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HomeMy WebLinkAbout121613_ra03Regular Agenda JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Carl Smith, Department of Community Development Director DATE: December 16, 2013 SUBJECT: Corrected ordinance for amending the Jefferson County Code Fees Appendix ATTACHED: Corrected ordinance for amending the Jefferson County Code Fees Appendix STATEMENT OF ISSUE: On November 12, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners adopted ordinance No. 04- 1112 -13, adopting a new fee schedule for the Department of Community Development. The new fees are shown in a column identified as: "2014 fees" on Appendix A of the fee ordinance. Fees that do not change were intentionally omitted under the interpretation that they are not new, so do not need to be shown in the column "2014 fees." However, in cases where no fee is shown, it can lead to an interpretation that no fee is charged. This is not intended. Therefore, in order to avoid possible misinterpretation on the correct fee amount, this corrected ordinance includes all fees, whether new or existing, in the column "2014 fees ". ANALYSIS: This request does not change the fees that were adopted in Ordinance No. 04-1112-13. This proposed corrected ordinance merely avoids misinterpretation by including all fees, whether new or existing, in the column "2014 fees ". FISCAL IMPACT /COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: These additional fees for services are warranted and necessary to provide cost recovery for DCD services and help maintain the staff necessary to provide customer service. Additionally, the customer assistance meeting is expected to be beneficial to applicants by providing more in -depth information to guide applicants through the permitting process. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the BOCC adopt this corrected Fee Appendix ordinance to establish fees for DCD for the year 2014. REVIEWED BY: Philip Morley, Co JEFFERSON COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON In the matter of a corrected ordinance } Ordinance No. 04A- 1216 -13 amending the Jefferson County Code } Fee Appendix; to add certain new } fees and adjust other fees of the } Department of Community Development } WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to set a new few schedule for the Department of Community Development; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development or DCD includes Building, Development Review and Long Range Planning; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development is an "enterprise" fund meaning that it is to be funded primarily, if not solely, by permit application fees and grants rather than by receiving money from the County's general fund; and WHEREAS, for the year 2013 permit application fees provided forty percent (40 %) of the DCD budget and will be relied upon for at least that portion of the 2014 DCD Budget; and WHEREAS, the sole purpose leading to enactment of the Ordinance was to increase the permit application revenue received by DCD rather than reduce it; and WHEREAS, in light of the continued need to fund DCD activities with permit application fees it was never the intent of the County Commission to reduce certain fees to zero as might be concluded from the absence of a fee amount at certain locations within the column for the year 2014 on the fee appendix amended by this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, nowhere in the staff report made part of the November 12, 2013 Agenda Bill for this Ordinance was there any discussion or recommendation by DCD that certain of the fees previously collected by DCD be reduced to zero and /or abolished. WHEREAS, Ordinance 04- 1112 -13 was the subject of a properly noticed public hearing on November 12, 2013; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 04- 1112 -13 included an attached Fee Schedule that was incomplete in that it did not reflect the intent of this Board that certain fees for the year 2014 would remain the same as they had been during 2013; and WHEREAS, the incompleteness of the 2014 column in the fee appendix reflects, in part, the decision of DCD that it need not state the obvious, i.e., that the existing fees related to certain activities (for example, an application for a short plat) to which a distinct pre- Page 1 application fee was being added did not need to be repeated in the 2014 column because everyone understood the already existing fee amounts for a given activity were being carried over so as to be equally applicable in 2014; and WHEREAS, it would be an absurd result and contrary to the intent of the County Commission if a scrivener's error would be interpreted and implemented in such a way that numerous fees collected for many years by DCD are suddenly abolished and /or reduced to zero for the year 2014; and WHEREAS, in the absence of adoption of this amended Ordinance there would be the possibility of anomalies in what DCD could or could not collect from applicants in 2014. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED as follows Section 1: Fee Schedule The document attached as Appendix "A" to this Ordinance lists the applicable fee for all services, permits or other activities that may be provided to citizens by all divisions of the Jefferson County Department of Community Development. Section 2: Commission Action: The County Commission by this action adopts Corrected Ordinance No. 04- 1112 -13 to be known hereafter as Ordinance No. 04C- 1112 -13. Section 3: Severability In the event any one or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other provisions of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained therein; PROVIDED, that any provision which shall for any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall be deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted by law. Page 2 Section 4: Effective Date This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 2nd, 2014. Approved and signed this 16th day of December, 2013. Seal: Attest: Carolyn Avery Deputy Clerk of the Board Approved as to Form Only: David Alvarez Deputy Prosecuting Atto ey Page 3 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John Austin, Chairman Phil Johnson, Member David Sullivan, Member Appendix A STATE of WASHINGTON COUNTY of JEFFERSON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUILDING DIVISION, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND LONG RANGE PLANNING a) Applies to new construction only, otherwise, number 7 applies. b) The fee is determined by a schedule established in the International Residential Code, and is based on the value of the structure. c) Auditor's Office fee. d) The fee for residential square footage valuation is based on Building Valuation Data established by International Code Council, Building Safety Journal. Building Valuation Data is published in February and August of each year. e) Building Official will verify valuation per IBC Section 109.3 Building Permit Valuations. Main Floor b b Base Fee 65% 65% Plan Check Fee a, d, a a, d, a Valuation e e 2) Additional Floors, Finished Basement b b Base Fee 65% 65% Plan Check Fee a, d, a a, d, a Valuation 3) Unfinished basement b b Base Fee 0.65 0.65 Plan Check Fee a, d, a a, d, a Valuation 4) Carports, Garages, Pole Buildings, Decks b b Base Fee 65% 65% Plan Check Fee a, d, a a, d, a Valuation 4a) Semi - Heated Space b b Base Fee 65% 65% Plan Check Fee a, d, a a, d, a Valuation 5) Modular Home foundations & foundations for relocated b b Base Fee structures 65% 65% Plan Check Fee $34.131sq. $34.13/sq. Valuation ft. ft. e d, e 6) COMMERCIAL structures, construction or improvements b b Cost or Fair Market Value, IRC Fee table 65% 65% Plan Check Fee e e 7) Manufactured Homes / mobile homes (one or two sections) 228.00 532.00 8) Additional sections for manufactured home / mobile home 40.00 40.00 9) New - propane tanks, lines, and associated appliances 228.00 228.00 (In existing structures) r9a) New or existing wood stove, inserts, pellet stoves, hot I 152.00 I 152.00 f water heater, heat pump, propane tank swap out (In existing structures) or c I Ib.VV c 15) Fire Code Official Services 76.00 76.00' 'Per hour or based on contract provider 149.00 Notice of App for expenses, facilities, etc. fee 16) Notification of Water Availability 40.00 40.00 In addition to Health Department Review 10.00 Fee 171 Water Svstem Review 228.00 228.00 1 3 hour minimum charge now a Public Works ree a Public Works Fee applied to permit 26) Customer Assistance Meeting Hearing Examiner plus actual costs as incurred 149.00 149.00 Notice of App for expenses, facilities, etc. 149.00 I I 149.00 1 Public Hearin g Notice 10.00 10.00 Notice Board a Hearing Notice nn 149.00 1 149.00 1 Public Hearing Notice 532.00 ) 532.00 1 Base Page 2 Consultant Work) Base & Actual Cc Consultant Work) WNW 61ax, 36) Pre - application for more than 10,000 sq /ft of impendous 380.00 surface or more than 5,000 sq/ft of non - single family development or for a CASP 37) Allowed "Yes" Use Consistency 228.00 228.00 Base 37a) Road / Lot Segregation 304.00 304.00 Base 37b) Road Setback Administrative Variance 304.00 304.00 Base 38) Tree ! Vegetation Removal 228.00 Base 39) Stormwater Management Permit Stand