161 ORDINANCE NO. 161
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE AMENDING TITLE 4 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE FOR FEES,
TAXES, AND FINES FOR PERMITS, LICENSES, SERVICES,
FACILITIES, AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 4 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended and the
revised chapters 4.48, 4.52, 4.68, 4.76, 4.84, 4.88, and 4.92 which are included herewith
as Exhibit A are hereby adopted.
Section 2. Conflicts and Ambiguities - In the event of any conflicts or ambiguities
between the provisions of the ordinance and other provisions of the Grand Terrace Municipal
Code, the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail. Each separate violation shall be a
separate offense.
Section 3. Violations - Violation of this Ordinance shall be an infraction and
punishment shall not exceed those provided in Grand Terrace Municipal Code Chapter 1 .16.
Section 4. Severability - If any provision or clause of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or to be otherwise invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other Ordinance
provisions or clauses or applications thereof which can be implemented without the invalid
provisions or clause or application, and of this end the provisions and clauses of the
Ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 5. Effective Date - This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect at 12:01
AM on the 31 st day of its adoption.
Section 6. Posting - The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in three
(3) public places within fifteen (15) days of its adoption, as designated for such purposes by
the City Council.
Section 7. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the
23rd day of May and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting of said City
Council on the 13th day of June, 1996.
ATTEST:
City Clerk o�f=the .City Grand Terrace Ma r of the City of Grand rrace
and of the City Council thereof. an of the City Council ther of.
ORDINANCE NO. 161
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I, Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Grand Terrace held on the 13th day of June, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Singley, and Garcia; Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan;
Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
Chapter 4.48
STREET EXCAVATIONS
Sections:
4.48.010 Permit required.
4.48.020 Fees.
4.48.030 Cash deposits.
4.48.040 Violation of Section 12.08.310.
4.48.010 Permit required. No person shall dig up, break, excavate, tunnel,
undermine any street or public place without first obtaining an excavation permit from the city
engineer. All excavations shall be subject to inspection by the city engineer. Actual costs
of such inspection will be paid by the permittee. Before a permit is issued for excavations,
the permittee shall deposit with the city an amount computed based on the rates stated in
the schedule in Section 4.48.020. Public service companies shall be billed for the costs of
permit and inspection fees at the end of each month for the permits issued to such companies
during the previous month.
4.48.020 Fees. The permit and inspection fees shall be in accordance with the
following schedule:
Descri tp ion Permit Fee + Inspection Fee
Curb and gutter $25.00 $0.15/I.f.
Cross gutter $26.00 $0.10/s.f.
Drive approach,
commercial/residential $26.00 $0.10/s.f.
Sidewalk $25.00 $0.10/s.f.
Curb drains $27.00 each
Under sidewalk drains $27.00 each
Catch basin $27.00 each
Drainage channel $25.00 $0.25/s.f.
Retaining walls $25.00 $0.25/s.f.
Subgrade $25.00 $0.0050/s.f.
Base material $25.00 $0.0050/s.f.
A.C. pavement $25.00 $0.0050/s.f.
A.C. berm $25.00 $0.10/I.f
Overhead installations $25.00/pole
Sewer mains $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Sewer laterals $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Storm drains $25.00 $0.25/I.f.
Water line $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Irrigation line $25.00 $0.20/l.f.
Electric lines $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Gas lines $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Telephone lines $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
T.V. cable lines $25.00 $0.20/I.f.
Manholes $25.00 each
Descri tp ion Permit Fee + Inspection Fee
Street Lights $25.00 each
Signals 5% of the estimated cost
4,48.030 Cash deposits, Before an excavation permit is issued, the applicant shall
deposit with the city finance department a cash deposit in the amount to be determined by
the city engineer to secure proper repairs of the street cut. The minimum amount of such
deposit will be five hundred dollars. Such deposit shall be refunded to the permittee upon
request twenty-four months after completion and acceptance of the project.
4.48,040 Violation of Section 12.08,310. Violations of Section 12.08.310 regarding
noise, dust and debris, will result in a fine of fifty dollars.
