R10909Adopted and approved this 25th day of August, 2015.
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Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10909 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 25th day of August, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Himmelrich, O'Connor, O'Day, Winterer,
Mayor McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: Davis
ATTEST:
Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk
City Council Meeting: August 25, 2015 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER I0907 -1 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING A REVISED FEE SCHEDULE
FOR CERTAIN LANDMARK PERMIT APPLICATION FEES AND SERVICES
IN THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Santa Monica ("City") 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) ("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 allows such
user fees or fees for services to be set by ordinance, by a resolution adopted by the City.
Council, or by any other means authorized by law; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Ordinance, on June 25, 2013, after having
completed a comprehensive study of existing and proposed fees for various permits and
for providing services in the various City departments, the City Council of the City of
Santa Monica ("City Council") adopted Resolution Number 10753 (CCS) ("Resolution
10753") which revised and established permit and user fees charged by City
departments, including Planning and Community Development Department, in order to
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preserve public resources for the benefit of the community as a whole and avoid
diverting these resources to the benefit of individuals; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 10753 further consolidated fee resolutions previously
adopted by the City Council in order to streamline the process for adopting and charging
City permit and user fees and to allow the public to more easily gather information about
such fees; and
WHEREAS, the schedule of permit and user fees adopted by Resolution 10753
was subsequently amended on October 22, 2013 by Resolution Number 10778 (CCS)
("Resolution 10778"), on February 11, 2014 by Resolution Number 10800 (CCS)
("Resolution 10800"), on June 24, 2014 by Resolution Number 10816 (CCS)
("Resolution 10816") and on June 23, 2015 by Resolution Number 10887 (CCS)
("Resolution 10887"); and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2015, the City Council considered for first hearing an
ordinance repealing the existing Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.04 of Article 9 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code, and adding a new Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.01
through Chapter 9.52, to Article 9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to adopt a
comprehensive Zoning Ordinance; Repealing Chapters 9.08 through 9.72 of Article 9 of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code and adding new Chapters 9.53 through 9.68 to Article
9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to establish land use and zoning -related
provisions, and implementing the new Zoning Ordinance by repealing the existing
official districting map and adopting the new final official districting map (the "2015
Zoning Ordinance"); and
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WHEREAS, on May 12, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution Number
10879 (CCS) ("Resolution 10879") in order to establish new fees for certain for
development and construction -related permit applications and services in the Planning
and Community Development Department in association with the 2015 Zoning
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 10879 also established fees related to the City's
Landmark and Historic District of the City of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 23, 2015, the City Council voted to reduce fees
established by Resolution 10879 for Historic District Designation, Landmark
Designation, and Structure of Merit Designation in order to encourage participation in
the City's historic preservation program; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 23, 2015, the City Council adopted the 2015
Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the fees established by Resolution 10879 became effective on July
24, 2015, concurrently with the effective date of the 2015 Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, all fees and charges, including permit and user fees in the Planning
and Community Development Department, set forth in Resolutions 10753, 10778,
10800, 10810, 10879 and 10887 are now in full force and effect; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to reduce the fees for Historic District
Designation, Landmark Designation and Structure of Merit Designation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The fees for Historic District Designation, Landmark Designation
and Structure of Merit Designation hereby set as stated in Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2. Commencing on July 1, 2016 and on July 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, all fees set forth in Exhibit "A", unless noted otherwise, shall be
administratively revised and increased annually by a factor equal to the net change in
City salaries and benefits costs for that fiscal year. Such net change is measured by
comparing the total budgeted City salary and benefit costs for the fiscal year in which
the change is to become effective to the total budgeted City salary and benefit costs for
the prior fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the annual
administrative revision set forth in this Section 2 be less than zero percent (0%).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the annual administrative revision
described in this Section 2 apply to any fees and charges established by other agencies
or as otherwise may be prohibited by applicable law.
SECTION 3. The series of fees not set by this resolution that were adopted
and/or revised by Resolution Numbers 10753, 10778, 10800, 10816, 10879 and 10887
shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this resolution.
SECTION 4. Fees for Historic District Designation, Landmark Designation, and
Structure of Merit Designation set forth in the attached Exhibit "A" shall become
effective upon the effective date of this resolution.
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SECTION 5. If there are any conflicts between the fees adopted in this
resolution and fees adopted by any prior resolution or fee schedule, the fees adopted
pursuant to this resolution shall control. If there are any conflicts between the fee
schedule set forth in this resolution and any prior fee schedule, the fee schedule
attached to this resolution shall control.
