Resolution 12841CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12841
AMENDING MASTER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 12191
REGARDING APPEAL FEES AND DEVELOPMENT FEE PAYMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda Planning Board initiated a
Zoning Text Amendment to delete the fee waiver process; and
WHEREAS, present appeal fees in the Master Fee Resolution
may be an impediment to appellants who are not the project sponsors
and invite fee waiver requests; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda Municipal Code and the California
Government Code provide that the City Council may set fees for
reasonable cost of providing various services by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at the August 27, 1991 Special
City Council meeting directed City staff to amend the Alameda
Municipal Code to reflect that City fees shall be set by City
Council resolution; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 12191 ("Master Fee Resolution"),
as amended codifies existing fees for various City services and
permits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the
proposed fees are reasonable for providing municipal services.
WHEREAS, the City Council has found that the project is
Statutorily Exempt under Section 15061(b) (3) of the CEQA
Guidelines, because "it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect
on the environment;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on this
application on November 19, 1996, and examined pertinent maps,
drawings, and documents; and
WHEREAS, the Council has made the following findings:
1. The proposed amendment will have no effect upon the
integrity of the General Plan as the Master Fee
Resolution does not affect any policies in the
General Plan.
2. The reduction in appeal fees and new administrative
procedures for development fees will favorably
affect the general welfare of the community by
assisting the citizenry in participating in the
development review process.
EXHIBIT "A"
PLANNING DEPARTMENT 1996 FEES
1. Reduce the Appeal Fee, as follows:
APPEALS
Appeal to the Planning Board 2C3.00 100.00 flat
Appeal to the City Council 3G8.00 100.00 flat
Appeal fees shall be returned to the appellant if the appellant is
successful in the appeal and the appellant is not the property
owner or applicant.
MISCELLANEOUS
2. Add the following new fee to the "Miscellaneous" Section:
Preparation of a fee installment T & M
or deferral agreement 1 Hour minimum
3. Add a new section to the Planning Section of the Master Fee
Resolution, as follows:
Waiver, Deferral or Installment Payment of Fees
The City Manager may approve the following:
a. payment of the development fees on an installment basis,
subject to the applicant entering into an agreement which
provides for payment schedules, interest, and security.
b. allow the payment of the fees to be deferred, subject to
interest and adequate security, such as recording them as
a lien against the property.
c. a fee reduction where the application is a resubmission
and a finding is made that the staff work involved would
be less than other comparable applications and warrants
reduced fees because there is less staff work involved.
3. The amendment to the Master Fee Resolution will
create an equitable implementation of development
review fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
approve an amendment to Exhibit "A" of the Master Fee Resolution to
amend appeal fees and provide additional administrative procedures
regarding development fees as provided for in Exhibit "A" to this
resolution.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council
of the City of Alameda in regular meeting on the 19th
day of November , 1996, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, DeWitt, Lucas
and President Appezzato - 4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 20th day of November ,1996.
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Diane elsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda