HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/4/2024 Item 5d, Tuggle - Staff Agenda CorrespondenceCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: June 4, 2024
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Todd Tuggle, Fire Chief
VIA: Whitney McDonald, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: ITEM 5d - AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE COLLECTION OF MULTI-
DWELLING PROPERTY FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY INSPECTION FEES
Staff received the following question, regarding the structure of fees being collected for
fire and life safety inspections of multi-dwelling properties. The question is below with
staff’s response shown in italics:
1) Why are hotels, motels, sorority and fraternity houses all priced less than
other types of multi-family housing types for their inspection fees. Can you
give me some context as to why it has evolved that way? I know this will all
possibly be changing with the fee study, but am curious why it has so far,
been this way? (Section copied below.)
The fees are based on the time it takes to complete an inspection. This includes
the physical inspection plus the review and documentation. Apartment houses are
priced at higher unit rates due to the increased time it takes to complete the entire
inspection.
Sororities and Fraternities vary in size and are charged a flat rate to account for this
variation. Several are single family residences that would otherwise not be
inspected if it was not registered as a sorority or fraternity.
Per City policy inspection fees are waived for affordable housing properties as they
are subject to other regulatory and inspection provisions related to their state and
federal funding sources.