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FROM: Arnold Jonas, Community Development Directo
PREPARED BY: Tom Baasch, Chief Building Official
SUBJECT: Fee Reduction for Duplicate Plan Checks
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution establishing a 50 percent reduction in plan
review fees for building permit applications involving identical
buildings, provided a full plan check fee is paid for the initial
application and all identical applications are submitted at the
same time.
DISCUSSION:
Section 301 (c) of the Uniform Administrative Code requires that a
plan review fee be paid at the time of submitting a permit
application for a new building, and further states that said fee
is established by resolution of the City Council. Resolution No.
7030 (1991 Series) , adopted September 17, 1991, establishes the
plan review fee to be 65 percent of the total permit fee for each
building permit. The development community expressed concern over
the assessment of this fee when additional applications are
submitted using the same plan, presenting the questions: Is an
identical amount of work done by the City during plan check of
repetitive units? If not, is the full plan check fee justified?
The answers: After checking the initial plan set, a lesser amount
of review .is necessary for subsequent duplicate units. Identical
floor plans and structural systems need not be rechecked. However,
setbacks, drainage, site development, energy documentation relative
to orientation, and exterior architectural features vary and must
be analyzed for each application. Assessment of the full .plan
check fee may not be approriate.
Staff surveyed a number of jurisdictions to determine how this
issue is resolved in other building departments. Results are shown
on Attachment B. Of the cities surveyed, approximately 50% offer
a reduced plan review fee for duplicate buildings, with the amount
generally 50% of the full plan check fee. Staff agrees that a 50%
reduction is reasonable and could be considered the "industry
standard" .
CONCURRENCES:
The Finance Director concurs with the recommendation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be reduced revenue to the City by implementation of the
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adjusted plan fee, but the amount is difficult to estimate.
Generally, only large housing tracts involve repetitive use of the
same plan. However, the reduction will be consistent with City
efforts to recover only the cost of services provided.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Proposed Resolution
B. Sutvey Results
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Attachment A
RESOLUTION NO. (1992 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING AN ALTERNATE FEE
FOR PLAN REVIEW SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo's Municipal Code
authorizes the establishment of various fees for delivery of
municipal services; and
WHEREAS, the cost of providing plan review services for
duplicate building permit applications has been found to be less
than the initial plan review; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a noticed public hearing
concerning this fee adjustment on .:Augus.t. 4 , 1992.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
hereby establishes an alternate fee for Plan Review services as
follows:
A. When building permit applications are submitted for
residential projects where the same plans are being
used for more than one unit, 100 percent of the plan
check fee shall be required for the first identical
unit, but shall be 50 percent for all other identical
units.
B. The alternate plan review fee shall be only applicable
to all permit applications submitted at the same time
with the first identical unit.
SECTION 2 . The fee hereby established shall be an addendum
to fees set forth in Resolution No. 7030 (1991 Series) .
Upon motion of , seconded by
and on the following role call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Resolution No. (1992 Series)
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the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of , 1992 .
Mayor Ron Dunin
ATTEST:
Pam Voges, City Clerk
APPROVED:
City A inistrative Officer
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Attachment B
PLAN REVIEW FEE SURVEY
Cities/Counties Reducing Fee for Identical Plan Checks
ReductYar >Cn Fee : `>...:
Cid. . Yes . Nth:: Ar>t unt txf Reduction
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1 Oxnard X 50% of plan check fee
1 Pismo Beach X 50% of plan check fee
1 San Luis Obispo County X $100/unit
1 Santa Maria X 54% of plan check fee
1 Simi Valley X 50% of plan check fee
1 Danville X None
1 Paso Robles X None
1 Santa Barbara City X None
1 . Santa Barbara County X None
1 Thousand Oaks X None
10 Agencies surveyed 5 5 For those reducing fees, average
reduction is 50% of plan check fee