Chapter 4.52
MOVING PERMITS
f Sections:
4.52.010 Fee designated.
4,52,010 Fee designated. The fee for moving permits per chapter 12.20 of this
code is as follows: oversize load permit fee, twenty dollars.
Chapter 4.68
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Sections:
4.68.010 Requirement.
4.68.020 Acqusition charge.
4.68.030 Units of service.
4.68.040 Building alteration or rehabilitation inspection.
4.68.050 Disconnection for nonpayment.
4.68.060 Violation--Penalty.
4.68.010 Requirement. All buildings or other structures which contain any plumbing
fixtures and which are located within the city limits must be connected to a public sewer.
4,68.020 Acquisition charge. A. All property of every kind within the city limits shall
be charged, in addition to other charges as established, a sewer acquisition charge. This
charge shall be determined by multiplying the basic service charge times the number of
service units established for the applicable classification or type of propoerty and use.
B. All Class I users proposing to connect to or contribute to the POTW shall obtain
a wastewater discharge permit befor connecting to or contributing to the POTW.
Users required to obtain a permit shall complete and file with the city engineer an application
in a form prescribed by him and submit the required filing fee. The base service for acquision
of sewer services shall be the sum of three thousand dollars and the charge for each
additional drainage fixture unit in excess of eighteen shall be sixty dollars. Class I users
shall apply at least ninety days prior to connecting to ro contributing to the POTW.
C. The acquisition charge shall be due and payable prior to the issuance of a building
permit. No sewer facilities shall be furnished or connection made unless such charge is paid.
4.68.030 Units of service.. The following units of service are fixed and established
for the following clarification of types of property and use.
Type of Connection Units of Service
Residential:
Single family dwellings 1 .0
Apartment house, one additional service unit for each apartment
over two 2.0
Courts, one additional service unit for each court over two duplexes 2.0
Duplexes 2.0
Motels, one additional service unit for up to each three motel units
after the first three 1 .0
Trailer parks, three additional service units for up to each four stall
after the first four 3.0
Roominghouses and convents, one additional unit for up to each
three persons after the first five 1 .0
Commercial, all other uses that are not residential 1 .0
4,68,040 Building alteration or rehabilitation--inspection. If alteration will increase the
sewage discharges beyong the basic units of service, commercial or residentially, then those
incresed units shall be charged accordingly.
4,68,050 Disconnection for nonpayment. The connection of any sewer facilities
without payments gives the city the right to go upon private property and disconnect the
sewer facilities.
4.68,060 Violation--Penalty, Any user who is found to have violated, or who wilfully
or negligently failed to comply with a wastewater discharge permit issued under this chapter,
may be fined up to five hundred dollars. Each day on which a violation occurs or continues,
shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In addition to the penalties provided for in
this section, the city may recover reasonable attorney fees, court costs, court report fees,
and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit against the guilty person.
Chapter 4.76
BUILDING AND SAFETY FEES
Sections:
4.76.010 Building and safety fee deposits.
4.76.020 Building permits.
4.76.030 Electrical permits.
4.76.040 Plumbing permits.
4.76.050 Mechanical permits.
4.76.060 Grading permits.
4.76.070 Miscellaneous permits and inspections.
4.76.080 Building permit fees.
4.76.090 Swimming pool permits.
4.76.100 Residential aluminum patio cover permits.
4.76.110 Fee refunds.
4.76.120 Exemptions.
4.76.130 Solar energy permits.
4.76.140 Fines.
4.76.010 Building and safety fee deposits, All projects submitted for building and
safety review shall be classified as either a minor or, major project. A minor project shall be
generally considered as a.project with building and safety fees totalling less than one hundred
dollars. A major project shall be generally considered as a project with building and safety
�.' fees totalling greater than one hundred dollars. A building and safety fee deposit as listed
below shall be collected at the time of submittal for building department review. This deposit
is nonrefundable and shall be credited to the amount of the final permit fee. The final permit
fee shall be calculated by the building and safety department and paid at the time the permit
is issued.
