CC RES 2017-013 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE MASTER
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CITY
SERVICES TO ADD A NEW MINOR MODIFICATION
REQUEST FEE AND DESIGNATING A REDUCED MINOR
MODIFICATION APPEAL FEE
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes conducted an extensive analysis of
its services, the costs reasonably borne by the City in providing those services, the
beneficiaries of those services, and the revenues produced by those paying fees and
charges for services for fiscal year 2008-2009; and,
WHEREAS, after conducting a public hearing, the City adopted Resolution
No. 2010-77 thereby adopting a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City services;
and,
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2017, the City adopted Ordinance No. 594, amending
Chapter 17.78.040 (Amendments to Approved applications) and Chapter 17.78.040
(Interpretation procedure for approved applications) of Title 17 of the City's Municipal
Code to codify a "Minor Modification" process and clarifying the process for interpreting
previous decisions and/or conditions of approval; and,
WHEREAS, City Staff has analyzed the estimated costs of processing a Minor
Modification Request which is based on approximately an average of 6 hours of Staff time
and has determined that a Minor Modification Request fee of $322 does not exceed the
cost to the City of processing such a request; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to establish a reduced appeal fee of$1,275 for
Minor Modification Requests to ensure that residents, interested parties, and the
community actively participate in the City's consideration of a minor modification process
for a project; and,
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2017 and March 24, 2017, a notice of public hearing to
be held on April 4, 2017 was published in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News; and,
WHEREAS, all interested parties that have requested notice of the proposed fee
increases were notified in writing on March 23, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Master Fee Schedule was made
available to the public ten days prior to the April 4, 2017 public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2017, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public
hearing concerning the proposed new Minor Modification Request fee and the
designation of a reduced Minor Modification Appeal fee; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Master Fee Schedule to add a
new Minor Modification Request fee and to designate a reduced fee for Minor Modification
Appeals.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The facts set forth in the recitals of this Resolution are true and
correct and are incorporated herein by references as though set forth in full.
Section 2: The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Resolution
amending Resolution No. 2010-77 to establish a new fee for Minor Modification Request
applications and to designate a reduced fee for Minor Modification Appeal applications is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections
21080 et. seq.) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A).
Section 3: The City Council hereby finds that the new Minor Modification
Request fee based on an average estimate of 6 hours of Staff time does not exceed the
cost to the City of processing a Minor Modification Request application.
Section 4: The City Council hereby finds that the designation of the reduced
Minor Modification Appeal fee ensures that residents, interested parties, and the
community actively participate in the City's minor modification process of a project.
Section 5: The City Council hereby approves and adopts the revisions to the
Master Fee Schedule and hereby amends the relevant provisions of Resolution No. 2010-
77 to incorporate the new Minor Modification Request fee and to designate a Minor
Modification Appeal fee into the Master Fee Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 6: Any person paying a given fee who feels that any fee, charge or rate
determined and set is in excess of the percentage of costs reasonably borne by the City
may appeal in writing to the City Council.
Section 7: The amended Master Fee Schedule specified in this Resolution Shall
become effective on June 4, 2017.
Section 8: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the
Book of Resolutions of the City Council.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of April 2017.
ATTEST:
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Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017-13, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on April 4, 2017.
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 2017-13
Proposed Minor Modification Fees
Permit Proposed Fee
Minor Modification Request $322
Minor Modification Appeal $1,275
Resolution No.2017-13
Exhibit A
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