Agenda Date: 01/21/2025
Subject:
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Resolution 08-2025: Amending the 2025 Fee Schedule
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From: |
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager |
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Prepared by: |
Kevin Orton, Budget Manager |
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Presentations: |
Kevin Orton, Budget Manager |
PURPOSE:
Does city council support amending the 2025 fee schedule with updates to development review fees?
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
Fees are charged to customers, citizens, and other parties for certain city services. The purpose of a fee is to help defray the cost of the city providing those services and not to raise revenue for general services. Fees must be evaluated to ensure that the fee is commensurate with the service provided. City Council adopts a fee schedule that details the fees that will be charged for the fiscal year period of January 1 through December 31. The fee schedule, however, does not encompass all city-wide fees such as library and museum fees or license fees such as liquor and medical/retail marijuana.
Last year, council requested study sessions in future years to consider fee-setting policies and approaches. Staff completed a cost of services study to evaluate development services fees. Development services user fees include subdivision review, site plan/rezoning review, master development plan review, major and minor plan amendments, historic district designation, tax credit application, variances, and other miscellaneous development review fees.
The results of that study were presented to City Council at the January 14th study session with recommendations to adjust the 2025 Fee Schedule based on the results of the study.
BACKGROUND:
Prior Actions or Discussions
The current 2025 fee schedule was adopted by Resolution No. 124-2024 on December 3, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
The actual revenue impact of the new fees on revenues will depend on development activity. On an individual permit level, the changes can be summarized as follows:
• Combining Public Works and Community Development fees into one fee to reflect the staff re-organization of development services from Public Works to Community Development
• 20 fee decreases (average decrease of $725.50 per fee)
• 55 fee increases (average increase of $2,155 per fee)
• 6 fees with no change
• 8 additional fees to reflect work already performed by development review staff
o ICC Test - Class A: $100
o ICC Test - Class B: $100
o ICC Test - Class C: $100
o ICC Test - Class D: $100
o Class M (Municipal ROW): $400
o State License - Plumbing: $50
o State License - Electrical: $50
o State License - Arborist: $150
A red-lined version of the 2025 Fee Schedule with proposed amendments is attached as reference for comparison purposes.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the resolution amending the 2025 fee schedule.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Adopt fee amendments as proposed.
2. Adopt differing fees.
3. Maintain the 2025 fee schedule as adopted on December 3, 2024.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve Resolution No. 08-2025 amending the 2025 Fee Schedule.