A. Minor project, thirty-three dollars per plan requiring review;
B. Major project, one hundred dollars per plan requiring review.
4,76.020 Building permits. Any person filing an application for a permit to do
construction work shall pay a fee according to the following schedule:
A. $500.00 or less $33.00
B. $501 .00 to $2,000.00, $26.00
plus $2.75 for each additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof to and including $2,000.00
C. $2,001 .00 to $25,000.00, $63.00
plus $12.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof to and including $25,000.00
D. $25,001 .00 to $50,000.00, $352.00
Plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $50,000.00
E. $50,001 .00 to $100,000.00, $580.00
Plus $6.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $100,000.00.
F. $100,001 .00 to $500,000.00, $895.00
plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $500,000.00
G. $500,001 .00 to 1,000,000.00, $2,855.00
plus $4.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
H. $1,000,001 .00 and up, $4,955.00
plus $2.75 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof
I. Plan review, 65% of the building permit fee, if plans are incomplete or revised
so as to require additional review, an additional fee will be charged at a rate of
thirty-five dollars per hour with a minimum charge of thirty-five dollars. As
required by Section 303 of the Uniform Building Code.
4.76.030 Electrical Permits. A. Any person filing an application for a permit to
do electrical work shall pay a fee according to the following schedule:
1 . Each service switch six hundred volts or less and not over two hundred
amperes, thirty dollars;
2. Each service switch six hundred volts or less and over two hundred
amperes to one thousand amperes, sixty dollars;
3. Each service switch over six hundred volts or over one thousand amperes,
one hundred dollars.
B. The following permit fees are based on the actual area of the occupancies listed;
determined from exterior dimensions and include all lighting fixtures, switches, receptacles
and the circuit. wiring thereof and are in addition to the fee for the electrical service. An
additional fee.shall apply to each motor, transformer or other electrical appliance that exceeds
fifty units in-accordance with the alternate fee schedule.
1 . Warehouse, storage garages and aircraft hangers where no repair work
is done, $0.11 per square foot;
2. All occupancies not listed, up to and including five thousand square feet,
$0.12 per square foot;
3. All occupancies not listed, that part which is over five thousand square
feet, $0.08 per square foot;
4. Plan Review Fees. Where no plan review fee is charged as listed in
subdivisions 1 through 3 of this subsection, and an electrical plan is required to be submitted,
a plan review fee of one-half the electrical permit fee shall be paid;
5. Alternate Fee Schedule. Alterations, additions and new construction
where no structural work is being done or where it is impractical to use the square footage
schedule, convert to units as follows:
a. For each motor or appliance, each horsepower, one unit,
b.• For each transformer or appliance, each kilowatt or kilowatt-ampere,
one unit,
C. For each three outlets, each three lighting fixtures or fraction
thereof, where current is used or controlled, one unit,
d. For multi-outlet assembly (festoon type, plug mold, etc.), each
twenty feet, one unit,
e. Unit application is as follows:
0.00--1 $7.00
1 .01--10 $10.00
10.01--50 $18.00
50.01--100 $35.00
101 and over $50.00
6. Temporary Service. Temporary Service fees are as follows:
a. Temporary or construction service, including poles or pedestals,
thirty dollars each,
b. Approval for temporary use of permanent service equipment prior
to completion of structure or final inspection, eighteen dollars each,
C. Additional secondary or supporting poles, ten dollars each;
7. Miscellaneous.. Miscellaneous fees are as follows:
a. Area lighting standards, $8.00
b. Private residential swimming pools,
Including supply wiring, lights, motors
and bonding, $30.00
C. Commercial swimming pools, $50.00
d. Temporary sales stand, including
service connection, etc., $40.00
e. Inspection for reinstallation of idle
meter (removed by utility company), $20.00.
