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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 14, 2016 Page 32 Chief O’Neill responded that staff didn’t foresee extensive fees, since most plans are pretty straight forward, and the average existing permit pulled took about one hour. Building Permit and Plan Review Fees (continued – page 12) new fees for residential driveway permits and expan- Ms. Collins addressed sions, shed permits and . At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Collins and Mr. En- glund clarified that a residential driveway permit was $55, but expansion was set at $75 as more staff time was required to review impervious calculations. Councilmember Willmus suggested looking at the area being expanded and how to base the fee depending on the actual square footage of the expansion to justify the cost of the fee for that expansion. After a brief discussion, staff was directed by the City Council to review and clar- ify language for better public understanding of whether or not driveways were in- cluded as part of an overall building permit for a new home. Ms. Collins duly noted these requests. reducing the fee for backflow pre- Councilmember McGehee thanked staff for venters to encourage people to have them installed. (Page 14) Certificates of Occupancy Ms. Collins noted the new fee for , noting it took staff time to process and prepare them. After a brief discussion, staff clarified that they include the fee as part of a build- ing permit application, but list it as part of that itemization of administrative costs involved. new parking lot repair fee Ms. Collins noted the was to address staff time in- volved in reviewing the plan and reviewing impervious area. Community Development Department Misc. Fees (Page 15) new landscape improvement permit fee Ms. Collins reviewed the for staff’s re- view of impervious coverage on a site seeking improvement on residential lots (e.g. patios, accessory structures, etc.). Ms. Collins noted that many of these things appear on lots without a building permit being pulled or staff’s knowledge, but sometimes significantly increasing impervious coverage on a site and impact- ing those parcels and adjacent policies, as was recently realized with a land use application on Gluek Lane. Councilmember Willmus asked staff to clarify a minimum type of project, with Ms. Collins advising the intent could be addressing the addition of patios on