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Are Roseville's driveway pes�rnit fees cost based? o Roseville's 'land-use' driveway permit fees have historically been based upon job cost valuation, a method wlaich is designed to be cost based for 'building permits' (which typically would require mo�-e inspections than 'land-use' permits require). o Following last year's adjustments to the permit fee schedule it was noted that some of Roseville's fees were not calculated the same as for similar cities for driveway, shed, and fence permits. It was decided to review these fee amounts in 2006. � Are there other communities with the same or higher fees? o Although not all other cities were contacted, of the 13 that were contacted all utilized a flat fee schedule for driveway permits. Of those that required pennits (11 of 13 cities contacted), the cost of a permit ranged froin a low of $21 to a high of $100. • Is it necessary to require a driveway pennit when a driveway is reconstructed in the same location? o Many of Roseville's older driveways were installed abutting a neighbor's property line and without the 5' setback required today for snow storage and drainage swales. To replace these driveways requires a Setback Pennit which affords the neighboringproperty owner a chance to object to the replacement of a driveway along a property line when it has been causing a problem for that adj oining neighbor. Additional Staff findings/considerations: • Other communities requirements: o Staff contacted 13 other similar sized/aged cities. 0 11 of 13 contacted require permits for driveways. Two stated they did not require permits for replacement driveways. o$25 was the most common fee. • Driveway pennits are required for a number of reasons: o Setbacks to property lines for snow storage and drainage. o Setbacks to intersections for roadway safety. o Maximum driveway width requirements on various state, county and city roadways. o To verify required turnarounds on county roadways. s Page 2