f. Overhead line construction, poles
and anchors each, $20.00
g. Any electrical work for which a
permit is required, but no fee is
provided in this chapter, shall pay
the indicated fee, $33.00
8. Illuminated Signs. Illuminated sign fees are as follows:
a. New, relocated or altered illuminated signs:
0.00--5 square feet $10.00
5.01--25 square feet $15.00
25.01--50 square feet $20.00
50.01--100 square feet $25.00
100.01--200 square feet $30.00
200.01--300 square feet $35.00
300.01 square feet and over
(Per square feet) $0.12
4.76.040 Plumbing permits A. Any person filing an application for a permit to
do plumbing work shall pay a fee according to the following schedule:
1 . For each plumbing fixture or trap
(Including water, drainage piping
and backflow protection therefor) $10.00
2. For each building sewer connection $33.00
3. For each private sewer line with over
five building connections $5.00 each
$40.00 minimum
4. Over ten building sewer connections,
each $3.00 each
-` $50.00 minimum
5. For each private sewage lift station or
sump pump, rated up to 1 hp $15.00
6. Over 1 hp, add per rated horsepower $4.00
7. For each cesspool $40.00
8. For each septic tank $40.00
9. For each complete private sewage
disposal system $40.00
10.. For each water heater and/or vent $15.00
11 . For each gas piping system, 1 to 5
outlets $4.00 each
$15.00 minimum
12. For 6 or more outlets per outlet $3.00 each
$20.00 minimum
13. For each industrial waste pretreatment
interceptor, including its trap and vent,
except kitchen-type grease interceptors
functioning as fixture traps $15.00
14. For installation, alteration or repair
of water piping and/or water treating
w equipment, each $15.00
15. For each water distribution system on
private property, with over 5 connections $6.00 each
$33.00 minimum
16. Over 10 connections each plus $3.00 $4.00 each
$50.00 minimum
17. For each swimming pool, including all
necessary piping:
Public $80.00
Private $50.00
18. For repair or alteration of drainage or
vent piping $15.00
19. For each lawn sprinkler system on any
one meter, including backflow protection
devices therefor $15.00
20. For vacuum breakers or backflow protection
devices on tanks, vats, etc, or for installation
on unprotected plumbing fixtures, including
- necessary water piping:
1--5 $1.5.00
Over 5, each $4.00 each
$20.00 minimum
' 21 . For inspection idle meter $33.00
B. Plan Review Fees. Where no plan review fee is charged as listed in subsection
A of this section and a plumbing plan is required to be submitted, a plan review fee of one-
half the plumbing permit fee shall be paid.
4,76,050 Mechanical permits. A. Any person filing an application for a permit to
do mechanical construction shall pay a fee, according to,the following schedule:
1 . For the installation or relocation of each
forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner,
including ducts and vents attached to such
appliances up to and including 100,000
BTUs $15.00
2. For the installation or relocation of each
forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner,
including ducts and vents attached to such
appliance over 100,000 BTUs $20.00
3. For the installation or relocation of each
floor furnace, including vent $15.00
4. For the installation or relocation of each
suspended heater, recessed wall heater or
floor-mounted unit heater $15.00
5. For the installation or relocation or re-
placement of each appliance vent
installed and not included in an appliance
permit $10.00
6. For the repair of, alteration of, or
r addition to each heating appliance,
refrigeration unit, cooling unit,
absorption unit or each heating , cooling
system, including installation of controls
regulated by the Uniform Mechanical Code $15.00
7. For the installation or relocation of each
boiler or compressor, to and including
3 hp or each absorption system to and
including 100,000 BTUs $15.00
8. Over 3 hp, to and including 15 hp, or
each absorption'system over 100,000
BTUs to and including 500,000 BTUs $25.00
9. Over 15 hp, to and including 30 hp, or
each absorption system over 500,000
BTUs to and including 1,000,000 BTUs $30.00
10. Over 30 hp, to and including 50 hp, or
each absorption system over 1,000,000
BTUs to and including 1,750,000 BTUs $35.00
11 . Over 50 hp, or each absorption system
over 1,750,000 BTUs $40.00
12. For each air handling unit:
To and including 10,000 cubic feet per
minute including ducts attached thereto $15.00
Over 10,000 cubic feet per minute $20.00
Note: This fee shall not apply to an air
handling unit which is a portion of a factory-
assembled appliance, cooling unit evaporative
cooler or absorption unit for which a permit fee
is prescribed elsewhere in this section.
