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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-08-17; City Council; 12373; COUNCIL POLICY FOR REFUND OF APPEAL FEES* c .* z I- o 4 E! 6 z 3 0 o r C@Y OF CARLSBAD - AGWA BILL I DE DEPT. CM CI1 COUNCIL POLICY FOR AB# lR,,3?3 TITLE; MTG, 8 -13- 43 REFUND OF APPEAL FEES CI1 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve City Council Policy Statement Number 54 by NitlVt? motion, ITEM EXPLANATION: Any interested person may appeal various decisions made by City officials, boards, cor committees to the City Council. Examples of such appeals and fees range from a $12( the City Engineers decision related to the calculation of a proposed restaurant's traffic a $490 fee to appeal a Planning Commission decision related to a Master Plan conditi Council has directed staff to prepare a Council Policy Statement which will provide for of an appeal fee if the appeal is granted by the Council. Such a policy statement has bc Council consideration and is attached as Exhibit 1. If approved, the policy will require tl Office to process a Request for Refund form and submit it the City Finance Departmer be responsible for refunding the fee amount to the party who had filed the appeal. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of City Council Policy Statement Number 54 will result in a decrease in fee rev to offset the cost of processing appeals. The amount of revenue collected from , generally tied to the level of development activity occurring in the City. With approxima percent of all appeals granted, revenue would be reduced by approximately one to dollars per year. EXHIBIT 1. Draft City Council Policy Statement Number 54 I Y c -.L CITY OF CAREBAD Policy No. 54 COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT Date Issued August Effective Date Augus General Subject: Refund of Appeal Fees Cancellation Date- Supersedes No. - Specific Subject: Procedure for Refund of Appeal Fees when Appeals are Granted t: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and Dj Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File Copies to: PURPOSE: To provide a process for refunding an appeal fee when the api by City Council. An appeal fee shall be refunded to any party who has paid su( City Council grants the appeal. The City Clerk’s Office shall process a Request for Refund fo an appeal fee after Council grants an appeal. The form shall according to procedures established by the Finance Departme Request for Refund form has been properly processed, Department shall be responsible for making the refund paper who paid the fee. POLICY: PROCEDURE: