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FEE SCHEDULE UPDATES

PLANNING SERVICES
Resolution No. 0125-2010
Approved by the BOS August 3, 2010
Effective October 2, 2010
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Resolution No. 20-97
Amended by the BOS January 28, 1997
Effective April 1, 1997
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Resolution No. 139-2007
Approved by the BOS. June 12, 2007
Effective July 1, 2008Planning Application Fees
Revised July 11, 2011

Includes Applicable Department of Transportation and Environmental Management Fees

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Fee Table
APPLICATION TYPE / SERVICE	FEE / DEPOSIT
APPLICATION TYPE / SERVICE	PLANNING	EM	DOT	RCD	TOTAL
AGENCIES’ FEES (See “Special Fee Policies”)
APPLICATION FEES, MULTIPLE (See “Special Fee Policies”)
APPEALS (Appeals by project applicant is charged at T&M, with $1000 initial deposit. Appeals by others are listed fee only.)
ALL OTHER APPEALS	$200				$200
PARCEL MAP, COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL	$200		$150 T&M		$350 (T&M )
PARCEL MAP, TENTATIVE	$200		$100 T&M		$300 (T&M)
SUBDIVISION, TENTATIVE
Class I	$200		$250 T&M		$450 (T&M)
Rural	$200		$200 T&M		$400 (T&M)
BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT	$300	$201 Collected only when well or septic issue may exist	$68 Collected only when road issue may exist		$569
BOUNDARY LINE MERGE	$100				$100
BUILDING PERMITS (Fee collected with building and grading Permits)
GRADING (not associated with a structure)	$200				$200
NON-RESIDENTIAL, New Construction (new floor area)	$600				$600
Tenant Improvements with a change in use or occumpancy	$300				$300
Tenant Improvements with no change in use or occumpancy	$50				$50
Wall signs and miscellaneous other non-residential	$50				$50
MISCELLANEOUS: Plan Check Revisions, review of 2nd Corrections, and other activity not covered in the fee schedule	Charged at Hourly Rate				Charged at Hourly Rate
RESIDENTIAL: new dwellings, second dwelling units, multi-family	$300 per dwelling unit				$300 per dwelling unit
Accessory structures, expansion of existing structures, agricultural buildings, pools	$100				$100
Minor permit review (permits requiring limited review of approximately 15 minutes)	$25				$25
SPECIAL ZONING REVIEW (Additional fee for Flood Zone, Development Eligibility Review, TRPA MOU, or similar)	$100				$100
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Discretionary – Hearing Required	$3500	$203 per parcel	$513	$120	$4133 T&M plus $203 per parcel
Discretionary – No Hearing Required	$600				$500
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED CERTIFICATE	$875 T&M				$875 T&M
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED CERTIFICATE (No changes to environmental document)	25% of fee*				25% of Planning fee*
COPIES, DUPLICATING	15 cents per page or "printer cost" plus 5% handling fee				15 cents per page
DEPOSITS (See “Special Fee Policies”)
DESIGN REVIEW
PLANNING COMMISSION, MAJOR (Applications adjacent to State Highway – Negative Declaration)	$5000	$405	$274	$120	$5799
PLANNING COMMISSION, MINOR (Categorically Exempt) Signs, On-Site, Accessory Structures, Minor Commercial Expansions, Minor new Commercial (2,500 sq. ft) minor residential (4 dwelling units or less).	$1000	$270			$1270
STAFF LEVEL MAJOR (Applications with DC overlay, not adjacent to State Highway – Negative Declaration)	$5000	$270	$274	$120	$5664
STAFF LEVEL, MINOR (Categorically Exempt) Signs (On-Site), Accessory Structures, Minor Commercial Expansions, Minor new Commercial (2,500 sq. ft) minor residential (4 dwelling units or less), Barnett Business Park	$1000	$270			$1270
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW PLAN	75% of fee*	$405	$137		75% of Planning fee* + $542
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW PLAN (No changes to environmental document)	25% of fee*	$135	$137		25% of Planning fee* + $272
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
INITIAL APPLICATION	$2500 T&M				$2500 T&M