13. For each evaporative cooler other than
portable type $15.00
14. For each ventilation fan connected to a
single duct $10.00
15. For each ventilation system which is
not a portion of any heating or air
conditioning system authorized by a permit $15.00
16. For the installation of each hood other than
a Type 1 grease hood, served by mechanical
exhaust, including the ducts from such
hood $15.00
17. For each Type 1 grease hood, including
the exhaust system $40.00
18. For each appliance or piece of equipment
regulated by the Uniform Mechanical Code,
but not classed in other appliance categories,
or for which no other fee is listed in this
section $15.00
B. Plan.Review Fees. Where no plan review fee is charged as listed in subsection
A of this section, and a mechanical plan is required to be submitted, a plan review fee of one-
half the mechanical_ permit fee shall be paid.
4.76.060 Grading permits. A. Any person filing an application for a permit to
do grading work shall pay a fee according.to the following schedule. The fee for a grading
permit authorizing additional work to that under a valid permit shall be'the difference between
fee paid for the original permit and the fee shown for the entire project.
0--100 cubic yards $40.00
101--1,000 cubic yards $40.00
Plus $20.00 for each additional
100 cubic yards or fraction thereof
over 100 cubic yards
1,001--10,000 cubic yards $200.00
Plus $15.00 for each additional
1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof
over 1,001 cubic yards
10,001--100,000 cubic yards $350.00
Plus $50.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof over 10,001 cubic yards
( .` 100,001 cubic yards and over $800.00
Plus $25.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof over 100,001 cubic yards
B. Plan Review Fee. For excavation and fill on the same site, the fee shall
be based on the volume of the excavation or fill, whichever is greater. Separate permits and
fees shall apply to retaining walls or major drainage structures as indicated elsewhere in this
chapter. There shall be no separate charge for standard terrace drains and similar facilities.
The amount of the plan review fee .for grading plans shall be as set forth in the following
schedule:
0--100 Cubic yards $25.00
101--1,000 Cubic yards $40.00
1,001--100,000 Cubic yards $40.00
Plus $20.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof over 10,001 cubic
yards
100,001--200,000 Cubic yards $200.00
Plus $15.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof over 100,001 cubic
yards
200,001 cubic yards and over $350.00
Plus $12.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof over 200,001 cubic yards
4.76.070 Miscellaneous permits and inspections. A. Permit Issuance Fees.
1 . In addition to the fee prescribed in the
electrical, mechanical, plumbing and solar
energy schedules, for each such permit
on a single application form $25.00
2. Minimum total fee for any permit $33.00
3. Field investigation and report $75.00
4. Short-term installations:
a. Temporary, construction, material
processing $110.00
b. Approved temporary tents $66.00
5. Special inspection approvals $26.00
6. Standard plans:
a. Fee to establish standard plan $40.00
b. Comparison plan review fee $13.00
C. Annual review $40.00
7. Service charge for cash deposits and
other securities $33.00
B. Relocation Inspection Fees. The relocation inspection fees when a building is
to be moved are as follows:
1 . On the same property $66.00
2. From one property to another within
the city $132.00
3. From outside the city $198.00
C. Set-Down Permit Fees.
( 1 . Group R-3 occupancies up to 2,000
square feet area including all fees $198.00
2. Group R-3 occupancies 2,001 square
feet and over in area including all
fees $330.00
3. Group M-1 occupancies, including all
fees $66.00
4. All other occupancies, fee is based on the valuation of the work per
chapter 15.28 plus all required electrical, mechanical, plumbing and solar energy fees.
D. Annual Permits. Annual permits per Section 15.04.050 of this code are as
follows:
1--10 employees $132.00
11--75 employees $264.00
76--150 employees $396.00
151--300 employees $666.00
E. Rehabilitation and Demolition Processing Fees.
1 . Preparation of job specifications $198.00
2. City Council approval $61 .00
3. Contract performance inspection $61 .00
F. Billing fee $33.00
G. Record special assignment $99.00
�- H. Wire and/or wood fences (per lot) $20.00
I. Residential driveway approach $33.00
4,76,080 Building permit fees.
