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City Council Meeting 6 -12 -12 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. IV 8'7 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLSHING FEES FOR LANDSCAPE AND
IRRIGATION PLAN CHECK REVIEW AND ON -SITE INSPECTION FOR MAJOR
REMODEL AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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, the City desires to establish cost recovery fees for services provided
by staff relating to implementing the design, installation and maintenance requirements
for public and private landscaping and irrigation systems; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Sustainability and the Environment staff is responsible
for reviewing landscaping and irrigation plans submitted as part of building permit
applications;
WHEREAS, the Office of Sustainability and the Environment staff is also
responsible for on -site inspections of landscape and irrigation systems;
WHEREAS, these services ensure Citywide compliance with the State of
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California's Water- Efficient Landscape Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further water conservation goals, protect water
quality and sustain local marine habitats;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A fee of $348.00 is established to recover the costs of providing
landscape and irrigation plan check review for residential properties.
SECTION 2. A fee of $406.00 is established to recover the costs of providing
landscape and irrigation plan check review for multifamily and commercial properties.
SECTION 3. A fee of $406.00 is established to recover the costs of providing on-
site inspections of landscaping and water irrigation systems for residential and
multifamily properties.
SECTION 4. A fee of $464.00 is established to recover the costs of providing on-
site inspections of landscaping and water irrigation systems for commercial properties.
SECTION 5. Commencing on July 1, 2013 and on July 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, all fees established by this resolution, unless noted otherwise, shall be
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administratively revised and increased annually 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 February through February of the prior fiscal
year, except that any such administrative revision shall not be less than any annual cost
of living adjustment provided to the employees of the City of Santa Monica through
Memorandums of Understanding entered into between the City and the employees'
bargaining representatives for the comparable fiscal year, and in no event shall the
annual administrative revision be less than zero percent (0 %).
SECTION 6. The fees established by this resolution shall take effect on July 1,
2012.
SECTION 7. 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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MARSHA JONr J OUTRI
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 12th day of June, 2012.
Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10687 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 12th day of June, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Day, Holbrook,
Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Mayor Bloom
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Shriver, O'Connor
ATTEST:
Maria M. Stewart, Cit Clerk