Res 03-087 RESOLUTION NO. 03-087
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE
WAIVING CERTAIN FEES PERTAINING TO THE REBUILDING OF STRUCTURES
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN THE CEDAR FIRE OF OCTOBER 26, 2003 AND
OCTOBER 27, 2003
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides permit service to the citizens of Poway;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established certain fees for the cost of providing
this service; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2003 and October 27, 2003, the Cedar Fire
consumed 6,887 acres within the City of Poway resulting in the loss of at least 54
homes, one business and numerous accessory structures, as well as damage to
numerous structures; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that in many cases the property owner's
insurance company will pay the cost of building permit and plan check fees; and
WHEREAS, in order to help reduce the financial burden of the rebuilding process
for property owners and residents of the City of Poway, the City Council finds that a
modification to the Development Services Fee Schedule is warranted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds that the approval of this Resolution is exempt from
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it entails the waiver or deferral of permit
processing fees for property owners and residents wishing to rebuild after the Cedar
Fire of October 2003, and there is no possibility this will have a significant effect on the
environment.
Section 2: The City Council hereby amends the Development Services Fee Schedule
as follows for those properties that were damaged or destroyed during the Cedar Fire of
October 2003:
A. All building and planning fees for permits associated with clearing a destroyed
house, establishing a temporary electrical power pole or moving temporary living
quarters onto a property are hereby waived.
B. The Minor Development Review fee is hereby waived.
C. A hardship fee waiver process shall be established by the City Manager and
administered by the Director of Development Services for property owners that
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did not have adequate insurance to cover the building permit and plan check
fees necessary to rebuild the same sized structure that was lost.
D. The payment of building permit and plan check fees not waived pursuant to this
Resolution shall be deferred until the property owner has applied for
reimbursement from the insurance company.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
this 4th day of November 2003.
Michael ~. Cafa~ ,~~'~ or
A-[TEST:
-['or, Anne Peoples, City Cl~k
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Lori Anne Peoples, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under the
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 03-087 , was duly adopted by
the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of November
2003, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: EMERY, GOLDBY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
L'6~ ~nne Peoples, City Cle~
city of Poway