Total Valuation Fees
A. $1 .00 to $500.00 $33.00
B. $501 .00 to $2,000.00 $22.00 for the
first $500.00
Plus $2.75 for each additional $100.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
C. $2,001 .00 to $25,000.00 $63.00 for the
first $2,000.00
Plus $12.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00
D. $25,001 .00 to $50,000.00 $352.00 for the
r�
first $25,000.00
Plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
( E. $50,001 .00 to $100,000.00 $580.00 for the
first $50,000.00
Plus $6.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
F. $100,001 .00 to $500,000.00 $895.00 for the
first $100,000.00
Plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
G. $500,001 .00 to $1,000,000.00 $2,855.00 for the
first $500,000.00
Plus $4.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including 1,000,000.00
H. 1,000,001 .00 and up $4,955.00 for the
first $1,000,000.00
Plus $2.75 for each additional $1,000.00 or
' fraction thereof
4,76.090 Swimming pool permits. The building permit fee for new swimming pools
is as prescribed in this section. The permit fee includes plan review fees as shown below and
-all inspection fees for all phases of the construction including permit issuance fees, electrical
permit fees, mechanical permit fees, plumbing permit fees and solar energy permit fees.
A. Swimming pools accessory to a single-family dwelling:
1 . With a standard plan $250.00
2. With other than a standard plan $310.00
B. All other swimming pools:
1 . With a standard plan $350.00
2. With other than a standard plan $420.00
C. Spas and/or hot tubs:
1 . With gas hookup $120.00
2. Self contained $75.00
4.76.100 Residential aluminum patio cover permits. Residential aluminum patio
cover permit fees are as follows:
A. Residential aluminum patio covers, includes plan review and permit issuance
fees, seventy-five dollars;
B. When the patio cover is to be constructed from a San Bernardino County
standard plan or an International Conference of Building Officials standard plan, the set fee
will include comparison plan review and permit issuance fees, fifty dollars.
4.76.110 Fee refunds. The building department may authorize the refunding of any
fee paid under the following conditions:
(ram. A. A fee that was erroneously paid or collected;
B. A refund shall not be more than eighty percent of the permit fee paid when no
work has been done under a permit. A refund shall not be more than eighty percent of the
plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been
paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done;
C. A refund of not more than eighty percent of any planning fee when the request
for the planning action is withdrawn or canceled before any work by the department is done;
D. In no case shall the building official retain more than fifty-five dollars of the fees
paid, as described in this section nor shall he refund any amount of the fees less than
fourteen dollars;
E. The building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon
written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty days after
the date of fee payments.
4-76.120 Exemptions, There shall be an exemption.from all permit, plan revieWr and
inspection. fees as set forth in this chapter when all of-the following conditions.exist:
•A. The building..permit is for rebuilding or rehabilitating a structure because of
damage caused by and occurring in the course of a disaster;
B. The City Council has adopted a resolution declaring a state of emergency due
to the.disaster, for damage.caused by or _occurring in the same disaster and the application
for the building permit is filed with the department of building and safety within one hundred-
eighty days after.the resolution has been adopted by the City Council.
4.76.130 Solar energy permits.- Any person filing an application for a permit to
do solar-energy work shall pay a,fee according to the following schedule:-
A. Collectors, including related piping and regulating services:
0--1,000 square feet $5.00
1,001--2,000 square feet $10.00
2,001 square feet and over $10.00
Plus $2.00 for each additional
1,000 square feet or fraction thereof
Over 2,001 square feet.
B. Storage tanks, including related piping and regulating devices:
0-750 gallons $5.00
751--2,000 gallons $8.00
2,000 gallons and over $8.00
Plus $2.00 for each additional
1,000 cubic feet
C. For rock storage:
0--1.,500 cubic feet $5.00
1,501--3,000 cubic feet $8.00
-. 3,001 cubic feet and over $8.00
i Plus $2.00 for each additional
1,000 cubic feet or fraction thereof
over 3,001 cubic feet
D. For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by the Uniform Solar
Emergency Code for which no fee is listed, three dollars.