ANNUAL REVIEW FEE	$800				$800
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT (EIR)
NOTICE OF PREPARATION	$2000 T&M	$135 per hour	$2400 T&M		$4400 T&M + $135per hour
EIR AND HEARINGS, STAFF TIME (Consultant charges are based on cost identified by contract)	$5000 T&M	$135 per hour	$3200 T&M		$8200 T&M + $135 per hour
FINDING OF CONSISTENCY (Planning Commission)	$500				$500
GENERAL PLAN
MAP AMENDMENT (See “Zone Change” when submitted with a Zone Change)	$4000 T&M	$135	$340	$120	$4595 T&M
TEXT AMENDMENT, MAJOR	$2000 T&M				$2000 T&M
TEXT AMENDMENT, MINOR	$1000 T&M				$1000 T&M
HEARING CONTINUATION OFF-CALENDAR, REQUESTED BY APPLICANT (Fee collected before notification of new hearing) (Assumes application is rescheduled within a year with no revisions. If revisions, see “Reactivation or Revision”)	$300				$300
MAPS, GIS MAPS AND DATA
PRE-PRINTED MAPS	$5/$7.50				$5/$7.50
HOURLY LABOR CHARGE	$100 T&M				$100 T&M
HARD COPY MAP OUTPUT FEE
A. Size A (8½” x 11”)	$5				$5
B. Size B (11” x 17”)	$7.50				$7.50
C. Size C (18” x 24”)	$10				$10
D. Size D (24” x 36”)	$15 + $2.50 per SF over six SF				$15 + $2.50 per SF over six SF
MOBILE HOME, TEMPORARY
INITIAL APPLICATION	$200				$200
RENEWAL	$50				$50
PARCEL MAPS
Residential Parcel Map	$5200	$405	$685	$120	$6410
Commercial/Industrial Parcel Map	$5000 plus $100 per parcel	$405	Tentative Map fees for Class I Subdivisions		$5000 plus $100 per parcel + Tentative Map fees for Class I Subdivisions + $405
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED PARCEL MAP
Commercial	75% of Tentative Map fee*	$135	$445 for 10 lots or less + $150 for additional 5-lot increments T&M		75% of Tentative Map fee* + $135 + $445 for 10 lots or less + $150 for additional 5-lot increments T&M
Residential	$3900	$135	$345		$4380
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED PARCEL MAP
Commercial	25% of Tentative Map fee*	$135	$445 for 10 lots or less + $150 for additional 5-lot increments T&M		25% of Tentative Map fee* + $135 + $445 for 10 lots or less + $150 for additional 5-lot increments T&M
Residential	$1300	$135	$137		$1572
TIME EXTENSIONS
Extension	$1000 T&M	$135	$280 T&M		$1415 T&M
CORRECTIONS TO RECORDED FINAL / PARCEL MAPS	$750	$135			$885
PARCEL MAP WAIVER	$400				$400
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Commercial/Industrial/Residential	$6000 T&M	$135	$274	$120	$6529 T&M
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN	$4000 T&M	$135			$4135 T&M
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (No change to environmental document)	$1000 T&M	$135			$1135 T&M
PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW
MINOR	$600	$68			$668
MAJOR (including TAC review)	$2000 T&M	$68			$2068 T&M
REACTIVATION OR REVISION TO APPLICATION (Applications that are continued off-calendar, on hold, or incomplete one year or longer, when such delay is caused by or at the request of applicant. Also, applications that are revised by applicant during the review process and require redistribution due to design changes or other significant change in the project)
REACTIVATION	50% of fee* T&M				50% of Planning fee* T&M
REVISION (Actual percentage to be determined by Planning Director based on extent of revision proposed)	25% - 75% of fee* T&M				25% - 75% of Planning fee* T&M
RECLAMATION
RECLAMATION PLAN	$4000 T&M			$120	$4120 T&M
RECLAMATION PLAN REVISIONS	$2000 T&M			$120	$2120 T&M
ANNUAL INSPECTION AND REPORT	$1000 T&M				$1000 T&M
REFUNDS (See “Fee Policies and Procedures”)
RESEARCH REQUESTS, RECORDS
BURN LETTERS	$100				$100
ZONE LETTERS	$50				$50
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE & NECESSITY	$250				$250
UNLISTED SERVICES	$100 T&M				$100 T&M
REVERSION TO ACREAGE	$150				$150
SITE PLAN REVIEW
ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT (See Zoning Ordinance for Administrative Permits)	$100	$135			$235
AGRICULTURAL SETBACK (See Variance)
IMPROVEMENT PLANS (For Parcel Map or Subdivision Map)	$300				$300
NON-RESIDENTIAL (Pre-Application for Building Permits)	$300				$300
RECYCLING FACILITY	$100				$100
