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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
From:
Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
Frank Gifford, Public Works Director 'd1l
March 12, 2012 '
To:
Agenda Date:
Subject:
Public Works and Community Development Fee Schedules
Consider public hearing-testimony
Statement of Issue:
On-February 13,2012 the Board conducted a public hearing on a Draft Ordinance that
would revise the Public Works and .Community Development Fee Schedules. Attached
is a brief memo from Public-Works that responds to the public hearing testimony and
recommends a minor correction that should be made to the Ordinance.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's & Con's:
NA
FiscallmpacUCost Benefit Analysis:
NA
Recommendation:
Public Works recommends that the Board adopt the attached Fee Schedule Ordinance
with the recommended correction.
Department Contact: Jim Pearson, 385.9160
Reviewed By:
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Jefferson County
Department of Public Works
623 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-9160
Frank Gifford, Public Works Director
Monte Reinders, P.E., County Engineer
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
Frank Gifford, Public Works Director .:;111
FROM:
DATE:
February 29,2012
RE:
Revisions to Public Works and Community Development Fee Schedules
Public Hearing Comments and Responses
Attached for your review are the comments on the Draft Fee Schedules that were presented at the Board's
public hearing and Public Works' responses to those comments.
1. Comment:
The indirect expense rate should be shown on the Fee Schedule. If the economy rebounds and more
permits are processed, how will this affect the indirect expense rate and the fees? How will the indirect
expense rate be applied to the fees in future years?
Response:
The components of the Public Works' fees are wages, benefits, and an indirect expense rate. The purpose
of the Fee Schedule is to set fees for services and inform the public regarding those fees, not to provide a
detailed accounting of the fee components.
The Jefferson County Code (lCe), Appendix FEE SCHEDULES provides that fees may be adjusted
annually by the increase in the previous year's Consumer Price Index (CPl). The JCC also provides that
fees shall be evaluated every three years to reflect several factors including cost recovery. Public Works'
Application and Hourly Fees will be adjusted annually based on the change in the CPI. Every three years
Public Works will evaluate its fees based on current wages, benefits, and indirect expense rate and
propose appropriate fee revisions. Public Works does not anticipate that the indirect expense rate will
vary significantly from year to year.
2. Comment:
The Public Works fee for N-030 Miscellaneous applications, (10) Temporary Outdoor Use / Festival
Permit was incorrectly shown as $58 / hour. It should be $59/ hour.
Response:
The Ordinance presented for the Board's adoption has been revised to reflect this comment.
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State of Washington
County of Jefferson
In the matter of adopting revised Fee Schedules for )
the Departments of Community Development and ) Ordinance No.
Public Works )
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to revise the Jefferson County Code, Appendix FEE
SCHEDULES: II. Department of Community Development and IV. Public Works Department.
2. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FEE SCHEDULE
The Department of Community Development Fee Schedule, Section II-020 shall be revised to
read as follows.
II. Department of Community Development
Building Division, Development Review and Long Range Planning
11-020 Address and road namln a IIcatlons
17 A lication for E911 Number I Address
18 A Iication for E911 Plate Re lacement
Fee Additional Fee &Ior Other Information
Additional $74 hourly charge after the
minimum Base has been utilized.
$222
$16
$284
Base; the petitioner will also pay for Public
Works De artment to install road name si ns.
Base; the petitioner will also pay for the
public hearing notice, if required and for
Public Works Department to install road
name si ns.
Road Name Chan e Petition
$497
3. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE
The Public Works Department Fee Schedule shall be as follows.
