R-9927
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City Cou ncil Meeting 02-10-04
Santa Monica, California
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Santa Monica to charge for the full costs of
services provided by City Staff when such services benefit individual users rather than
members of the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1754 (CCS) (the "Ordinance"), adopted July 12,
1994, governs the setting of the amount of user fees or fees for services provided to or for
the benefit of particular individuals rather than the general public; and
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WHEREAS, the Ordinance allows such user fees or fees for services to be set by
ordinance, by a resolution adopted by the City Councilor by any other means authorized
by law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to revise and establish permit and user fees charged by
the Environmental And Public Works Management and Planning and Community
Development Departments by this resolution in order to preserve public resources for the
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benefit of the community as a whole and avoid diverting these resources to the benefit of
individuals; and
WHEREAS, Chapter4.12 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code authorizes permits
for after hours constructions and provides for fees for these permits to be set by City
Council resolution from time to time; and
WHEREAS, after reevaluation of current City costs to provide services related to
after hours construction permits, the City desires to revise the fees for such services to
obtain full cost recovery for the services as provided,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The user fees for services related to after-hours permits provided by
the Building and Safety Division of the Planning and Community Development Department,
as shown in the following table, is hereby adopted.
Item
1 Issuance Fees
After Hours Permits
2 Com liance Monitorin Ins ections
After Hours Permit- er each two week >eriod
Flat Fee
$97.00
$200.00
SECTION 2. Commencing upon July 1, 2004 and on July 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, all fees established by this resolution shall be administratively revised annually
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by a factor equal to the difference in the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside Consumer Price
Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the twelve (12) month period April
through April of the prior fiscal year. No later than January 1, 2008 and at least five (5)
year intervals thereafter, the City will conduct a comprehensive study of all fees set by this
resolution to determine if fees are adequately recovering City costs for these services and
the results of the comprehensive study shall be reported to the Council.
SECTION 3. The user fees for services related to after-hours permits for the
Planning and Community Development Department shall be effective on April 12, 2004,
which is at least sixty (60) days after adoption, in accordance with Government Code
section 66017.
SECTION 4. The issuance fee for After Hours Permits-each day of $176.65 plus
adjustments for inflation since July 1, 2003, as shown on Table C of Resolution No. 9807
(CCS) adopted October 22,2002, is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of February, 2004.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 9927 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 10th day of February, 2004, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown,
Katz, Feinstein, O'Connor, Genser, Holbrook
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Councilmembe~: None
Absent:
Council members: None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, C'ty Clerk
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