Res 11-068RESOLUTION NO. 11 -068
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, LANDSCAPE
PLAN CHECK AND INSPECTION SERVICES FEE
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 66016, et. seq., establishes
procedures for the adoption of fees for services provided by local government; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to recover the full costs for City
services; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, the City Council adopted Resolution 92 -187 establishing a
Landscape Plan Check and Inspection Services Fee and rescinded Resolution 89 -077; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may find it necessary or desirable to amend the City's
Master Fee Schedule from time to time, as authorized by the California Government Code;
and
WHEREAS, in December 2010, the City sent out a Request for Proposals for as-
needed landscape architecture plan check and inspection services. Staff reviewed the
proposals that were received and selected the proposal from Gary F. Hoyt Landscape
Architecture, Inc., on the basis of qualifications and rates; and
WHEREAS, the proposed new flat fee does not exceed the reasonable recovery
costs of providing the service for which the fee is imposed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now finds it necessary to adjust the Landscape Plan
Check and Inspection Services Fee based on additional statuary and regulatory
requirements incorporated into the Poway Municipal Code (PMC), and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing has been held, allowing for public comment
on the establishment of said fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds that this amendment to the Master Fee Schedule is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to the provision of
Section 15273(a)(1) of the 2011 State CEQA Guidelines.
Section 2: Resolution 92 -187 establishing a Landscape Plan Check and Inspection
Services Fee is hereby rescinded effective February 18, 2012.
Section 3: Establish a flat fee of $720 for Landscape Plan Check and Inspection Services
for projects with landscape improvement value up to $15,000 (based on the City standard
unit price estimate sheet).
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Section 4 : Establish Landscape Plan Check and Inspection deposit rates to be calculated
based on the City standard unit price estimate sheet, according to the following table:
Estimated Cost of
Landscape Improvements' Rate
$15,001 to $100,000 3.5%
$100,001 to $250,000 3.0%
$250,001 to $500,000 2.5%
$500,001 to $750,000 2.0%
$750,001 to $1,000,000 1.5%
$1,000,001 and over 1.0%
`The actual fee shall be calculated based on the
hourly rate charged to review and check plans
and for inspection services by City staff or City's
contract landscape architect.
Section 5 : Table 2 of the City's Master Fee Schedule (effective July 6, 2010), as adopted
by Resolution No. 10 -017, is hereby amended by referencing this Resolution to reflect the
fees established by Sections 3 and 4, above.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, at a regular meeting this 20th day of December 2011.
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Don Higginson, Mayoi
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 11 -068 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of December 2011 and that it
was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
�irr6a�A. Troyan, MMC, Cit Clerk
City of Poway