Various These rates are based on the top step of the salary schedule at the time of the update. $ - Public Works
Public EV Charging Stations $0.28 $0.33 This is in excess of current CPI to reflect the increased maintenance costs of the EV chargers. Additionally, the EV charging fee was
not increased in 2021 or 2023, thus this increase reflects a cumulative CPI increase. Staff researched other cities' public EV charger fees and found that the City of Burlingame charges $0.37/kWh and the City of Redwood City charges $1.12/kWh.
Estimated Revenues: -$
SUMMARY OF FEES IN EXCESS OF CPI: 2025-26
$ -
Proposed fee increases were determined based on comparable rates for other municipal golf courses in the area.
Department Fee Reason for Elimination/Reduction
Eliminated Fees
Finance New Business - Fire Inspection The finance department no longer collects this on behalf of the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department.
Reduced Fees
Public Works Parking Fees - Temporary No Parking Meters Public Works Parking Fees - Downtown Parking Permits
Public Works Parking Fees - Public Parking for Valet
Public Works Shoring or Tieback in the ROW These fees have been removed and will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
SUMMARY OF ELIMINATED/REDUCED: 2025-26
Parking Fees are adopted by the Council separate from the fee schedule annual adjustments. This reverts the fee back to the passed in FY24-25