CC Resolution No. 17-037 Amending Previous Fee Schedule ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 17-037
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 16-131 is hereby amended
2. User fees are amended per attached Schedule C
3. User fees amended in Schedule Care effective June 19, 2017
PASS ED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 18th day of April, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council
Vaidhyanathan, Paul, Scharf, Sinks
Chang
None
None
APPROVED:
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk Savita Vaidhyanathan, Mayor,
City of Cupertino
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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
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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.
Effective
Fee Description February 6, 2017
General Plan
Authorization Planning Staff
Amendment Hourly Rate
Zoning
Zoning Map Amendment Planning Staff
Zoning Text Amendment Hourly Rate
Single-Story Overlay District
Study Session Planning Staff
Hourly Rate
Development Agreement1 · Planning Staff
Hourly Rate
Planning Staff Hourly Rate1 203
Effective
Fee Description February 6, 2017
Tentative Map (See Definition H) 21,179
Parcel Map (See Definition I) 12,732
Use Permit/ Development Permit -Major 21,343
Use Permit/ Development Permit -Minor 12,809
·Effective
June 19, 2017
No Change
No Change
No Change
No Change
No Change
Effective
June 19, 2017
No Change
No Change
No Change
No Change
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Amendment to Use Permit/ Development Permit -Major
Amendment to Use Permit/ 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/ Residential
(See Definition C)
Planning Commission Interpretation
Exception
Heart of the City
Hillside Exception
R-1 Design Review
R-1 No Design Review
Fee D escripti on
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 Tre e Designation
10,746 No Change
5,884 No Change
13,189 No Change
8,862 No Change
4,500 No Change
4,762 No Change
4,509 No Change
13,063 No Change
13,539 No Change
3,600 No Change
3,000 No Change
Effective Effective
February 6, 2017 June 19, 2017
4,673 No Change
2,311 No Change
Contract+ Admin
Fee No Change
Contract+ Admin
Fee No Change
Contract+Admin
Fee No Change
230 No Change
3,290 No Change
859 No Change
2,891 No Change
5,167 No Change
3,156 No Change
4,676 No Change
750 No Change
200 No Change
100 No Change
300 No Change
150 No Change
3,325 No Change
4,702 No Change
250 No Change
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Planning Commission
Ci Council
Zonin Verification Letter
Public Convenience and Necessi Letter (Alcoholic Bevera e License)
Wireless Master Plan Fee: Other Personal Wireless Facility (Charged at
Buildin Permit)
Fee Description
Zoning, Planning, Municipal Code Fees
All Non-Residential and 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 Industrial
Hotel
Commercial/Retail
2,824 No Chan e
319 No Chan e
2,582 No Chan e
230 No Chan e
230 No Chan e
338 No Chan e
169 No Chan e
1,350 No Chan e
1,280 No Chan e
268 No Chan e
Effective Effective
February 6, 2017 June 19, 2017
0.30 No Change
0.14 No Change
0.28 No Change
6.19 No Change
15.48 No Change
17.03 No Change
20.64 No Change
20 .64 No Change
20.64 No Change
25.80 No Change
20.64 No Change
10.32 No Change
10.32 No Change
1Applications may be subject to a Planning Staff Hourly Rate fee for applicable staff time, and vendor
invoice. These fees apply to projects that require a level of staff support greater than the scope of work
included in the regular fee schedule and will be based on the time and materials required to process the
entire project. The applicant will be notified if these fees are applicable to their project.
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2Based on Below Market Rate Housing Mitigation Procedural Manual and 2015 Nexus Study. These fees
are to increase annually 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.