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Exhibit 3 - Two-Year Tiered Approach

City Council and Concurrent Authorities
April 28, 2026

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Exhibit 3 - Two-Year Tiered Approach
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Fee Name Unit Proposed Fee Proposed Fee
Building Plan Check
Plan Check - Express Each $638 $850
Plan Check
Base Fee Each $888 $987
Plan Check hourly rate Per Hour $182 $182
Land Use / Entitlement Plan Review
Land Use / Entitlement Plan Review Each $433 $577
Infrastructure Plan Review
Infrastructure Plan Review Each $433 $577
Automatic Fire Sprinkler System (Wet, Dry, Deluge, Foam, Fixed Spray, Pre-Action, etc.) New Fire Protection System
1-20 heads Per Riser $914 $914
21-99 heads Per Riser $1,468 $1,468
100-400 heads Per Riser $2,244 $2,244
Over 400 heads Per Riser $2,877 $3,197
NFPA 13-D System Per System $1,334 $1,482
Alterations (Wet Systems Only)
1-10 heads Per Riser $553 $614
11-20 heads Per Riser $635 $705
21-99 heads Per Riser $1,108 $1,108
100-plus heads Per Riser $1,482 $1,482
Special Hazard Fire Extinguishing Foam Water Spray Nozzle SystemPer System $1,970 $1,970 Fire Sprinkler Appliances
Standpipe Systems (wet, dry, combo) Each $869 $869
Fire Hose Racks Each $782 $869
Fire Pump (plan check & test) flat rate Each $1,365 $1,365 Underground Fire Service
Fire Service for Fire Sprinkler System
Base Base $1,306 $1,306
Per Lateral Each $580 $580
Fire Service for Private Fire Hydrant System
Base Base $1,306 $1,306
Per Hydrant Each $580 $580
Emergency Repair for Underground Fire Service Each $839 $839 New/Replace/Repair Fire Dept. Connection/Fire Hydrant/Post Indicator Valve/Backflow Device/Other Each $755 $839
Automatic Fire Extinguishing / Fire Suppression System (Clean Agent, Dry Chemical, Hood & Duct) New
1-11 Flow Points Flat $960 $960
12-22 Flow Points Flat $1,140 $1,140
23 or more flow points Flat $1,411 $1,411
Alteration to Existing System Each $782 $869
Clean Agent Fire Suppression /Dry Chemical System (includes FM 200, Inergen, C02, Novec, etc.) 1 - 5 Nozzles Flat $960 $960
6 - 10 Nozzles Flat $1,140 $1,140
Two-Year Tiered Approach: Proposed Fire Department Plan Check Fee Rates (Year 1 and Year 2) Year 1 (Before CPI) Year 2 (Before CPI)
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11+ Nozzles Flat $1,411 $1,411
Fire Alarm Systems / Sprinkler Monitoring System / Automatic Fire / Smoke / Heat Detection System Fire Alarm System
1-10 devices Flat $1,076 $1,195
11-25 devices Flat $1,481 $1,646
26-50 devices Flat $1,894 $2,104
51-100 devices Flat $2,533 $2,814
Over 100 devices Per Device $26 $29
Each Additional Story (above or below 1st floor) Each $488 $651 Extension to Existing System (Up to Five Devices) Flat $778 $778 Fire Alarm system for Large Day Care Flat $778 $778
Panel / Dialer Replacement Each $778 $778
Specialized Gas Detection Systems (Ammonia / Carbon Monoxide / Refrigerant / Hydrogen / Medical Gas / C02) Detection Systems Per System $960 $960
All Others Per System $960 $960
Emergency Responder Radio Coverage (ERRC)
Preliminary Testing Per Hour $236 $236
Plan Check & Functional Testing Per System $1,320 $1,320 Additional Plan Review Services / Miscellaneous
Each Additional Cycle/Review Per Review $407 $452
Hourly Rate (plan review) Per Hour $182 $182
Expedite Request Each Double Permit Fee Double Permit Fee Work Performed Without Permit(s) Each Double Permit Fee Double Permit Fee "As Built" Drawings Per Submittal $272 $543
Up to 90 Day Extension (Limit 2 Per Fire Marshal Approval) Each $203 $270 Demolition Work Each $270 $270
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) ReviewPer Review $1,458 $1,458 Department of State Architecture (DSA) Review Per Review $1,458 $1,458 San Joaquin County Building Permit Plan Review Each $1,515 $1,515 Fire Marshal Review (Alternative Materials & Methods) Each $613 $817 Technology Fee - Fire % of Permit 2.51% 2.51%
General Comments
Fees will be adjusted by the recommended Consumer Price Index (CPI) in both Year 1 and Year 2 through the City's annual budget development and adoption process.
*Year 1 Fees will be adjusted by the CPI as recommended by the annual budget development process for FY 2026-27. *Year 2 Fees will be adjusted by the combined CPI for Year 1 (FY 2026-27) and the CPI for Year 2 (FY 2027-28), as determined by the City's annual budget development and adoption process.

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