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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: 9 Date: July 24, 2017 Item Description: City of Orono — Text Amendment: Fee Schedule as it pertains to Planning and Zoning Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Agenda Consent Agenda Development Director Section: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to adopt changes to the fee schedule, primarily as it pertains to zoning land use applications, but also the minimum fee associated with building, mechanical, and plumbing permits, temporary certificates of occupancy, and fee schedule organization and formatting. 2. Background. At their meeting on July 10, 2017, the Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to adopt changes as proposed from the Development Process Review Committee, as outlined in a proposed fee schedule, primarily reducing the application fees for most land use applications and altering the minimum permit fees based on value from $50.00 to $26.25. The proposed fee schedule also adjusts the temporary certificate of occupancy from $10,000 to 3% of the project value, not to exceed $10,000. Staff also added new fees for subdivision exception to $50.00, which represents about 1 hour of staff time to complete. Lastly, Staff is proposing some changes to the format of the ordinance. Substantively, the only changes are outlined in the zoning, land use, and building sections, but in an effort to simplify the ordinance, currently 31 pages, staff recommends grouping similar categories into separate exhibits. The draft ordinance includes Exhibit A for Planning, Building and Zoning, Exhibit B for Administrative Offenses in the Police Department, and Exhibit C for Park related fees. No changes to these fees are proposed, just formatting changes. These changes reduce the ordinance from 31 pages to 18 pages, including exhibits. 3. Budget Impact. Adjustment to fees mid -year will impact the budget. To minimize this impact, the Council directed that the new fees be effective September 1, 2017. The potential impact to the 2017 planned income is about $9,700.00 for land use applications, and about $1,100 for the small building permits, for the last third of the year. The planned income related to small building permits should be expected to be reduced about $1,100, again based on the 4 year average. 4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance as drafted. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED By motion, approve the revised fee schedule. Exhibits Exhibit A. Proposed fee schedule, with Exhibits Exhibit B. July 10, 2017 Council Agenda Item on Fee Schedule as it pertains to Planning & Zoning Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: J. Barnhart Approved By: W