E. Plan Review Fee. Where no plan review fee is charged and a plan is required
to be submitted for the solar energy system, and a plan review fee is required to be submitted
for the solar energy system, a plan review fee of one-half the solar energy permit shall be
paid
Note: The fees in this section do not include permit fees for any parts of the solar
system which are subject to the requirements of other applicable codes.
4.76.140 Fines. Fines per infraction of this chapter are as follows:
A. Building without a permit(other than a fence or wall), one thousand one hundred
seventy-five dollars;
B. Erecting a fence or wall without a permit, three hundred seventy-five dollars.
Chapter 4.84
ENGINEERING FEES
(� Section:
4.84.010 Engineering fees.
4.84.010 Engineering fees. Engineering fees are as follows:
A. Tentative Map.
1 . Preliminary review $500.00
2. Minor subdivision (parcel map) $250.00
3. Major subdivision $1,000.00
4. Revised tentative map (minor subdivision) $250.00
5. Revised tentative map (major subdivision) $1,000.00
B. Final Map.
1 . Minor subdivision (parcel map) $416.00
Plus $26.00 per lot
2. Major subdivision (parcel map) Actual cost
(Deposit of $200.00 plus $15.00 per
lot required, $1,000.00 minimum deposit)
C. Deferred Monumentation,
1 . 20 lots or less (per lot) $150.00
2. 21 lots or greater $3,000.00
Plus $130.00 for each lot over 20
D. Lot line adjustments, includes required certificate if compliance, two hundred
fifty dollars;
E. Lot merger, fifty dollars;
F. Reversion to acreage, two hundred fifty dollars;
G. Certificate of compliance, one hundred dollars;
H. Sign permit. May also-require building and safety permit.
1 . Nonelectrical $100.00
2. Electrical $100.00
I. Grading plan, revised, one hundred fifty dollars;
J. Public Improvement Fees. This applies to all road improvements required
for minor or major subdivision. This fee is based on the value of work and is calculated by
the engineering department. It is to be paid upon receipt of the permit.
Value of Improvement Percentage
(In dollars)
$1 .00 to $25,000.00 4.0
$25,001 .00 to 100,000.00 3.5
$100,001 .00 and greater 3.0
K. Deferment/waiver of public improvements, sixty dollars;
L. Printing.
1 . 11 " x 17" sheets (each sheet) $0.55
2. 18" x 26" sheets (each sheet) $1 .25
3. Miscellaneous maps (per square foot) $0.50
M. Fines per infraction, work within the public right-of-way without a permit, five
hundred dollars.
Chapter 4.88
PLANNING FEES
Sections:
4.88.010 Planning fees.
4,88.010 Planning fees. Planning fees are as follows:
A. Site and Architectural Review.
1 . Administrative Site and Architectural Review $200.00
2. Standard Site and Architectural Review:
a. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is less than 500 square feet $260.00
b. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is 500 to 1,499 square feet $640.00
C. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is 1,500 to 2,999 square feet $1,020.00
d. If total area of proposed improvement or site is
greater than 3,000 square feet $1,400.00
B. Conditional Use Permit.
1 . Administrative Conditional Use Permit $200.00
2. Standard Conditional Use Permit:
a. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is less than 500 square feet $260.00
b. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is 500 to 1,499 square feet $650.00
C. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is 1,500 to 2,999 square feet $1,430.00
d. If total area of proposed improvement or site
is greater than 3,000 square feet $2,000.00
C. Variance.
1 . Sign variance $300.00
2. Minor deviation $300.00
3. Standard variances $1,450.00
D. General Plan Amendment $1,900.00
E. Zone Change $1,300.00
F. Specific Plans:
1 . Initial specific plan $3,000.00plus
staff time
2. Specific Plan Amendment $1,350.00
G. Determination of Use $225.00
H. Environmental Review.
1 . Initial study $100.00
2. Negative declaration $400.00
3. Environmental Impact Report, five hundred dollars, plus cost of consultant;
two thousand dollar deposit required; plus additional costs.
4. Fish and Game
a. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors administrative
Chapter 4.92
PUBLIC DOCUMENT FEES
Sections:
4.92.010 Fees designated.
4 92.010 Fees designated. The following fees have been established to recover
the costs of providing copies of public records:
A. Copying. Twenty cents will be charged for each page reproduced.
B. Traffic Collision Report. The minimum fee of four dollars will be charged for a
traffic collision report; however, each page in excess of ten pages, shall be at the rate of
twenty cents per additional page.
C. Specifications for Bids. A fee will be charged for each set of specifications
including cost of shipping and handling when required, as established by notice inviting bids.
D. Fee Ordinance. A fee of five dollars will be charge for a copy of the fee
ordinance.
E. Municipal Code. A fee of eighty-five dollars will be charged for a copy of the
municipal code.
F. Zoning Map. A fee of three dollars will be charged for a zoning map.
G. General Plan Map. A fee of three dollars will be charged for a large general plan
map; a fee of one dollar will be charged for a small general plan map.
H. Zoning Ordinance. A fee of fifteen dollars will be charged for a copy of the
zoning ordinance.
I. General Plan. A fee of twenty-five dollars will be charged for a copy of the
general plan.
J. Annual Budget. A fee of twelve dollars will be charged for a copy of the
annual budget.
K. Specific Plan. A fee of ten dollars will be charged for a copy of a specific
plan.
fee $35.00
_ b. Negative declaration $1,250.00
c EIR $850.00
I. Tentative Map. May also require engineering fee.
1 . Preliminary review $300.00
2. Minor subdivision (parcel map) $250.00
Plus $35.00 per lot
3. Major subdivision $900.00
Plus $35.00 per lot
4. Revised tentative map (minor or major) $350.00
J. Final Map. May also require engineering fee.
1 . Minor Subdivision (parcel map) $250.00
2. Major Subdivision $350.00
Plus $25.00 per lot
K. Lot Line Adjustment; includes required certificate of compliance; may also require
engineering fee, seven hundred fifty dollars;
L. Lot Merger, may also require engineering fees, five hundred dollars;
M. Reversion to Acreage, may also require engineering fee, five hundred dollars;
N. Certificate of Compliance, nine hundred dollars;
O. Extensions, two hundred dollars;
P. Sign Permit. May also require engineering and building and safety fees.
1 . Standard Sign.
a. If total area of sign is thirty-two square feet or less, fifty dollars;
- b. If total area of sign is greater than thirty-two square feet, two
hundred dollars,
2. Overall sign program, three hundred seventy dollars,
3. Standard sign per approved sign program, ten dollars;
4. Temporary sign, ten dollars, fifty-dollar deposit required;
Q. Land Use Application and Plan check of Working Plans. Swimming pools, spas,
patios, .decks, accessory structures, walls, fences, and other structures and/or improvements
which do not require site and architectural review, twenty-five percent of building permit,
thirty-three dollars minimum;
R. Alterations to Conditions of Approval, other than for maps or minor design
alterations, two hundred dollars;
S. Appeal of Planning Director's Decision, four hundred ninety dollars;
T. Fines per Infraction:
1 . Zoning title violation (other than illegal sign), three hundred seventy-five
dollars,
2. Illegal sign, two hundred thirty-five dollars.
3. Commercial vehicle parking in residential districts
a. First citation $50.00
b. Noncompliance - second citation $75.00
C. Noncompliance - third citation $100.00
U. Code Enforcement Fees to Cover Overhead Costs.
1 . Hazardous structure abatement:
a. First notice and posting $50.00
b. Noncompliance--second notice $50.00
C. Filing and processing for demolition $500.00
2. Debris abatement:
a. Noncompliance--second notice violation $50.00
b. Follow-up inspections $25.00
3. Sign abatement:
a. Noncompliance--second notice violation $25.00
b. Follow-up inspections $25.00
C. Removal of off-site garage sale signs $15.00
d. Removal of all other signs $100.00
4. Substandard structures:
a. Noncompliance--second notice violation $50.00
b. Follow-up inspections $25.00
C. Issuance of citation processing $50.00
5. Miscellaneous violations:
a. Noncompliance--second notice violation $50.00
b. Follow-up inspections $25.00