HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-11-23 - RESOLUTIONS - AMEND FEE SCHEDULE (2)RESOLUTION NO. 04-137
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SCHEDULE
OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has conducted an extensive and exhaustive analysis
of its services, the costs reasonably borne of providing those services, the beneficiaries of those
services, and the revenues produced by those paying fees and charges for special services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to comply with both the letter and the spirit of Article XIIIB
of the California Constitution and limit the growth of taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a policy of recovering the full costs reasonably
bome of providing special services of a voluntary and limited nature, such that general taxes are
not diverted from general services of a broad nature and thereby utilized to subsidize unfairly
and inequitable such special services; and
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Council adopted Ordinance 90-17 on the 10`s day of
July 1990, establishing its policy as to the recovery of costs and more particularly the percentage
of costs reasonably bome to be recovered from users of City services and directing staff as to the
methodology for implementing said Ordinance as codified in Chapter 3.32 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the specific fees to be charged
for services must be adopted by the City Council by Ordinance or Resolution, after providing
notice and holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, notice of public hearing has been provided per Government Code Section
6062a, oral and written presentations made and received, and the required public hearing held;
and
WHEREAS, a schedule of City service fees and charges to be paid by those requesting
such special services need to be adopted so that the City might carry into effect its policies; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council to amend the schedule of fees and
charges based on the City budgeted and projected costs reasonably borne for the fiscal year
beginning, July 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Government Code Section 6062a, a general
explanation of the hereinafter contained schedule of fees and charges has been published as
required; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of California Government Code Sections 66016-66018 are
hereby found to have been complied with.
Resolution No. 04-137
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. Fee Schedule Adoption. The following schedule of fees and charges, as
outlined in Exhibit A, are hereby directed to be computed and applied by the various City
departments and to be collected by the City's Administrative Services Department for the herein
listed special services when provided by the City or its designated contractors.
SECTION 2. Separate Fee for Each Process. All fees set by this Resolution are for each
identified process; additional fees shall be required for each additional process or service that is
requested or required. Where fees are indicated on a per-unit of measurement basis, the fee is for
each identified unit or portion thereof within the indicated ranges of such units.
A. Added Fees and Refunds. Where additional fees need to be charged and collected for
completed staff work, or where a refund of excess deposited monies is due, and where
such charge or refund is ten dollars ($10.00) or less, a charge or refund need not be
made, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 29373.1 and 29375.1 and
amendments thereto.
B. Defining and Timing of Fee Schedule. Definitions regarding and the timing of the
implementation of the hereinafter enumerated fee schedules shall be as stipulated in
Chapter 3.32 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code.
SECTION 3. New Fees. Any fees for new services established throughout the year
shall be incorporated into the City's fee structure and collected with recovery percent consistent
with similar services.
SECTION 4. Interpretations. This Resolution may be interpreted by the several City
Department Heads in consultation with the City Manager, and should there be a conflict between
two fees, then the lower in dollar amount of the two shall be applied.
A. Intent. It is the intention of the City Council to review the fees and charges as
determined and set out herein, based on the City's next Annual Budget and all of the
City's costs reasonably borne as established at that time and, if warranted, to revise
such fees and charges based thereon.
SECTION 5. Constitutionality. If any portion of this Resolution is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, then it is the intention of the City Council to have passed the entire Resolution
and all its component parts, and all other sections of this Resolution shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 6. Repealer. All resolutions and other actions of the City Council in conflict
with the contents of this Resolution are hereby repealed.
Resolution No. 04-137
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SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall go into full force and effect
immediately but shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Chapter 3.32 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code.. All existing development -related fees will go into effect on February 21, 2005,
and all other fees will go into effect on January 1, 2005.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of November, 2004.
ATTEST:
CTr Y CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 23`d day of November, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Smyth, Weste, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 04-137, adopted by the City Council of the City
of Santa Clarita, California on November 23, 2004, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this __ day of
20_.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Rv
Susan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES
CURRENT ADOPTED FEES AND PROPOSED FEES
Currant Far Propmed Fees
Type of Fee Fiscal Year 2004aM Rate Fisml Year 2004/2005 Rare
New Non -Construction Conditiwul Use Permit
$6,070
New Non -Construction Minos Use Punt
$1,544
Docutn¢nt hinging
$131 each $100 perapplication
$23 p¢monomert
$20 +$1.60p¢page $60 +51.60p¢page
Enwoaclw atistrect Cut Review
Excavation:
Service Cub
$61 +$77 per how for inspections
S61 + S79 per how for inspections
Main line
S43
S43
Checking Per
$1 par foot +$77 per how for inspections
$1 per foot +$79 per how for inspections
COmtractlon:
En¢oaclu at/Street Cut Review (Continued)
Rsidential Driveway
$34 +$77 per how for inspections'
$34 + S79 per how for impeetions
Conmn¢cial Driveway
$34 +$77 per how for inspection
$34 +$79 per how for hepections
All Others
Varier +$77p¢howfmimpectioni
Varies +$79 per how for impectiom
Iandscape Plan Check & Inspection
New Facto expedite
50% Surcharge
Substandard Property Appeal to CC
Penalty Fac- per Section 18.03.220
2 tines the permit issuance fac
2 time, the permit fac
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New Soccer -New Teams
New Soccer -Returning Teams
City Youth Sports
New Pm Wro Camps
New P. Wee Clinics
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$399 Per return -$50 forfeiame feddeposit
$399 per team
$80 perparticipent
$60 per participant
Road Closure $365 per pplication 5500 p¢ application
No Parking 5185 per application $220 per application
New 1TC
$140 per application
*Stiff chugs at the fully burdened hourly rate, as established in the coat study update.
11/15/2004
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