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RESOLUTION No. 8 3—03
A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADOPTING A REVISED FEE SCHEDULE
TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6,2004
WHEREAS, the last revision to the Town's fee schedule was approved in November,
1992, and;
WHEREAS, Council has directed staff to review and revise the amounts charged for fees
and to structure such fees in a reasonable, consistent and systematic basis;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby
approve and adopt the attached revised schedule of"Fees,Deposits, Charges for
Services, and Other Assessments (Attachment I)."
FURTHER RESOLVED that the attached revised schedule of"Fees,Deposits, Charges
for Service and Other Assessments" will become effective on January 6, 2004.
REGULARLY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 2003.
BY•
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- 1-City Clerk
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
I DEVELOPMENT PROCESS-PLANNING
A FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES
1 Staff service rate - Planning Department $105 per hour
2 Consultant rate
Including without limitation City Attorney,Town Geologist, Applicable rate charged to Town+5%
engineering consultant,and Town Arborist administration charge
3 General
General plan amendment $1,025 $1,285
Review of initial study $400
Preparation of negative declaration $400 $650
Preparation of draft EIR by staff $1,750 $1,925
Review of draft EIR prepared by outside consultant $770 $1,025
4 Subdivision applications
Tentative map 4 lots or fewer $1,350 per resulting number of lots $6,400
More than 4 lots $1,350 per resulting number of lots $9,000
Time extension $260 $260
Appeal $400 $525
Amendment $700 $775
Final map: 4 lots or fewer $1,025 $2,575
More than 4 lots $1,025 $6,400
Final map certificate of correction $675 $800
Pathway in-lieu fee $45 per lineal foot of the average
width of the property or$5,000,whichever
is greater,for each lot without a path
(one-time charge per lot)
Roadway improvements $12.00 per lineal foot
Recreation in-lieu fee (Valuation/acreage)
$.02 x number of lots
Storm drainage fee-development area within public public $0.55 per square foot
right-of-way or easements
Lot line adjustment $1,025 per resulting number lots $2,575
Lot merger $1,025 per resulting number lots $2,575
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
Town inspection of public improvments(does not include inspection $130 10%of total
requirements of other public agencies) improvement cost
5 Zoning
Zoning permit(fee can be waived for zoning permit if site development permit is also required)
Staff-level review and approval
No grading,drainage,or measuring(No variance) $80
No grading or drainage,but requiring measuring $105
Site development committee level review and approval $205 $400
6 Conditional use permit(CUP)and conditional development permit(CDP)
Application $1,150 $1,300
Appeal $400 $400
Renewal or amendment $400 $400
7 Variances
Major: Application $1,350 $1,350
Appeal $400 $400
Minor: Application $650 $650
Appeal $400 $400
Fence he Application $275 $275
Appeal $400 $400
8 Site analysis $150 $150
9 Site development
Geologic review Applicable rate charged to Town $1,300
+5%administration charge
Permit approval
Basic charges:
Staff-level review and approval
No measuring of plans and no grading or drainage charges $80 $125
(e.g.,fences,dishes)
All others $110 $300
Site development committee-level review and approval $825 $900
Planning committee-level review and approval $2,125 $2,125
Additional charges
In-lieu payments for road improvements $12 per square foot
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
Pathways $45 per lineal foot of the average
width of the property or$5,000,whichever
is greater,for each lot without a path
(one-time charge per lot)
Permit modification $275 $400
Appeal $400 $650
Exten Staff level $140
Council level $275 $400
10 Street and pathway excavation permit
Permit fee $130
Other charges,where applicable:
Street $7 per square feet of surface area being
excavated;$475 minimum
Pathway $1 per square feet of surface area being
excavated;$475 minimum
B MISCELLANEOUS
1 Other request or actions requiring planning commission or Council action $400 $400
2 Service request-request for review or information that require more than the standard
counter staff time $80 $130
C ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Inspection of landscape plantings,required storm drainage maintenance programs,etc. $205 $450
D MONETARY PENALTIES
Application process violation-site development permit;vairance;CUP;CDP 10 times fee charged
E ZONING ORDINANCE INTERPRETATION $275 $400
II BUILDING PROCESS: PLAN REVIEWS,PERMITS,AND INSPECTIONS-BUILDING
A FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICE
1 Construction and structural addition
As per Municipal Code,Chapter 7,Section 8-7.01,Building Construction and Structural Addition Change
New dwelling $1,050
Addition to any building-including remodels costing more,in dollars,than 100 times
the square footage computation of the total structure $.60 per square foot of floor area added
2 Planned drainage facilites
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
Impermeable structure $.80 per square foot of
development being added
Semipermeable structure $.55 per square foot of
development being added
3 Building permit
Valuation-new dwelling or addition
Habitable space $107 per square foot
Garages $26 per square foot
Decks $11 per square foot
Permit fee: Projects other than small projects $105 plus.51%of the valuation
Permit fee: Small projects(satellite dishes,decks less than 200 square feet,sheds less than
200 square feet,window replacements,deck repairs,gazebos,chimney repairs,fences
less than 200 lineal feet)or other small projects approved by the City Manager $75
Other projects
Bedroom $70 per bedroom
Plus(depending on valuation)
$l to$2,000 $50
$2,001 and up $125 plus.51%of the valuation
Plan review fee 65%of permit fee
Plan retention fee $11.00 per page of plans
Final deposit-based on total valuation
Less than$10,000 $100
$10,000 or more 1%of the valuation
Site development compliance inspection-collected at building plan submittal stage and
required only when project is based on a site development permit $550
Energy fee (state imposed)
Any new dwelling or habitable addition to an existing dwelling 15%of building permit
Formula=1.65 x(.15 x building permit fee)
Strong motion instrumentation program(state imposed) $.10 per$1,000 of assessed valuation
4 Other inspections and plan reviews
A requested inspection,when no permit is needed $125 per hour
Outside normal business hours $125 per hour,with a 2-hour minimum
Reinspection $125 per hour
Inspection for which no fee is otherwise indicated $125 per hour
Additional plan reviews $125 per hour
Code compliance inspection and letter $125 per hour
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
5 Electrical permits
e.g.,panel,service change,repair,landscape lighting,wiring and material per 1990 NEC
New homes and additions are more than the minimum fees
Issuance fee $30
Permit fee-new residential structures $.05/sq ft of total square footage
6 Plumbing permits
e.g.,water heater,waterline change/repair per 30.1 UPC
Issuance fee $30
Permit fee-new residential structures $.05/sq ft of total square footage
7 Mechanical permits
e.g.,fumace replacement,air conditioner,gasline per 301(a)UMC
Issuance fee $30
Permit fee-new residential structures $.05/sq ft of total habitable square footage
8 Re-roofs and termite repair
Not requiring plan check .51%of project valuation
If plan check is required,an additional fee is assessed
B MONETARY PENALTIES
When construction is begun before the appropriate permit is obtained
Building permit Up to 4 times normal fee
Electrical permit Up to 4 times normal fee
Plumbing permit Up to 4 times normal fee
Mechanical permit Up to 4 times normal fee
III PUBLIC WORKS
A FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICE
1 Staff service rate-Engineering Department $125 per hour
2 Sewage disposal
Private sewage disposal systems
License to pump * The respective amounts
Installation of new system * shall be the same as
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
Repair/reconstruction of system the amounts set,from
Repair/reconstruction of system * time to time,by the
Soil percolation test hole(for every 4 holes,or portion thereof) * County of
Review of subsequent development plans * Santa Clara
* Paid to Santa Clara County Environmental Health Services
Appeal of any enforcement action-filing fee and deposit $500 $825
Altamont trunk sewer line connection-connection charge $200
Los Altos sewer connection
Connection charge Set by City of Los Altos
Annual service charge per unit of service ** Set by City of Los Altos
Palo Alto sewer connection and service
Connection charge $825
Annual service charge per unit of service ** Set by City of Palo Alto
** Units of service:
Residence 1.00 unit
Church 1.00 unit
Country club 2.68 units
Office 1.84 units
Fire station 3.00 units
Elementary or junior high without gymnasium 1.00 unit for each 26 students in average
and/or cafetera daily attendance
Junior high school with gymnasium and/or cafeteria 1.00 unit for each 20 students in average
daily attendance
High school 1.00 unit for each 15 students in average
daily attendance
Junior college 1.00 unit for each 10 students in average
daily attendance
Boarding school/convent 1.00 unit for each 3.5 students/residents
in average daily attendance,plus$12 for
each 10 nonresidents
Industrial waste discharge permit Any direct and indirect costs incurred by the Town
Liquid waste truckers discharge permit All treatment and disposal costs
