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PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF FEES - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (CONTINUED TO JANUARY 7, 2014)
BACKGROUND: The Full Cost of Services Study for the Community Development Department was completed in April 2013, and it outlines the costs of the City’s development review activities. Many department services are funded by fees, and the study includes the rate of cost recovery for these services. The fee adjustment strategy under consideration includes changing building fees to cost based system and phasing in increases to Building and Planning fees over a three to five year time frame. When the phase in is complete, building fees are expected to recover 90% and Planning fee are expected to recover 75%.
By message dated November 21, 2013, the Construction Coalition and the North Coast Builders Exchange expressed concern about the timing of the public hearing to consider development review fee increases and the implementation of new development review fees scheduled for Tuesday, Decemb...
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