HomeMy WebLinkAbout138 - 09/20/1994 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE FOR SMALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ORDINANCE NO. 138, 1994
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING- CHAPTER 29- OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS-
TO ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE FOR
SMALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 27, 1994, effective April 1, 1994, increased
development review fees for all development review applications, the intent of
which was to increase fees to recover 80% of the costs incurred for development
review services by all City departments that provide such services, excluding
those that recover such costs through other fees of rates; and
WHEREAS, the current development review fee policy imposes a
disproportionate financial burden on small projects which cannot readily absorb
higher review costs, and, accordingly, such policy may constitute a disincentive
to the development of beneficial projects; and
WHEREAS, the purposes of this Ordinance are to: (1) assist and support the
types of development that typically are found in infill locations or are
redevelopment projects, as well as those other small development projects that
are located close or adjacent to existing development or municipal infrastructure
and (2) promote the establishment and development of small business enterprises
in the City, both of which purposes the Council has determined to be in the best
interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1 . That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City shall be amended by
the addition, in alphabetical order, of a new definition to provide as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Building permit valuation shall mean the dollar amount on which
building permit fees are calculated by the city's Building Permits
and Inspections Administrator for the issuance of a building permit.
Section 2. That Sections 29-3(a) and (b) of the Code of the City shall be
amended to provide as follows:
Sec. 29-3. Development review fees.
(a) There is hereby established a development review fee, the
purpose of which shall be to recover a portion of the costs incurred
by the city in processing, reviewing and recording applications
pertaining to development activity within the municipal boundaries
of the city. Except as provided in subsections c and d hereof, said
fee shall be calculated so as to recover eighty (80) percent of all
such costs that are not recovered through other fees or charges
(excluding taxes) imposed by the city. The amount of said fee shall
be reviewed annually and shall be adjusted by the Council by
ordinance on the basis of actual expenses incurred by the city and
to reflect the effects of inflation.
(b) Development review fee schedule.
(1) The standard development review fee imposed by this
Section shall be paid at the time of submittal of any
development review application, according to the
following schedule:
Annexation Petition and Map $1,040.00
Rezoning Petition 856.00
Overall Development Plan 1,4V0.00
Preliminary PUD Plan 1,472.00
Final PUD Plan 2,808.00
Minor Subdivision Plat 896.00
Preliminary Subdivision Plat 1,312.00
Final Subdivision Plat 2,176.00
RF/RC Site Plan 2,544.00
RH/RM Site Plan 976.00
Group Home Review 920.00
Nonconforming Use Review 1,216.00
IL/IP Site Plan 1,640.00
Administrative Change 168.00
Extension Request 496.00
Notification Fee .50 per notice
mailed
(2) Small development projects as described below shall not
be subject to the standard development review fee as
established pursuant to subsection (1) above, but
rather, shall be assessed a fee according to the
following schedule; provided, however, that in the event
that the development review fee imposed pursuant to
subsection (1) above is lower than the fee established
pursuant to this subsection, the lower fee shall apply:
Type of Project Fee Fee Conditions
Annexation petition and One-half (1/2) of the
map annexing five (5) standard fee.
acres or less.
Rezoning petition One-half (1/2) of the
rezoning five (5) acres standard fee.
or less.
New residential $100 per dwelling unit For purposes of this
development of fifteen per submittal with a fee, a submittal shall
(15) or less dwelling minimum fee per mean a submitted
units. submittal of $200. application, whether
singular or combined.
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Expansion of existing One (1) percent of For projects submitted
building (less than building permit as a combined
$500,000 building permit valuation , unless preliminary and final
valuation) and new submitted as a combined plan, the entire
commercial development preliminary and final (estimated) fee shall be
(less than $500,000 plan or plat, in which paid at the time of
b u i l d i n g p e r m i t event the fee shall be submittal and fee
valuation) . one-half (1/2) percent adjustments (whether
of building permit refund or additional
valuation; provided, payment) shall be made
however, that in no at the time of issuance
event shall the fee be of a building permit) .
less than $200. For applications not
submitted as combined
preliminary and final
plans, one-half (1/2) of
the kestiaratedj fee
shall be paid at the
time of submittal and
all remaining amounts
due shall be paid at the
time of issuance of the
building permit.
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Miscellaneous small $200 per project Nonrefundable.
development projects, collected at the time of
including the following, application submittal .
and other similar
projects:
• structural
additions or
alterations and
changes of use (if
the proposed
change will not
add more than
twenty-five [25]
percent of new
habitable floor
area to the-
existing building
or eliminate more
than ten [10]-
percent of
existing habitable
floor area) to
existing single or
two - family
dwellings and
multi - family
dwellings
containing four
(4) or less
dwelling units; or
• supplementary
building height,
family care home
and home
occupations
variance review.
(3) Preliminary or final subdivision plats submitted
concurrently with a preliminary or final PUD plan, RF/RC
site plan, RH/RM site plan, nonconforming use review or
IL/IP site plan shall be charged one-half (1/2) of the
preliminary or final subdivision plat fee.
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(4) Applications submitted as combined preliminary and final
plans or plats shall be charged the applicable fee for
a final plan or plat.
Section 3. That the provisions of this ordinance shall apply retroactively
nunc pro tunc April 1, 1994.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 6th day of September, A.D. 1994, and to be pr ed' for final pa ge on
the 20th day of September, A.D. 1994.
Mayor v
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2 da�?of Septemb 1994.
ATTEST:I
City Clerk Ci
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