Solid waste collection and disposal monthly fee Varies by level of service
and set by separate resolution
3 Encroachment into the public right-of-way
Application fee $500 $525
Encroachment permit
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
Underground $12 per linear foot of standard trench
or$375,whichever is greater
Fence;wall;irrigation;driveway cuts $12 per lineal foot of easement precluded from
public use or$550,whichever is smaller
IV MISCELLANEOUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
A REIMBURSEMENT OF TOWN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Includes,but not limited to,litter clean-up,private excavation work,weed abatement,etc.,as
required by Code enforcement Actual direct cost+
administration and overhead
Service charge for return of illegally placed real estate signs on public property $60
Issuance of duplicate(replacement)business license;issuance of duplicate if $30
original is lost or destroyed
False security or fire alarm within 12 months of first false alarm:
Third $100
Fourth $150
Fifth and each subsequent false alarm $200
Transportation or discharge of weapons $180 plus overhead
File search-Town Hall and records center 100%of staff time+overhead of 40%
Duplication of official copies of plans and professional reports $15
Copies of specific Town documents: *
City code $161+overhead
General Plan $37.50
Geologist hazards map $18
Folio text $18
Address maps $3
Subdivision ordinance packet $8.50
Annual subscription to:
Site development agendas $30
Planning commission
Agendas $25
Minutes $35
Both $60
City Council
Agendas $25
Minutes $45
Both $70
* Charges are reduced to one-half of these amounts at mid-year
Miscellaneous copying
Hard copy(8 1/2"by 11")from hard copy $.25 per copy
Hard copy(8 1/2"by 11")from microfiche Applicable rate charged to Town
+$2.50 per order
Street address changes $150
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
B TAXES
1 Real property transfer tax $.275 per$500 in assessed
value,or fraction thereof
2 Sales tax 1%of gross receipts
3 Use tax 1%of sales price
4 Business license tax
Architect $100
Contractors: General $250
Sub-contractor-1 person $120
Sub-contractor-more than 1 person $150
Delivery truck $0
Engineer $100
Home occupation $100
Keeping or stabling horses: First 2 horses $75
Each of next 10 $5
Each in excess of 12 $2.50
Private schools,day care facilities,and board and care facilities $100
Real estate broker: First broker $140
Each of next 2 brokers or salespersons $30
Each additional broker or salesperson $10
First 3 employees $10.50
Each additional employee $2.10
Recreational facility $150
Septic tank pumpers $150
Services,e.g.,appliance repair,pool services,pest control,gardeners:
Per year $50
Per quarter $8
Others,including real estate appraisers $150
Transferring a business from one address within Town to another $28
C MONETARY PENALTIES
1 Business license tax
Failure to pay when due 10%per month,to a maximum of 50%
2 Return of check for insufficient funds $25
3 Town invoices
Payment due Net 30 days
Delinquent charge 12%interest annually
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Town of Los Altos Hills Attachment 1
Proposed Schedule of Fees,Deposits,Charges for Service,and Other Assessments
Effective date-January 6,2004
Category/Process AMOUNT OF
Item/Description Fee Deposit
4 Collections costs Amount of Town invoice
plus collection agency costs
D ANIMAL CONTROL CHARGES
Impoundment fee-including animals impounded for rabies quarantine
Licensed dog,1st time ever impounded $20
Licensed dog,2nd impoundment $35
Licensed dog,3rd or subsequent impoundment $45
Unlicensed dog,1st impoundment $45
Unlicensed dog,2nd or subsequent impoundment $55
Cat $20
Small animal-bird,rabbit,reptile $15
Large animal-horse,cow,pig,goat $50
Daily boarding fee-to be paid in addition to impound fee for all stray and impounded animals,
including owner-surrendered animals for rabies quarantine. Fees are per calendar day,including
the day received.
Dog $12
Cat $7
Small animal,reptile,bird(including poultry) $7
Large animal-horse,cow,pig,etc. $15
Licenses and pet identification-licenses sold by revenue collection:
If If spayed/
License for period of: unaltered neutered
6 months or less $10 $5
7 to 12 months $16 $8
13 to 18 months $24 $12
19 to 24 months $30 $15
25 to 30 months $38 $19
31 to 36 months $44 $22
Late fee-30 days after expiration or for after 30 days in the case of new residents. Late fee also
applies for licenses which are purchased in response to a citation or animal impound. $15
Replacement license tag $2
Permits-annual fee or per event:
License of wild or dangerous animal $100
Kennel,dog or cat $90
Livery stable,boarding stable $90
Disposal of dead owned animals-animals accepted up to 150 pounds;no animal accepted overweight
Dogs,cats,rabbits $20 per animal
Each additional animal $20
Small animals $10
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