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August 23, 2016
Mayor and City Council
Kevin Crawford, City Manage~
RANDY METZ, FIRE MARSHAL
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Subject Approve a Resolution Authorizing Council to Set a Public Hearing to
Approve Proposed New Fee Structure for Fire Prevention Services
Recommended Action
Approval of a Resolution authorizing Council to set a public hearing to approve proposed new fee
structure for Fire Prevention services and related fees to simplify existing fees and align fees with the
reasonable costs of providing each service.
Executive Summary
The city is currently undergoing a major software implementation -Energov Permitting and Licensing -
that will greatly increase the availability of development related information to the public. As part ofthis
project, Community & Economic Development led a study to simplify the city's existing fees related to
development. The preliminary review of the city's fees, attached as Exhibit 2, concluded that while there
were opportunities for fire prevention to simplify fees, the city's fire fees warranted a comprehensive
study.
Prior to this study, fire prevention fees had not been comprehensively analyzed in a significant amount of
time, so the Fire Prevention Division pursued a comprehensive analysis to determine if fire prevention
fees were aligned with industry best practices and adequately recovering the city's costs to provide
services. The study examined fees for the following areas related to fire prevention services:
• Fire Extinguishing & Alarm Services
• Development Applications, Plan Review & Inspection
• Annual Inspection & Fire Code Permits
There were three primary phases of analysis applied throughout the Cost of Services (Fee) Study: Cost of
Service Analysis, Cost Recovery Evaluation, and Fee Establishment. The data used for the study included
permit data from the city's existing permitting system, departmental budget reports as well as in-depth
interviews to complete staff time analysis.
The study shows that on average, the city is not recovering the total eligible cost of service for each fee
category identified and studied. The city is currently recovering approximately 23% of the cost of providing
services for which a fee could be charged. The study focuses on describing the defensible approach applied
to calculating the total cost of service for each fee category analyzed, as well as the resulting 100% cost
recovery amount derived for each fee category. The narrative Fee Study of Fire Prevention Services
(attached as Exhibit 3) provides the full detail of the methodology and approach of the study. The User
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Fee Study of Fire Prevention Services (attached as Exhibit 4) provides the quantitative analysis outlining
the total cost of service for each fee category.
Discussion
Fee Study Elements
The fee study included a range of fee structure design and fee structure implementation considerations
including:
• Addition to and deletion of fee categories-The Study process provided the opportunity to propose
additions and deletions to the fee schedule, as well as rename, reorganize, and clarify fees. Many
such revisions were performed to better conform fees to current best practices, as well as improve
the calculation of fees owed by an individual, the application of said fees, and the collection of
revenues. Beyond this, some additions to the fee schedule were simply identification of existing
services or activities performed by City staff for which no fee was imposed.
• Revision to the structure of fees-In many cases, the current structure of fees was sustained; the
level of the fee was simply recalibrated to match the costs of service and targeted cost recovery level.
In several cases, however, the manner in which a fee is imposed on a user was changed. In the
majority of cases in which this was done, the primary objective was to simplify and/or clarify the fee
structure, or increase the likelihood that the full cost of service would be recovered.
• Documentation of tools to calculate special cost recovery -Documenting combined fully burdened
hourly rates for the Fire Prevention Division in the Master Fee Schedule provides an opportunity for
the City Council to approve rates that should be used whenever the city computes a special form of
cost recovery under a /(time and materials" approach. Publication of these rates should be included
in the Master Fee Schedule with language providing that special forms of cost recovery for activities
and services not contemplated by the adopted master fee schedule can be computed at the
discretion ofthe City Manager or Manager's designee.
Proposed Fee Structure
The Fire Department recommends a 100% cost recovery model for fees associated with development.
Development includes plan checking and inspections prior to a building being occupied or reoccupied during
tenant improvements. A significant portion ofthese fees are contract service fees for plan check, which are
passed through to the customer. Fire Prevention staff used three theoretical building projects to compare
costs to the cities of Oceanside, Vista and Encinitas. Carlsbad's cost remain at the bottom using the proposed
cost recovery model. This will only apply to fees collected directly by the Fire Department and will not
include Engineering or Planning Department fees at this time.
The Fire Department is recommending a 0% fee model for fees associated with the inspections of buildings
for the purposes of maintenance. Maintenance fees are for operational permits, mandated inspections and
non-mandated business inspections. Maintaining the fire code improves employee, public, and first
responder's safety and the greater good is benefited through fire code maintenance programs that are
aimed at correction rather than collection.
The Fire Department is recommending a 100% fee model for fees associated with special events/activities.
Special event/activity fees are geared towards those events that occur outside the normal operating hours
of the city and for a defined period of time such as tent inspections, street fairs, tennis and golf tournaments,
and fireworks. Most of these events require permitting, inspection and standby from fire prevention staff
during off hours.
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Schedule for Adoption
The following schedule will allow the city to implement the proposed new rates in time for go-live of
Energov, the new permitting and licensing system and will be implemented along with the development
related fee updates approved by City Council with the FY2016-17 budget.
August 23, 2016
September 13, 2016
November 13, 2016
Set the Public Hearing for September 13, 2016
Hold the Public Hearing and adopt new rates
Effective date of new rates
Notification procedures will be conducted in accordance with Government Code Section 66016 which
governs the implementation of development related fees. A sample of the Notice is shown in Exhibit 5.
Fiscal Analysis
The proposed fire prevention fee structure is the result of the fee study to ensure incorporation of
industry best practices and standards and aligns with categories to similar development processes such
as building permits. The new fee structure would go into effect the date the city goes live with the new
permitting and licensing software system, Energov, but no sooner than is allowed by Government Code
Section 66016. The User Fee Study (Exhibit 4) shows the total cost of service for each of the following
fee categories:
Fire Extinguishing & Alarm Services: These fees are primarily based on size and scope of the extinguishing
or alarm system. Tiers are delineated by residential or commercial structures as well as total number of
devices such as sprinkler heads or hydrants.
Development Applications, Plan Review & Inspection: These fees are aligned to the fire prevention
review and inspection of other development applications including planning, engineering and building.
Annual Inspection & Fire Code Permits: These fees deal with state mandated inspections of particular
types of facilities such as licensed care facilities and schools. It also includes required fire code permits
related to categories such as hazardous materials and processes that require annual inspections. The
proposed structure is tiered based on size or level of complexity. For example, permits related to
hazardous materials and processes are divided into categories based on type and quantity of material or
process.
Next Steps
August 23, 2016
September 13, 2016
November 13, 2016
Council to set the Public Hearing for September 13, 2016
Hold the Public Hearing and adopt new rates
Effective date of new rates
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the
meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment,
or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Climate Action Plan Consistency
N/A
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Public Notification
N/A
Exhibits
1. Resolution approving Council to set a public hearing to approve proposed new fee structure for Fire
Prevention services and related fees to simplify existing fees and align fees with the reasonable costs
of providing each service.
2. August 2015 Memo Re: Review of Existing Fee Structures
3. Fee Study of Fire Prevention Services
4. User Fee Study of Fire Prevention Services
5. Sample Notice of Public Hearing
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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-180
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING COUNCIL TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO
APPROVE PROPOSED NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES
AND RELATED FEES TO SIMPLIFY EXISTING FEES AND ALIGN FEES WITH THE
REASONABLE COSTS OF PROVIDING EACH SERVICE
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that the city is
currently undergoing a major software implementation, Energov Permitting and Licensing, that will
greatly increase the availability of development related information to the public. As part of the
project, Community & Economic Development led a study to simplify the city's existing fees related to
development; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary review of the city's fees concluded that while there were
opportunities for fire prevention to simplify fees, the city's fire fees warranted a comprehensive study.
Having not been analyzed in a significant amount of time, the Fire Prevention Division pursued a
comprehensive analysis to determine if their fees were aligned with industry best practices and are
adequately recovering the city's costs to provide services; and
WHEREAS, there were three primary phases of analysis applied throughout the Cost of Services
(Fee) Study: Cost of Service Analysis, Cost Recovery Evaluation, and Fee Establishment; and
WHEREAS, the study showed that on average the city is not recovering the total eligible cost of
service for each fee category identified and studied. The city is currently recovering approximately 23%
of the cost of providing services for which a fee could be charged; and
WHEREAS, the fee study included a range of fee structure design and fee structure
implementation considerations including: addition to and deletion of fee categories, revision to the
structure of fees, and documentation of tools to calculate special cost recovery; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department recommends a 100% cost recovery model for fees associated
with development and special events/activities. The Fire Department recommends a 0% fee model for
fees associated with the inspections of buildings for the purposes of maintenance; and
WHEREAS, at the August 23, 2016 meeting, city council received a report on the fee study for
fire prevention and set a public hearing for the fire prevention fee changes on September 13, 2016.
The effective date for the new rates is November 13, 2016, or the date the city goes live with the new
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permitting and licensing software, Energov, but no sooner than is allowed by Government Code Section
66016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. City Council received a report on the fee study done for Fire Prevention and set a public
hearing on September 13, 2016 to approve the proposed new fee structure for fire
prevention services and related fees to simplify existing fees and align fees with the
reasonable costs of providing each service.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 23!!!. day of August, 2016, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Halt Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn, Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
(SEAL)
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Temecula, CA 92562
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To: Mike Peterson, Development Services Manager, City of Carlsbad
From: Nicole Kissam, Director of Financial Consulting, NBS
Date: August 3, 2016
Re: Review of Existing Fee Structures
In anticipation of implementing a new permitting software system, the City of Carlsbad is looking to simplify
their list of User and Regulatory Fees that are redundant, overly itemized, or inconsistent with practices
of similarly sized California communities.
The purpose of this Memorandum is to document the outcome of NBS' research and recommendations
regarding opportunities for fee structure simplification, as well as some secondary opportunities for
improvement in the ways that fees for services could be charged to more be consistent with Best
Management Practices of other neighboring cities.
1. Introduction to NBS
NBS was founded in 1996 by experienced finance and engineering professionals, and has worked with
more than 300 public agencies to date. NBS is an independent consulting firm serving local governmental
agencies, including cities, towns, counties, municipal utilities, and special purpose districts.
Our Financial Consulting practice focuses primarily on cost recovery mechanisms and supporting
justification for various agency revenue streams, including preparation of User and Regulatory Fee
studies. Our professional staff completing the professional review of the City's fee current fee structure
possesses over 50 years of combined expertise and experience performing comprehensive fee analysis
for California local government.
2. Project Approach
User and/or Regulatory Fees represent cost recovery opportunities entirely within the City's control:
revenues which the City Council may -at its sole discretion upon public hearing -implement and/or
modify without further public process or approval. The City does not have to conduct a Proposition 218
process to impose these fees, nor are they covered by the strict guidelines of the Mitigation Fee Act.
User fees are charges imposed by the City for a service provided or required due to the request or action
of an individual/entity, while regulatory fees are those imposed to recover costs associated with the City's
power to govern certain activities. In most cases, the only legal limitation on the establishment of these
fees is that they may not exceed the estimated and reasonable costs incurred to provide the service or
perform the function.
The City provided NBS with a list of current fees from the Planning, Engineering, Building, and Fire
departments to review from this perspective. The City also provided a four (4) fiscal year history of revenue
by major fee category for each department, in order to assist NBS with gauging the degree of revenue
neutrality related to recommendations for fee structure simplification. NBS also interviewed City staff from
each department to gather their ideas regarding opportunities for fee structure simplification. Finally, NBS
conducted a comparative review of fees from the following California communities: Oceanside, San
Marcos, Vista, Escondido, Riverside, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, and Santa Barbara.
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It should be noted that NBS did not review or attempt to validate whether the City of Carlsbad's existing
fee amounts are calibrated to recover more or less than the estimated and reasonable costs of providing
each seNice, as required by the State's Government Code. NBS also did not do an in depth analysis of
whether Carlsbad's existing fee amounts are more or less than the fees charged by comparison cities,
though some minor comments and obseNations are provided to that affect. The focus of this study was
primarily to gauge opportunities for simplification and/or elimination of fee items in the City's existing fee
structure. In addition, penalties, taxes, fines, and impact fees were excluded from the NBS' scope of
research and discussion, although a few of these items may have been suNeyed for informational
purposes only.
3. Planning Fees
The following table provides a 5-year history of Planning Division fee revenue by niajor fee category I
type ..
Table 1. History of Planning Fee Revenue by Major Fee Category
7/01/10 -6/30/11 7/01/11 -6/30/12 7/01/12 -6/30/13 7/01/13 -6/30/14 7/1/14 • 6/30/15
ObJect Description Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue
4301 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT $
4302 COND USE PERMIT $
4304 HILLSIDE DEV PRMT · $
4305 MINOR/MAJ PERMITS $
4308 HM·P· PERMITS $
4403 DAY CARE PERMIT
4418 s·Pi:c USE PERMIT
4812 ENVIRONMENTAL
4813 APPEALS&DETERMIN
4815 , VAR & ZONE CHGS
4817 NOTICE FEES
4819 MISC DEVELOP FEES
4885 PLAN CHECK
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
4901 . COPIES $
4904 ,POSTAGE FOR MISC PRINTED-f:'IA~_·_$ __ _
4906 'BLUEPRINTS $
$
4911 PLANS & MAPS
49:ff -KIOSK SIGN FEES
-"4995 . ADMIN FEES
""5550 -P0RIOR YEAR FEE REFUNDS , $
-5599 --·rv1isc cAP coNTR FROM PROP owl'JE11 -
5639-MISC REIMBURSED EXPENSES-"~ -~-1· ..
26,079 $
55,593 $
4,672 $
,$
6,862 $
$
13,531 °$
14,195 , $
2,130 , $
8,569 $
9,928 $
13,664 $
35,199 $
521 '$
$
5 $
4:515 $
201,583 $
48,090 ' $
$
(59,317) $
$
$
19,316 ; $
48,564 I $
1,769 $
$
5,502 $
394 $
9,956 $
38,233 $
$
14,095 $
10,901 $
9,723 $
77,536 ' $
338 $
$
$
4,384 . $
173,609 $
29,400 $ $--
(7,127) $-
10;000 $ -
$
40,560 r $
73,675 , $
1,818 ' $
$
$
596 ' $
13,827 j $
41,906 $
2,524 $
16,337 $
14,480 , $
14,142 1 $
78,304 I $
1,470 $
$
-'$
3,518 ( $
399,746 1 $
21,504 ' $-
$
(8,275) $
-~ $
$
44,086 $
33,063 $
9,584 : $
-: $
6,260 $
$
18,904 $
5,974 $
3,724 $
8,675 $
12,985 $
17,037 $
131,131 $
452 $
$
3,900 $
310,735 $
14,742 $
$
(32,793) $
23,000 $
$
66,480
59,712
9,406
9,623
7,355
56,255
1,750
21 ,205
17,860
17,690
169,571
646
6,361
731,486
20,076
(2,088)
10,000
1,298
In total, Planning application and permit processing revenue has almost tripled since Fiscal Year 2011.
The most significant increases in revenue are in the Coastal Development Permit, Environmental Review,
Variances and Zone Changes, reviewing discretionary/administrative projects (4885), and Plans and
Maps reviews. In addition, Hillside Development Permits, and Noticing fees showed steady increases.
Attachment A provides a comparison of fee structures and amounts across selected California
communities. The following provides a summary by each fee type and includes recommendations for the
City to consider related to opportunities for simplifying the existing fee structure:
• Agricultural Mitigation Fee: This project type is an impact rather than a user fee and is excluded
from discussion.
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• Appeal Fees: Two out of eight comparison cities charge fees that are similarly structured to Carlsbad,
where fee amounts vary depending on the level of appeal requested, Planning Commission versus
City Council. Four out of eight charge a single fee for an appeal, regardless of the level of appeal
requested. Two cities have fee structures that are not comparable to Carlsbad's structure. Overall,
Carlsbad's fee amounts are lower than cities that charge by level of appeal, and higher than those
cities with a single fee, regardless of level of appeal requested.
Recommendation: Because appeal fees tend to be heavily subsidized, charge a single appeal fee,
regardless of level of appeal requested. Conduct a cost analysis, or default to the lower of two fees
(Planning Commission), until a cost analysis is performed.
• Coastal Development Permit: Three out of eight cities are not comparable to Carlsbad due to their
location away from a coastal zone. Two additional cities, Newport Beach and Santa Monica, are also
not comparable to Carlsbad because they charge on an hourly basis, or a single flat fee for "Approval
in Concept". Santa Barbara has a similar fee structure to Carlsbad, where permit fees are "tiered" by
lots for residential applications, and by square footage for non-residential. Oceanside's fee amounts
appear to vary based on whether the application can be approved administratively (Department
Director), or requires Planning Commission or City Council review. Overall, Carlsbad's fee amounts
are lower than Santa Barbara and Oceanside.
Recommendations: a) Structure Coastal Development Permit fees by level of review required rather
than residential versus non-residential (should the City's Municipal Code allow); b) Create a single
section in the fee schedule for exemptions, extensions, amendments, and emergency permits in order
to reduce the number of sub-fee categories in the fee schedule.
• Conditional Use Permits: Carlsbad's fee structure is based on a minor versus major project
application, which is the standard approach seen in most comparison cities. Three out of eight cities
break out additional major fee categories in consideration of special or non-profit uses, or residential
versus nonresidential. Two out of eight cities show a single fee for conditional use permits. Overall,
Carlsbad's fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than comparison cities. Amounts are
significantly lower for minor permits, and within range for major permits with the exception of fees
charged by San Marcos and Santa Monica.
Recommendations: Create a single section in the fee schedule for exemptions, extensions,
amendments, and emergency permits in order to reduce the number of sub-fee categories in the fee
schedule.
• Construction Change Review: Only two out of eight comparison cities have a similar charge for this
service. Fees are charged on a per sheet basis similar to Carlsbad, or as amount equivalent to Yz of
the current fee for the project.
Recommendation: Collapse the two existing fee categories into a single base fee amount plus per
sheet charge, regardless of minor versus major review.
Conduct a cost analysis, or default to the lower of two fees until a cost analysis is performed.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: This fee category is also commonly termed an "initial study" in
other cities across the State. Two out of eight comparison cities charge for this service based on an
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hourly rate. San Marcos and Santa Monica charge for this service based on a flat fee amount, while
Riverside and Santa Barbara show tiers based on whether a project requires grading, or whether staff
prepares the analysis or a consultant. Carlsbad charges a lower fee amount for single family projects,
and a higher fee amount for other land uses. Overall, Carlsbad's fees for an initial environmental
assessment are significantly lower than comparison cities.
Many comparison cities also charge a nominal fee for a Categorical Exemption; Carlsbad does not
have a fee for this service.
Recommendation: a) Collapse existing fee categories into a single category, regardless of single
family versus other project types. Conduct a cost analysis, or default to the lowest fee amount until a
cost analysis is performed.
b) Consider adding a fee category for Categorical Exemption processing services, using a cost
analysis to determine the potential fee amount.
• Environmental Impact Reports: Three out of eight comparison cities charge for preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report based on actual cost, which entails a deposit collected from the
applicant and an hourly rate or any consultant costs charged against that deposit. Riverside charges
a single minimum review fee, while all other cities charge a flat fee plus consultant costs or a
percentage on top of consultant costs to recovery for city staff's administrative and review efforts.
Recommendation: Collapse all fees for Environmental Review into a single fee category. Establish a
flat, non-refundable administrative fee for facilitating review of EIR consultant work product. Charge
on an hourly basis for hours required above and beyond the flat administrative fee. Conduct a cost
analysis to implement this recommendation.
• General Plan Amendment: Five out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee amount for this
service. Two cities structure their fees similarly by acreage tiers; Escondido has three tiers compared
to Carlsbad's two tiers, and Oceanside requires a deposit for projects with 10 acres and above.
Recommendation: Carlsbad should stay with current practice, but edit wording of fee categories to
match Zone Change fee categories.
• Habitat Management Plan: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected
comparison cities. However, NBS has seen similar fees charged in other cities for this service.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating the single family fee category, unless Council policy
specifically required such a subsidy to this user group. City staff should try to verify the reason for
creation of the single family fee category to determine if elimination of this fee is viable.
• Hillside Development Plan: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected
comparison cities. However, NBS has seen similar fees charged in other cities for this service.
Recommendation: None
• Landscape Plan Review and Inspection: Three out of eight comparison cities did not have
comparable fees shown for this service. Two out of eight cities charge fee amounts based on the
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value of the landscape project estimate, similar to Carlsbad. Two out of eight cities charge fee amounts
based on the type of land use reviewed; single family, multifamily, commercial, etc.
Recommendation: Continue with current practice. Ensure that fee categories reflect any changes that
may occur with simplification efforts in Engineering Grading and Improvements fee categories.
• Master Plan and Amendments: Two out of eight comparison cities listed a similar fee category for
Master Plan review, Escondido and Santa Barbara. Escondido listed a Master Plan submittal fee a
subcategory of "Planned Development". Santa Barbara listed a single flat fee for this service, much
lower than the fee shown for Carlsbad. Carlsbad's fee structure is more elaborate than Escondido or
Santa Barbara, where a flat fee amount is initially collected, and further charges apply based on an
hourly rate if City staff hours exceed a stated limit.
Recommendation: Carlsbad should stay with existing practice.
• Noticing Service: No comparative city showed separate noticing fees. The service of noticing is
assumed to be included in the primary application or permit fee, where required.
Recommendation: Eliminate the additional fee category for noticing and including the average noticing
cost within each primary application or permit fee. Postage costs can remain separate if desired by
the City.
• Planned Development: Three out of eight comparison cities showed comparable fee structures for
review of planned developments. Carlsbad's current fee structure includes four separate fee
categories for residential versus non-residential project types, and three tiers based on number of lots
for each fee category. Comparison cities with fees for review of planned developments charge on a
per hour basis or show three fee flat fee categories, or less.
Recommendation: Reduce the number of tiers for residential versus non-residential projects to two
tiers (major and minor). The decision to do so would depend on anticipated development applications
and project size. Conduct a cost analysis to implement this recommendation, or default to the lowest
current fee amount, until a cost analysis is performed.
• Planning Commission Determinations and Discussion Items: Santa Barbara is the only
comparison city which showed a comparable fee structure for a separate Planning Commission review
process. Santa Barbara's fees for this service are structured for the first hearing, plus each
subsequent hearing.
Recommendation: Reduce the number of fee categories to a single fee category for a public hearing
initial, and public hearing subsequent, regardless of whether the item is a determination or discussion,
or single family versus other project type. Conduct a cost analysis to implement this recommendation,
or default to the lowest current fee amount, until a cost analysis is performed.
• Precise Development Plan and Amendment: Escondido is the only comparison city with similar
fees for these services.
Recommendation: Unless the review processes for a Precise Development Plan are redundant or can
be combined with another fee category, NBS has no recommendations.
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• Preliminary Plan Review: Three out of eight comparison cities charge similar fees for preliminary
project consultation or plan review prior to application submittal; however, no comparison city offers a
comparable method of charging. Methods of charging include per meeting charge, hourly rate, or
percentage of plan check fee amount. Carlsbad's structure includes a minor versus major category.
Recommendations: None
• Preliminary Plan Review -Redevelopment, and special fee amounts for the SCCRA and Village
Area: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: Where fees for special redevelopment project areas were intended to subsidize
development activity, consider eliminating fee categories now that redevelopment agencies no longer
exist in California, and charge regular application review and permit amounts. City staff should confirm
whether deletion of these special fee discounts is a viable policy decision.
• Satellite Antenna Permits: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison
cities, except for Riverside, which charges a special type of Conditional Use Permit for this service.
Recommendation: Consider charging Satellite Antenna Permits as a major or minor Conditional Use
Permit, if Zoning Code processes allow. However, a comprehensive fee analysis may be required to
justify a higher fee amount. City staff should confirm local ordinance requirements pertaining to this
fee item before taking action to keep or eliminate.
• Site Development Plan: By comparison, Carlsbad's fee structure is as simple, or more simplified that
other comparison cities.
Recommendation: None
• Special Use Permit: Only one of eight comparison cities charged fees for Special Use Permits. Vista
charges a flat fee for a Special Use that is approximately double of the fee amount charged for any of
Carlsbad's three Special Use Permit categories.
Recommendation: Consider charging a single flat fee for a Special Use Permit. Conduct a cost
analysis to implement this recommendation, or default to the lowest existing fee amount until a cost
analysis is performed.
• Specific Plan and Amendments: Four out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee amount for
this service. Three cities structure their fees per a deposit and hourly rate billing system. Carlsbad
charges a flat fee amount, but charges based on an hourly rate if City staff hours exceed a stated
limit.
Recommendation: Carlsbad should stay with existing practice.
• Street Name Change: Four out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee amount for this service,
while the remaining four cities showed no comparable fee item on their fee schedule. Overall,
Carlsbad's flat fee amount for this service is in the middle of the range charged by comparison cities.
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Recommendation: None.
• Tentative Subdivision Map Revision: Carlsbad charges a varied base fee plus per lot fee amount
for projects above or below 50 units. Three out of eight comparison cities charge similar fees for map
revision. Escondido charges a varied flat fee amount above or below 25 units with no incremental per
lot fee. Oceanside requires a deposit and hourly billing system for this service. Santa Monica has
varied flat fee amounts for a minor versus major modification.
Recommendation: Either a) Eliminate the incremental per lot charge in order to simplify the fee
structure. The City would need to establish the revised flat fee based on typical project sizes received
in each tier of the current fee structure, or default to the base fee only, until a comprehensive cost
analysis is conducted. b) Consider a single tier revisions fee based on a percentage of the original
map submittal fee. Percentage must correspond to the estimated level of effort required for a revision
versus primary submittal; c) Conduct a cost analysis to implement this recommendation, or default to
the lowest existing fee amount until a cost analysis is performed.
• Tentative Parcel Map Processing Fee and Extension: All comparison cities listed a fee for review
of a Tentative Parcel Map. Seven comparison cities charge a flat fee for this service. Carlsbad's
current flat fee amount is in the middle of the range of amounts charged by comparison cities.
Regarding time extension fees, seven out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee for this service,
though some cities have a basic time extension fee category that is not specific to a parcel map and
could apply to many project types. Carlsbad's current fee for a time extension is in the higher end of
the range of fee amounts charged by comparison cities.
Recommendation: Continue with flat fee for Parcel Map Processing; consider collapsing all time
extension fees for various project types into a single fee category.
• Tentative Tract Map and Extensions: Carlsbad charges a varied base fee plus per lot fee amount
for projects above or below 50 units. All comparison cities charge similar fees for tract map submittal
review. Five out of eight cities charge a flat fee for this service, mostly tiered by ranges of lots
requested for review. Two out of eight cities require a deposit with time and materials billing for this
service. San Marcos is the only comparison agency with a per lot charge similar to Carlsbad's
structure. Santa Barbara recognizes separate fees for residential versus non-residential maps.
Recommendations: a) Eliminate the incremental per lot charge in order to simplify the fee structure.
The City would need to establish the revised flat fee based on typical project sizes received in each
tier of the current fee structure, or default to the base fee only, until a cost analysis is conducted;. b)
Collapse all time extension fees for various project types into a single fee category.
• 3rct Party Review: Carlsbad charges a flat fee amount for facilitation and review of specialized
consultant work that may be required for project approval. On top of Carlsbad's administrative fee, an
applicant also pays for the consultant costs. Only Newport Beach showed a similar fee for these
services. They charge a percentage on top of the value of the contract. No other comparison cities
listed similar fees for these services.
Recommendation: None.
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• Variance: No comparison city showed a similar fee structure to Carlsbad's for processing of a
Variance application. Four out of eight cities charge a flat fee amount, regardless of the type of
variance or level of review (administrative versus Planning Commission) required. Two out of eight
cities charge a lower fee for a single family related variance, versus other types of variance requests.
Recommendation: Combine the two Administrative Variance categories into one, for a total of two
Variance fees, one reviewed administratively and one reviewed by Planning Commission. City staff is
prepared to default to the lowest existing fee amount for a Minor Variance ..
• Wireless Communication 3rd Party Review: No comparison was available for this fee item for the
selected comparison cities. Riverside showed a separate fee for a Wireless Conditional Use Permit.
Recommendation: None.
• Zone Change: Four out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee for this service, regardless of
project size. Escondido charges fees for a zone change based on acreage categories that are similar
to Carlsbad's current fees.
Recommendation: Structure fee categories similar to the current structure for General Plan
Amendments. Conduct a cost analysis if needed to implement this recommendation.
• Zone Compliance Letter: Most comparison cities charge a similar flat fee for this service. Overall,
Carlsbad's fee amount is significantly lower.
Recommendation: Conduct a cost analysis to justify a higher fee amount.
4. Engineering Fees
The following table provides a 5-year history of Engineering Division fee revenue by major fee category I
type.
Table 2. History of Engineering Fee Revenue by Major Fee Category
7/01/10-6/30/11 7/01/11-6/30/12 7/01/12 -6/30/13 7/01/13 -6/30/14 7/1/14-6/30/15
Object Description Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue
4431 ENCROACHMENT
4434 'OVERSIZE LOAD ---4819 MISC DEVELOP FEES
4886 'SWPPP PLAN CHECK
4887 ,SWMP PLAN CHECK
'$' =--rr
'$
$ -$
4892 IMPROVMENT & GRADING PLANCHECK ! $ .
4901 'COPIES___ -... . -I$
4906 ·· ·st:UEPRINTS -T
4909 HANDOUT MA TE RIALS
4911 PLANS & MAPS ;$
--~J!5 ___ ,EASEMNTS & AGRMT _ 1$ ·~-~---~·-5430 ENG LABOR $ --·-· . ~-5550 ·PRIOR YEAR FEE REFUNDS .$
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4,695 $
12,148 $
1,580 $
--~---t~ 9,762 $
4,484 $ 15,925 $
29,914 ! $ 31,499 , $ ---·---;--10,058 $ 17,586 ; $
373,010 $ _ _ ~2,89~!.!.
217 :$ 147 :$
-'$ $
228 $ . 105 ,$ ...
84,657 $ -·--74,495 i' $
14,680 $
(1,637) $
(13,670) $
21,741 ; $ -----~--~-•T ~~-• --· $
(2,680) $
. 4,_8~0 (_$ __
9,410 " $
11 ,678 $
30,959 , $
1!3,067 L$
417,095 t $. --
202 ' $
8 $
230 $
53,000 $
15,680 $
2,555 $
(1,923)'. $
6,633 ' $
11 ,604 ; _$
12,871 . $
47,679 $
43,796 $ ------~·--725,567 $
167 • $
$
144, $
121,319 ! $
25,6fifi • $
1,985 $
$
3,360
11,498
7,571
46,148
30,121 --· -------~-··-432,686
122
71
79,103
47,714
299
(20,258)
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In total, Engineering application and permit processing revenue has increased by approximately 23%
since Fiscal Year 2011. Most fee categories showed an increase in Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, and 2014
as compared to 2011, but then a decrease moving into 2015. The most significant increases in revenue
overall are in the following fee categories: SWPPP and SWMP plan check, Improvement and Grading
Plan Check, and Easements and Agreements. Several fee categories show an overall decrease in
revenue from Fiscal Year 2011 and 2015, including Encroachments and Plans and Maps which capture
the largest decreases.
Attachment B provides a comparison of fee structures and amounts across selected California
communities. The following provides a summary by each fee type and includes recommendations for the
City to consider related to opportunities for simplifying the existing fee structure:
• Adjustment Plat: Two out of eight comparison cities charge a flat fee for this service, yet the fee is
listed in the Planning fee schedule rather than Engineering.
Recommendation: None
• Bond Search: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: Eliminate this fee as it is a remnant from historical business practices that are no
longer in effect.
• Certificate of Compliance in Lieu of a Parcel Map and Certificate of Compliance: No comparison
city listed a fee for a Certificate of Compliance specific to a Parcel Map. However all cities listed fees
for a Certificate of Compliance, though not always in the Engineering section of their fee schedule. All
cities except for Santa Barbara charge a single flat fee amount for this service, similar to Carlsbad.
Carlsbad's fee amount is in the middle of the range for fee amounts charged by comparison cities.
Recommendation: NBS initially recommended deleting the fee for Certificate of Compliance in lieu of
Parcel Map, and to charge one fee amount for all Certificate of Compliance processing. However, City
staff has identified that this recommendation is not feasible. Continue with current practice.
• Certificate of Correction: Two out of eight comparison cities listed fees for certificates of correction.
Oceanside charges varied fee amounts for a minor versus major project designation. San Marcos
charges a single flat fee like Carlsbad.
Recommendation: None
• Construction Change Review: See recommendations and discussion in the Planning section of this
Memorandum.
• Developer Agreements: All comparison cities except for the City of Vista listed a fee for this service,
yet the fee is listed in the Planning fee schedule rather than Engineering. All cities charge an amount
based on actual cost of review, similar to Carlsbad.
Recommendation: None
• Duplicate Tracing Fees: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison
cities.
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Recommendation: Eliminate this fee because this is a remnant from historical business practices with
the County of San Diego.
• Easement Document Processing and Recording: All comparison cities except for the City of Vista
listed a fee for this service. Most cities charge a single flat fee for this service, not a varied fee amount
for a minor versus major project like Carlsbad's current fee structure. Two comparison cities charge
an amount based on actual cost of review.
Recommendation: Consider a single fee category for Easement Document Processing and
Recording. However the City should default to charging the lower of the two fee amounts, or the
amount representing the most typical volume of requests received until a cost of service analysis is
completed.
• Encroachment Agreement Processing: Four out of eight comparison cities listed a similar fee to
Carlsbad for this service. Only one of the four cities with comparable fee amounts charge for this
service based on a single flat fee amount like Carlsbad. Escondido charges for the actual cost of
review. Newport Beach and Santa Barbara each have up to three tiers of varied fee amounts
depending on the number of departments required to review the agreement, or whether the agreement
is new, existing, or requires Council input.
Recommendation: None, Carlsbad's fee structure is more simplified on average than comparison
cities.
• Final Tract Map: All comparison cities listed a fee for final map review. Fee structures vary
significantly between cities. Four out of eight comparison cities charge similar to Carlsbad with a base
fee amount plus an incremental charge per lot reviewed. Two comparison cities charge varied flat
fees based on ranges of lots in each map.
Recommendation: None, Carlsbad's fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than comparison
cities.
• Grading Permit Extension: Two out of eight comparison cities listed a similar fee to Carlsbad for this
service. San Marcos charges the same fee as Carlsbad, 25% of the original permit fee. Oceanside
charges a flat fee amount.
Recommendation: None
• Grading Permits: All comparison cities except for the City of Santa Monica listed a fee for this service.
Fee structures vary significantly between cities. Two out of eight comparison cities charge similar to
Carlsbad with a varied fee amount calculated based on the number of cubic yards disturbed. Two
cities base establish their fee amounts based on a percentage of the cost of project construction. Two
cities charge an hourly rate as required for project inspection. One agency establishes fees based on
the number of grading plan sheets reviewed.
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Recommendation: Consider charging flat fees per tier rather than scaled by cubic yardage. City staff
has expressed an interest in exploring a fee structure that incorporates a constant amount per every
increment (e.g 10,000 cubic yards). Conduct a cost analysis to implement this recommendation.
• Grading Investigation Fee: This project type is a penalty rather than a user fee and is excluded from
discussion.
Recommendation: Eliminate this fee category. These issues are handled by the Code Enforcement
Division.
• Grading Plan Review: All comparison cities except for the City of Santa Monica listed a fee for this
service. Fee structures vary significantly between cities. Two out of eight comparison cities charge
similar to Carlsbad with a varied fee amount calculated based on the number of cubic yards disturbed.
Two cities establish their fee amounts based on a percentage of the cost of project construction. One
agency charges an hourly rate as required for plan review, in 15 minute increments. One agency
establishes a plan review fee as a percentage of the grading permit fee, and one agency establishes
fees based on the number of grading plan sheets reviewed.
Recommendation: Follow recommendations provided for Grading Permits, above. Explore a possible
flat fee for plan review that is an initial and then final fee for processing plans.
• Improvement Plan Check: All comparison cities listed a fee for this service. Four cities establish their
fee amounts based on a percentage of the cost of project construction. Three cities utilize a deposit
with time and materials billing system, and one agency charges flat fees based on the number of plan
sheets reviewed.
Recommendation: Consider charging flat fees per tier and per cost increment rather than scaled by
percentage of project value. If Carlsbad's development climate is approaching "build-out", collapse
the number of tiers to three or less. Conduct a cost analysis to implement this recommendation. Align
recommendation with fee structure for Grading Plan Review.
• Improvement Inspection: All comparison cities listed a fee for this service. Fee structures vary
significantly between cities. Three cities base establish their fee amounts based on a percentage of
the cost of project construction. Two cities utilize a deposit with time and materials billing system, one
agency charges per inspection required, and one agency charges flat fees based on the number of
plan sheets reviewed.
Recommendation: Follow recommendations provided for Grading Permit, above.
• Neighborhood Improvement Agreements: No comparison was available for this fee item for the
selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: City staff has confirmed a need to continue with current practice to comply with the
current Municipal Code.
• Noticing Service: See recommendations and discussion in the Planning section of this
Memorandum.
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• Oversize Load Permit: This fee amount is capped by the State of California and is excluded from
discussion.
• Final Parcel Map: All comparison cities listed a fee for Final Parcel Map review. Three comparison
cities charge a flat fee amount similar to Carlsbad. Three cities charge a base fee amount plus an
incremental charge per lot reviewed, one city establishes fees based on the number of sheets
reviewed plus an incremental per lot charge, and one city established fees based on a percentage of
the project's construction cost estimate.
Recommendation: None, Carlsbad's fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than comparison
cities.
• Quitclaim of Easement: Two out of eight comparison cities listed a similar fee for this service. Both
cities include a flat charge, but one city adds the cost of attorney review separately on an hourly basis.
Recommendations: None, Carlsbad's fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than comparison
cities.
• Retaining Wall Plan Check: Three out of eight comparison cities showed a fee for review of a
retaining wall plan; however, fees were listed under the building and safety portion of the fee schedule
rather than engineering.
Recommendations: Align fee structure with the retaining wall fee on building permits. Conduct a cost
analysis to implement this recommendation.
• Reversion to Acreage: Carlsbad charges a fee amount based on actual cost, while three out of eight
comparison cities charge flat fees for this service.
Recommendation: NBS initially recommended converting to a single flat fee for this service, if project
types and sizes are comparable on average. However, City staff has confirmed frequency of
application for this service does not warrant a change in fee categories or further analysis at this time.
• Right of Way Permits: All comparison cities listed fees for minor encroachment requests and utility
permits. Fee structures vary significantly between cities, but most cities itemize their encroachment
requests by type of encroachment (curb, gutter, sidewalk, etc.) and their utility permits by linear or
square feet of right of way disturbed.
Recommendation: None, Carlsbad's existing fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than
comparison cities.
• Secured Agreement: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison
cities.
Recommendation: NBS initially recommended eliminating these fee categories if the service can be
combined within another existing fee category. City staff has confirmed that a separate service is
performed and separate fee category required. Keep with current practice.
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• Segregation of Assessments: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected
comparison cities.
Recommendation:
NBS initially recommended eliminating these fee categories if the service can be combined within
another existing fee category. City staff has confirmed that a separate service is performed and
separate fee category required. Keep with current practice.
• Street Light Energizing: These fee amounts are passed through from Carlsbad's local power
company and are excluded from discussion.
• Street/Public Service Easement Vacation: All comparison cities listed a similar fee for this service.
Five cities listed a flat fee, regardless of the type of easement or dedication reviewed. Two cities
charged varied flat fee amounts by type of project, and one city charged for these services on an
hourly basis.
Recommendation: None, Carlsbad's existing fee structure is as simple, or more simplified than
comparison cities.
• Substantial Conformance Exhibit Review: One comparison city listed a fee for service; however, it
was listed on the Planning fee schedule rather than Engineering schedule as it is in Carlsbad.
Recommendation: Eliminate these fee categories within the Engineering schedule. Services are
included in the Planning Consistency Determination process. NBS will verify in review of the latest
cost of service study or recommend the fee to be incorporated into the Consistency Determination
process.
• SWMP and SWPPP -Plan Review and Inspection: Little to no comparison of similar fees were
found in comparison cities for these services. However, permitting and monitoring of storm water
requirements are becoming an increasingly urgent, unfunded mandate in the State of California.
Recommendation: Defer to Engineering Division staff regarding their ideas for collapsing some tiers
into Improvement fee categories. See Santa Barbara's structure for Improvements Inspections that
charges varied fee amounts for project inclusive of C-1 orC-3 drawings. To implement staff's
recommendations for simplifying this area of the fee structure, further cost analysis is recommended.
• Tentative Tract Map Litigation Stay: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected
comparison cities.
Recommendation: NBS initially recommended eliminating these fee categories if the service can be
combined within another existing fee category. City staff has confirmed that these services should be
reflected under the Planning Division's fee structure, and is conducting further research on whether it
is viable to eliminate these fee categories.
• Variance -Engineering: Little to no comparison was available for this fee item for the selected
comparison cities.
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Recommendation: Eliminate these fee categories since these services are incorporated in other
business processes.
5. Building Fees
The following provides a 5-year history of Building Division fee revenue by major fee category I type.
Table 3. History of Building Fee Revenue by Major Fee Category
7/01/10 -7/01/11 -7/01/12 -7/01/13 -7/1/14-
6/30/11 6/30/12 6/30/13 6/30/14 6/30/15
Object Description Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue
4221 BUILDING PERMITS .$ 767,581 $
4222 PLUMBING PERMIT
422~--~L!:=_CTRICAL PERMIT . $ 6_3,585 $
4224 MECHANICAL PRMT . $ 48,658 j $
_ ~~~-~-MO~ILE_!iOMA§§TUj' ~ERMIT__ !,_ __6~~ $
4228 MISC BUILDING PERMITS · $ 41 ,676 , $
4834 SWPPP INSPECTIONS ' $ 72,802_ $ .
4885 . PLAN CHECK $ 608,462 $
4888 GREEN BLDG PLAN CHECK
4901 COPIES
5222 RElURN CHK FEE
5224 , SIGN ORD VIOLATION
$
$
$
$
----~--···-·-·-·-.. -·-·· --
5229
5550
MISC FINES $
PRIOR YEAR FEE REFUNDS $
-
,$
202 $
(1 ,400)t ~
$
878,_316 _J 869,357 ; $ 883,589 : $
101 ,532 1 L 89,1~0 ... L __ 80,261 ·
1~_9,2~2 ::_ ~ _ 233,867 $ 274,q48 _ $_
50,?71 [ $ 48,670 $ 46,540 $
--~.076 Lt 1,54Z, $-~-4,S73 ' $
33,764 $ 76,261 $ 41 ,016 , $
64,680 $
631,158 ! $
1so"r$
172 $
., $
-,. $
300I-$
(1 ,239) $
64,021 $
683,265 $
$
55,611 ·. ~
805,927 : $ . .. . '$
126 $ 87 ' $
~-$ _ ·---------$_
300 $
4,900 $
·$
1,400 $
8,200 . $
(969)' $
974,903
85,~7~
276,405
48,448
~.§9~.
46,213
74,250
705,854
55
35
100
31 ,400
In total, Building application, permit processing and inspection revenue has steadily increased by
approximately 30% since Fiscal Year 2011.
Attachment C provides a comparison of fee structures and amounts across selected California
communities. The following provides a summary by each fee type and includes recommendations for the
City to consider related to opportunities for simplifying the existing fee structure:
• Building Permit Fees: All comparison cities listed similar fees for these services. There are currently
two industry standard methods to calculating building permit fees, of which Carlsbad uses what is
commonly termed as the "project-value" method. Four comparison cities utilize the project-value
method. Comparatively, amounts charged by Carlsbad are much lower than three of the comparison
cities.
Recommendation: None.
• Building Plan Check: All comparison cities listed similar fees for these services. Of the four
comparison cities utilizing the project-value method, plan check fees are either based on a percentage
of, or roughly equate to the amount of the building permit fee.
Recommendation: None
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• Green Building Standards Plan Check and Inspection: One comparison city showed a similar fee
for this service. The fee amount is based on a percentage of the plan check fee for the project.
Recommendations: City staff would like to explore incorporating this fee into the overall Building Plan
Check and Building permit process.
• Additional Plan Review Required for Changes, Additions, or Revision: Most comparison cities
charge based on an hourly rate or per submittal. One city charges based on the percentage of the
initial plan check fee.
Recommendations: None.
• Miscellaneous Inspections and Re-Inspections: Most comparison cities charge based on an hourly
rate or per inspection. One city charges based on the percentage of the initial plan check fee.
Recommendations: None
• Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical "Trade" Permits: All comparison cities charge fees for
review and inspection of various types of electrical, plumbing, and mechanical aspects of construction
which are regulated by the California Building Code. Due to the lengthy nature and minutiae of trade
permit fee schedules, NBS did not complete an itemized comparison of trade permits.
Typically, cities will utilize an itemized list of fees broken down by the number of circuits, fixtures, or
pieces of equipment needing review.
For electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems associated with a building permit for new
construction, tenant improvements, or remodels, cities have several approaches to calculating fees:
a. Calculate a separate fee amount for each trade based on the itemized list of permit fees.
b. Charge one all-inclusive building permit and plan review fee for these services as determined by
the project-value calculation or other method
c. Calculate a separate fee amount for all trades together, or each category of trade separately, that
is based on a percentage of the building permit or plan check fee, or square footage of space
requiring trades review.
For electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits that are not associated with a building permit, most
cities utilize the itemized list.
In order to simplify the traditional approach to calculating trade permit fees (counting and adding items
off the extensive list), some cities have started to move toward a "per permit" or "per inspection" basfs
for trade permits that are not associated with a building permit, or associated with minor building
permits. Carlsbad has recently added an individual electric, mechanical, or plumbing permit fee with
the same intention in mind.
Carlsbad Building Division staff also expressed an interest in seeing the trades aspect of building
permit projects expressed as a flat fee for new residential construction or additions, percentage of the
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building permit fee, to avoid counting and adding items off of the extensive list, which is cumbersome
and time consuming.