RANCH MARKETING OR WINERY SITE PLAN REVIEW (See Zoning Ordinance)	$250				$250
SPECIAL USE PERMIT
PLANNING COMMISSION/ZONING ADMINISTRATOR – Negative Declaration	$4000	$540	$206(PC)/$205(ZA)	$120	$4866 (PC) $4865 (ZA) T&M
PLANNING COMMISSION/ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, MINOR, (Categorically Exempt) Off-Premise Signs, On-site signs (excess area), ham radio antenna height, fence height, modification of non-conforming parking/landscaping, temporary uses not listed, minor expansion of floor area, new minor commercial (2500 sq. ft. or less), wireless co-location, and other categorically exempt projects.	$1500	$135			$1635 T&M
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT	75% of fee*	$135			75% of fee* + $135
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT (No change to environmental document)	$25% of fee*	$135			$25% of fee* + $135
SPECIFIC PLANS AND REVISIONS (Staff costs only. Consultant costs are covered by separate contract)	$5000 T&M				$5000 T&M
SUBDIVISION MAPS
PRELIMINARY
Rural and Urban	$2000 T&M	$135	$550		$2685 T&M
TENTATIVE MAP, CLASS I
Public Water and Public Sewer
0-49 lots	$7500T&M	$135	$1285 + $20 per lot T&M	$120	$9040+ $20 per lot T&M
50-99 lots	$7500 T&M	$135	$2265 +$18 per lot over 49 T&M	$120	$10020+$18 per lot over 49 T&M
100 plus lots	$7500 T&M	$135	$3025 + $15 per lot over 99 T&M	$120	$10780+ $15 per lot over 99 T&M
Public Water and Septic
0-49 lots	$7500 T&M	$1485	$1285 + $20 per lot T&M	$120	$10390 + $20 per lot T&M
50-99 lots	$7500 T&M	$1620	$2265 +$18 per lot over 49 T&M	$120	$11505 + $18 per lot over 49 T&M
100 plus lots	$7500 T&M	$1755	$3025 + $15 per lot over 99 T&M	$120	$12400 + $15 per lot over 99 T&M
TENTATIVE MAP, RURAL
0-49 lots	$7500 T&M	$1485	$685 + $20 per lot T&M	$120	$9790 + $20 per lot T&M
50-99 lots	$7500 T&M	$1620	$1665 +$10 per lot over 49 T&M	$120	$10905 + $10 per lot over 49 T&M
100 plus lots	$7500 T&M	$1755	$2165 +$5 per lot over 99 T&M	$120	$11540 + $5 per lot over 99 T&M
MAJOR REVISION TO APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP	$5000 T&M	$405	$170 + $15 per lot T&M		$5000 T&M + $575 + $15 per lot T&M
MINOR REVISION TO APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP (No change to environmental document)	$1850	$135	$170 + $15 per lot T&M		$2155 + $15 per lot T&M
FINAL MAP / SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT	$2000		$410 T&M		$2410 T&M
TIME EXTENSIONS	$1000 T&M	$135	$342 T&M Class I/Urban or $206 T&M Class II/Rural		$1477 Class 1 or $1341 Class II T&M
SURETY (Administrative Processing}	$100				$100
TAPES, HEARING (Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator)	$5 each				$5 each
TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
A. Subdivision Model Homes	$150				$150
B. Construction Yard/Office	$150				$150
C. Non-Profit Organization Activity	$50				$50
D. Christmas Tree Lots	$100				$100
E. Auctions	$100				$100
F. Carnivals	$400				$400
G. Itinerant Shows	$400				$400
H. Religious Meetings	$400				$400
I. Outdoor Sales	$150				$150
OTHER SIMILAR USES
A. Temporary Signs	$100				$100
B. Others Determined by Planning Director	$200				$200
TIME & MATERIALS (See “Special Fee Policies”)
VARIANCE	$2200	$540	$137 Collected only when road or drainage issue is involved		$2877
"ADMINSTRATIVE" VARIANCE
FRONT SETBACK	$50				$50
AG SETBACK	$50				$50
RIPARIAN	$300				$300
10% RELIEF	$600				$600
WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACTS (Agricultural Preserve)
ESTABLISH	$800 (Includes rezone to AP; Rezone to AE will require Zone Change Fee)				$800 (Includes rezone to AP; Rezone to AE requires Zone Change Fee)
CANCELLATION	$1000	$135			$1135
ZONE CHANGE	$2800 T&M	$135	$340	$120	$3395 T&M

* Based on percentage of current fee shown under original application type
T&M = Time and Materials. Where T&M is not noted, the fee is fixed except as noted in “Special Fee Policies” attached herein. EM = Environmental Management
DOT = Department of Transportation
RCD = Resource Conservation District

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