Alone Only or in 380.00 380.00 Base conjunction with Class IV General Forest Practices 40) Boundary Line Adjustment 684.00 684.00 Base 41) Minor Plan Modification 304.00 304.00 Base (Preliminary approval only) 42) Site Plan Approval Advance Determination 532.00 532.00 Base 43) Shoreline Master Program Permit Exemption 532.00 532.00 Base (Stand alone or with Single Family Residence) 44) Shoreline Master Program Permit Revision 152.00 152.00 Base 45) Last Will & Testamentary Division 532.00 532.00 Base 46) Home Business 228.00 228.00 Base 47) Temporary Use 228.00 228.00 Base 48) Sign Permit 228.00 228.00 Base 49) Minor PRRD Amendment 228.00 228.00 Base (Planned Rural Residential Development) 50) CASP (Critical Areas Stewardship Plan) 532.00 532.00 Base 380.00 Pre -app 51) Additional fee for State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 760.00 760.00 Base Review (including SEPA base fee, Notice of Application, and Notice Board) 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Base 52) Discretionary D" or Unnamed Use Classification 380.00 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 53) Short Plat 2,052.00 2,052.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 53a) Plat Alteration 684.00 684.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 54) Conditional (Administrative) "C(a)" Use 836.00 836.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board Page 3 Page 4 380.00 Pre -app 55) Conditional (Discretionary) "C(d)' Use 836.00 836.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 56) Cottage Industry 836.00 836.00 Base - 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 57) Temporary Use 228.00 228.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 58) Variance, Minor 836.00 836.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 59) Shoreline Substantial Development 1,216.00 1,216.00 Base (Primary Use) 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 60) Release of Six Year Moratorium under 532.00 532.00 Base Forest Practices Act (Partial) 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 61) Conversion Option Harvest Plans 532.00 532.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 62) Additional fee for State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 760.00 760.00 Base Review 63) Binding Site Plans 6,536.00 6,536.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 64) Conditional °C' Use 1,748.00 1,748.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 65) Long Plat, Preliminary (including Planned Rural Residential 6,536.00 6,536.00 Base Development) 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg Page 4 Development 70) Shoreline 380.00 1 Pre -app 149.00 149.00 Notice of All 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 10.00 380.00 Pre -app 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 10.00 380.00 Pre -app 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 10.00 380.00 Pre -app 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 10.00 380.00 Pre -app 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 10.00 380.00 Pre -app Review Site Plans; Final (including Planned Rural Residential Development application) Page 5 380.00 1 Pre -app 1,672.00 I Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app 71 a) Release of Moratorium 1,596.00 1,596.00 Base 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre -app Review Site Plans; Final (including Planned Rural Residential Development application) Page 5 380.00 1 Pre -app 1,672.00 I Base Page 6 149.00 149.00 Notice of App 149.00 149.00 Notice of Public Hrg 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 380.00 Pre-app 75) Request for Jefferson County Comprehensive PlarVUDC 532.00 532.00 Base (if docketed, then hourly charge) Amendment (Suggested) 380.00 Pre-app 76) J.C. Comprehensive Plan/UDC Amendment (Site Specific) 3,648.00 3,648,00 Base —Includes Noticing & SEPA 380.00 Pre-app In -n 14011MM 77) Open Space/Open Space & Open Space Timber 1,748.00 1,748.00 Base Applications 149.00 149.00 Notice of App & Public Hrg Notice 10.00 10.00 Notice Board 78) Open Space Agriculture Applications Assessor Fee Processed by Assessors Office 79) Transfer Forest Land (RCW 84.33) to Timber Land (RCW Assessor Fee Processed by Assessor's Office 84.34) Application k- 80) Copy of Duplicating Fee - 8 1/2" x 11" or 8 1/2' x 14" 0.15 0.15 Per page 11 "x17" 0.30 0.30 Per Page Color or Oversized Documents At Cost At Cost Compact Disc 1.10 1.10 Land Use Maps 20.00 20.00 Each Publicafions At Cost At Cost Scanning 19.00 Base, or actual at hourly rate if over hour. Refunds At cost Amount paid minus staff time expended at hourly rate. Page 6