CC RES 2024-037 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
2024-19 TO AMEND THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES
AND CHARGES FOR CITY SERVICES TO ADD NEW
ANTENNA DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FEES INCLUDING A
CONDITIONAL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT, AN
ADMINISTRATIVE WIRELESS, FACILITY PERMIT, AN
ELIGIBLE FACILITY PERMIT, AND AN OVER-THE-AIR
RECEPTION DEVICES (OTARD) PERMIT.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City") 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 special services; and
WHEREAS, based on that analysis of services, the City Council adopted Resolution
2021-15 approving a new Master Schedule of Fees for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and
establishing a Total Cost Allocation Plan and Fully Burdened Hourly Rates for City services;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2023-17, amending Resolution No.
2021-15, thereby adding certain new fees to the Council-adopted Master Schedule of fees
and establishing an updated Fully Burdened Hourly Rates for City Services; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to update its Master Schedule of Fees and
Charges and appropriately adjust the City's Fully Burdened Hourly Rates for Fiscal Year
2024-25 by amending Resolution No. 2023-17; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 66000, et. seq. authorizes the City
to adopt fees for municipal services, provided such fees do not exceed the cost to the City
in providing the service; and
WHEREAS, on April 4 and 18, 2024, a public notice was published in the Peninsula
News describing the contents of this public hearing matter and details on how to view and
participate in the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, after conducting a public hearing on May 7, 2024, the City adopted
Resolution No. 2024-19 thereby adopting an updated Master Schedule of Fees and
Charges for City services; and,
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2024, Ordinance No. 682 was introduced by the City
Council, which repealed §17.76.020 (Antennas) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) and replaces it with Chapter 17.73 (Wireless
Telecommunication Facilities on Private Property)to ensure that the City's Antenna Code
provisions are consistent with state and federal telecommunications law, and that wireless
communications are reasonably available while the scenic views, quality of life, character,
and aesthetics of the City are protected; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, a second reading of Ordinance No. 682 will be
conducted as part of the City Council's regularly scheduled meeting establishing July 19,
2024 as effective date of Ordinance No. 682; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 682, if adopted, will establish a set of new permits
associated with antenna development including a Conditional Wireless Facility Permit, an
Administrative Wireless Facility Permit, an Eligible Facility Permit, and an Over the Air
Reception Devices Permit; and
WHEREAS, permit fees for the new Antenna Development Permits do not exist in
the City's Master Schedule of Fees and Charges thus necessitating an amendment to the
Master Schedule of Fees and Charges; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2024 and June 13, 2024, notices of a public hearing
describing the contents of this public hearing matter and details on how to view and
participate in the public hearing to be held on June 18, 2024 was published in the Palos
Verdes Peninsula News,; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Master Fee Schedule was made
available to the public ten days prior to the City Council's,June 18, 2024 public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public
hearing for the proposed amendment of the City's Master Schedule of Fees and Charges;
and,
WHEREAS, the adoption of this Resolution amending Resolutions 2021-15, 2023-
17, and 2024-19 approves and sets forth a procedure for determining fees, charges and
rates for the purpose of adding new Antenna Development Permit fees for a Conditional
Wireless Facility Permit, an Administrative Wireless Facility Permit, an Eligible Facility
Permit, and an Over-the-Air Reception Devices Permit, on private property, and is,
therefore, exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code
Sections 21080 et seq.) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A); and
WHEREAS, all requirements of California Government Code Sections 66016 and I
66018 are hereby found to have been satisfied.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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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. 2024-19 to add new Antenna Development Permits fees.
including a Conditional Wireless Facility Permit, an Administrative Wireless Facility Permit,
an Eligible Facility Permit, and an Over the Air Reception Devices Permit, on private
property 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 Antenna Development
Permit fees listed in the attached Exhibit A do not exceed the cost to the City of processing
the future Antenna Development Permits, and the requirement to establish, if needed, a
trust deposit to cover actual cost associated with consultant services, such as, but not
limited to, the City Attorney, telecommunication experts, other consultants charged against
a trust deposit.
Section 4: The City Council hereby approves and adopts the revisions to the
Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for City Services and hereby amends the relevant
provisions of Resolution No. 2024-19 to add new permit fees for Antenna Development
Permits including a Conditional Wireless Facility Permit, an Administrative Wireless Facility
Permit, an Eligible Facility Permit, and an Over the Air Reception Devices Permit, attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 5: The amended Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for Services
specified in this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
Section 6: The City Clerk shall certify 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.
Resolution No 2024-37
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on this 18th day of June 2024.
John C : shank, Mayor
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L-t'éresIa1caoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2024-37, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on June 18, 2024.
Tere akaoka, City Clerk
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Resolution No. 2024-37
Exhibit A
Proposed New Antenna Development Permit Fees
Permit Type Proposed Fee
Conditional Wireless Facility $5,400
Permit + trust deposit
Administrative Wireless $4,600
Facility Permit + trust deposit
Eligible Facility Permit $1,195
+ trust deposit
Over the Air Reception $4,940
Devices Permit + trust deposit
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Resolution No. 2024-37
Exhibit A
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