SECTION 6. 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:
M RSHA NES MO TRIE
Cit ttorge
Exhibit "A" Planning Division Fee Schedule
Service
Fee as of 711115
Administrative Approval
$4,684.00
$1,395.00
$458.66
$3,588.00
Alcohol Exemption
Appeals
Architectural Review Board - Bldg. Color/Materials: New Construction
Architectural Review Board - Bldg. Color/Materials'. AItIMod's
$1,246.00
$1,644.00
Architectural Review Board - Sign Adjustment
Architectural Review Board - Signs/Landscaping
$1,418.00
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Architectural Review Board Staff Approval - All Others
$349.00
Waived
Architectural Review Board (Staff approval - Single Trade excluding signs & windows)
Certificate of Administrative Approval
Waived
Waived
Certificate of Appropriatenes
Certificate of Compliance1
$1,794.00
Certificate of Economic Hardship
$9,069.00
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Coastal Approval in Concept
$149.00
Conditional Use Permit
Deed Restriction
$14,151.00
$698.00
Demolition Permits
$700.00
$292.14
Development Agreement (per hour -charged against an initial deposit of $15,000)
Development Review Permit
$17,738.00
Fence, Wall Hedge Height mod. (Discretionary)
$266.66
Fence, Wall, Hedge Height mod. (Administrative)
$275.03
Final Subdivision Map
$1,395.00
General Plan Amendment
$13,553.00
$1,186.00
Historic District Designation (A)
Planning Division A-1
Service
Fee as of 7/1 t1l 5
$816.00
$1,993.00
Landmark Designation fA)
Lot Line Adjustment
.Major Modification
$4,185.00
$1,594.00
$4,983.00
100% Initial Fee, then 5
Minor Modification
Minor Use Permit
Multiple Applications
Occupancy Permit
$2,192.00
Permit Extension - Administrative
$598.00
Pre-submittal
$897.00
Shared Parking Permit
$2,790.00
Structure of Merit Designation
$876,00
Temporary Use Permit
$1,395.00
$698.00
$6,776.00
$14,151.00
Temporary Use Permit - Minor - (Repeats)
Tentative Subdivision Map
Text AmendmentlZone Change
Variance (including noise)
$8,570,00
$2,392.00
$4,185.00
Waiver - Parcel Map
Waiver - Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Conformance Review:
Alcohol Determination
Minor Outdoor Dining
$1,395.00
$947.00
Zoning Compliance Letter
$1,096.00
Business License Planning Review
$368,52
Planning Division A-2
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Service
Fee as of 711115
Business License Planning Review - Limited Review
$116.65
Business License Planning Review: Home Occupation
$135.92
Business License Planning Review: Home Occupation -Limited
$50.30
ENVIRONMENTAL
Environmental -Class 32 Categorical Exemption
Environmental -Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration
$27,231.39
Environmental -Initial Study
$7,934.13
Environmental Impact Report Review
25% of consultant
contract up to
consultant contract
over $175,000,
11% of Traffic Study
Fee; 18% of Traffic
Study Fee if Model run
is required.
Traffic Study Review
r �riu_bmittal Review -BS
Presubmittal Review -Fire
$502.16
Presubmittal Review -PW
$365.44
Presubmittal Review -TMD
Mailing Label
$137.71
Planning Plan Check, per plan (first three reviews)
$1,043.73
Planning Plan Check, per hour after first three
$257.39
Planning Plan Check, Per hour - plan revisions, restamping plans, and permit renewals
$257-39
Planning 'Plan Check, per hour, plan checks not otherwise classified.
$257.39
Planning Plan Check, over the counter
$128.69
Planning Final Inspection, Administrative and ARB
Planning Division A'
Service
Fee as of 711115
Planning Final Inspection, Discretionary Permits
$1,158.27
Planning Final Inspection, Sign Permit
$154.43
Planning Final Inspection, Sign Permit (STP)
$77.22
(A) Fees not subject to the City's annual administrative revision and increase.
NOTES:
I. Planning fees are waived for Large Family Daycare and Child Care Center.
2. "Affordable Housing Projects" as defined by Zoning Ordinances are exempt.
3. In the case of projects requiring multiple permit applications that may be approved by the same
entity, the fee for the highest permit shall be charged, plus a multiple permit application for any
additional concurrently processed applications. If multiple permits are required which cannot be
approved by the same entity, or if an environmental review is required, the full fee for such
applications shall be charged.
4. Non -administrative permit extensions shall be charged 50% of the full application fee for the
permit to be extended.
5. Applications for ARB review of buildings, which include proposed signage and/or landscaping,
shall be charged for the building review fee only. Should a sign adjustment be required, a multiple
application fee shall be charged in addition to the building review fee; separate applications for
signage and/or landscaping shall be charged the sign/landscaping review fee.
S. A re -submittal for ARB approval of a design change shall be processed with no fee charged
unless a building permit has been issued for the project, in which case the standard fee amounts
shall be charged. A re -submittal, which includes signage changes that would trigger a requirement
for a sign adjustment, shall be charged the sign adjustment fee.
7. Application fee refunds for withdrawn projects shall be processed as follows:
application not yet deemed complete - 90% refund
application deemed complete -75% refund
determination or Planning Commission or other board report drafted - 50% refund;
determination issued, ZA hearing conducted, Planning Commission or other board report issued -
25% refund.
& All planning fees for Administrative Approval applications shall be waived for designated
landmark structures and structures identified as contributing to designated historic districts.
9. All Certificate of Appropriateness fees for any alteration, restoration, or construction, in whole or
in part, to a designated landmark or to structures: identified as contributing to a designated historic
district shall be waived.
10. Antenna Use Permits for television reception only (TYRO) and ham radio antennas - $25.00.
All other antennas are charged the full Use Permit Fee.
Planning Division A_q