IV. Public Works Department
Application
Application Fee Hourly
Fee 1 Base Hours Fee
$236 4 hours $59
$236 4 hours $59
$826 14 hours $59
$353
$47 $59
$236 4 hours $59
$1,185 15 hours $79
$63
$101
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3) Road Improvement District (RID) Petition (4) $2,844 36 hours $79
4) County Road/Lot SeQregation Right-of-way Research $46 - -
5) Road Name Sign Fabrication and Installation, Sinale $182 - -
6) Road Name Sian Fabrication and Installation, Double $231 - -
7) Road Name Sian Fabrication $81 - -
8) Public Road RiQht-of-way Setback Variance $176 - -
9) Public Road Right-of-wav Vacation (5) $932 17 hours $79
(10) Temporarv Outdoor Use / Festival Permit Hourlv Fee - $59
1V-040 Development review applications (6)
1 Binding Site Plan Approval $632 8 hours $79
2 Buildina Permit - Commercial or Industrial $632 8 hours $79
3 Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Site Specific (7) $316 4 hours $79
(4) Conditional Use Permit - Unified Development Code Hourlv Fee - $79
(5 Pre-application Conference (S) $119 - -
(6) Shoreline Substantial DeveloDment Permit or ExemDtion Hourlv Fee - $79
(7 Site Plan Approval Advance Determination (9) $316 - -
(8 Special Use Permit / Essential Public Facilitv $790 10 hours $79
(9 Stormwater Manaaement Permit $632 8 hours $79
(10) Short Subdivision $316 4 hours $79
(11) LonQ Subdivision (5 - 8 lots) $790 10 hours $79
(12) Long Subdivision (more than 8 lots) $1,580 20 hours $79
(13) Plat Alteration $158 2 hours $79
Public Works Department Fee Schedule Notes
(1) Application Fees are intended to reimburse the Department for its typical expenses related to
processing an application. If an application is withdrawn, the unexpended remainder will be refunded.
If the Department's expenses exceed the Application Fee, an Hourly Fee will be charged. As an
alternative to the Hourly Fees listed above, the Department may assign appropriate staff persons at
the followina hourlv rates:
Enaineerina Technician I $40
Enaineerina Technician II $46
EnQineerina Technician III $59
Enaineer I $55
Enaineer II $55
Enaineer III $80
Right-of-wav Representative $79 .
Develooment Review Coordinator $79
(2) The Application Fee is intended to reimburse the Department for its typical expenses from
application review through approval of the permit by the Board of County Commissioners. An Hourly
Fee will be charged for activities after the permit is approved, including plan review, construction
inspection, and final review.
(3) If the Department determines that the right-of-way has not been adequately restored, an Hourly
Fee will be charaed to inspect follow UP restoration work
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(4) The RID Petition Review Fee is intended to reimburse the Department for petition review and
preliminary project management and engineering expenses for a simple RID through establishment
by the Board of County Commissioners. As per RCW 36.55.074 Jefferson County will contract with
the RID petitioners to reimburse the Department for expenses that exceed the RID Petition Review
Fee. RID petitioners shall also submit a Special Benefit Appraisal prepared by a Washington State
Licensed Appraiser. If the RID is established, the petitioners will be reimbursed for these preformation
ex enses from RID assessments.
(5) The Application Fee is intended to reimburse the Department for its typical expenses from
vacation petition review through approval by the Board of County Commissioners and filing the
Vacation Resolution with the County Auditor. Before the Department files the Vacation Resolution, the
petitioner shall reimburse the Department for staff time expenses that exceed the Application Fee and
for ublishin the hearin notice, co in, osta e, and the Auditor's filin fee.
(6) Fees apply to all development review activities by the Department, including application and plan
review, construction ins ections, and final review.
(7) For commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential redesignations, Major Industrial
Develo ments, and Master Planned Resorts
(8) To attend Department of Community Development Pre-application Conference for Binding Site
Plans, commercial and industrial Building Permits, Conditional Use Permits, Special Use Permits I
Essential Public Facilities, Subdivisions, and Comprehensive Plan Site Specific Amendments for
commercial, and industrial redesignations, Major Industrial Developments, and Master Planned
Resorts
9 For commercial and industrial develo ments
4. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or figure of this Ordinance or its application
to any person or.circumstance is for any reason held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of the Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
5. REPEALER
This Ordinance hereby repeals and replaces Jefferson County Ordinance No. 02-0223-09
Jefferson County Department of Community Development Fee Schedule Ordinance, Section 11-020
Right-of-way, Utility, & Address Applications, Jefferson County Ordinance No. 12-96 Jefferson County
Public Works Department Fee Schedule Ordinance, and all rules, regulations and ordinances of Jefferson
County in conflict with this Ordinance or portions thereof.
6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of adoption.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _ day of
,2012.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
John Austin, Chair
PhiIJohnson,~eD1ber
David W. Sullivan, ~eD1ber
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS 0 FO~: J
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ATTEST:
David Alvarez
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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