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City Council Meeting 6/22/99 Santa MOnica California
RESOLUTION NO 9408
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REVISING CURRENT USER FEES AND SETTING NEW USER FEES FOR
SERVICES PROVIDED BY VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MOnica recently completed a comprehensive
analysIs of user fees charged by vanous departments for the purpose of updating fee
amounts and thereby preserving public financIal resources, and
WHEREAS, It was determined that In many cases, the fees charged by the City
do not reflect the full costs Incurred In the provIsion of the related services, and
WHEREAS, It IS the general policy of the City of Santa MOnica to charge for the
full costs of servIces provIded by City staff when the services benefit individual users
rather than members of the community as a whole, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No 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 mdlvlduals rather than the general public; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance allows such user fees or fees to be set by ordinance,
by a resolutIon adopted by the City CouncIl, or by any other means authonzed by law,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Pursuant to Ordinance No 1754 (CIty Council Senes), Resolutions
Number 7607 and 8770 (City CouncIl Senes), and Section 1 of Resolution Number
8866 (CIty CouncIl Serres) are hereby amended to revise eXisting fee rates for various
user services as set forth In Attachment A to thiS Resolution
SECTION 2 The follOWing new EnVironmental and Public Works Department
fees are established
ENCROACHMENT PERMIT- NON COMMERCIAL - For applicatIon by the owner
of a non-commercIal property for a permIt to use public property for permanent
structures, a fee of one hundred dollars ($10000) per permit IS established
OTHER RIGHT OF WAY INQUIRIES/RESEARCH - For various research and
report services conducted by EnVironmental and Public Works Department staff not
mcluded In other fees, a fee collected on a time and material baSIS to recover actual
City costs to provIde the service IS established
SECTION 3 The follOWing Fire Department fees are established for permit
categones listed In the Umform Fire Code and as noted In Attachment A to thiS
Resolution
TIRE STORAGE - For a permIt to operate a tIre store, a fee of sixty four dollars
and 60 cents ($64 60) IS established
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UFC PERMITS/OTHERS - For other plan revIew and/or permits related to
categones noted In the Uniform FIre Code (UFC), a fee of slxty-one dollars ($61 00) IS
establrshed
PYROTECH/FLAME/SFX - For a permit to allow the use of pyrotechnics and
special effects at movie and teleVIsion shoots, a fee of one hundred twenty nine dollars
and eIghty three cents ($12983) IS established
LIVE AUDIENCE - For a permIt to allow live audiences to be In attendance at a
production facIlity dUring a movie or teleVISIon shoots, a fee of sixty four dollars and
seventy three cents ($64 73) IS established
APPROVED PRODUCTION FACILITIES - For a permit to allow a production
facilIty to eXIst, a fee of one hundred ninety four dollars and twenty cents ($194.20) IS
established
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS - For Inspecftons, plan reVIews, and tests conducted
after normal business hours, a fee of four hundred twenty SIX dollars ($426 00) IS
established
ALTERNATE METHODS - For evaluation of plans proposing alternate means
and methods of satisfying the Intent of the UFC while not exactly matchIng UFC
requirements, a fee of four hundred forty eight dollars and eIghty cents ($448 80) IS
establIshed
WRITTEN RESPONSES - For research and report preparation for bUSinesses
requesting a copy of a fire report, a fee of two hundred seventy eight dollars and forty
eIght cents ($278 58) IS established
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SECTION 4 For conducting research for members of the public regarding City
Issues by the City Clerk's office, a fee of $25 00 per hour IS established
SECTION 5 The following Planning and Community Development Department
fees are established
CODE COMPLIANCE CHECK - For Planning DIVIsion review of applicable
development projects for conformance to the Santa MOnica MunIcIpal Code, a fee of
five hundred ten dollars ($51000)
ARB STAFF APPROVAL - For staff review and approval certaIn development-
related Items that fall under the authonty of the Architectural ReView Board, a fee of one
hundred eighty four dollars ($18400) IS established
SECTION 6 For the processIng of checks for CIty servIces that have been
deposited by the City and returned unpaid by a financIal institution, a fee of twenty-fIve
dollars ($25 00) per returned check IS established
SECTION 7 Beginning July 1, 2000 and on July 1 of each fiscal year
thereafter, all fees established by thiS ResolutIon shall be administratively reVised by a
factor equal to the difference In the Los Angeles-Rlverslde-Orange County Consumer
Price Index for the twelve month penod February through February of the prior fiscal
year No later than January 1,2004 and at five year Intervals thereafter, the City Will
conduct a comprehenSive study of all fees set by thIS Resolution to determine If fees
charged adequately recover City costs for these services, and the results of the
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comprehensive study shall be reported to the CouncIl
SECTION 8 The fees set forth In thIs ResolutIon with the exceptIon of Planmng
and Community Development Department fees shall be effective July 1, 1999 PlannIng
and Community Development Department fees shall be effective September 1, 1999
SECTION 9 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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MAR'SHA JONEtS MOUTHIE -
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIs 22nd of June, 1999
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Pam O'Connor, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoIng ResolutIon 9408(CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MonIca CIty CouncIl held on the 22nd of June, 1999, by the follOWing vote
Ayes Council members
Feinstein, Holbrook, McKeown, Rosenstein,
Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem Genser,
Mayor O'Connor
Noes Coun~lmembeffi
None
Abstain CounCIl members
None
Absent CounCIl members
None
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ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk