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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-03; City Council; 21615; Poinsetttia Fire Waiver of Building Permit Fees for Single-Family ResidencesCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 8 AB# 21,615 POINSETTIA FIRE WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES DEPT. DIRECTOR MTG. 6/3/14 POINSETTIA FIRE WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES CITY ATTORNEY DEPT. CED POINSETTIA FIRE WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION: ADOPT Resolution No. 2014-112 APPROVING a waiver of building permit fees associated with rebuilding or repairing single-family residential structures that were destroyed or damaged by the Poinsettia Fire. ITEM EXPLANATION: On May 14, 2014, a wildfire broke out in the southeast quadrant ofthe City near Poinsettia Lane and Alicante Road and spread westward, eventually encompassing an area of about 600 acres. The Poinsettia Fire was finally fully contained after five days; severely damaging or destroying eight residences, an 18-unit apartment building, and two commercial buildings; and causing varying degrees of damage to several other structures and residences. Additional reports of fire damage continue to surface. Before the fire was even out, staff was already doing field assessments of the damage, researching availability in rental units to house displaced residents, setting up a hotline for residents to call for information, and pulling the building plans from archives for the destroyed structures. The Building Division immediately began issuing over-the-counter demolition permits, allowing quick removal of debris to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the community. Community & Economic Development has committed to provide "pre-approved" copies of archived building plans, allowing owners to quickly replicate destroyed structures. In addition, staff will expedite building plan checks for modified structures, allow extended construction hours, and prioritize building inspections to accommodate construction schedules. In order to provide further assistance, staff recommends that the City Council consider waiving building permit fees for rebuilding the damaged and destroyed single-family residential structures. Staff is not recommending this fee waiver for the destroyed apartment building or commercial structures because these properties are fully insured. The costs associated with rebuilding, including the cost for building permits, would be reimbursable. FISCAL IMPACT: The costs associated with waiving building permit fees to repair and rebuild fire-damaged single-family residential structures is estimated to be at least $23,250, based on the valuation for the existing square footage. Building permit fees cover the cost of building plan check and staff time associated with building inspections. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Glen Van Peski 760-602-2783 Glen.VanPeski@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED ^ DENIED • CONTINUED • WITHDRAWN • AMENDED • CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •. CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN • RETURN ED TO STAFF • OTHER-SEE MINUTES • Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The City Planner has determined that the proposed fee waiver is exempt from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. EXHIBITS: 1. City Council Resolution No. 2014-112 '2- 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-112 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES 3 ASSOCIATED WITH REBUILDING OR REPAIRING UNINSURED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES THAT WERE 4 DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY THE POINSETTIA FIRE 5 g The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows: 7 WHEREAS, a wildfire known as the Poinsettia Fire broke out in the City of Carlsbad 8 on May 14,2014 and severely damaged or destroyed eight residences and caused minor damage to several other residences; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to help restore the community and remove the blight caused by the fire as soon as possible; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to assist property owners whose uninsured homes were destroyed or damaged by the Poinsettia Fire by waiving building permit fees for 15 single-family residences that will be reconstructed or repaired; and 16 WHEREAS, building permit fees are a municipal affair; and WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 18.04.040 authorizes the City Council to establish building permit fees, by resolution, to cover the costs associated with the processing, plan check review and inspections associated with the construction of buildings; and WHEREAS, this fee waiver for uninsured single-family residential structures will provide a public benefit to the community and accelerate repair of the damage in residential 23 communities that were affected by the Poinsettia Fire, thereby hastening the restoration of the 24 public health, safety and welfare of the community. 25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 26 Carlsbad, California, as follows: 27 That the above recitations are true and correct. 28 " 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2. That the City Council approves a waiver of building permit fees associated with rebuilding or repairing uninsured single-family residential structures that were destroyed or damaged bythe Poinsettia Fire. /// 6 /// /// /// /// /// /// /// 14 /// /// /// /// /// /// /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 25 26 27 28 -2- /// /// /// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad on the 3'^ day of June, 2014, by the following vote to wit: AYES: NOES: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher and Blackburn. None. ABSENT: None. MATT HALL, Mayor ATTEST: BARBARA ENGLESON,^ity Clerk Shelley Collins From: Kathy Dodson Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:56 PM To: Shelley Collins Cc: Morgen Fry Subject: FW: Agenda Item #8 Re: building permit fee waiver for fire-damaged homes Attachments: alt language Poinsettia Fire.ccres.docx Shelley, It looks like tonight's agenda item #8 will be pulled from the agenda. Council may want to recommend alternate language that only waives fees for uninsured homeowners. That alternate language is attached. Katfiy C City of Carlsbad Kathryn B. Dodson, PhD Assistant City Manager City of Carisbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carisbad, CA 92008-1949 www.carisbadca.Kov 760-434-2829 | kathv.dodsonPcarisbadca.gov From: David de Cordova Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:24 AM To: Kathy Dodson Cc: Glen Van Peski; Celia Brewer Subject: Agenda Item #8 Re: building permit fee waiver for fire-damaged homes Hi Kathy, For tonight's agenda item, Glenn asked me to draft for you suggested language that would limit fee waivers to uninsured single-family structures damaged or destroyed by the Poinsettia Fire. Attached is a modified version ofthe Reso 2014- 112 that the City Council will consider adopting tonight. The changes are highlighted. Let me know ifyou need anything else. Dave