CC Resolution No. 16-050 Amending the Previous Fee ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 16-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING PREVIOUS FEE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the State of California requires fees charged for service rendered not to
exceed the cost of delivering said services; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held to review user fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cupertino has established guidelines for
setting user fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. User Fee Resolution Number 16-031 is hereby amended
2. User fees are amended per attached Schedule C
3. User fees amended in Schedule Care effective August 1, 2016
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 17th day of May, 2016 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council
Chang, Vaidhyanathan, Paul, Sinks
Wong
None
None
APPROVED:
~s;;L.,u
Grace Schmidt, City Clerk
DEFINITIONS
A. Major
CITY OF CUPERTINO
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Schedule C -Planning
10,000 or more square feet commercial/office/non-residential/industrial; six or more residential units.
B. Minor
Less than 10,000 square feet commercial/office/non-residential /industrial; less than six residential units.
C. Minor Architectural and Site Approval
Architectural approval of the following: Minor building modifications, landscaping, signs and lighting for
new development, redevelopment or modification in such zones where such review is required.
D . Major Architectural and Site Approval
Architectural approval of all other development projects.
E. Appeal
A request from the project applicant or interested party to reverse or amend a decision made by staff or an
advisory body. An appointed public official serving on the board that made the decision subject to the
appeal, an appointed public official serving on a board that is directly affected by the decision and the City
Council members are exempted from the fee requirement. At the conclusion of the appeal hearing, the City
Council may choose to, in its sole discretion, refund all, a portion of, or none of the appeal fee .
F . Directors Application
An application that receives final approval by staff either via an advertised public hearing or non-hearing
format. The application may involve a pre-application meeting and/or Environmental Review committee
review.
G . Temporary Sign Permit
A staff review of a temporary sign application that includes an evaluation of the sign request, the entry into
the temporary log and site review by Code Enforcement Officers . The permit fee is in addition to the
submittal of a deposit to guarantee removal of the sign upon expiration of the temporary permit.
H . Tentative Map: Five or more parcels.
I. Parcel Map: Four or less parcels.
J. Housing Mitigation Fee
In accordance with the City of Cupertino 's Housing Element, Section 19.72.030 of the Cupertino Municipal
Code and the BMR Housing Mitigation Program Procedural Manual.
Note: Mixed use applications will be classified based upon the highest intensity and review process. The
Director of Community Development will have discretion to classify projects based upon the above criteria.
Fee Description Fee
General Plan
Authorization Planning Staff Hourly
Amendment Rate
Zoning
Zoning Map Amendment Planning Staff Hourly
Zoning Text Amendment Rate
Study Session Planning Staff Hourly
Rate
Fee Description
Development Agreement 1
Planning Staff Hourly Rate 1
Tentative Map (See Definition H)
Parcel Map (See Definition I)
Use Permit I Development Permit -Major
Use Permit I Development Permit -Minor
CITY OF CUPERTINO
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Effective August 1, 2016
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Amendment to Use Permit I Development Permit -Major
Amendment to Use Permit I Development Permit -Minor
Architectural and Site Approval -Major (See Definition D)
Architectural and Site Approval -Minor (See Definition C)
Architectural and Site Approval -Minor Duplex I Residential (See Definition C) (new)
Planning Commission Interpretation
Exception
Heart of the City
Hillside Exception
R-1 Design Review
R-1 No Design Review (new)
R-1 Exception
Minor Residential Permit
Environmental Impact Report (Plus State & County Filing Fees)
Negative Declaration -Major (Plus State & County Filing Fees)
Negative Declaration -Minor (Plus State & County Filing Fees)
Categorical Exemption (Plus County Filing Fee)
Sign Exception
Fence Exception -Rl and duplex
Fence Exception -other
Variance
Minor Modification
Conditional Use Permit -Administrative
Reasonable Accommodation
Tree Removal Permit (no Arborist review required)
First Tree
Each Additional Tree
Tree Removal Permit (Arborist review required)
First Tree
Each Additional Tree
Retroactive Tree Removal Penalty
Tree Management Plan
Heritage Tree Designation
Temporary Use Permit
Temporary Sign Permit (See Definition G)
Sign Program
Appeals (See Definition E)
Planning Commission
City Council
Zoning Verification Letter
Public Convenience and Necessity Letter (Alcoholic Beverage License)
Wireless Master Plan Fee: Other Personal Wirel ess Facility
Permit Extension
Fee
Planning Staff Hourly
Rate
203
21,179
12 ,732
21,343
12,809
10 ,746
5,884
13,189
8,862
4,500
4,762
4,509
13,063
13,539
3,600
3,000
4,673
2,311
Contract+Admin Fee
Contract+Admin Fee
Contract+Admin Fee
230
3,290
859
2,891
5,167
3,156
4,676
750
200
100
300
150
3,325
4,702
250
2,824
319
2 ,582
230
230
338
169
1,350
1,280
Fees Collected at Building Permit Issuance
CITY OF CUPERTINO
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Zoning, Planning, Municipal Code (Building Permit Fees)
Non-Residential/Multi-Family (per sq.ft.)
Residential Single Family (per sq. ft.)
General Plan Office Allocation Fee (per sq. ft.)
Wireless Master Plan Fee: Equipment Mount on Existing Light Utility Pole
Housing Mitigation In-Lieu Fees (See Definition J)
Residential -Ownership (per sq. ft.)
Detached Single Family Residence
Small Lot Single Family Residence or Townhome
Multi-family Attached Townhome or Condominium (up to 35 du/ac)
Multi-family Attached Townhome or Condominium (over 35 du/ac)
Residential -Rental (per sq. ft.)
Multi-family Attached Townhome or Apartment (up to 35 du/ac)
Multi-family Attached Townhome or Apartment (over 35 du /ac)
Non-Residential (per sq. ft.)
Office, Research and Development, or Indu strial
Hotel
Commercial/Retail
1Based on 2016 Fee and Cost Allocation Plan Study by Matrix Consulting
1 Applications may be subject to a Planning Staff Hourly Rate fee for app li cable staff time, and vendor
in voice. These fees app ly to projects that require a le vel of staff supp ort greater than the scope of work
included in the regular fee schedule an d will be based on the time and materials required to process the
2Based on Below Market Rate Housing Mitigation Procedural Manual and 2015 Nexus Study. These fees
are to increase ann ually by the San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Price Index (CPI)
An administrative fee of 15 % (see General Fees -Schedule A) will be charged for outside agency
review/consultant services .
If plans are submitted on paper, the City's cost of scanning plans, plus an administrative fee of
15% (see General Fees -Schedule A), will be charged.
Fee
0.30
0.14
0.28
6.19
15.48
17 .03
20.64
20.64
20.64
25.80
20.64
10.32
10.32