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SH"L+E w REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 11/28/11 Item No.: 9 . a Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Ordinance Amending Chapter 314.05 Adopting the 2012 Fee Schedule BACKGROUND Each year the City Council is asked to adopt a Fee Schedule which establishes the fees and charges for 3 service for the City's regulatory functions. The presence of a fee schedule allows regulatory-type fees to be 4 easily identified in one document, as opposed to being scattered throughout City Code. In addition, a fee 5 schedule adopted on an annual basis provides the Council the opportunity to review fees for services in a comprehensive manner. 7 8 Over the past several months, Staff has reviewed the direct and indirect costs of the City's regulatory 9 functions to determine whether fee adjustments are necessary. In general, it was determined that the fees '10 were appropriately set with a few exceptions. Based on this analysis, Staff recommends adjustments to the 1,1 following existing fees: 1 '1 3 ❖ DVD Copying Charge '14 ❖ Park Dedication Fee - residential '1 5 ❖ Building Permit Fee '1 6 ❖ Demolition Permit Fee 17 ❖ Grading Plan Review Fee '1 8 ❖ Grading Permit Fee '19 ❖ Manufactured Dome Permit Fee 10 ❖ Mechanical Permit Fee •'• Moving Permit Fee dlr dlr ❖ Plumbing Permit Fee `23 •'• Sewer Connection Permit Fee 24 ❖ Swimming Pool Permit Fee `25 •'• Water Connection Permit Fee `2 Residential Property Improvement Permit Fee 7 ❖ Public Improvement Contract Fee `28 Leaf Pickup Program Fee (would represent FULL cost) 1 2 9 3o These adjustments are highlighted in boldface print on the attached Fee Schedule,and generally reflect the 3,1 need to recover increased regulatory costs, staff time related to special requests, or development-related 3d"111111 impacts on city services. 34 City Staff is also recommending the establishment of new fees to offset costs currently funded by non- Page 1 of 5