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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2010-04 - Dev Processing FeesORDINANCE NO.d 0 OLi An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas amending Section 15.04.045 "Development Processing Fees" of the Code of Ordinances (the Code) to revise Planning and Development fees; repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. WHEREAS, as part of the 2008-2009 Annual Unified Development Code (UDC) review process the Planning and Development Department reviewed its application processing fees; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this review was to determine if the current fees reflect the applications provided for in the UDC and to simplify the fee structure; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Planning and Development fees are not required to reflect a full recovery of staff review time spent for each individual application, however; they should seek to recover the cost of application processing; and WHEREAS, there are certain fees that warrant an adjustment to ensure recovery of some staff time, material costs, and simplification; and WHEREAS, the caption of this ordinance was printed in the Williamson County Sun in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Georgetown. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements the 2030 Land Use Plan and that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent with nor in conflict with any other 2030 Plan Policies. SECTION 2. The City Council has determined that the Development Processing Fees should be reviewed on a three-year cycle to ensure that the fees are appropriate and reasonable and instructs City staff to develop a fee review process that will be followed every third year. SECTION 3. Section 15.04.045 of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Development Processing Fees" is hereby amended as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. orJ +ao 10 - oaf SECTION 4. All ordinances that are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect on the date of final adoption by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 23rd day of February 2010. PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 9th day of March 2010. ATTEST: r s nca i4sica Hamilon City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mark Sokolow City Attorney Ori. -*=)o 10 - 0y THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN BY:� George G. Garver Mayor EXHIBIT A City of Georgetown Planning and Development Application Fee Schedule The following is a summary of the City of Georgetown's land development processing fees. For questions or verification of the total fees for your project, please contact Planning and Development at 512-930-3575. All application fees include the initial notification fees. However, subsequent notifications will be charged to the applicant prior to making each additional notice at the rate of $75 per notice. For large scale projects with over 50 mailed notices, an additional fee of $1.00 per letter shall be charged for each mailing. All calculations will be based on fractions of an acre charged as a full acre. Some applications may require additional companion applications, such as a Comprehensive Plan Amendment that will likely require a GUS Utility Evaluation. Policy Related Applications ■ Annexations (Voluntary) ■ Comprehensive Plan Amendment Zoning Map Amendment: Rezoning (0 — 5 acres) (Each Additional 5 acres) Planned Unit Development, Mixed Use District (3 — 5 acres) (Each Additional 5 acres) ■ Development Agreement & Municipal Utility District/ Special District ■ Development Agreement Amendment ■ Special Use Permit ■ Waiver to P & Z Commission w/out plat ■ Appeal of HARC, P&Z, or Administrative Decision ■ Access Point Connection Exemption $1,000 $700 $500 $75 $1,000 $100 $3,000 (includes 5 hrs of Staff Mtg) + Staff time @ rate to be determined* + related Legal Fees @ $225 hr. Will be higher if City billed at higher rate $1,500 (includes 5 hrs of Staff Mtg) + Staff time @ rate to be determined per hr. rate + related Legal Fees @ $225 hr. Will be higher if City billed at higher rate* $500 $250 $2501 100% of fee to be returned if Appeal granted $350 * UDC Section 3.20.020.13 sets process to establish staff fees for Development Agreement/Amendment applications. Planning and Development Application Fee Schedule continued Subdivision Related Applications ■ Administratively Approved Plats (includes Minor/ Amending, Replat and others) $300 ■ City Council approved Plats (Preliminary, Replat, etc.) $900 + $20 per acre or lot (whichever is greater) ■ Construction/Infrastructure Plans $300 base fee (includes 1 St acre/lot) + $100 per acre over 1 acre/lot (whichever is greater) ■ Final Plat $800 + $25 per acre or lot (whichever is greater) ■ Plat Waiver $100 ■ Plat Recordation (set by Williamson County) $61 1St pg, $50 ea. add'I pg, 2 sets, $5 ea. add'I set ■ Mailed Notice for plats $50 as an additional fee Development Related Applications ■ Letters of Reg. Compliance: Zoning / Legal Lot Verification $50 ■ Administrative Exception, Determination $300 ■ Revisions — Minor Administrative (plats, site plan or other administratively approved application) $250 Board/Council 50% of current application fee ■ Revisions — Major Current application fee ■ Temporary Use Permit $100 ■ Site Plan w/Construction/Infrastructure Plans $750 + $175 per acre over 1 acre ■ Construction/Infrastructure Plans w/out Site Plan $300 base (includes 1 St acre + $100 per acre over 1 acre ■ Site Plan $650+ $75 per acre over 1 acre ■ Driveway Permit Agricultural (farming) $50 per driveway Residential $100 per site (plus $250 if TIA if Required — see TIA fee) Non-residential, includes multifamily $100 per driveway (plus $250 if TIA required — see TIA fee) ■ Stormwater Permit $150 Planning and Development Application Fee Schedule continued ■ GUS Utility Evaluation ■ Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) Review $300 + Engineer review @ $150 per hr. Each request will be charged separately. Engineer fee will be higher if City billed @ higher rate $500 + Engineer Review Fees @ $150 hr., rate will be higher if City billed at higher rate ■ Sign Permit $75 per Sign ■ Sign Permit, temporary event $25 up to 5 + $5 per additional Sign ■ Master Sign Plan $75 per Sign ■ Variance or Special Exception $350 ■ License to Encroach (Public Utility, Right -of -Way, Drainage Easements, etc.) $200 ■ Tree Protection Priority $300 if stand alone application, otherwise included in companion application fee ■ Certificate of Occupancy Inspection ■ Resubmissions received more than 45 days after comments sent or after 3rd Submission Plats, Construction/Infrastructure Plans, & Site Plans ■ Construction/Infrastructure Plan Amendments Minor amendments/revisions Major amendments ■ Large Format Copies (larger than 11" X 17") $50 per inspection by Planning Office staff $250 $300 Full fee for area subject to revision. $8 per page Certificate of Design Compliance in the Downtown, O/d Town, and Town Square Historic Over/ay Districts ■ Administrative / De Minimis Projects $25 (Exterior signage, paint color, fencing and other minor improvements) ■ Minor Projects $150 (Remodel of structures less than 5,000 square feet; landscape / hardscape installation; alternative parking plans; demolition and / or removal of structures) ■ Major Projects $250 (Remodel of structures greater than 5,000 square feet; infill / new construction.) Planning and Development Application Fee Schedule continued GIS Mapping Fees ■ Pre -Made Hardcopy Maps ■ 8.5" x 11" ■ 11" x 17" ■ 32" x 42" ■ Hardcopy Aerial Maps ■ Pre -made 8.5" x 11" ■ Pre -made 11" x 17" ■ Pre -made 32" x 42" ■ GIS Data on CD or DVD (sold by layer) $2 $5 $40 $10 $20 $75 $100 for one data layer, $5 for ea. add'I layer ■ Digital Aerial Photography/ Topographic Contours $275 for two (2) DVD set that includes all high-resolution aerial photography and 2 ft. topographic contour data owned by city of Georgetown. ■ Custom Mapping: GIS Staff is not authorized to prepare custom maps. However, should the preparation of a custom map be authorized by the Planning Director, the customer will be charged on a per hour basis, $75 for the first hour, $35 for each additional hour. This includes one hardcopy output.