Recommendation: NBS supports the Building Division's current direction toward streamlining permit
fees and reducing or eliminating the number of itemized trade permits on the fee schedule. However,
in attempting to convert trades permits associated with building permit projects, NBS recommends
further discussion regarding fee structure options along with a cost analysis be performed. City staff
expressed a desire to establish a flat residential fee for smaller scopes of work and then a fee structure
possibly based on square footage instead of itemized calculations.
6. Fire Fees
The table below provides a 5-year history of Fire Division fee revenue by major fee category I type.
Table 4. History of Fire Fee Revenue by Major Fee Category
7/01/10 -7/01/11 -7/01/12 -7/01/13 -7/1/14 -
6/30/11 6/30/12 6/30/13 6/30/14 6/30/15
Object Description Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue
4451 HAZARDOUS USES
4452 FIRE PR01ECT SYS -------
4922 WEED ABA1EMENT
4923 FIRE INSPEC FEES
4930 AMBULANCE FEES
,,-·-v-·• ---· -·
4999 MISC SERVICES
$
$
$
$
$
.$
30,900 . $
62,385 , $
3,i 5~ :_s
2,470 $
3,041,933 $
--2,733 I$
34,820 $ 30,635 $ 31 ,263 $ 31,096
104,6~8 $ 101,826 $ 59,805 $ 76,045 ·
7,750 $ -7,4_~1 ; $ 35,720 $ 5
22,005 $ 3~,756a s 55,783 ' $ 9~,092
3,408,22_9 . $ _ _2,846,7~1. $ 2,891,515 $ 3,346,881
2,120 $ 1,830 , $ 1,390 $ 2,341
In total, Fire application, permit processing and inspection revenue has slightly increased since Fiscal
Year 2011 . Attachment D provides a comparison of fee structures and amounts across selected California
communities.
The following provides a summary by each fee type and includes recommendations for the City to consider
related to opportunities for simplifying the existing fee structure. However, it should be noted that upon
initial review and discussion of these recommendations, the Department agrees that a full scale user and
regulatory fee analysis might b~ the best option for Fire. City staff would also like to explore a full scale
analysis of Fire fees to more accurately reflect staff timing and resources necessary to fulfill the division's
business capabilities and government regulations. On the whole, Fire Prevention staff aligned with other
divisions and expressed a desire to move away from itemized counting as a fee basis and move toward
a more scaled approach such as project square footage.
• Fire Nuisance Alarm: These fee items are considered penalties and were surveyed, but are excluded
from discussion.
• Expedited Fire Plan Review Service Fee: Two out of eight comparison cities listed fee amounts for
similar services; one city listed a similar fee in their building department.
Recommendations: None
• Alternative Materials and Methods: Two out of eight comparison cities listed flat fee amounts for
similar services. Overall, Carlsbad's flat fee for this service is higher.
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Recommendations: None
• Fire Safety Standby: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison
. cities.
Recommendation: None
• Fire-Watch Permit: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: NBS initially recommended eliminating this fee category if the service is no longer
provided, or can be combined within another existing fee category. However, City staff has confirmed
that this fee category is necessary for Carlsbad and wishes to continue with current practice.
• Hydrant Water Flow Test: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison
cities, with the exception of San Marcos, which includes this service as part of their Fire Line
Underground fee.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating this fee category if the service is no longer provided, or can
be combined within another existing fee category.
• Inspection -Weed Abatement Compliance Certificate: No comparison was available for this fee
item for the selected comparison cities, with the exception of San Marcos, which includes this service
as part of their Fire Line Underground fee.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating this fee category if the service is no longer provided, or can
be combined within another existing fee category.
• Weed Abatement (charge per parcel): Riverside was the only comparison agency that listed a
similar fee.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating this fee category if the service is no longer provided, or can
be combined within another existing fee category.
• Special Event: Most comparison cities that showed a similar fee for special event services charge on
an hourly or actual cost basis.
Recommendation: None
• Fire Department Review of Building Construction Plans: Beyond review performed by a Fire
Department related to sprinkler and alarm plans, there is often additional efforts expended to review
the life and safety aspects of a building construction plan. Carlsbad does not list a current fee for
service, but upon interviewing staff, the Expedited Fire Plan Service Review fee may currently be
charged for this service. All comparison cities except for San Marcos listed a fee for this service. Fee
structures and amounts vary significantly between cities, but the most common approaches are to
charge varied fees based on occupancy type and size (square footage), or a nominal flat fee per plan
check. The City of Vista charges a fee based on a percentage of the initial building plan check fee.
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Recommendation: Include a plan check fee for these services that is not titled "Expedited". The fee
should initially be based on an hourly rate if no cost of service or fee analysis is performed to establish
a detailed fee schedule. Or, if the plan review is outsourced to a third party, then pass the costs of the
third party directly to the applicant, plus the City's processing and administrative time required to
facilitate the contract service provider.
• Fire Department Final Inspection of Building Permit: Similar to construction plan review, there is
often additional inspection efforts required of the Fire Department to finalize a building permit,
separate from the inspection of sprinkler or alarm systems. Six out of eight comparison cities charge
for this service; Carlsbad does not. Four comparison cities charge a flat fee per inspection, two charge
varied fees based on occupancy type and size (square footage), and one charges a flat fee per project.
Recommendation: Implement a fee structure and amount for final inspection activities on building
permits. The fee should initially be based on an hourly rate ifno cost of service or fee analysis is
performed to establish a more detailed fee schedule.
• Automatic Sprinkler Systems Plan Check: All comparison cities listed fees for plan review of
sprinkler systems. Carlsbad charges varied flat fee amounts for a new commercial, new residential,
or tenant improvement project, while most comparison cities base their fee structure on the number
of square feet or number of sprinkler heads reviewed. Overall, Carlsbad's fee amounts are much lower
than comparison cities.
Recommendation: Carlsbad's fees are more simply structured than comparison cities. If the City's
goal is to minimize the number of fees on the fee structure, NBS recommends no change. However,
missed cost recovery opportunities are apparent in utilizing such a simplified approach.
• Sprinkler System Inspection: All comparison cities except Santa Monica listed fees for inspection
of a new or retrofitted sprinkler system. Santa Monica's fees for this service may be combined within
the plan check amounts, but was not verified. Carlsbad charges a single flat fee amount per inspection,
while most comparison cities base their fee structure on the number of square feet or number of
sprinkler heads reviewed.
Recommendation: Carlsbad's fees are simpler in structure than comparison cities. ff the City's goal is
to minimize the number of fees on the fee structure, NBS recommends no change. However, missed
cost recovery opportunities are apparent in utilizing such a simplified approach.
• Fire Alarm Systems Plan Check: Similar to Carlsbad, most comparison cities calculate their plan
review fees for a fire alarm system based on the number of devices requiring review and approval.
Overall, Carlsbad's fee amounts are lower than comparison cities.
Recommendation: No change
• Fire Alarm System Inspection: All comparison cities except Riverside and Santa Monica listed fees
for inspection of a new or retrofitted sprinkler system. Riverside and Santa Monica's fees for this
service may be combined within the plan check amounts, but this was not verified. Carlsbad charges
a single flat fee amount per inspection, while most comparison cities base their fee structure on the
number of devices inspected.
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Recommendation: Carlsbad's fees are simpler in structure than comparison cities. If the City's goal is
to minimize the number of fees on the fee structure, NBS recommends no change. However, missed
cost recovery opportunities are apparent in utilizing such a simplified approach.
• Underground Fire Protection Service Main, Other Fixed Fire Systems Fees and Underground
Storage Tanks: Most comparison cities listed fees these services.
Recommendation: Collapse fees for Underground Fire Protection SeNice Repair into a single
category rather than two fees. Otherwise, Carlsbad's existing fee structure is as simple, or more
simplified than comparison cities.
• Knox System: No comparison was available for this fee item for the selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating this fee category if the seNice is no longer provided, or can
be combined within another existing fee category.
• State Mandated Fire Clearance Inspections: Most comparison agencies listed similarly structured
fees for these services that are required to be conducted on an annual basis.
Recommendation: None
• Yearly Operational Permits and Single California Fire Code Permits: Oceanside, San Marcos,
and Vista did not list similar fees for these services. Escondido and Santa Monica listed fees for these
services, however the same fee amounts applied for various permit types. Newport Beach and
Riverside have developed simplified fee structures that group yearly operational permits and/or
California Fire Code Permits into a simplified structure.
Recommendation: Pursue a simplified fee structure for single or multiple permits, or similar to Newport
Beach in order to eliminate a lengthy itemized list of individual permits. A cost of seNice analysis is
likely required to complete a transition to a streamlined fee structure, unless the City can group similar
activities and default to the lowest fee amount.
• Service Installation Fee -Fire Hydrant Lateral and Assembly or Sprinkler Lateral: No comparison
was available for this fee item for the selected comparison cities.
Recommendation: Consider eliminating this fee category if the seNice is no longer provided, or can
be combined within another existing fee category.
7. Summary of Consultant Review I Conclusion
NBS provided a detailed review of fee structures in comparison agencies, and provided recommendations
for consideration by the City to simplify or eliminate fee categories.
The largest opportunity for simplification in the Planning fees is to create a single and uniform section of
fees and fee amounts for modifications, amendments, extensions, etc. For both Planning and Engineering
fees the City should begin or continue to collapse or eliminate "tiered" fee structures (by number of lots,
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project construction value, etc.) as the community approaches build out of available vacant land.
Additionally for Engineering, there is an opportunity to simplify the structure of SWMP and SWPPP plan
check and inspection fee categories, should the City decide to pursue staff's recommendation to roll
se_veral fee items together with Improvement Plan and Inspection fee categories. The City's Building fees
are already simple in their structure through use of the project-value method of calculating fees. However
for trade permits, opportunities exist for simplification or elimination of an extensive itemized list by using
a single fee system, percentage, or square footage based method of calculating fees. Finally, for fire,
opportunities for simplification are apparent in eliminating fees for which services are no longer provided,
or not charged on a routine basis. However, NBS also notes that the City's Fire fees are likely grossly
under-recovering their costs and should be studied comprehensively.
Predicting the amount to which any changes in fee structures will affect Department revenues is difficult
to quantify. The level of detail in the City's revenue reports was not available to complete such an analysis,
but could be looked at in greater detail if a full fee study is conducted. For the near-term, the City should
not recommend any fee structure change without conducting an internal cost of service analysis, or
defaulting to the lowest fee amount currently shown on the adopted fee schedule. To implement any
change to a fee amount, NBS recommends the item be reviewed, discussed, and adopted by the City
Council.
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ATTACHMENT A
Comparison of Planning Fees
Prepared by NBS for City of Carlsbad
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
2.1
2.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
5.1
Carlsbad
Planning Department Permits & Fee Schedule
Agricultural Mitigation Fee
Aooeal:
City Council(+ noticing costs) -fee is refundable if appeal is won
Planning Commission (+ noticing costs) fee is refundable if appeal is won
Camoaian Sian Permit
Coastal Development Plan (CDP):
2-4 unit or lot subdivision (per unit or lot whichever is greater)
> 5 units or lots per subdivision (per permit)
Non-Redevelopment Area -Minor Permit
Amendment
Emergency
Exemption
Extensions
Non-Residential + 1 O cents per square foot
Single Family Lot
SCCRA·
Conditional Use Permit (CUP):
Permit -Minor
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FEE
$ 10,000
$ 1,097
$ 673
$ 60
$ 2,222
$ 3,616
$ 872
50%
Current
Oc,ma f'not
$ 450
$ 247
25%
Current
Dc,m;t f'not
$ 984
$ 1,097
$ 435
$ 765
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Single Family-
$1,210 each; $ 4,289 $ 1,750
Other -$1,535
each;
Public Hearing
Continuance $ 4,575 $ 1,750
Request -$312
Siqn Permit -$78 No Comparison No Comparison
$170. per hr
Regular
Application -
$4,000;
$170-per hr Admin Application
$2,735
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison $ 1,600
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
Minor· $1,162; No Comparison Administrative -
Major • $2,745 $3,152
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Citizen -$20; $ 1,392 Other -$1,155
$ 450 $ 459 $ 500
Citizen -$20; $ 1,531 Other-$1,155
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
1-4 Units-
$4,855
$149
Flat Fee
5-10 Units -(Approval in $6,250; Concept)
> 11 Units-
$6,760
$ 1,960
$17,015-LCP No Comparison
Amendments
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$ 395 No Comparison
$ 395 No Comparison
Non-Residential:
0·1,000 sq. ft. -
$4,855;
1,001-3,000 sq. ft $149
$4,855; Flat Fee
> 3,001 sq. ft. -(Approval In
$9,680 Concept)
No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
$1,535 per app $ 2,433 $ 3,710 No Comparison $ 2,036
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5,6
5.7
6.1
6.2
8.1
8.2
9.1
9.2
9.3
10
Carlsbad
Permit
Amendment -Minor
Amendment
Bio Habitat Preserve
Extension -Minor
Extension
Construction Change Review:
Minor (Fee+ $155 per sheet)
Major (Fee + $245 per sheet)
Daycare Permit
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA):
All Others.
Single Family
Environmental Impact Reports (EIR):
Review ( + fbhr after the first 160 hrs. of project planner or 40 hrs. of Project
Engineer) ·
Focused/Supplemental (Requiring a Public Hearing) -(+ fbhr after the 1st 100 hrs.
of nroiect nlanner or 20 hrs. of croiect enaineerl
Addendum (+fbhr after 1st 10 hrs. of project planner)
Fish & Wildlife Fee -EIR -Set by Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
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$ 4,567
$ 582
$ 2,458
$ 861
f original fee
$ 922
$ 495
$ 697
$ 214
$ 1,760
$ 969
$ 20,433
$ 13,746
$ 2,559
$ 3,120
•• ir1ra .
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Minor-$170 per hr. Regular-
$1,870; $4,503;
Major-
$4,610;
Animals (Request to
exceed number of ... '" Modification No Comparison
Minor -$1,162
50%ofnew
Modification No Comparison application
Major-$2,745
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison $170 per hr.
$ 1,600
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
CEQA Exemption -Certificate of
$104; Environmental Exemption -$153; Documents $170 Initial Study -
Initial Study $2,100 per hour Deposit
< 10 Acres -
$3,120 Environmental + Consultant Cost; Documents $170 Actual cost >.10 Acres-
$3,740 per hour
+ Consultant Cost;
ATTACHMENT A
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$5,775 per Residential -$ 14,151 Application; Major-$4,955;
Wireless CUP Non-Residential -
$3,536 $3,476; Non-$9,910
Profit $1 , 000
$5,775 per No Comparison $ 3,710 Minor Application; Modification -Wireless CUP
$3,536 $1,594 No Comparison
67% of Original No Comparison $ 3,710 Major Fee Modification -
<i:<l 1R<;
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$ 286 No Comparison Time Permit Extension -Extension <i:??n
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $598
No Comparison $250 1/2 Current Fee No Comparison
+ $100 per sheet No Comparison No Comparison $500 1/2 Current Fee No Comparison
+ $100 per sheet
$ 373 No Comparison No Planning Fees $ 165
Comoarison Waived
lnilial Study:
Initial Study: w/ Prepared by Staff:
grading $1,290-$8,910; Initial Study -Environmental
w/o grading $3,720 Consultant -15% $7,665.83; Review $9,196;
$2,083 of contract Exemption $177
amount
ND/MND-Cost $26,311 +20%
Negative OR
Declaration: 25% of consultant
Prepared by Staff: contract
$990; < $175,000;
Cost Consullant: 15% 30% of consultant Minimum +25% of contract contract
Review Fee-amount > $175,000
$33,693 Cost Recovery -
$8,000 Deposit;
$130 per hr No Comparison No Comparison
Na Comparison Cost Recovery-No Comparison No Comparison
$2,000 Deposit;
$130 per hr
nla -State fee
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Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 29 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
12 General Plan Amendment:
12.1 0-5Acres
12.2 Over 5Acres
13 Habitat Management Plan (HMP):
13.1 Permit -Amendment -Minor
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.S
13.6
13.7
13.8
Permit -Amendment -Major -No on site habitat to be preserved
Permit -Amendment -Single Family Residence
Permit -Minor -No on site habitat to be preserved
Permit -Major
Permit -Single Family
Amendment (Major) -+ fbhr after first 20 hours of project planner
Amendment to HMP Document (Minor)
14 Hillside Development Permit (HOP):
14.1 other (Multiple Lots)
14.2 Minor
14.3 Amendment -Other (Multiple Lots)
14.4 Amendment -Minor
14.s Extension -Other (Multiple Lots)
14.6 Extension -Single Family Lot
1s Inspection -Additional Planning
16 LANDSCAPE PERMIT FEES
16.1 Inspection Fees
16.2 $0 to $20,000
16.3 $20,001 to $50,000 -for the first $20,000 of improvements plus $20 for each
additional $10,000 or fraction thereof
16.4 $50,001 to $100,000 -for the first $50,000 of improvements plus $20 for each
addttional $10,000 or fraction thereof
16.S $100,001 to $250,000 -for the first $100,000 of improvements plus $150 for each
additional $100,000 or fraction thereof
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$ 4,348 < 5 Acres -$4,785;
$ 6,271
5% original f
5% original f
5% original f
$ 562
$ 3,981
0% minorfe
$ 5,444
$ 3,498
$ 2,559
$ 1,265
$ 2,194
$ 720
f original fee
f original fee
$ 94
$ 601
$ 849
$ 1,193
$ 1,699
5-25 Acres -$6,720;
> 25 Acres -$9,480
No Comparison
No Comparison
$170-per hr
<10 acres -
$9,234;
>10 acres-
Deposit
$7,669
Flat Fee
No Comparison
No Comparison
$2,500
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $
$ 478
$ 646
$ 646
$123 per hr. $ 815 No Comparison
2.5%of
landscape
estimate
$2,660 Flat Fee $13,553
Flat Fee
75 No Comparison No Comparison $
Residential
$430
/Multifamily
<td01
ATTACHMENT A
$9,284
Flat Fee
167
Landscape
Construction
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City of Carlsbad ATTACHMENT A
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
$250,001 to $750,000 -for the first $250,000 of improvements plus $150 for each Drawrng ev1ew
additional $100,000 or fraction thereof $ 2,041 $ 1,067 and Inspection:
CommercJal -16.7 $750,001 and Over -for the first $750,000 of improvements plus $150 for each $ $ $1 ,196-$1,636; additional $100,000 or fraction thereof 3,229 1,321 No Comparison Industrial $1,514;
Residential
17 Plan Check Fees Eng. Fees: Subdivision -
$1,320; Mobile
17.1 $0 to $20,000 $ 601 $ 2,427 Home Complex
17.2 $20,001 to $50,000 -Plus 3.0% over $20,000 $ 855 $ 2,847 $1,080, SFD
17.3 $50,001 to $100,000 -Plus 1.5% over $50,000 $ $ SFR -$404.50; Residential >5,000 s.f. -$300 2,469 2,847
17.4 $100,001 to $250,000 -Plus 2% over $100,000 $ 3,535 up to $1,040 $149 per hr. $ 3,432 Commercial,lndus 2% of landscape $368
trial,MultiO-fam -estimate /Multifamily 17.S $250,001 to $500,000 -Plus 0.15% over $250,000 $ 4,435 $ 3,432 $1,044.70 $430 17.6 $500,001 to $1,000,000 -Plus 0.1 over $500,000 $ 5,619 $ 4,044
17.7 Over $1,000,000 -plus 0.07% over $1 ,000,000 $ 8,515 $ 4,424
18 Master Plan Pre-Submittal $ 7,239
18.1 Master Plan(+ fbhr after 1st 200 hrs project planner or 100 hrs project engineer) $ 42,566
18.2 Master Plan Amendment-(Minor) (+ fbhr after 1st 20 hrs Proj. Planner or 7 hrs Proj. See Planned No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Master Plan No Comparison No Comparison
En . $ 1,699 Development $2,550
18.3 Master Plan Amendment -Major ( + fbhr after 1st 100 hrs project planner or 40 hrs of $ ro· ect en ineer 26,632
19 Non Conforming Permit $ 710 $ 395 No Comparison No Comparison $ 1,472 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
20 Noticing Service (plus postage) $ 320 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
21 Planned Development:
21.1 Non-Resident:
<4 $ 3,071
5-50 $ 8,515
> 51 $ 13,454
20.2 Non-Resident Amendment:
<4 $ 6,766
5-50 $ 9,162
> 51 $ 1,879 Development Development Planned
Prellminary Plan -$ Plan -Planned Plan Review: Residential
20.3 Resident: 3,680; Master Plan -Community-<1 a acres $6,485, No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Development -
$5,540; >10acres-$6,539; Plot Plan
<4 $ 3,071 $170/hr Deposit Review -$2,049
5-50 $ 8,515
> 51 $ 13,454
20.4 Resident Amendment:
<4 $ 1,654
5-50 $ 6,307
> 51 $ 8,504
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Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 31 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
34.1
34.2
34.3
34.4
34.5
34,6
34.7
34.8
34.9
Carlsbad
Permit Amendments Not Specifically Identified
Plann_ing Commission Determination -Other
Planning Commission Determination -Single Family
Planning Commission Discussion Item
Precise Development Plan
Precise Develooment Plan -Amendment
Preliminary Plan Review -Consistency Determination
Preliminary Plan Review -Major
Preliminary Plan Review -Minor
Preliminarv Review -Redevelooment -Maier
Preliminarv Review -Redevelooment -Minor
Satellite Antenna Permit
Planning Commission Agenda and Minutes (+postage)
SCCRA:
Amendment (Major)
Permit (Admin.)
Permit (Minor)
Permit (Major)
Permit Amendment (Admin.)
Permit Amendment (Minor)
Permit Appeal -City Council
Permit Appeal -Planning
Permit Extension (Minor)
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Web: www.nbsgov.com Toll-Free:800.676.7516
50%of
Original
Cost
$ 1,665
$ 1,029
$ 675
$ 7,750
$ 4,218
$ 720
$ 720
$ 202
$ 360
$ 203
$ 427
copy charge
$ 1,496
$ 688
$ 1,636
$ 3,554
$ 148
$ 634
$ 635
$ 574
$ 241
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Mfscellaneous
Modifications:
wl Hearing: $970 No Comparison
w/o Hearing: $1,465
No Comparison
No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
$ 3,000 No Comparison
$ 2 475 No Comparison
Pre-Application
Consultation: $183/hour $312/meeting
Pre-Application
Consultation: $183/hour
$312/meeting
Pre-Application
Consultation; $183/hour
$312/meeting
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
Agenda Subscription: No Comparison
$20/year
Packet Subscription:
$255/year
ATIACHMENTA
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Debit from Modifications: Modification/Clarlfi Deposit Account cation of No Comparison $985 -$2,220 No Comparison No Comparison or 50% of new Conditions: depending on
application $1,312 process required
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
First Hearing:
$2,660
Each Subsequent
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Hearing: $1,335 No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Preliminary Plan
Check prior to
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Design Review No Comparison No Comparison
Approval: 1/2 of
Plan Check fee
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Deoosit No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $130 per hr No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
34.10
34.11
34.12
34.13
34.14
34.15
35
35.1
35.2
35.3
36
36.1
Permit Extension (Major)
Permit Variance (Minor or Major)
Permit Variance Administrative
Sidewalk Sign/Outdoor Display
Sign Program
Sign Program Amendment
Sign:
Permit
Program, Non RDA
Program Amendment, Non RDA
Site Development Plan:
Res. <= 4 units/lots
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Carlsbad
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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422
144
61
128
84
62 $ 78 $170-per hr See building
fee schedule -
$132
1,074 $ 650 No Comparison Comp. Sign
Package -
$1,200; Digital
Deposit
647 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
4,550 No Comparison
ATTACHMENT A
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$60 -building Building Permit Architectural $ 117 permit fee Fee & Inspection Design Review -
schedule Fees required $1,418; Final
after approval Inspection -$149
$268 Conforming No Comparison Minor (1-3)-
+ Staff Costs Review Fees: $991;
< 30 sq. ft total Major(> 4) •
sign area, color $1,922
changes on
existing sign -
$205;
Review after final -
<25 sq. ft. -$90;
$141 ; Consent Review
25-150 sq. ft. -Fees:
$363; < 15 sq. fl. -$245;
>150 sq. ft. -16-30 sq. ft. -$
$512 305;
Establishing Sign > 31 sq. ft. -$400;
Criteria-i::uu Board Fees:
$790 0-60 sq. ft. -$470;
61-90 sq. ft.·
$645;
> 90 sq. ft .• $850
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$3,430 No Comparison $6,520
Flat Fee
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
36.2
36.3
36.4
36.S
36.6
36.7
37
37.1
37.2
37.3
37.4
37.S
37.6
38
38.1
38.2
38.3
Carlsbad
Minor
Major
Amendment (Major)
Amendment (Minor)
Extension -Major (Non Res)
Extension -Minor
Special Use Permit:
Scenic Corridor
Flood Plain
Flood Plain, Coastal High Hazard Area
Amendment -Flood Plain
Amendments -All Other
Extension
Specific Plan:
+ fbhr after 1st 200 hrs oroiect olanner or 60 hrs oroiect enaineer
Amendment (Minor) ( + fbhr after 20 hr proj planner or ?hrs Proj eng)
Amendment (Major) ( + fbhr after 180 hr proj planner or 30hrs Proj eng)
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$ 4.467
$ 11,541
$ 7,818
$ 3,037
f original fee
f original fee
$ 3,555
$ 3,937
$ 2,846
$ 3,414
$ 2.469
f original fee
$ 35,552
$ 1,479
$ 22,880
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Site Development
Review -Zoning
Administrator-$2,386; No Comparison $ 8,800 Planning Commission -No Comparison $$170/hour
No Comparison No Comparison Amendments
to Approved Modification -
Reports-$1,312
No Comparison No Comparison Deposit
$ 104 Time Time
$475 -$1,755 Extension -Extension -
$1,600 $286
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
$ 1,600 Time
Extension -
$286
No Comparison $ 19 718
Cost Recovery $170-per hr Deposit No Comparison
$170-per hr
AITACHMENTA
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Residential -cammerclal.
$6,790 Flat Fee; $5,615
Non-Residential -Flat Fee;
0-1,000 sq. n-lndustrial-$4,416
$6,790; Flat Fee
1,001-3,000 sq. fl.
$7,710;
3,001-10,000 sq.
n.-
$9,905;
10,001-20,000 sq.
fl.-
$15,350; $2,470 20,001-50,000 sq. Commercial -
fl.-$5,615
$19,745; No Comparison Flat Fee:
50,001-100,000 Industrial-$4,416
sq. n. -Flat Fee
$24,125;
> 100,001 sq. fl. -
$24,125
+$32 per 1,000
sq. ft. over;
Master Plan -
$2,550
$500
+ Staff Cost Amendment to
conditions of
$500 approval-$1,100 $ 2,112
+ Staff Cost
No Comparison Time Extension Permit Time
with hearing -Extension -Extension -$440; without -No Comparison $220 $598 $1,914
Special. Use
Permit $6,958
No Comparison
$ 2,112
No Comparison No Comparison
Time Time
Extension with Extension -
hearing -$1,914
$440; without -
~~~~
$ 2 860 $ 37 470 $ 12 195
No Comparison $13,130 No Comparison $4,873
No Comparison Flat Fee Flat Fee
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Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 34 of 92
City of Carlsbad AlTACHMENT A
Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
39 Street Name Change $ 1,665 No Comparison No Comparison Street Name
Assignment -$ 3,226 $ 400 $ 1,737 No Comparison No Comparison
$150
per Street
40 Tentative Map Revision:
40.1 5-49 Units/Lots + $40ea 5 + (whichever is greater) $ 4,190 1no
Modification: Modification -
40.2 50 + Units/Lots + $15ea 49 + (whichever is greater) $ 7,750 5-25 Units -$2,890; No Comparison Deposit No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison $1,594 No Comparison > 26 Units -Major $3,660 Modification -
41 Tentative Parcel Map:
41.1 1yr Extension (per application) $ 1,502 $ 745 $ 104 $ 1,600 Time $500 Time No Comparison Time
Extension -Extension with Extension -
$286 hearing -$1,914
$440; witl:lout -
41.2 Processing Fee (Minor Subdivision) $ 3,875 $ 2,430 $ 3,241 Residentlal 10 lots or $2,090 $ 3,138 Development fewer -$6,971 Plan:
Base Fee -
$3,089;
< 4 lots -see tract map see tract map $3,089
+ $141 per lot;
Commerclal/lndus
trial/Mixed Use -
$3,089
42 Tentative Tract Map:
42.1 5-49 Lots/Units+ $11Dea. > 5 (whichever is greater) $ 8,392 Residential: 5-15 Lots -
1-4Lots-$8,115; $7,518
5-10 Lots ->16Lots -
$10,425; $9,558
11-20 Lots -Flat Fees
$16,515;
21-50 Lots -
$26,430;
> 50 Lots -
5-25 Units -$33,075;
$3,802: 10 lots or Non-Residential:
42.2 50 + Lots/Units + $15ea 49 + (whichever is greater) $ 16,772 26-50 Units -fewer-$6,971; $2,690 0-1,000 sq. ft. ->16Lots-
$4,485; $170-per hr Deposit More than 10 + $50 per Jot $4,065; $ 6,766 $9,558
51 or more-1,001-3,000 sq. ft. Flat Fee
$6,600 lots $9,649.5 -$5,215;
3,001-10,000 sq.
ft.· $10,620;
> 10,001 sq. ft. -
$10,620
+ $37 per 1,000
sq. ft. over
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42.3
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44
44.1
44.2
44.3
45
45.1
45.2
45.3
45.4
45.5
45.6
45.7
45.8
45.9
45.10
45.11
45.12
45.13
45.14
45.15
45.16
45.17
45.18
45.19
45.20
46
47
47.1
47.2
Extension - 5 to 49
Third Party Review -plus consultant cost
Variance:
Administrative
Administrative -Recreational Vehicle Admin. Variance
Planning
Village Area Noticing Fee (Minor) -plus postage
Village Area Permit Amendment (Minor) -plus noticing costs
Village Area Review (Minor) -plus noticing costs
Village Area Review (Major) -plus noticing costs
Village Area Review Permit Amendment (Admin)
Village Area Sidewalk Outdoor Dining and Curb Cafe (max of 2 parking spaces) Annua
Village Area Sign Program
Village Area Sign Program Amendment
Village Permit Appeal-City Council(+ noticing costs) fee is refundable if appeal is won
Village Permit Appeal-Planning Commission(+ noticing costs) fee is refundable if appe
Village Review Amendment (Major) -plus noticing costs
Village Revi.ew Area Curb Cafe Permit
Village Review Area -Sidewalk Sign/Outdoor Display Permit
Village Review Area -Sidewalk Tables and Chairs
Village Review Area -CDP -Major & Minor RP's
Village Review Permit (Admin.)
Village Review Permit Extension (Minor) -plus noticing costs
Village Review Permit Extension (Major) -plus noticing costs
Village Review Permit Noticing Fee (Major) -plus postage
Village Review Permit Variance -Administrative
Village Review Permit Variance (Minor or Major)
Wireless Communication 3rd Party Review (vendor costs)
Zone Change -5 or fewer acres
Zone Change - 5.1 or more acres
Zone Code Amendment
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$ 2,942 $ 1,755 $ 104
$ 759 No Comparison 120% Consultant
Cost
$ 765
Single Family -
$1,520; $170 per hr. All Other Cases -
$ 767 $1,725
$ 2,880
$ 218
$ 602
$ 1,676
$ 3,071
$ 177
$ 1,222
$ 303
$ 73
$ 685
$ 685
$ 1,476
$ 355
$ 62
$ 61
$ 675
$ 450
$ 615
$ 714
$ 408
$ 191
$ 427
Actual Cost No Comparison No Comparison
$ 4,994 Rezone/Prezpne -
$3,500;
$ 6,766 Rezone/Prezpne -
$4,700
No Comparison
$ fee deleted 3,285
ATTACHMENT A
$ 1,600 Time $1,000 Flat Fee 'Time Permit Time
Extension-Ex1ension with Extension -Extension -
$286 hearing -$598 $1,914
$440; without -·---
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No comparison
with signatures -$200-
$ 4,000 $763; without Single Family; $ 12,755 $ 8,570 $ 2,196 signatures -$564-
$1,166 Grading/Other
No Comparison.
Deposit Wireless CUP -No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$3,536
No Comparison No Comparison $672 $16,260 $8,855
Flat Fee $14,151 Flat Fee
Flat Fee
< 10 Acres-$3,120 per No Comparison $14,635 No Comparison
$9,234; >10 Acres Application Flat Fee
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Comparison of Charges for Planning Fees
Escondido Planning Division Fees.pd(
Escondido MFS.pdf
Newport Beach MFS.pdf
Oceanside Consolidated Fee Schedule 2013 Final.pd(
5 Riverside MFS.pdf
Riverside Planning Fee Schedule.pdf
San Marcos Building.Planning.Engineering Schedule of Fees.2002.pdf
Santa Barbara MFS 2013.pdf
Santa Monica MFS 2014.pdf
10 Vista MFS Rev. 7-1-14.pdf
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Comparison of Engineering Fees
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Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
Carlsbad Eacondl&lo llreiwJ(oftS.Ch ~ Rtverslilll San Mlflioa ._ 8ffll81'i 8ailia Mollica Vl'sfa
En1:1ineerin1:1 Department Permits & Fee Schedule FEE
Adjustment Plat $ 1,310 Planning Fee No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Planning Fee No Comparison
$1 020 $2 954
Bond Search $ 33 Cost Recovery No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Certificate of Compliance. in lieu of Parcel Map $ 2,846 No Comparison . No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison
Certificate of Compliance $ 1,063 Plannin·g Fee -$ 288 $ 2,153 Determination of $ 750 Regular-$ 1,508 $ 597
$765 Compliance $329 $2,759 per parcel;
Conditional -
$5,155 per parcel
Certificate of Correction $ 827 No Comparison No Comparison Minor-$350; No Comparison $ 250 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Major-$1,708
Construction Chanue Review:
6.1 Minor -Fee + $155 per sheet $ 495 No Comparison No Comparison $100 per hr No Comparison $250 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
+ $100 per sheet
S.2 Major -Fee + $245 per sheet $ 697 No Comparison No Comparison $100 per hr No Comparison $500 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
+ $100 per sheet
Developer Agreements -Deposit $10,000 increments Actual cost Planning Fee: With Planning Fees: (Consistent with City payroll records.+ overhead) Planning Fee -Planning Fee: other Discretionary Actual Cost -
Per App -permits I Processed $5,820 Deposit; Planning Fees:
Cost Recovery plus Planning Fee -Planning Fee -Separately I Actual Cost -
annual monitoring $170/hr Actual Cost $11,032; Modification of Planning -Deposit $15,000; No Comparison
Revised -$130 per hr.;
fees 67% of original fee Agreement -City Attorney-$282 per ~r.
$2,500 $220 per hr. + Cost of Review
Duplicate Tracing Fees -Final Parcel Maps -per sheet (+ $ 23 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$32 oer sheet)
Duplicate Tracing Fees -Final Tract Maps -per sheet (+ $ 23 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
10 Easement Document Processing and Recording $ 664
$350 flat fee;
Deposit for Title -$450
Documents-
$850 per request $ 110 $ 870 $ 1,129 30% + Cost; $ 546 $194 per hour No Comparison
Preparation of Legal &
Plat-
$500 + Cost
11 Easement Document Processing and Recording (Minor) $ 117
With out other dept.
review-New-
$214: $3,657;
Encroachment Agreement Processing $ 343 Cost Recovery With other dept. review No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Existing -No Comparison $ 2,051 $319; $5,445; 12
With Eng. Agreement Conceptual Council
Prep-Review: $$1,629
$900
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Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
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14
15
15.1
15,2
15.3
15.4
15-5
15.6
15.7
15.B
14.1
15
15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
Carlsbad
Final Tract Map (+ $5 per Acre)
Grading Permit Extension
Grading Permit Fee
100 Cubic Yards or Less
101 to 1,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 100 CY plus $65 for
each additional 100 CY or fraction thereof
1,001 to 10,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 1,000 CY plus
$65 for each additional 1,000 CY or fraction thereof
10,001 to 100,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 10,000 CY
plus $130 for each additional 10,000 CY or fraction thereof
100,0of to 200,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 100,000 CY
plus $130 for each additional 10,000 CY or fraction thereof
200,001 TO 400,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 200,000
CY plus $195 for each additional 10,000 CY or fraction
thereof
400,000 to 1,000,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 400,000
CY plus $980 for each additional 100,000 CY or fraction
thereof
1,000,001 Cubic Yards or More -for the first 1,000,000 CY
plus $710 for each additional 100,000 CY or fraction
thereof
Grading Investigation Fee (Consistent with City payroll
records plus overhead)
Grading Plan Review;
Minor
100 Cubic Yards or Less
101 to 1,000 Cubic Yards -forthe first 100 CY plus $120
for each additional 100 CY or fraction thereof
1,001 to 10,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 1,000 CY plus
$120 for each additional 1,000 CY or fraction thereof
10,001 to 100,000 Cubic Yards -for the first 10,000 CY
plus $180 for each additional 10,000 CY or fraction thereof
100,001 to 200,000 Cubic Yards-for the first 100,000 CY
plus $285 for each additional 10,000 CY or fraction thereof
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$1,000/sheet plus $ 7,615 $50Aot or unit
25% permit No Comparison
fee
$ 431
$ 437
$ 1,226
$ 2,026
Grading Plan Check
and Inspection Fees are
$ 3,551 deposit and time and
materials billing. Initial
deposit is based on per
sheet basis or% of cost
$ 5,242 of grading improvements
$ 10,406
$ 18,156
Actual cost No Comparison
$ 952
$ 431
$ 863 Grading Plan Check
and Inspection Fees are
$ 2,581 deposit and time and
materials billing. Initial
deposit is based on per
$ 4,063 sheet basis or% of cost
of improvements.
$ 6,196
~ .... ---.. c·
__ ,
.-
Up to $100,000-6.5%
$100,000-$400,000 -
$8,680 base fee + $5,408 + $56 per Incremental costs; lot > $400,000-
$28,710 + Incremental
costs
No Comparison $ 1,600
$ 809
$809 -$1064
$1,068 + $374 per
each $1,000 CY
$4,415 + $373 per $1-$9,999 -
each $1,000 CY $2,079;
$10,000-$99,999 -
$2,564;
$100,000-$499,999 -
$3,427;
$500;000-$999,999 -
$4,269;
$1,000,000-$4,999,999
$5,112;
$7 ,865 + $363 per > $5,000,000 -
each S1 ,ODO CY $6,797
No Compan·san No Comparison
Minor Grading Permit-
$1,153;
$1-$9,999-
$3,791;
$10,000-$99,999 -
72% of Grading Permit $4,643;
Fee if performed by Cily $100,000-$499,999 -
staff; 120% of $6,B59;
Consultant fee $500,000-$999,999 -
$9,002;
$1 ,000,000-$4,999,999
$10,665;
> $5,000,000 -
$11,91B
ATTACHMENT B
IV'IIMJfd• $lilt llilen:os, Silllfa.._,. ...... ~ Vista
,-.
' ..
5-15 Lois-$2,775 per map $BOO 1-4Lots-$3,171; $3,117; + $66 per numbered and + $40 per lot 5-10 Lots -$6,067; $ 1,929 > 16 Lots-lettered lot > 11 Lots -$9,623 $5,723
No Comparison 25% Grading Fees No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$500 minimum
$ 150
$100 + $30 per
100CY
$370 +25 per Single Family
Residence-1,000 CY $1,622;
Small Sub/Com/Ind
$604 + $25 per (1-5 sheets) -
10,000 CY $2,B34;
Medium Sub/Com/Ind
(6-15 sheets) -Permit Issuance: $25; Building Dept Fee: $4,345; Processing fee per permit: $146 per 30 minutes of No Comparison Large Sub/Com/Ind $614
Inspection: $92/hr. inspection (> 16 sheets) -
$6,594;
Minor Plan Check and
Inspection-$1,684 + $20 per $554;
10,000 CY Additional Work -
$66;
Re-Inspection Fee -
$71
No Comparison No Comparison 33% of requried permit No Comparison No Compan·son
fee; minimum charge of
1 hour
No Comparison Single Family
Residence-
$1,1B9;
$ 250 Small Sub/Com/Ind 0-500 CY: $522; (1-5 sheets) ->501 CY: $522 Base Fee $3,261; PLUS $350 + $40 per Medium Sub/Com/Ind 501 -5,000 CY: $73 per 100 CY (6-15 sheets) -each 500 CY; $9,B43; 5,001 -50K CY: $BO per $750 + $100 per Building Dept Fee: Large Sub/Com/Ind each 5,000 CY; 1,000 CY $73 per each 15 No Comparison (> 16 sheets) -50,001 -100K CY: $102 minutes $15,434; per each 10K CY $2,000 + $70 per Minor Plan Check and 100,001-200K CY: $12 10,000 CY Inspection-per each 10K CY $554; 200,001 + CY: $7 per each Additional Work -10KCY $3,500 + $40 per $66;
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
15.7
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16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.7
17
17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.6
17.7
18
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20
Carlsbad
200,001 Cubic Yards or more -for the first 200,000 CY
plus $130 for each additional 100,000 CY or fraction
tmorovement Plan Check
$0 to $20,000
$20,001 to $50,000 -for the first $20,000 plus $250 for
each additional $10,000 or fraction thereof.
$50,001 to $100,000 -for the first $50,000 plus $125 for
each additional $10,000 or fraction thereof
$100,001 to $250,000-for the first $1 00,000 plus $100 for
each additional $10,000 or fraction thereof
$250,001 to $500,000 -for the first $250,000 plus $105 for
each additional $10,000 or fraction thereof
$500,001 to $1,000,000 -for the first $500,000 plus $105
for each additional $10,000 or fraction !hereof
> $1,000,001 -for the first $1,000,000 plus $105 for each
additional $10,000 or fraction thereof.
Improvement Inspection
$0 Jo $20,000 - plus 5% of value of improvements
$20,001 to $50,000 -plus 4% of value of improvements -
$2 470 minimum
$50,001 to $100,000 - plus 3% of value of improvements -
$4 090 minimum
$100,001 to $250,000-plus 2.5% of value of
imorovements -$5 840 minimum
$250,001 to $500,000 -plus 2% of value of improvements
$13 910 minimum
$500,001 lo $1,000,000 - plus 1.5% of value of
imerovements -~23,840 minimum
Over $1,000,0000 -plus 0.75% of value of improvements -
$31 630 minimum
Improvement Agreement Extension -see Secured
Agreement Proc. Ext.
Inspection Overtime -per Hour (On Request) -each
additional hour at $70
Neighborhood Improvement Agreements
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$ 9,941
5.5%-$375
$ 1,713
$ 3,433
$ 4,290
$ 6,354
$ 10,315
$ 16,454
$ 1,378
$ 1,759
$ 2,270
$ 2,547
$ 7,705
$ 13,617
$ 13,918
$ -
$ 118
$ 160
.
·-:~·-~~.' ::: ~··· hliiiildit .> ;, ::':/ ,··· :, ,.-,,,: , ... , .. ,,.,.•
-$H9,999-
$1,748;
$10,000-$99,999 -
Improvement Plan $2,549;
Check and Inspection $100,000-$499,999 •
Fees are deposit and Improvements $5,516;
time and materials Required by City are $500,000-$999,999 •
billing. Initial deposit Is deposit and time and $7,556;
based on per sheet materials billing based $1,000,000-$4,999,999
basis or% of cost of $10,653;
improvements. > $5,000,000 -.
$13,680
(Erosion Control Plan is
separate)
$1-$9,999 •
$1,320;
$10,000-$99,999.
. $1,742;
Improvement Plan $100,000-$499,999 •
Check and Inspection $2,163;
Fees are deposit and Improvements $500,000-$999,999 -
time and materials Required by City are $2,584;
billing. Initial deposit is deposit and time and $1,000,000-$4,999,999
based on per sheet materials billing based $3,427;
basis or % ·of cost of > $5,000,000 -
improvements. $4,690
(Erosion Control lnsp. Is
Separate)
No Comparison No Comparison Deferred Improvement
Agreement-Deposit
Account
$1 13 No Comparison $751 hour 4 hour
min.
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
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1·.::_ , (if}···,~·,?:J;::;f :;,,: --~," -'.''·· .. ···-' " -·
10,000 CY ""' 00
$71
Offsite Improvements
(Except Single Family):
$0-$24,999 -
$892 + 5.61 % of est. canst.
costs; < $19,999-$25,000~$99,999 -$200 $2,295 + 2.59% of est +4%; const. costs;
$100,000-$199,999-$20,000-49,999 -(1-5 sheets) -
$4,233 + 2.59% est. canst. $1,000 $3,544;
costs; + 2.5%; Minimum Fee -$428;
$200,000-299,999 · $50,000-$99,999. OR (6-15 sheets)-
$6,818 + 2.59% est. const. $1,750 1st $20,000 -3.28%; $9,875;
costs; +2%; Next $30,000 -2.9%; $251 per hour
$> $300,000 -$100,000-$249,999 • Next $50,000-2.19%; (> 16 sheets) -$5,375 $9403 + 2.59% est. const +1.5%; '>$100,000-1.82%; $15,866;
costs; $250,000-$499,999 · Offsite Improvements Add1Uona1 Work -$9,125 Single Family: + 1.5%; $68;
Single Plan -> $1,000,000 -$1,274; $16,625 MulUple Plans -+ 1.5% $1,274 + $208 per plan;
Revision of Approved Plan
$1,078 or 7 .06% of total
est. const. costs,
whichever Is less
Small Sub/Com/Ind
Inspection of public (1-5 sheets) -
improvements Ylith C-1 Street Improvement $1,378;
Permit Issuance: $25; or C-3 draV-Angs: Inspections for Medium Sub/Com/Ind
Processing fee per permit: 2.5% of Engineer's Minimum Fee $380; OR Commercial Projects: (6-15 sheets) -
$614 Estimate 1st $20,000 -6.70%; 0-499 LF: $353; $4,589;
Inspection; $92/hr. Next $30,000 -5.75%; 500 -999 LF: $521 Large Sub/Com/Ind 1,000 + LF: $690 Next $50,000 -4.10%; Reinsp: $164/hour (> 16 sheets) -
> $100,000-3.00%; $7,597;
No Comparison Hourly Staff Rate <90 days of permit No Comparison No Comparison
issuance $109;
>90 days of permit
issuance $151
No Comparison $ 125 No Comparison $230 $ 204
-2 hr min
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
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Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
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22.2
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24
25
25.1
25.2
25.3
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27
27.1
27.2
27,3
27.4
Carlsbad
Noticing Service (plus postage)
Oversize Load Permit:
1 trip (fee set bv State)
Annual (fee set by State)
Parcel Map (Minor Subdivision) -Final
Quitclaim of Easement
Retaining Wall Plan Check:
Valuation $0-$50,000l
Valuation $50,001-$250,000)
Valuation $250,000+)
Reversion to Acreage -(Consistent with City payroll
records char11ed a11ainst a $3 100 deposit)
Riaht of Wav Permit:
Minor -Construction
Minor-Non Construction
Utility(+ actual costs for lnsp. and Sr. lnsp. time)
Utility (By Contract)
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$ 320 No Comparison
$ 16 No Comparison
$ 90 No Comparison
$ 3,419 $1,000 per sheet
+ $50 per lot
$ 697 $850 each
$ 369
$500 +
0.5% of
Engineer's
Estimate
0.5%of No Comparison
Engineer's
Estimate
($2,000
min.\
Actual Cost No Comparison
$ 354
Residential Driveway:
$375
Non-Res Driveway:$600
Fire Hydrant: $500 -
$1,250
Se'Her Lateral: $200 -
$ 174 $800
Curb/Gutter: $70 +
$.50/LF
Curb Core: $50 + $25 ea
add'I.
Sidewalks: $70 +
$.30/SF
$ 754
Utility Trenching:
Up to 1,000LF: $80 +
$.25/LF $ 754 > 1,000 LF: $330+
$.15iLF
l\lewpolils.acb ' ' ~ _-,.
''"
No Comparison Na Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
See Final Tract Map Base (< 4 lots) -
$4,005
+ per lot $56;
No Comparison No Comparison
Building Dept Fees:
City Standard Drawing -
No Comparison $132 Flat Fee;
Custom Drav.ing -
$234 Flat Fee
No Comparison $4,795
Encroachment Permit: Minor-
w/o Other Dept $428;
Review$242; Major-
wl Other Dept Review $603;
$319; Other-
wt Eng. Agreement $100;
Prep: $900 Res. Driveway -
$423;
Field Inspection $154 Comm. Driveway -
per site $547;
Side'Nalk (per 100 sq. ft.)
$377;
Curb and Gutter -
$716;
Water/Sewer Lateral
(Each)-
$847;
Monitoring Well -
Underground Utilities: $452;
<100 LF ·$624 Deposit Haul Route Permit -
>100 LF $2,080 Deposit $520;
Dumpster/storage Unit
Permit-
$100
ATIACHMENTB
Ri9eiside SanMtm:o:a 8anta&rbara tinta Monfcir Visfa
' --
No Comparison Na Comparison $ 1,190 No Comparison Na Comparison
No Comparison $ 15 No Comparison $ 17 $ 16
No Comparison $ 100 No Comparison $ 33 $ 73
$2,801.7 per map $750 1-4Lols-$3,171; $2,544
+ $77 per parcel + $40 per Lot 5-10 Lots-$6,067; $ 1,929 Flat Fee
> 11 Lots -$9,623
No Comparison $400 + $150/hr. No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Attorney
Building Dept Fees
Plan Check-
$30 per l.f. to 50 l.f. No Comparison Building Dept Fees: No Comparison Permit Fee-No Comparison $528 per project
$65 per l.f. to 50 l.f.
No Comparison $ 500 Parcel Map-$1,166; No Comparison No Comparison
Final Map-$1,415
Minor Encroachment Encroachments -Permits: Private Construclin in $1,896 or projecting over any $ 670
Non-City Std. Drawings public way: $251
Encroachment Permit: $546
Single Family Home $200; Street Improvement Owner Permit: $150; Non-Encroachment Inspection: lnspcetions, single Family $600 lnspclion: $50/hr Sidewalk $53 and up Residential Driveway: Driveway/access ramp I $184; Street Light $21 O each Residential Sidewalik, Curb/gutter: $210 and Cur, Gutter, or Alley up $521" ETC.
Blanket Maintenance
Permit: $617
Excavation permit: Trenching < 40 SF I Street Opening Permit I $50; Service connections Utility Excavation
lnspecton Excavation lnspctlon: and repairs I Small Permit: No Comparison Processing fee: $436 $150; repairts: $106 Up to 100 fee $919;
Inspection: $92/hr over 30 s.f.: $.60 per >100 feet: Actual Cost
sJ. Trenching:
First 100 SF $398;
Each addl sf: $1.93
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Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
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28.1
28.2
29
29.1
29.2
30
30.1
30.2
30,3
30.4
30.5
31
31.1
31.2
32
33
33.1
33.2
34
34.1
34.2
35
35.1
35.2
36
Carlsbad
Secured Agreement Proc.:
Extension
Replace -+ improvement plan revision fees if required
Segregation of Assessments:
1 - 4 Lots (Consistent with City payroll records plus
overhead consultant cost and recording fee)
> 5 Lots - Fee + $20 per lot (Consistent with City payroll
records plus overhead, consultant cost and recording fee)
Street Light Energizing Fee:
40 Watts -5,500 Lumens
85 Watts -6,000 Lumens
100 Watts -13,700 Lum ens
150 Watts -20,600 Lumens
250 Watts -34,200 Lumens
StreeVPublic Service Easement Vacation:
Regular
Summary
Substantial Conformance Exhibit Rev.
SWMP: Plan Review
Up to 1/2 Acre
Each Subsequent Acre or Portion Thereof > 1 /2 Acre
SWMP: Inspection
Up to 1/2 Acre
Each Subsequent Acre or Portion Thereof > 1/2 Acre
SWPPP -Tier Level 1: Plan Check
Per Site -Low Inspection Priority
Per Site -Med. Inspection Priority
SWPPP -Tier Level 2: Plan Check
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~ ~INi:II
$ 416 No Comparison No Comparison
$ 765 No Comparison No Comparison
Actual Cost No Comparison No Comparison
Actual Cost No Comparison No Comparison
$ 66
$ 107
$ 120 No Comparison No Comparison
$ 165
$ 256
$ 3,402
$ 1,350 $1,200 per request $ 983
$ 1,029 Planning Fee -No Comparison
$312/man
$ 338
$ 122 No Comparison
No Comparison
Water Quality
$ 284 lnspeciton -
Construction Related
$ 113 $80
$ 49
$ 54
ATIACHMENTB
•1(,'.;.SM~'t.,.
:,
~ t"''.::;E· &ililll9lilflad ·, Sllllta Mdtllca Vlllfa
'_(,.,.,,.' ·,.,_" :
:, ... ,_
Deferred Improvement No Comparison Hourly Staff Rate No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Agreement -Deposit
Account No Comparison Hourly Staff Rate No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
~o Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison
Based on Current No Comparison No Comparison Power Rate No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
w/o City Survey:
Street Vacation $2,684; $7,903; w/ City Survey
Street Dedication $1,547; $12,877
Private Easement Street Vacation: Street Vacation: $251 $4,705 $1,720; Easement Planning Fee -$763
Vacation Review $1,656; $1,557 per hour Flat Fee
Easement Dedication
Review$870 $ 5,513
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Engineering Fees,Page 5 of 6
Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 43 of 92
_city of Carlsbad ATIACHMENTB
Comparison of Charges for Engineering Fees
Carlsbad
36.1 Per Site -Med. Inspection Priority $ 349
No Comparison Storm drain Single Plan
36.2 Per Site - High. Inspection Priority $ 349 Check: $1,273.8
37 SWPPP -Tier Level 3: Plan Check
37.1 Up to 1 Acre -Med. Inspection Priority $ 551
37.2 Each Subsequent Acre -Med. Inspection Priority $ 714
37.3 Up to 1 Acre - High Inspection Priority $ 66
37.4 Each Subsequent Acre -High Inspection Priority $ 82 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
35 SWPPP -Tier Level 1: Inspection
35.1 Per Site -Low Inspection Priority $ 59
35.2 Per Site -Med. Inspection Priority $ 228
35 SWPPP -Tier Level 2: Inspection
35.1 Per Site -Low Inspection Priority $ 867 Water Quality
35.2 Per Site -Med. Inspection Priority $ 1,262 lnspeciton ·-No Comparison Construction Related
$80
37 SWPPP -Tier Level 3: Inspection
37.1 Up to 1 Acre -Med. Inspection Priority $ 1,258
37.2 Each Subsequent Acre -Med. Inspection Priority $ 216
37.3 Up to 1 Acre -High Inspection Priority $ 2,136
37.4 Each Subsequent Acre -High Inspection Priority $ 348
38 ation Sta %ofori inal No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
39 Variance -En ineerin $ 765 No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $ 564 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
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ATTACHMENT C
Comparison of Building Fees
Prepared by NBS for City of Carlsbad
Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 45 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Building Fees
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
4.1
5.1
6.1
Carlsbad
Building Department Permits & Fee Schedule
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Total Valuation:
$1 to $500
$501 to $2,000 -for the first $500 plus $1.93 for each additional $100 or
fraction thereof, to and includina $2,000
$2,001 to $25,000 -for the first $2,000 plus $8.87 for each additional $1,000,
or fraction thereof, to and includina $25,000
$25,001 to $50,000 -for the first $25,000 plus $6.40 for each additional
$1 ,000, or fraction thereof, to and includino $50,000
$50,001 to $100,000 -for the first $50,000 plus $4.43 for each additional
$1 ,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000
$100,001 to $500,000 -for the first $100,000 plus $3.55 for each additional
$1,000, or fraction thereof, to and includina $500,000.
$500,001 to $1,000,000 -for the first $500,000 plus $3.00 for each additional
$1 ,000, or fraction thereof, to and includino $1 ,000,000
$1°,000,001 and up -for the first $1,000,000 plus $1.99 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof
Building Plan Check -(8% discount on repetitive plan checks)
Green Building Standards Plan Check and Inspection
Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to
approved plans -per hour -(minimum charae -one half hour)
Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to
approved plans, (minimum charoe -one half hour)
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated -per hour -(minimum
charge -one half hour)
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated
Inspections outside of normal business hours -per hour -(minimum charge -
2 hours)
Inspections outside of nonmal business hours
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FEE
$ 15
$ 15
$ 44
$ 246
$ 406
$ 626
$ 2,037
$ 3,534
70% of Bldg I
$ 163
$ 65
$ 33
$ 65
$ 33
$ 65
$ 33
l!isconilWcl •. ~~/ ,,.' .'•'
·'·. ·' ~--
$ 15 $ 99
$15 + $2 $ 99
$45 +$9 $99 + $15
$252 + $6.5 $448 + $11
$415 + $5 $726 + $7
$640 + $4 $1,111 + $5
$2,040 + $3 $3,403 + $5
$3,540 + $2 $5,974 + $3
65% of Bldg
Permit; $70 per 72% of Building
unit repetitive plan Permit, Repetitive
check Plan Review 23%
No Comparison No Comparison
$ 86 $ 123
$ 43 $ 62
$ 86 $ 123
$ 43 $ 62
$ 86 $ 184
$ 43 $ 92
ATIACHMENTC
~ ...... Sanllllatl:os $auttladlllra Sllflla Mdillca Vls1a
Sq. Ft. Basis $ 30 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $ 237
Sq. Ft. Basis $30+$10 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $ 237
Sq. Ft. Basis $60 + $9 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $237 + $18
Sq. Ft. Basis $267 + $7 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $653.74 + $4
Sq. Ft. Basis $430 + $5 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq: Ft. Basis $744.49 + $7
Sq. Ft. Basis $644 + $4 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $1,091 +$2
Sq. Ft. Basis $2,055 + $3 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $1,840 + $4
Sq. Ft. Basis · $3,555 + $2 Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis $3,905 + $2
Same as Building <$25K project
Permit fee -. value -$41,77: >
Sq. Ft. Basis except for pools Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis Sq. Ft. Basis 25K roughly
which are $65 equivalent to
Permit fees
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $292 per hr 10% of Building Plan No Comparison
Check Fee
15% of Initial Fee No Comparison No Comparison $ 292 $ 246 $ 167
7% of Initial Fee No Comparison No Comparison $ 146 $ 123 $ 84
No Comparison No Comparison
$ 75 $ 146 $ 270 $ 135
No Comparison No Comparison $ 38 $ 73 $ 135 $ 68
$ 395 No Comparison $ 125 $554 each $ 230 $ 204
$ 198 No Comparison $ 63 $554 each $ 115 $ 102
Building Fees,Page 1 of 2
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Building Fees
Carlsbad
Re-Inspection fees -per hour $ 65 $ 86 $ 123 $ 168
7.1
Re-Inspection Fee $ 33 $ 43 $ 62 $ 84
Notes
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No Comparison
$ 75 $
No Comparison
$ 38 · $
Combination
B_uilding Permit -
$217;
146 Single trade
permit-
Residential -
$67;
Single trade
permit-All
Others -$134;
Minimum
$
73 lnspeclion Fee -$
All permits
except Single
Trade -$511
ATIACHMENTC
135
68
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Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 47 of 92
ATTACHMENT D
Comparison of Fire Fees
Prepared by NBS for City of Carlsbad
Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 48 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Carlsbad
Fire Permits & Fee Schedule
Fire Nuisance Alarm:
1st response in 12 month period
2nd resoonse in 12 month period
3rd resoonse in 12 month oeriod
each additional response thereafter
each billinq
Expedited Fire Plan Review Service Fee
Alternative Materials and Methods
Fire Safety Standby
Fire-Watch Permit
Hydrant Water Flow Test
Inspection -Weed Abatement Compliance Certificate
Weed Abatement (charge per parcel)
Special Event -per fire personnel per hour (consistent with
City payroll records)
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FEE
No Charge
$ 82
$ 165
$ 324
$ 11
Actual Cost
+ $25
$ 1,699
$ 250
$ 250
$ 56
$ 121
$ 163
Actual Cost
l;anndldo 1Mpllr019'ilb
. :
... .. c ... "·
No Charge Actual Cost + Starr Time
No Charge Actual Cost+ Staff Time
$ 50 Actual Cost+ Staff Tlme
$ 150 Actual Cost+ Starr Time
Na Comparison No Comparison
Outsourced Plan No Comparison
Check Fee-
$100 per hr.
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison Actual Cost + Staff 11me
$139 per hr. No Comparison
ATTACHMENT D
.,
.': ·., .
~ . ~ Sanlitlllll::olt Safilri' 8'llllara --~-. Villa
-
No Charge No Charge No Comparison No Charge No Charge No Charge
$ 100 $ 800 No Comparison No Charge No Charge No Charge
$ 200 $ BOO No Comparison $ 205 $ 526 $ 100
Fourth -$500; $ 800 No Comparison $ 316 $ 526 4th -$200;
Fifth -$1,000; 5th & Subsequent-
Subsequent -Fire $500
Marshal Discretion
No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $ 734 Building Dept Fee:
$257/hour
No Comparison $ 670 No Comparison No Comparison $ 1,086 No Comparison
No Compan·son No Comparison No Comparison Na Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Na Comparison No Comparison Included in Fire Line No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
Underground Below
Na Comparison No Comparison Na Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Na Comparison
Cost Recovery $ 337 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
$282 -Pass Through No Comparison No Comparison $ 150 $ 266 No Comparison
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Recreation
Fire Fees,Page 1 of 10
Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 49 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
Carlsbad
10
Fire Department Review of Building Plan Submittal
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No Charge I
Reference
Expedited
Fire Review
Fee
Buildings/
Additions/SFDI Tract
Models & T.I.:
$50 -0-500 sq. ft. $100
-500-2,000; $200 -
>$5,000;
.
A, F, B, M, S:
·,
"
> 1,500 sq. ft. -$509;
1,500 <or= to 10,000 sq. ft.
aggregate -$675;
>10,000 sq. ft. aggregate-
$1,009;
R-1 orR-2:
< or equal to 20 dwelling units
per building -
$259;
21-50 dwelling units per building
$342;
51 to 150 dwelling units per
building -$509;
R-4:
Tracts/ Phased/ 7-19 clients-
Production: $842;
$200 -1-1 O Units on > 19 clients -$1,508
same application; $1 DO High-Hazard Groups H1, H2, H3,
each 5 additional units H4, or Laboratory -$1369;
per same app; $275 Hi-Rise> 75 ft or higher
per buildirig measured from lowest point of
Fire Department access -
$3,340
E, 1-4-
< 1,000 sq. tt: Agg·regate -$176
> 1,000 sq. ft. Aggregate -$564
Educational other than Day
Care-$509
Misc. Plan Review(other) -
Hourly
$119 Flat Fee $134 Flat Fee No Comparison
Plan Review/Field
Test/Inspection:
$136-Residential
dwellings & lodging homes
(R-3);
Apartment Homes (R-1) -
$140-3-5 units;
$223-6-10 units;
$226-11-15 units;
$309 -16+ units;
Standard/Complex
Plan Check:
1. < 2,500 sq. ft. -$534
Flat Fee;
2. > 2,500 sq. ft. -$
$534 + $.0534 per sq.
ft.;
Commercial T.I. -
1. <2,500 sq. ft. -$267
Flat Fee;
2. > 2,500 sq. ft. -$267
Commercial Occupancies -+ $.0267 per sq. ft.;
$162-0-2,000 sq. ft.; $266 3. Miscellaneous Plan
-2,001-5,000 sq. ft.; $352-Review-$400;
5,001-10,000 sq. ft.; $440 -
10,001 + sq. ft.
ATTACHMENT D
19% of Building Plan
Check Fee
Fire Fees,Page 2 of 10 Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 50 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
Carlsbad
11
Fire Department Final Inspection of Building Permit No Charge
12 Automatic Sprinkler Systems:
12.1 Commercial System 13-R -Plan Check $ 741
12.2 Commercial System -each additional riser $ 414
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$100 per Inspection
Plan Review &
Inspection New
Buildings:
1.1-25,000 sq. ft. -
$405;
A, F, B, M,S:
> 1,500 sq. ft. -$323;
1,500 <or= to 10,000 sq. ft.
aggregate -$402;
>10,000 sq. ft. aggregate -$559;
R-1 orR-2:
< or equal to 20 dwelling units
per building -
$323;
21-50 dwelling units per building
$428;
51 to 150 dwelling units per
building -$559;
R-4:
7-19 clients-
$402;
> 19 clients-$611
High-Hazard Groups H1, H2, H3,
H4, or Laboratory -$402;
Hi-Rise> 75 ft or higher
measured from lowest point of
Fire Department access -
$1,344
E, 1-4-
< 1,000 sq. ft. Aggregate -$205
> 1,000 sq. ft. Aggregate -$297
Educational other than Day
Care -$297
Misc. Plan Review(other) -
Hourly
2. > 25,000-$100 per NFPA 13:
hr.; 1. < ·100 heads per system -
Plan Review and $297
Inspection Existing 2. > 100 Heads per System -
Bldg. & T.I.: $349
1. 1-20 heads w/o 3. Each Additional Identical
hydraulic calc. _ $150; System or per Floor in Buildings
2. 1-100 heads Vvith > 3 Stories -$349
hydraulic calc. -$200;
3. > 100 heads Vvith
hydraulic calc. -$100
per hr.;
4. $100 per hr.> initial
3 inspections
No Comparison
$119 per Inspection
Plan Check: $119
Inspections: $119
·,
$157 per Inspection
Plan Review and
Inspection -
$1.80 per sq. ft.
No Comparison
No Comparison
Commercial System:
1. First Floor up to
52,000 sq. ft. -$250
($200 for Inspection,
$50 for Review and
Permit Fees);
2. Per Floor Above 1st
Floor-$100
No Comparison
Santa 1llonlQ
Final Building
Inspection -
Included in Item 10 above $451.86;
Plan Review/Field
Test/Inspection
(Hydraulically calculated
system or pope schedule
system -New):
1'. Small -20-100 heads-
$305;
2. Medium-101-250
Heads -$335;
3. Large ->251 Heads -
$370
Compliance Re-
Inspections -$266
1. 1-10 Heads -$452;
2. 1 O+ Heads -$452 +
$4 per head
$ 2 $ 4
ATTACHMENT D
No Comparison
NFPA 13 System:
1-50 -$598;
51-100-$812;
101-200-$1,027
>201 -$1,242
NFPA 13D113R
System:
1-50-$429;
51-100-$644;
101-200 -$858
>201-$1,073
No Comparison
Fire Fees,Page 3 of 10 Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 51 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
Carlsbad
,,,, Residential System 13-D -Plan Review
12,4 Tenant Improvement -Plan Review
13 Sprinkler System Inspection
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Plan Review &
Inspection:
Residential Single
family:
custom:
1. < 5,000 sq._ft. -
$225;
2. > 5,000 sq. ft. -
$ 71 $325;
3. > Initial 2 Inspections
$ 71
Reference Fee
item#20
-$100 per hr.;
Tract:
1, Per Model Home per
Phase of Trace -$100
per hr.;
2. Remaining Homes
'Mthin the Tract-$100
per hr.
Plan Review and
Inspection Existing
Bldg.& TJ,:
1. 1-20 Heads w/o
Hydraulic Cale. -$150;
2. 1-100 Heads 'Mth
Hydraulic Cale. -$200;
3. > 100 Heads with
Hydraulic Cale. -$100
per hr.;
4. > Initial 3 lnspecllons
-$100perhr.
Included in
Automatic Sprinkler
Systems Above
Multi-Family Dwelling:
1. 3-16 Units per Building -
$287;
2. > 16 Units per Building -
$426;
T.1, NFPA 13 or 13R Fire
Sprinkler System:
1. 4-20 heads -
$134
2. 21-100 heads, no calc. -
$176;
3. >100 heads or requiring calc.
$342
Commercial Fire Sprinkler
System:
1. 100 heads or less per system
$297;
2. > 100 heads per system -
$349;
3. each additional identical
system or floor in building > 3
stories-
$349;
Multi-family Residential Fire
Sprinkler System:
1. 3-16 units per building -
$402;
2. >16 units per building -
$506;
T.I. NFPA 13 or 1JR Fire
Sprinkler systems:
1. 4-20 heads -
$205;
2. 21-100 heads, no calc.
$297;
3. > 100 heads or requiring calc ..
$349
Plan Check $119;
Inspections: $119
Plan Check $119;
Inspections: $119
Inspections $119
Plan Review and
Inspection -
$1.65 per sq. ft.
Residential -
$.87 per sq. ft.;
Commercial -
$.90 per sq. ft.
Plan Review and
Inspection:
1. Commercial -
$1,80 per Sq. Ft;
2. Residential -
$1.65 per sq. ft.;
3. T,1.-
Residential -
$.87 per sq. ft.;
Commercial -
$.90 per sq. ft.
,'
Single Family
Residents/Multi Units
13D Systems:
$150
($100 for Inspection,
$50 for Review and
Permit Fees)
Commercial System
forT.I.:
1. < 20 heads-
$70 ($50 ror Inspection,
$20 for Review and
Permit Fees);
2. > 20 heads -
$120 ($100 for
Inspection, $20 for
Review and Permit
Fees)
Included In
Automatic Sprinkler
Systems Above
Plan Review/Field
Test/Inspection -
$182
Plan RevleW/Field
Test/Inspection -
$83
+ $2 per head
Included in
Automatic Sprinkler
Systems Above
1. < 10,000 sq. ft. -
$514;
2. > 10,000 sq. ft. -
$637
No Comparison
No Comparison
ATTACHMENT D
NFPA 13 System:
1-50-$598;
51-100-$812;
101-200 -$1,027
>201 -$1,242
NFPA 13D/13R
System:
1-50-$429;
51-100-$644;
101-200-$858
>201 -$1,073
Syslem Mod. (Tl):
1-25-$261;
26-50 -$475;
>50-$690
>201 -$1,242
Included in
Automatic Sprinkler
Systems Above
Fire Fees,Page 4 of 10 Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 52 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
14
14.1
14.2
15
16
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
Carlsbad
Fire Alarm Systems:
1 to 25 devices -Plan Review Minimum
26 or more -Plan Review
Fire Alarm System Inspection
Underground Fire Protection Service Main:
or Single Riser Connection.
Other Fixed Fire Systems:
Hood and Duct
Paint Spray Booth Plan Review
Special Chemical Agent
Standpipe
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$ 66
$ 110
Rererence Fee
item#20
Single Hydrant $ 636
$ 71
$ 143
$ 71
$ 88
~
1. 1-10 devices -$175;
2. >10 devices -$100
per hr.;
3. > Initial 3 Inspections
-$100 per hr.
No Comparison
1.1-10 nozzles-$150;
2. > 10 nozzles-$100
per hr.;
3. > initial 2 inspections
$100 per hr.
Dry chemical agents
(based on hood system
fees) & Sprinkler
system (based on
tenant !mproyement
fees) -$100 per hr.
No Comparison
No Comparison
Niolliport Beach ~ i;;:;~w:-··~ ' './/. '
Minimum $270
+.$4 per Device Over
10
$359
11-60 devices-+ $4 per Device
$426;
>60 devices -Plan Check $119
$675
1. 11-60 devices -Inspection $119 No Comparison
$205;
2. > 60 devices -
$402
New-$342; No Comparison $ 370
Repalr-$134
Plan Review-No Comparison New System:
$120; Hood -$273
Inspection -+ Permit -$25;
$192 Modifications:
Hood -$180
+ Permit -$25
Plan Review-No Comparison No Comparison
$564;
Inspection -
$428
Plan Review-No Comparison New:
$287; Halon System -$318
Inspection-+ Permit -$25;
$179 Modifications:
Halon System -$210
+ Permit -$25
Plan Review-No Comparison No Comparison
$315;
Inspection -
$402
ATIACHMENTD
,.' .\,. -~··· ~lllriliara Slndilllfiinlca Vim ~t
-
Multi Family up to 3 Plan Review/Field $ 990 New-$368; H
stories (Includes $200 Test/Inspection -$288 Min. -$320
for inspection and $50 + $4 per Device
for partial review and
permit fees) -$250;
+ Per Floor above the
3rd floor-$100
T.I. Commercial Plan Review/Field $998 New:
Systems: Test/Inspection -$288 Min. + $ 8 per Device 26-50 Devices -
1. For Minor Tl Work < + $4 per Device $690;
20 Devices -$70 ($50 51 + Devices -
for Inspection, $20 for $920;
Review and Permit
Fees); T.I.:
2. For> 20 devices -26-50 Devices -
$120 ($100 for $573;
Inspection, $20 for 51 + Devices -
Review and Permit $642
Fees
Reference: Reference: No Comparison Reference:
Fire Alarm Systems Fire Alarm Systems Above Fire Alarm Systems
Above Above
$50 per Inspection; No Comparison $ 452 $506 per Building
+ $150 per
hydrant/riser
$ 100 Plan Review/Field $ 575 $ 460
Test/Inspections:
1. Initial Review-$25,
2. Hood Extinguishing
System -$136
No Comparison Plan Review/Field No Comparison No Comparison
Test/Inspections:
1. Initial Review-$25,
2. Special Sprinkler
System -$136
No Comparison Plan Review/Field $ 823 $ 460
Test/Inspection -
$136
No Comparison Plan Review/Field No Comparison $552 Test/Inspection -+ $68 per Floor $182 (Wet of Dry)
Fire Fees,Page 5 of 10
Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 53 of 92
City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
16.5
17
18
19
20
21
21.1
21.2
21.3
22
22.1
22.2
22.3
Carlsbad
Underground Fire Protection Service Main Repair Permit
Underground Fire Protection Service Main Repair -
Inspection Onlv
Underground Storage Tanks -New Inspection Only
Knox System
Inspection and Re-Inspection Fee -For a Previously
Failed Inspection
Fire Clearance Initial Inspection:
State Lie. 1-6 Individuals/Per Establishment
State Lie. 7-24 Individuals/Per Establishment
State Lie. 25 + Individuals/Per Establishment
Fire Clearance Annual Inspection:
State Lie. 7-24 Beds Individuals/Per Establishment
State Lie. 26-50 Beds Individuals/Per Establishment
State Lie. 50 + Beds Individuals/Per Establishment
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$ 450 No Comparison
$ 547 No Comparison
$ 289 No Comparison
$ 172 No Comparison
$ 71 100 per Inspection
$ 253 No Charge
$ 323 $ 200
$ 449 $ 250
$ 400 $ 150
$ 645 $ 200
$ 1,035 $ 250
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New-No Comparison
$349;
Repair-
$205
No Comparison No Comparison
Inspection Only: Installation $129;
$323; Removal $75
Plan Review:
$426
No Comparison No Comparison
Refer to above Fire Alarm $ 119
Inspection & Fire Sprinkler
Inspection
No Comparison No Comparison
Care Facilities:
1. 7-99clients-$336;
2. >99 clients -$428;
Surgery Centers: $362;
Hospitals: 200 or More Beds -Specialty Inspections
$6,499; $61;
HotelsfMotels: Hospital Inspections
1. 50-299 Rooms -$192; $122
2. 300 or More Rooms -$336;
Commercial Day Care
Facilities -$192;
High Rise Buildings -$964;
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No Comparison No Comparison Plan Review/Field No Comparison $ 506
TesUlnspeclion -
$352
No Comparison No Comparison No Compan·son No Comparison Na Comparison
Initial Tank $522 No Comparison Install & Removal -Installation: No Comparison
+ Permit Fee $25 $95 First Tank 1. lnslall -$2305;
+ $52 each Additional 2. Each Additional
Tank Tank -$505;
3. Each Additional Plan
Check or Inspection -
$252;
Removal:
1. Removal -$1,926;
2. Each Additional
Removed -$378;
3. Each Additional Plan
Check or Inspection -
$252
No Compa~son No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison
1st & 2nd-No Charge; No Comparison No Comparison Senior Fire Inspector -No Comparison
3rd and Subsequent -$266;
$157 Environmental
Compliance Specialist -
$145
Reference Annual No Comparison Reference Annual Reference Annual No Comparison Inspection Below Inspection Below Inspection Below
R -residential
licensed facility 1--6 Ambulatory persons-
$79; 7-12 clients-Convalescent Care
R3 -residential $225; $401;
licensed facility-No Comparison >13 clients -Daycare: No Comparison $158; $310 <50 $162; R3 -Residential >50 $305 Licensed Facility over Hospitals $914
30 persons -Hospital $783 $198;
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Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
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Carlsbad
Fire Inspection - R-1 Occupancy 6-14 D.U.'s
Fire Inspection -R-1 Occupancy 15-50 D.U.'s
Inspection -Initial Occupancy Inspection -New Business
lnsoection
lnsoection -Interim
Inspection -Inspection and Re-inspection for a previously
failed insoection
Yearly Operational Permits:
Aerosol Use/Storaoe
Places of Assembly
Occupancy A-1
Occupancy A-2
Occupancy A-3
Child Dav Care, E or 1-4
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$ 205 $
$ 507 $
$ 250 $
$ 125 $
$ 198 $
$ 82 $
$ 124 $
$ 539
$ 346
$ 250
$ 250
$ 636 $
Elcondldo NIMpori a.di ~
:\.
91 No Comparison
3-1 O Unit structure
$119;
11-30 unit structure
$179;
31-50 unit structure
$236;
>50 units: $236 + $15
211 No Comparison per unit
100 No Comparison $ 152
100 No Comparison $ 119
100 No Comparison $ 119
100 No Comparison $ 119
Level 1: Culling and
welding cards, Dry
cleaning plants, Liquefied
petroleum gasses, and
Tents:
New $158
Renewal $114
Level 2: All Other
New $258
Renewal $192
100 Reference #29 No Comparison
50-100 People -
$100
101-300 People -
$200
Reference #29 No Comparison
> 3.00 People~
$300
No Comparison
200 Reference #29 No Comparison
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$79;
11-20 Rooms -
$156 3-9 Units -
$25 per 15 Minutes; Residential Multi
10-49 Units -Family:
$146 Flat Rale 3-15 Units -$146;
50-99 units -16-49 Units -$200; 50-
$190 Flat Fee; 99 Units -$254;
100 + Units-> 100 Units -$363
21-30 Rooms -$237; No Comparison $353 Flat Fee No Comparison
31 + Rooms -
$316
No Comparison No Comparison $ 25 No Comparison No Comparison
$ 189 No Comparison No Comparison $ 266 Na Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $ 266 No Comparison
No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison $ 266 No Comparison
California Fire Commercial Business
Code Permits: lnsp. 0-2,500 sf -
$100/hour; w/o Inspection 2,501-5,000 sf-$86; $146 Flat Rate
No review single 5,000 -10,000 sf-
$16 $190 Flat Fee;
Multiple $22 10,000 + sf-
$327 Flat Fee
'"CFC permits are issued
wt Inspection $189 during biennial business
inspection. $53 per
additional CFC permit
Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
0-2,000 sq. ft. -$92;
2,001-5.000 sq. ft. -
$120;
$ 79 5,001-10,000 sq. ft. -
No C?mparison Reference #29 $148; No Comparison
> 10,000 sq. ft. -$204;
*plus fees for common
areas
$ 158 $ 592
Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
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City of Carlsbad ATTACHMENT D
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
Carlsbad l!scomflltv ~ch ~ ~ ·.• ........ .j ...... Santa llonlca ..
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32 Brazing, Solderina and Weldina $ 124 $ 150 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
' 33 Candles or Open Flame -Public Assembly $ 124 $ 50 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 162 No Comparison
34 Combustible Fiber Use and Storaae $ 191 $ 250 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
35 Compressed Gases/Crvoaen Storaae Use $ 124 $ 100 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 Na Comparison No Comparison
36 Covered Mall $ 124 $ 200 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No (?omparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
37 Dry Cleaning $ 191 $ 150 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
38 Dust Producina Ooerations $ 191 $ 150 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
39 Emeraency and Standby Power Systems $ 442 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
40 Exhibits and Trade Shows-Public Assembly $ 443 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
41 Flammable and Combustible Liquids (Dispensing, Use, $ 135 Retail Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
Storage, Tanks) Storage/Pipelines
within FaciliUes/Tank
Vehicles -
$100;
Storage & Use -
$150
Mobile Fueling -
$200
42 Flammable Finishes $ 124 $ 150 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
43 Fumigation or Thermal Insecticidal Foggina $ 250 $ 100 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
44 Hazardous Materials Use and Storage $ 270 $ 150 > or= 55 Gallons, 200 Cubic No Comparison $219-$1,163 No Comparison $60 -$240 Category: No Comparison
Feet, 500 Pounds: depending on depending on 1. $267;
1. 1-4 Chemicals -2. $534;
$128; quantity quantity 3. $934;
2. 5-6 Chemicals -4. $1,334
$149;
3. 7-10 Chemicals -
$162;
4.11-14Chemicals-
$209;
5. 15-20 Chemicals -
$260;
6. 21-40 Chemicals -
$312;
7. > 40 Chemicals -
$419
45 Hazardous Materials and Processes -Assembly $ 124 $ 300 Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Reference #29 $ 767 No Comparison
45 Hiah-Piled Combustible Storaae $ 337 $ 200 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
46 Industrial Ovens -Kilns $ 186 $ 100 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
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City of Carlsbad ATTACHMENT D
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
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47 Liquefied Petroleum Gas $ 135 Retail/Commercial -Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 Annual-No Comparison
$200; $266;
Single Famlly Dwelling Special Event-
$100 $162
48 Medical Gas Dispensing System $ 264 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Compan·son
49 Misc. Combustible StoraaefTires Facilitv $ 180 $ 250 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
50 Miscellaneous Combustible .Storaae $ 539 $ 250 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
51 Motor Vehicle Repair Garaaes $ 177 $ 100 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 285 No Comparison
Pyrotechnics or Special Effects, Aerial Fireworks (per $ 352 Production Facilities -Reference #29 No Comparfson Regular Display -No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 Na Comparison
event or day) $100; $266;
Pyrotechnics Large Display -
52
(Theatrical) -$629
$125;
Aerial Display -
$350
53 Refriaeration Eauipment Install or Ooerate $ 191 $ 150 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
54 Spray Booth $ 157 $100 per hr. Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 $ 266 No Comparison
55 Storage Tanks - Above Ground $ 539 No Comparison $ 800 No Comparison
APSA Program $101 -
$404, depending on
gallons
Install
Install/ Remove: Install $129; $522 first tank, $104 Install/Remove:
Plan Check $426 Remove $75 each add'I tank, plus No Comparison First Tank $95
lnspecUon: $323 permit fee of $25 Each Additional Tank $52
56 Storage Tanks -Under Ground $ 1,118 $ 100 Removal
$299 first tank, $52 $ 1,894 No Comparison
each add'I tank, plus
permit fee of $25
57 T emporarv Use - Carnivals and Fairs $ 270 $ 400 Hourly No Comparison No Comparison No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
58 Temporary Use -Tents (Major) $ 298 $ 300 Reference #29 $ 61 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 1. 2,001-5,000 sq. ft. No Comparison
$264;
2. > 5,000 sq. ft. -
$0.0692 per sq. ft.
59 Temporary Use -Tents (Minor) $ 135 $ 100 Reference #29 $ 61 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 401-2,000 sq. ft. -No Comparison
$182
60 Vapor Exoansion Tank Retrofit $ 539 No Comparison Reference #29 No_ Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
61 Wood Products $ 250 $ 200 Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison Reference #29 No Comparison No Comparison
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City of Carlsbad
Comparison of Charges for Fire Fees
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Notes
Carlsbad
Service Installation Fee -Fire Hydrant Lateral and
Assembly (staff time consistent with City payroll records)
Service Installation Fee -Fire Sprinkler Lateral (staff time
consistent with Ci a roll records
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Fire Hydrant Systems
(per project I tract):
1 -10 Hydrants $100
No Comparison
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Actual Cost Eachadd'IHydrant$251--~N7o~C~o-m-pa-n7·so-n----J.-7N~o~C-om_p_a_ri~,o-n-+-~N7o~C~om-pa-n7·,o-n-+~N7o~Co~m-pa-n7·s-on-+-~N7o-C~o-m-p-an7·,-on--+---N~o-C~o-m_p_an~·,-o-n-+---N~o~Co_m_p_a~,is_o_n--;
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Fee Study of Fire Prevention Services
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OFFICE LOCATIONS:
San Francisco -Regional Office
870 Market Street, Suite 1223
San Francisco, CA 94102
Davis -Regional Office
1260 Lake Boulevard, Suite 202
Davis, CA 95616
Irvine -Regional Office
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Irvine, CA 92614
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ······················································································:········ .. ·································· 3
Section 1 -Introduction and Fundamentals .......................................................................................... 4
Scope of Study ......................................................................................... :·············································4
Methods of Analysis ....................................................................................... : ....................................... 4
Cost of Service Analysis .................................................................................................................... 4
Cost Recovery Evaluation ................................................................................................................. 6
Fee Establishment .. ; .......................................................................................................................... 6
Data Sources .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Section 2 -Fee Study Results ................................................................................................................. 8
Cost of Service Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 8
Cost Recovery Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 9
· Fee Establishment ............................................................................... : ................................................. 9
Section 4 -Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 11
Attachments
Cost of Service Analysis (Fee Tables)
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Executive Summary
NBS performed a Fee Study (Study) for Fire Prevention services provided by the City of Carlsbad (City).
This report presents the Study's findings and recommendations, which intend to defensibly update and
establish user and regulatory fees for service for the City of Carlsbad, California.
The City's chief purposes in conducting this Study are to:
• structure fees according to current best practices in fire prevention service delivery,
• ensure that existing and proposed fee amounts are calibrated to the costs of providing each
service; and,
• offer an opportunity for the City Council to optimize its revenue sources, provided that any
increased cost recovery from user fees and regulatory fees would not conflict with broader City
goals and objectives.
On average, the City is not recovering the total eligible cost of service for each fee category identified.
According to the City's revenue reports for Fiscal Year 2014-15, approximately $170,000 were collected in
fees for Fire Prevention services. As discussed in Section 2 of this report, the total estimated cost of
providing fee related services for the Division is approximately $727,000. The City is currently recovering
approximately 23% of the cost of providing services for which a fee could be charged.
As discussed further in Section 1 of this report, there are many economic, political, and behavioral reasons
city staff or policy makers may or may not recommend or adopt fees at 100% of their costs. For these
reasons, City staff made an initial effort to suggest cost recovery policy levels for Council's consideration
by providing initial "recommended fee" input for each service area studied. These recommended fee
amounts are included as part of the City's staff report to Council. This report from NBS focuses on
describing the defensible approach applied to calculating the total cost of service for each fee category
included in the Study, as well as the resulting 100% cost recovery amount derived for each fee category.
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Section 1 -Introduction and Fundamentals
It is generally accepted in California that cities are granted the authority to impose user fees and regulatory
fees for services and activities they provide through provisions of the State Constitution. Under this legal
framework, a fee may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service or performing the
activity. For a fee to qualify as such, it must relate to a service or activity under the control of the
individual/entity on which the fee is imposed. For example, the individual/entity requests service of the
municipality or his or her actions specifically cause the municipality to perform additional activities. In this
manner, the service or the underlying action causing the municipality to perform service is either
discretionary and/or is subject to regulation. As a discretionary service or regulatory activity, the user fees
and regulatory fees considered in this study fall outside requirements that must otherwise be followed by
the City to impose taxes, special taxes, or fees imposed as incidences of property ownership.
Scope of Study
The following categories of fees were examined in this study:
I. Fire Extinguishing and Alarm Systems: The City permits new or retrofitted sprinkler and alarm
systems, as well as other types of specialized extinguishing systems.
II. Development Applications, Plan Review, and Inspection: The City's Fire Prevention Division
reviews and provides comments on many types of applications submitted to the Planning and
Engineering Division. The Fire Prevention Division also supports the Building Division by reviewing
plans and inspecting most types of new non-residential projects, residential vegetation fuel modification
requests, and any hazardous materials storage, high piled storage, or above and underground tank
permits.
Ill. Annual Inspection and Fire Code Permits: The City is required to perform routine, State-mandated
inspections on many types of building within City limits such as residential and commercial care
facilities, hotels and motels, apartments, etc. The City also charges both annual and one-time fire
prevention permit fees for activities regulated or permitted per the California Fire Code and/or Carlsbad
Municipal Code.
The fees examined in this Study specifically excluded any type of utility rates, development impact fees,
and special assessments, all of which fall under distinct analytical and procedural requirements different
from the body of user/regulatory fees analyzed in this effort. Additionally, this Study excluded facility and
equipment rental rates, as well as most of the fines and penalties that may be imposed by the City for
violations to its requirements or code. (The City is not limited to the costs of service when charging for
. entrance to or use of government property, or when imposing fines and penalties.)
Methods of Analysis
There were three primary phases of analysis applied throughout this Cost of Services (Fee) Study: Cost of
Service Analysis, Cost Recovery Evaluation, and Fee Establishment
Cost of Service Analysis
A cost of service analysis is a quantitative effort that compiles the full cost of providing governmental
services and activities. There are two primary types of costs considered: direct and indirect costs. Direct
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costs are those that specifically relate to the activity in question, including the real-time provision of the
service. Indirect costs are those that support the provision of services but cannot be directly or easily
assigned to the activity in question. An example of a direct cost is the salary and benefit expense
associated with an individual performing a service. In the same example, an indirect cost would include
the expenses incurred to provide an office and equipment for that individual to perform his or her duties,
including (but not exclusive to) the provision of the service in question.
Components of the full cost of service include direct labor costs, indirect labor costs, specific direct non-
labor costs where applicable, allocated non-labor costs, and allocated organization-wide overhead.
Definitions of these cost components are as follows:
• Labor costs -These are the salary/wage and benefits expenses for City personnel specifically
involved in the provision of services and activities to the public.
• Indirect labor costs -These are the salary/wage and benefits expenses for City personnel supporting
the provision of services and activities. This can include line supervision and departmental
management, administrative support within a department, and staff involved in technical activities
related to the direct services provided to the public.
• Specific direct non-labor costs -These are discrete expenses incurred by the City due to a specific
service or activity performed, such as contractor costs, third-party charges, and very specific materials
used in the service or activity. (In most fee types, this component is not used, as it is very difficult to
directly assign most non-labor costs at the activity level.)
• Allocated indirect non-labor costs -These are expenses other than labor for the departments
involved in the provision of services. In most cases, these costs are allocated across all services
provided by a department, rather than directly assigned to fee categories.
• Allocated indirect organization-wide overhead -These are expenses, both labor and non-labor,
related to the City's agency-wide support services. Support services commonly include general
administrative services such as: City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, Human Resources, Finance,
etc. The amount of costs attributable to each department or division included in this study were
developed though a separate Cost Allocation Plan provided by the City's Finance Department.
All costs in this Study are expressed using annual (or annualized) figures, representing a twelve-month
cycle of expenses incurred by the City in the provision of all services and activities agency-wide.
Nearly all of the fees under review in this study require specific actions on the part of City staff to provide
the service or conduct the activity. Because labor is an underlying factor in these activities, the full cost of
service was most appropriately expressed as a fully burdened cost per available labor hour. This labor rate
-expressed as an individual composite rate for the Fire Prevention Division, and serves as the basis for
further quantifying the average full cost of providing individual services and activities.
The fully burdened labor rate is used at the individual fee level to estimate an average total cost of providing
each fee related service or activity. This step required the development of staff time estimates for the
services and activities listed in the proposed fee structure. It should be noted that the development of these
time estimates was not a one-step process: estimates received were carefully reviewed by both consultant
and the Fire Marshal to assess the reasonableness of such estimates.
The average cost of service represents the average cost at the individual fee level. The City does not
currently have the systems in place to impose fees for every service or activity based on the actual amount
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of time it takes to serve each individual. Moreover, such an approach is almost universally infeasible without
significant -if not unreasonable -investments in costly technology. Much of the City's Fire Prevention fee
schedule is composed of flat fees, which by definition, are linked to an average cost of service; thus, use
of this average cost method was the predominant approach in proceeding toward a schedule of revised .
fees. Flat fee structures based on average costs of service are widely applied among other California
municipalities, and it is a generally accepted approach .
Cost Recovery Evaluation
Current levels of cost recovery from existing fee revenues were stated simply by comparing the existing fee
for each service or activity -if a fee was charged -to the average total cost of service quantified through
this analysis. Cost recovery was expressed as a percentage of the total cost. A cost recovery rate of 0%
means no costs are recovered from fee revenues. A rate of 100% means that the full cost of service is
recovered from the fee. A rate between 0% and 100% indicated partial recovery of the full cost of service
through fees. A rate greater than 100% means that the fee exceeded the full cost of service. User fees and
regulatory fees examined in this Study should not exceed the full cost of service. In other words, the cost
recovery rate achieved by a fee should not be greater than 100%. In most cases, imposing a fee above this
threshold could require the consensus of the voters.
Fee Establishment
This Study also included a range of fee structure design and fee structure implementation considerations,
as described below:
• Addition to and deletion of fee categories -The Study process provioed the opportunity to propose
additions and deletions to the fee schedule, as well as rename, reorganize, and clarify fees. Many such
revisions were performed to better conform fees to current best practices, as well as improve the
calculation of fees owed by an individual, the application of said fees, and the collecti_on of revenues.
In other words, as staff is more knowledgeable and comfortable working with the fee schedule, the
accuracy achieved in both imposing fees on users and collecting revenues for the City is greater.
Beyond this, some additions to the fee schedule were simply identification of existing services or
activities performed by City staff for which no fee was imposed.
• Revision to the structure of fees -In many cases, the current structure of fees was sustained; the
level of the fee was simply recalibrated to match the costs of service and targeted cost recovery level.
In several cases, however, the manner in which a fee is imposed on a user was changed. In the
majority of cases in which this was done, the primary objective was to simplify and/or clarify the fee
structure, or increase the likelihood that the full cost of service would be recovered.
• Documentation of tools to calculate special cost recovery -An element included in the City's fee
schedule development is a combined fully burdened hourly rate for the Fire Prevention Division.
Documenting these rates in the fee schedule provides an opportunity for the City Council to approve
rates that should be used whenever the City computes a special form of cost recovery under a "time
and materials" approach. It also provides clear publication of those rates, so ultimate fee payers of any
uniquely determined fee can reference the amounts. Publication of these rates in the Master Fee
Schedule should be accompanied by language providing that special forms of cost recovery for
activities and services not contemplated by the adopted master fee schedule can be computed at the
discretion of the City Manager or Manager's designee, following that the rates adopted by the City
Council are as shown in the Master Fee Schedule.
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Data Sources
The following City-published data sources were used to support the cost of service analysis and fee
establishment phases of this study:
• The City of Carlsbad's Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2015-16.
• A complete listing of Fire Prevention Division personnel, salary/wage rates, regular hours, paid benefits,
and paid leave amounts -provided by the Finance Department.
• Various correspondences with the City staff supporting the adopted budgets and current fees, including
budget notes and expenditure detail not shown in the published document.
• Prevailing fee schedules provided by the Fire Department.
The City's adopted budget is the most significant source of information affecting cost of service results. It
should be noted that consultants did not conduct separate efforts to audit or validate the City's financial
management and budget practices, nor was cost information adjusted to reflect different levels of service
or any specific, targeted performance benchmarks. This study has accepted the City's budget as a
legislatively adopted directive describing the most appropriate and reasonable level of City spending .
Consultants accept the City Council's deliberative process and ultimate acceptance of the budget plan and
further assert that through that legislative process, the City has yielded a reasonable expenditure plan, valid
for use in setting cost-based fees.
Beyond data published by the City, original data sets were also developed to support the work of this study:
primarily, estimated staff time at various levels of detail. To develop these data sets, consultants prepared
questionnaires and conducted meetings and interviews with individual City staff relevant to the fees and
service areas studied. In the Cost of Service Analysis phase of the analysis, departmental staff provided
estimates of average time spent providing a service or activity corresponding with an existing or new fee.
Consultants and departmental management reviewed and questioned responses to ensure the best
possible set of estimates.
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Section 2 -Fee Study Results
The scope of this user and regulatory fee analysis focused solely on Fire Prevention fees for service.
Cost of Service Analysis
Based on the City's current organizational and cost accounting structure, NBS studied the costs of the Fire
Prevention Division separate from the Fire Department's emergency response operations.
The following table categorizes the Division's total costs across both fee related and non-fee related
services, as well as the resulting fully-burdened hourly rate applicable toward establishing the "full" or
"maximum" charge for fee related services.
General Public I Weed I Public I Arson Invest. /I Direct Plan I Cost Element I t Ab t t Ed Incident Check/ Field Total n o a emen ucat,on Response Services
Labor
• Recuning Non-Labor
--Citywide overhead --
Dillisi6n Administration -·-······· ------
-"lli:.u .
Dilision Totals:
----Amounftargeted tor Reco.ery in Billings/Fees
Amount Requiling· Another Funding Source
Reference: Direct Hours Only
$ 77,396 $ . 1:;i"21 37,386 $ 27,363 27,363 $ . 686 . -502 502
13:686
50,666
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The "Amount Targeted for Consideration in Billings/Fees" row of this table identifies all service areas that
NBS supports as justifiable components of the fully-burdened hourly rate applied toward establishing
user/regulatory fee recovery limits. All subsequent cost of service calculations at the individual fee level
assume a fully-burdened hourly rate of $132, with potential to recovery approximately $727,000 (78%) in
costs from fees for service.
The "Amount Requiring Another Funding Source" row of the table identifies service areas that NBS
recommends as best funded via alternate revenue sources than fees for service. All subsequent cost of
service calculations at the individual fee level exclude these amounts, resulting in approximately $206,000
(22%) requiring funding from non-user or regulatory fee revenues.
The cost category nomenclature shown in the columns of table above was adapted and summarized from
Division staff interviews. To assist the reader in understanding the underlying costs and assumptions used
to calculate the fully-burdened hourly rate, summaries of the cost categories are provided as follows:
• General Public Information -Staff time devoted to responding to phone calls and public inquiries
not specifically associated with an active permit. Typically, some portion of costs for provision of
general public information and assistance are not linked for recovery from fees for fire prevention
services. Fire Prevention staff estimates approximately 75% of their time spent on this activity is
associated with current and near term application submittal activities, while the remaining costs
should be not be considered in the calculation of fees for services.
• Weed Abatement -Groups of tasks and activities devoted to the responsibilities of enforcing weed
abatement activities. As these tasks are typically considered activities related tci violation of State
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laws and municipal codes specific to weed abatement, the funding source is typically found in
penalty revenues, or is subsidized by the City's general fund.
• Public Education -the Fire Prevention Division provides various public outreach and public safety
education services. These activities are not related to activities for which a fee is charged, and are
typically subsidized by a city's general fund.
• Arson Investigation and Incident Response: Fire Prevention staff are occasionally called upon
to provide investigation and response activities for the City. These activities are typically billed on
a time and materials basis or are subsidized by the general fund.
• Direct Plan Check and Field Services: Activities associated with an active fire prevention plan
check, inspection, or permit application. 100% of these costs are recoverable in the Fire Prevention
Divison's user and regulatory fees for service.
Significant analytical and policy decisions often revolve around inclusion of categorized activity costs in the
fully-burdened hourly rate. The decision whether to include or exclude some or all of a particular cost
category in user/regulatory fees for service is guided by basic fee setting parameters offered by the
California State Constitution and Statutes, which requires that any new fee levied or existing fee increased
should not exceed the estimated amount required to provide the service for which the charge is levied.
Cost Recovery Evaluation
Attachment A presents detailed cost recovery tables for each fee recoverable service. The 'Total Cost of
Service per Activity Column" establishes the legal maximum at which a fee could be charged for the
corresponding service identified in the "Fee Description" list. NBS worked extensively with City staff to
gather estimates of time required to perform each service identified in the Attachment. Time estimates
were independently evaluated on separate occasions by staff members and also analyzed by NBS to
determine whether the time estimates provided seemed reasonable when compared against the numerous
fee studies NBS staff have performed.
When the Cost of Service per Activity is compared to the Department's "Current Fee". some fees will appear
to under recover their costs, some will come close to 100% recovery, and some will appear to collect more
than the cost of providing services. This is a typical outcome of any Fee Study.
According to the City's revenue reports for Fiscal Year 2014-15, approximately $170,000 were collected in
fees for Fire Prevention services. As discussed in the Cost of Service Analysis section, above, the total
estimated cost of providing fee related services for the Division is $727,000. The City is currently recovering
approximately 23% of the cost of providing these services.
Fee Establishment
The Fire Prevention Division has not reconsidered the design of its fee structure (in terms of number of
categories, fee names, additions and deletions of fees) for many years. As such, much of the efforts of
this Study focused on bringing the fee structure up to current best practices seen in other agencies,
based on the combined professional experience of the current Fire Marshal and NBS' consulting team.
The following provides a summary of changes and observations regarding each major section of the fee
table shown in Attachment A:
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I. Fire Extinguishing and Alarm Systems: The City permits new or retrofitted sprinkler and alarm
systems, as well as other types of specialized extinguishing systems. This Study established separate
fee categories for the Processing, Plan Review, and Inspection portions of the permitting services
provided by the Division. In addition, the Study focused on clarifying fee names and re-defining
appropriate tiers (breakpoints) for fee categories. The Fire Marshal should be able to utilize the revised
structure in deciding how to best charge for insourced versus outsourced plan reviews, as well as have
a better tracking of fees aligned with specific services provided. The City's customers should
experience greater transparency in what their fee amount for specific project requests will be.
II. Development Applications, Plan Review, and Inspection: The City's Fire Prevention Division
reviews and provides comments on many types of applications submitted to the Planning and
Engineering Divisions. The Fire Prevention Division also supports the Building Division by reviewing
plans and inspecting most types of new non-residential projects, residential vegetation fuel modification
requests, and any hazardous materials storage, high piled storage, or above and underground tank
permits.
NBS reviewed the City's prior fee analysis and determined that some costs for Fire Prevention activities
related to the review of Planning, Engineering, and Building projects were included in the establishment
of those Divisions' fees for service. However, the City collects each fee as one fee, and does not track
Fire Prevention's component of that fee calculation to a separate revenue account. For purposes of
analysis, Attachment A makes an attempt within the "Current Fee" column, with available data from the
last fee study, to estimate the portion of the City's current fee amounts that could be attributed to Fire's
costs of providing services. Sufficient data was available to provide approximate current fee information
for Planning and Engineering application review, but not for Building plan review or inspection services.
NBS' recommendation for fees associated with Fire Prevention's review of Planning, Engineering, or
Building projects is to establish a separate fee rather than combine the costs of Fire Prevention review
into the total fee for service. The primary reason for this is the City should be able to charge the Fire
Prevention review fee when it applies, and not charge it when a review is not needed or not conducted.
Ill. Annual Inspection and Fire Code Permits: The City is required to perform routine, State-mandated
inspections on many types of building within City limits such as residential and commercial care
facilities, hotels and motels, apartments, etc. The City also charges both annual and one-time fire
prevention permit fees for activities regulated or permitted per the California Fire Code and/or Carlsbad
Municipal Code. The Fire Marshal indicated the City would like to expand its compliance with current
mandates, as well as look into expanding the program as a whole to achieve greater public safety
objectives. This Study assisted the City in adjusting fee amounts for current services in this area, as
well as creating a comprehensive system offees should the City pursue an expanded annual inspection
and permitting program.
Via this report, NBS provides the total estimated cost of service information and the framework for
considering fees, while those closest to the fee-paying population, the Fire Prevention Division, considered
appropriate cost recovery levels at or below that total cost calculation. Section 1 of this report may be
referenced for cost recovery evaluation guidelines. Predicting the amount to which any adopted fee
increases will affect City revenues is difficult to quantify, and was not possible to estimate at this time with
the data available from City resources.
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Section 4 -Conclusion
Based on the Cost of Service Analysis, Cost Recovery Evaluation, and Fee Establishment phases of
analysis in this study, the proposed schedule of fees formatted for implementation has been prepared and
included in the City's accompanying staff report.
As discussed throughout this report, the proposed fee schedule includes fee increases intended to greatly
improve the City's recovery of costs incurred to provide individual services, as well as to adjust fees
downward where fees charge exceed the average costs incurred.
For the near-term, the City should not count on increased revenues to meet any specific expenditure plan.
Experience with these fee increases should be gained first before revenue projections are revised.
However, unless there is some significant, long-term change in activity levels at the City, proposed fee
amendments should -over time -enhance the City's revenue capabilities, providing it the ability to stretch
other resources further for the benefit of the public at large.
The City should consider adjusting these user fees and regulatory fees on an annual basis to keep pace at
least with cost inflation. For all fees and charges, the City could use either a Consumer Price Index
adjustment or a percentage of Labor Cost increase, and that practice would be well applied to the new fee
schedule. Conducting a comprehensive user fee study is not an annual requirement; it becomes worthwhile
only over time as significant shifts in organization, local practices, legislative values, or legal requirements
change. In NBS' experience, a comprehensive analysis such as this should be performed every three to
five years. It should be noted that when an automatic adjustment is applied annually, the City is free to use
its discretion in applying the adjustment; not all fees need to be adjusted, especially when there are good
policy reasons for an alternate course. The full cost of service is the City's only limit in setting its fees.
As a final note in this study, it is worth acknowledging the path that fees in general have taken in California.
The public demands ever more precise and equitable accounting of the basis for governmental fees and a
greater say in when and how they are imposed. It is inevitable in the not too distant future that user fees
and regulatory fees will demand an even greater level of analysis and supporting data to meet the public's
evolving expectations. Technology systems will play an increased and significant role in an agency's ability
to accomplish this. Continuous improvement and refinement of time tracking abilities will greatly enhance
the City's ability to set fees for service and identify unfunded activities in years to come.
In preparing this report and the opinions and recommendations included herein, NBS has relied on a
number of principal assumptions and considerations with regard to financial matters, conditions and events
that may occur in the future. This information and assumptions, including the City's budgets, time estimate
data, and workload information from City staff, were provided by sources we believe to be reliable; however,
NBS has not independently verified such information and assumptions.
While we believe NBS' use of such information and assumptions is reasonable for the purpose of this report,
some assumptions will invariably not materialize as stated herein and may vary significantly due to
unanticipated events and circumstances. Therefore, the actual results can be expected to vary from those
projected to the extent that actual future conditions differ from those assumed by us or provided to us by
others.
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City of Carlsbad
Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTACHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND ALARM SYSTEMS
New Sprinkler System
N FPA 13 System < 100 heads $ 108 $ 198 $ 296 $ 601 $ 1.402 233%
NFPA 13 System> 100 heads (includes one riser) $ 108 $ 362 $ 362 $ 832 $ 1,402 169%
Each Additional Riser $ $ 132 $ 99 $ 230 $ 414 180%
NFPA 13R System 3-16 units (per building) $ 108 $ 362 $ 362 $ 832 $ 239 29%
NFPA 130 Single Family System (Plan Review Per Initial or $ 108 $ 132 $ $ 239 $ 239 100% Single Plan Type)
Per Additional Plan Type $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 71 54%
NFPA 130 Single Family System Ins ection Per Building) $ $ $ 121 $ 121 $ 0%
ESFR Fire Sprinkler System (Initial system) $ 108 $ 362 $ 362 $ 832 $ 0%
Each additional System $ $ 132 $ 99 $ 230 $ 0%
ESFR Fire Sprinkler System with In-Rack Sprinklers $ 108 $ 428 $ 428 $ 964 $ 0%
Each additional System $ $ 132 $ 99 $ 230 $ 0%
Underground Piping with up to 4 Hydrants/Risers $ 108 $ 230 $ 395 $ 733 $ 1,007 137%
Underground Piping with 5 or more Hydrants/Risers [5] $ 108 $ 296 $ 593 $ 996 $ 1,007 101%
Fire Pump (first pump) $ 108 $ 362 $ 296 $ 766 $ 0%
Each Additional pump $ $ 132 $ 132 $ 263 $ 0%
2 Tl Sprinkler System
NFPA 13 or 13R System 6 heads or less $ 22 $ 33 $ 66 $ 121 $ 71 59%
NFPA 13 or 13R System 7 -100 heads $ 108 $ 165 $ 263 $ 536 $ 232 43%
NFPA 13 or 13R System> 100 heads $ 108 $ 198 $ 329 $ 634 $ 0%
3 Other Extin uishing Systems
Pre-Action System with Alarm $ 108 $ 230 $ 198 $ 536 $ 0%
Special Extinguishing System $ 108 $ 296 $ , 165 $ 568 $ 323 57%
Hood & Duct Extinguishing System
Initial system $ 108 $ 132 $ 165 $ 404 $ 440 109%
Each additional System $ $ 66 $ 132 $ 198 $ 71 36%
Special Equipment (Ovens, Dust, Battery) $ 108 $ 165 $ 132 $ 404 $ 143 35%
Refrigeration Systems < 500 lbs $ 108 $ 395 $ 198 $ 700 $ 515 74%
Refrigeration Systems> 500 lbs $ 108 $ 658 $ 428 $ 1,194 $ 515 43%
Spray Booths $ 108 $ 165 $ 132 $ 404 $ 286 71%
Gas Systems (Med Gas, Industrial Gas, LPG) $ 108 $ 165 $ 132 $ 404 $ 515 128%
4 Alarm Systems
New Alarm System $ 108 $ 428 $ 691 $ 1,227 $ 317 26%
Tl Fire Alarm System $ 108 $ 230 $ 263 $ 601 $ 317 53%
Sprinkler Monitoring $ 108 $ 132 $ 132 $ 371 $ 211 57%
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Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Fee <I) Cost Of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Fee Description ~ Service Per Current Fee No. z Service Per Service Per Service Per Activity Recovery%
Activity Activity Activity - -
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, PLAN REVIEW AND
INSPECTION
Plannin A lication Review
All development related appeals $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0%
Amendments and Revisions to Approved Projects (unless $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0% otherwise noted)
Coastal Development Permit CDP $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0%
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) -2 -4 unit or lot subdivision $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0% er unit or lot whichever is greater -Minor
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) -5 or more units or lot $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 14 7%" subdivision (per permit) -Major
Coastal Development Permit CDP -Single Family Lot $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 38 18%
Conditional Use Permit -Regular $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 90 43%
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) -Biological Habitat PreseNe $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 29 14%
Daycare Permit (7 -14 Children) $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 15 7%
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) -Addendum(+ fully burdened $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 57 43%
hourly rate after 1st 1 D hours of project planner) (Note 1 D)
nvironmenta mpact Report (El -Focuse I upplemental
(Requiring a Public Hearing)-(+ fully burdened hourly rate after $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 150 114% the 1st 1 DD hours of project planner or 20 hours of project
engineer) (Note 1 D)
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) -Review(+ fully burdened
hourly rate after the first 160 hours of project planner or 40 hours $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 65 50%
of Project Engineer) (Note 1 D)
General Plan Amendment - D - 5 Acres $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 124 60%
General Plan Amendment -Over 5 Acres $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 170 82%
Habitat Management Plan (HMP) -Amendment to Plan
Document -Major (Plus fully burdened hourly rate after the first $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 0%
20 hours of project planner.)
Habitat Management Plan (HMP) -Amendment to Plan $ 11 $ 132 $ $ 143 $ 0% Document -Minor
Habitat Management Plan Permit -Major-habitat to be $ 11 $ 132 $ $ 143 $ 0% preseNed
Hillside Development Permit-Minor $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0%
Hillside Development Permit -Other (Multiple Lots) $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 59 28%
Local Facilities Management Plan /Amendment -Fee + deposit $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 73 55% in minimum increments of $5,000
Master Plan (Base fee + fully burdened hourly rates after the first $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 617 469%
200 hours of project planner or 1 DD hours project engineer)
Master Plan Amendment -Major (Base fee + fully burdened
hourly rates after the first 1 DD hours of project planner or 40 hours $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 735 558%
project engineer)
Master Plan Amendment -Minor (Base fee + fully burdened
hourly rates after the first 20 hours of project planner or 7 hours $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 54 41%
project engineer)
Master Plan Pre-Filing Submittal $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 138 66%
Planned Development -Major Subdivision/ More than 5 $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ D 0%
Planned Development -Minor Subdivision/ 4 or fewer $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ D 0%
Precise Development Plan $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 183 88%
Preliminary Plan Review -Major (Other) $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 129 62%
Preliminary Plan Review -Minor (SFD) $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 23 11 %
Site Development Plan -Major -5 or more units / lots $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 198 95%
Site Development Plan -Minor -Residential, less than or equal to $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 228 109% 4 units / lots
Special Use Permit -all $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 115 55%
Specific Plan -base plus fully burdened hourly rate after first 200 $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 164 78% hours project planner or 60 hours project engineer
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTACHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Fee <fJ Cost Of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Fee Description a, Service Per Current Fee No. 0 Service Per Service Per Service Per Recovery% z Activity Activity Activity Activity
Specific Plan Amendment -Major -base plus fully burdened
hourly rate after 180 hr. project planner or 30 hours project $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 160 77%
engineer
Tentative Parcel Map $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 194 93%
Tentative Tract Map - 5 -49 Units I Lots -base fee + $11 o each, $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 154 74% whichever is greater
Tentative Tract Map -50 + Units I Lots -base fee + $15 each, $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 392 188% whichever is greater
Zone Change -0-5 acres $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 70 34%
Zone Change -Over 5 acres $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 147 70%
2 En ineerin A lication Review
Final Map $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 508 243%
Grading Plans $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0%
Improvement Plans $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 618 296%
Parcel Map $ 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 0%
Reversion to Acreage -(Consistent with City payroll records $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 0% charged against a $3,100 deposit)
Street Vacation -Street.I Public Service Easement Vacation -$ 11 $ 198 Summary $ $ 209 $ 130 62%
Street Vacation -Street I Public Service Easement Vacation -$ Regular 11 $ 198 $ $ 209 $ 36 17%
3 Building Construction Plan (Architectural Review)
A-1 Occupancies -New $ 66 $ 691 $ 395 $ 1,152 $ 0%
A-1 Occupancies -Tl $ 66 $ 519 $ 296 $ 881 $ 0%
A-2 & A-3 Occupancies -New $ 66 $ 461 $ 263 $ 790 $ 0%
A-2 & A-3 Occupancies -Tl $ 66 $ 346 $ 198 $ 609 $ 0%
A-4 & A-5 Occu ancies -New $ 66 $ 691 $ 395 $ 1,152 $ 0%
A-4 & A-5 Occupancies -Tl $ 66 $ 519 $ 296 $ 881 $ 0%
E Occupancies New $ 66 $ 691 $ 395 $ 1,152 $ 0%
E Occupancies Tl $ 66 $ 519 $ 296 $ 881 $ 0%
E Occu ancies Daycare only $ 66 $ 263 $ 132 $ 461 $ 0%
H Occu ancies (not including Chem Class) New $ 66 $ 461 $ 263 $ 790 $ 0%
H Occupancies (not including Chem Class) Tl $ 66 $ 346 $ 198 $ 609 $ 0%
F Occupancies New $ 66 $ 461 $ 263 $ 790 $ 0%
F Occupancies Tl $ 66 $ 346 $ 198 $ 609 $ 0%
I Occupancies New $ 66 $ 461 $ 263 $ 790 $ 0%
I Occupancies Tl $ 66 $ 346 $ 198 $ 609 $ 0%
L Occupancies New $ 66 $ 263 $ 132 $ 461 $ 0%
L Occupancies Tl $ 66 $ 198 $ 99 $ 362 $ 0%
R-1 & R-2 Occupancies <50 units New $ 66 $ 691 $ 395 $ 1,152 $ 0%
R-1 & R-2 Occupancies ;;,50 units New $ 66 $ 864 $ 494 $ 1,424 $ 0%
R-3 Townhomes New $ 66 $ 461 $ 263 $ 790 $ 0%
R Occupancies All Tl's $ 66 $ 346 $ 198 $ 609 $ 0%
S Occupancies< 50,000sq. ft. New $ 66 $ 263 $ 132 $ 461 $ 0%
S Occupancies< 50,000sq. ft. Tl $ 66 $ 198 $ 99 $ 362 $ 0%
S Occupancies" 50,000s . ft. New $ 66 $ 461 $ 329 $ 856 $ 0%
S Occupancies" 50,000s . ft. Tl $ 66 $ 346 $ 247 $ 658 $ 0%
High Rise Structure greater than 55 feet $ 66 $ 132 $ 132 $ 329 $ 0%
Per Additional Floor $ $ 132 $ 132 $ 263 $ 0%
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Custom Home $ 108 $ 198 $ 165 $ 470 $ 0%
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Tract <75 Homes $ 108 $ 395 $ 362 $ 865 $ 0%
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Tract ;;,75 Homes $ 108 $ 593 $ 560 $ 1,260 $ 0%
Hazardous Materials Storage
Chem Class <10 Chemicals $ 108 $ 198 $ 165 $ 470 $ 0%
Chem Class 10-25 Chemicals $ 108 $ 395 $ 230 $ 733 $ 0%
Chem Class 26 -100 Chemicals $ 108 $ 593 $ 362 $ 1,062 $ 0%
Chem Class >100 Chemicals $ 108 $ 790 $ 494 $ 1,392 $ 0%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTACHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
High Piled Storage $ 108 $ 296 $ 329 $ 733 $ 337 46%
Underground Storage Tanks (First tank) $ 108 $ 263 $ 263 $ 634 $ 0%
Each Additional Tank $ $ 66 $ 33 $ 99 $ 0%
Aboveground Storage Tanks (First tank) $ 108 $ 263 $ 329 $ 700 $ 0%
Each Additional Tank $ $ 66 $ 33 $ 99 $ 0%
Smoke Control -Rationale Analysis & Plan Review $ 108 $ 790 $ 428 $ 1,326 $ 0%
Ill ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND FIRE CODE PERMITS
Annual Inspections for the following Occupancies: [1J
Care Facility for more than 6 ambulatory & non-ambulatory $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 0% clients
Hospitals, Nursing homes, Mental hospitals, Detoxification $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 0% and Surgery Centers
Commercial Care Facility (i.e. Child, Drug & Alcohol, Juvenile, $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 0% &etc.
Pre-Inspection Residential Care Facility (i.e. Single Family $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 0% Residences)
High Rise Facility > 75 ft. (per floor of building) $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 0%
Public or Private School $ 11 $ $ 527 $ 538 $ 0%
2 State Mandated Hotel and Motel Inspection
Tier 1 -50 units or less $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 0%
Tier 2 -51 to 200 units $ 11 $ $ 527 $ 538 $ 0%
Tier 3 -201 or more $ 11 $ $ 790 $ 801 $ 0%
3 State Mandated Apartment Inspection
Tier 1 -50 units or less $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 205 75%
Tier 2 -51 to 200 units $ 11 $ $ 527 $ 538 $ 205 38%
Tier 3 -201 or more $ 11 $ $ 790 $ 801 $ 507 63%
4 Fire Code Permits -Initial Permit [BJ
Tier1 $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 250 175%
Tier2 $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 250 91%
Tier3 $ 11 $ $ 395 $ 406 $ 250 62%
5 Fire Code Permits -Annual Renewal Permit [BJ
Tier1 $ 11 $ $ 66 $ 77 $ 124 161%
Tier2 $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 270 189%
Tier3 $ 11 $ $ 198 $ 209 $ 352 169%
6 Assembly
< 300 people $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 $ 124 87%
> 300 people $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 124 45%
7 B Occupanc Inspections
Tier 1 -5,000 s.f. or less $ 11 $ $ 99 $ 110 $ 0%
Tier 2 -5,001 to 20,000 s.f. $ 11 $ $ 165 $ 176 $ 0%
Tier 3 -20,001 and greater $ 11 $ $ 263 $ 274 $ 0%
8 Aerial Fireworks Displa
Major $ 132 $ 66 $ 1,054 $ 1,251 $ 0%
Minor $ 132 $ 66 $ 527 $ 724 $ 0%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTACHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
ecial Events Application Processin
Minor: Events that may impact emergency operations
equipment or access and have attendance or participation <
1,500 persons (Building and Safety
Building and Safety Referral $ 22 $ $ $ 22 $ 0%
Parks and Recreation Referral $ 132 $ $ $ 132 $ 0%
Major: Events that may impact emergency operations
equipment or access and have attendance or participation by $ 132 $ $ $ 132 $ 0%
1,500 or more persons
Miscellaneous: Events that may impact emergency operations
equipment or acce·ss and may only require an over the $ 22 $ $ $ 22 $ 0%
counter submittal
S19eeial E;veAl E;ic19eelite Fee fer -,1 Q Qays. s~emi!tal $ $ $ $ $ %
2 Special Events -Fire Prevention/bperations Support Prior Actual Cost
To/Durin Event Billing
3 Tent Permit (not associated with s ecial events)
Single Tent $ 66 $ 66 $ 66 $ 198 $ 135 68%
2-5 tents $ 66 $ 132 $ 198 $ 395 $ 298 75%
6+ $ 66 $ 198 $ 263 $ 527 $ 298 57%
4 Plan Resubmittal (3rd and Subsequent Submittal, er hour) $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 0%
5 Reins ection (per ins ection $ 22 $ $ 165 $ 187 $ 71 38%
6 Hourly Services for: Alternate Methods and Materials [3,6]
Review, Time and Materials Review, Pro·ect Meetin s, etc.
First Hour $ 22 $ 132 $ $ 154 $ 70 45%
Each Additional Hour $ $ 132 $ $ 132 $ 70 53%
7 Ex edited Plan Review
Processing Fee $ 22 $ $ $ 22 Actual Cost %
Per Hour-Overtime $ $ 147 $ $ 147 + $25 0%
Per Hour-Regular Office Hours $ $ 132 $ $ 132 0%
8 Weed Abatement Administrative Fee $ 263 $ $ $ 263 $ 164.00 62%
or services reques e 0 I sa W IC ave no ee 1s e In
this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's
designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the
established hourly rates for this division. Additionally, the City will
pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the
use of external service providers if required to process the
specific application.
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Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Fee Fee Description No.
[Notes]
All annual inspection fees shall include til'ne fo~ the initial inspection and 1
[1] reinspection. All subsequent reinspections shall be charged an additional rate
per inspection.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7J
[BJ
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule,
the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate
fee based on the established hourly rates for this division. Additionally, the City
will pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of
external service providers if required to process the specific request
Additional Reinspection fees shall apply for phased inspection projects at the
discretion of the Fire Marshall
Minimum deposit of $1500 required for review of Alternate Methods and
Materials
Tier 1 -Candles -Open Flame; Cryogens; Dry Cleaning; Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG); Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing; Industrial Ovens; Hot Works;
Welding
Tier 2 -Aerosol; Aviation Facility; Waste Handling; Carnival/Fair; Combustible
Materials Storage; Compressed Gas; Dust Producing Operations; Flammable
Liquids -Storage; Combustible Liquids -Storage; Flammable/Combustible
Liquids -Tanks; Flammable/Combustible Liquids -AST/UST Removal; Fruit
Ripening; Hazardous Materials; Magnesium Work; Repair Garage; Tire Storage;
Explosives-Model Rockets
Tier 3 -Aircraft Refueling; Explosives -Blasting & Fireworks; High Piled
Combustible Storage (HPS); Lumber Yards & Woodworking Plants; Refrigeration
Equipment; Spraying or Dipping Operations;
Package Permits -All permits associated in the follo\Mng activities are included
in the Tier priced above: Dry Cleaning; Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing; Repair
Garage; Welding
Additional fees for Standby of fire personnel and equipment during event will
[9] apply.
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ATTACHMENT A
Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Cost Of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Service Per Current Fee Service Per Service Per Service Per Recovery% Activity Activity Activity Activity
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City of Carlsbad
FINAL: June 20, 2016
OFFICE LOCATIONS:
San Francisco -Regional Office
870 Market Street, Suite 1223
San Francisco, CA 94102
Davis -Regional Of(,ce
1260 lake Boulevard, Suite 202
Davis, CA 95616
/Nine -Regional Office
18012 Cowan Street, Suite 290
Irvine, CA 92614
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Temecula, CA 92592
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16
Staffing Detail
Input cells in blue font; formula based cells in black font
Randy Metz
Deputy Fire Ma-rSh8ll Gregory Ryan
Fire Prevention Specialist II Cynthia Wong
Weed Abatement (PD Monty
Fire Prevention Inspector (PT) Vacant
·Subtotal 0012260 • Fire Prev.
Adjustments[2]:
Secretary
Notes
[1] Staffing info sourced tram client provided excel file "FY 16 Fire Personnel"
87,236 46;464
82,237 39,543
30,000 1,710
30,000
441,709 191,176
{1} Part.Time Staffing info sourced from client provided excel file ~PartTime Employee Worksheet (FY 17Y
{1] Permit Tech Staffing info sourced from client provided PDF file "Permit Tech·
[2] Secretary budgeted in Support Services unit supports Fire Prevention
100%
Permit Technician Position budgeted in FY 2016117 budget
Inspector positions are a placeholder tor worl<foad analysis
{3] Sourced from Carlsbad Website MOU PDF "2015 Benefits Summary
CFA" stating avg B9 hrs sick time, 12 holidays, average of 15 vacation
days
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186,51f:
133,700
121,780
31,710
30,000
632,885,
2,080 1,780 65% 5% 5% 100%
1.00 2,080 300 1,780 20% 10% 0% 5% 5%' 60% 100°(0
1.00 2,080 300 1,780 20% 10% 0% 5% 5% 60% 100%
0.50 1,000 1,000 10% 10% 80% 0% 0% 0% 100%
0.50 1,000 1,000 ,10% 10% O'l', 0% 0%' 80% 100%
5.00 "10,320, 1,200 9,120
1.00 2,080 300 1,780 0% 0% 0%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate
Input cells in blue font; formula based cells in black font
LABOR EXPENDITURES AND STATISTICS
Part-Time Salaries
Overtime -Regular
Adjustment -Secretary
Adjustment -Permit Technician
Adjustment -Inspector
Subtotal
Functional "Productive" labor Hours
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$
385,664 385,664
213,1 10 213,110
22,780 (22,780)
86,523 86,523 30,619.50
95,116 95,116 33,660.55
621,554 158,859 780,412 $ 276,180
12,680 12,680 4,116
Cost Allocation to Each Function I Activity
8,580.76 4,144.87 3,033.65 3,033.65 37,110.34
9,432.98 4,556.53 3,334.95 3,334.95 40,796.05
$ 77,396 $ 37,386 $ 27,363 $ 27,363 $ 334,725
1,357 978 356 356 5,517
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Fire Prevention - User Fee Study FY 15/16
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate
Input cells in blue font; formula based cells in black font
RECURRING NON-LABOR EXPENDITURES
. . . Ex end1tures D1v1s1on General Public Weed Public . . ' 2015-16 I I Ne_t I . . I · I I . I Arson Invest. I Direct Plan Operating Expenditures By Budget Unit Adopted AdJustments P to be Admm. Info Abatement Education / Incident Check/ Field
Budget Allocated Response Services
['7'rlf-"J".:~ .. 1 :; "''11-,-;:~~~~,.~,.u .. ~~~~t.,.....~•Jf1'41IW;r.,.JMri!.J,/r.1~'-'VJil~.~!',;;~~ .. :,.~?-,~(~~1A.Y'~~~·~~~~":~ ~;r...;1,~~,_-s;!..,1'.!1-.~:,,~~.,.~(tf~?Q~<":· ~~~
7210 -OFFICE EQUIP MAINT $ 200 $ $ 200 $ 71 $ 20 $ 10 $ 7 $ 7 $ 86
7215 -SOFTWARE MAINT 200 200 71 20 10 7 7 86
7430-DEVELOPMENT PLANCHECK SERVICES 91,518 (91,518)
7550 -MISCELLANEOUS OUTSIDE SERVICES 2,032 2,032 719 202 97 71 71 872
7711 -DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 2,000 2,000 708 198 96 70 70 858
7712 -BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 2,300 2,300 814 228 110 81 81 986
7715 -PRINTING 654 654 231 65 31 23 23 281
7720 -POSTAGE 400 400 142 40 19 14 14 172
7885 -SPEC INVESTIGATIVE SUPPLIES 500 500 177 50 24 18 18 214
7899 • MISC SUPP 3,000 3,000 1,062 298 144 105 105 1,287
8130 -TRAININGfTRAINING RELATED TRVL
8830 -GENERAL LIAB 3,040 3,040 1,076 301 146 107 107 1,304
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f; \;"T~~~E~~RRIN~ NO~:LA~~R ~XP~Nbl;U~~/: $ ... ~~~,;44•1!" ;· .. (91,~1-af ;' :. 14,3~6 $ : \,070·;' $, . ' 1 ·1,4;~ J\ • :· , -~~:r~·; ··.~~\; ·sp~ .f $
0 '.\:~"'''s~2'li $:: ... ;;:: /;;~
L-1•~:'ll'f.' ' .... _,~ ~ . •, ::,.,( I ' I .,',r;. i; , 1-, ... : ' .. ,11 1~ .t.:' !,, .".: ! ~-·i ':, ~-,(..: .'1:.'!~·.1·,. _,.J ~····1Jl ... ,: :_:; -'~
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate
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CITYWIDE OVERHEAD COSTS
SUMMARY OF LABOR, NON-LABOR, & OVERHEAD COSTS
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' ' _ CostAllocation io Each .Function I Activity
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16
Fully Burdened Hourly Rate
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ALLOCATION OF COMMON ACTIVITIES COSTS
FULLY-BURDENED HOURLY BILLING RATE FOR RECOVERY IN FEES
General Public I Weed I Public I Arson Invest.' I Direct Plan i Cost Element I f Ab t t Ed r Incident Check/ Field Total n ° a emen uca ion Response Services
Labor
Recurring Non-Labor
Citywide Overhead
Division Administration
Eli ible Cost Recove from Fees for Service
Division Totals:
Amount Targeted for Recovery.in Billings/Fees
Amount Re Another Fundin Source
Reference: Direct Hours Only
Notes
Salary and expenses sourced from client provided excel file
(1] "FY 16 Fire Dept Budget"
[21 Outsourced Plan Review is a pass through cost
$ 77,396 $
1,421
13,686
50,666
75%
[3} Sourced from City Finance Department's FY 14-15 Cap Summary document
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37,386 $
686
6,611
24,474
0%
27,363 $
502
4,839
17,913
0%
27,363 $
502
4,839
17,913
0%
334,725 $
6,145
59,191
219,123
100%
504,233
9,256
89,166
330,088
78%
726,561
206,182
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City of Carlsbad
Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTATCHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
NFPA 13 System < 100 heads $ 108 $ 198 $ 296 $ 601 1,402 233%
NFPA 13 System> 100 heads (includes one rtser) $ 108. $ 362 $ 362 $ 832 1,402 169%
Each Additional Riser $ $ 132 $ 99 $ 230 414 180%
NFPA 13R System 3-16 units (per building) 108 362 362 832 239 29%
NFPA 13D Single Family System (Plan Review Per Initial or 108 132 239 239 100% Single Plan Type)
Per Additional Plan Type 132 132 71 54%
NFPA 13D Single Family System (Inspection Per Building) 121 121 0%
ESFR Fire Sprinkler System (Initial system) $ 108 362 362 $ 832 $ 0%
Each additional System $ 132 99 $ 230 $ 0%
ESFR Fire Sprinkler System with In-Rack S rinklers $ 108 428 428 $ 964 $ 0%
Each additional System $ 132 99 $ 230 $ 0%
Underground Piping with up to 4 Hydrants/Risers 108 230 395 733 1,007 137%
Underground Piping with 5 or more Hydrants/Risers 151 108 296 593 996 1,007 101%
Fire Pump (first pump) $ 108 362 $ 296 $ 766 0%
Each Additional pump $ 132 $ 132 $ 263 0%
2 TI s· rinkler System
NFPA 13 or 13R System 6 heads or less 22 33 66 $ ·121 $ 71 59%
NFPA 13 or 13R System 7 -100 heads 108 165 263 $ 536 $ 232 43%
NFPA 13 or 13R System> 100 heads 108 198 329 $ 634 $ 0%
3 Other Extinguishing Systems
Pre-Action System with Alarm 108 $ 230 $ 198 $ 536 $ 0%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTATCHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Serl/ices and Activities
Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Fee V> Cost Of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Fee Description * Service Per Current Fee No. z Service Per Service Per Service Per Activity Recovery%
Activity Activity Activity
= = ,:
Hood & Duct Extinguishing System
Initial system $ 108 132 165 $ 404 440 109%
Each additional System $ 66 132 $ 198 71 36%
Special Equipment (Ovens, Dust, Battery) 108 165 132 404 143 35%
Refrigeration Systems < 500 lbs $ 108 $ 395 198 700 $ 515 74%
Refrigeration Systems > 500 lbs $ 108 $ 658 428 1194 $ 515 43%
Spray Booths $ 108 165 132 404 286 71%
Gas Systems (Med Gas, Industrial Gas, LPG) 108 165 132 404 515 128%
4 Alarm Systems
New Alarm System 108 428 691 1,227 317 26%
Tl Fire Alarm System 108 230 263 601 $ 317 53%
Sprinkler Monitoring 108 132 132 371 211 57%
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, PLAN REVIEW AND
INSPECTION
Plannin A lication Review
All development related appeals 11 198 $ 209 0%
Amendments and Revisions to Approved Projects (unless 11 $ 198 $ 209 0% otherwise noted)
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) 11 $ 198 $ 209 0%
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) -2 -4 unit or lot subdivision 11 198 209 0% (per unit or lot whichever is greater) -Minor
Coastal Development Permit P) -5 or more units or lot $ 11 198 $ 209 14 7% subdivision (per permit) -Major
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) -Single Family Lot $ 11 198 $ $ 209 38 18%
Conditional Use Permit -Regular $ 11 198 $ $ 209 90 43%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Fee No. Fee Description "' 2 0 z
Processing
Cost Of
Service Per
Activity
Plan Review
Cost of
Service Per
Activity
ATTATCHMENT A
Inspection Total Cost of
Cost of Service Per Current Fee Existing Cost
Service Per Activity Recovery %
Activity -Conditional Use Permit (CUP) -Biological Habitat Preserve
Daycare Permit (7 -14 Children)
Environmental Impact Report (E R) -Addendum (+ tu ly •= 11••• burdened hourly rate after 1st 10 hours of project planner) (Note 132
10)
132 57 -43%
nv1ronmenta mpac epo -ocuse upp emen a
(Requiring a Public Hearing) -(+ fully burdened hourly rate after 132 $ 132 $ 150 114% the 1st 100 hours of project planner or 20 hours of project
engineer) Note 1 O)
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) -Review(+ fully burdened
hourly rate after the first 160 hours of project planner or 40 hours 132 132 65 50%
of Project Engineer) (Note 10)
General Plan Amendment - 0 -5 Acres 11 198 $ 209 124 60%
General Plan Amendment -Over 5 Acres 11 198 $ 209 170 82%
Habitat Management Pan (HMP) -Amendment to Pan
Document -Major (Plus fully burdened hourly rate after the first $ 132 132 0%
20 hours of project planner.
Habitat Management Plan (HMP) -Amendment to Plan 11 132 $ 143 $ 0% Document -Minor
Habitat Management Plan Permit -Major -habitat to be 11 132 143 $ 0% preserved
Hillside Development Permit -Minor 11 198 209 $ 0%
Hillside Development Permit -Other (Multiple Lots) 11 198 209 $ 59 28%
Local Facilities Management Plan /Amendment -Fee+ deposit 132 132 73 55% in minimum increments of $5,000
Master Plan (Base fee + fully burdened hourly rates after the first 132 132 617 469%
200 hours of project planner or 100 hours ro·ect engineer
Master Plan Amendment -Major (Base fee + fully burdened
hourly rates after the first 100 hours of project planner or 40 132 $ 132 $ 735 558%
hours project engineer)
Master Pan Amendment -Minor (Base fee + fully burdened
hourly rates after the first 20 hours of project planner or 7 hours 132 132 54 41%
project engineer)
Master Plan Pre-Filing Submittal 11 $ 198 $ 209 $ 138 66%
Planned Development -Major Subdivision/ More than 5 11 $ 198 $ 209 $ 0 0%
Planned Development -Minor Subdivision/ 4 or fewer 11 $ 198 $ 209 $ 0 0%
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Fire Prevention -User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTATCHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Fee ~ Cost Of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Fee Description f5 Service Per Current Fee No. z Service Per Service Per Service Per Activity Recovery%
Activity Activity Activity -· = --. Precise Development Plan
Preliminary Plan Review -Major (Other)
Preliminary Plan Review-Minor (SFD) ,.
Site Development Plan -Major - 5 or more units I lots 198 209 95%
Site Deve opment Plan -Minor -Residentia, ess than or equa 11 198 209 228 109% to 4 units / lots
Special Use Permit -all 11 198 209 115 55%
Specific Plan -base plus fully burdened hourly rate after first 200 $ 11 198 209 164 78% hours project planner or 60 hours project engineer
Specific Pan Amendment -Major -base plus fully burdened
hourly rate after 180 hr. project planner or 30 hours project 11 198 209 160 77%
engineer
Tentative Parcel Map 11 198 209 194 93%
Tentative Tract Map - 5 -49 Units I Lots -base fee+ $110 each, 11 198 209 154 74% whichever is greater
Tentative Tract Map -50 + Units I Lots -base fee+ $15 each, $ 11 198 $ $ 209 392 188% whichever is greater
Zone Change -0-5 acres $ 11 198 $ $ 209 70 34%
Zone Change -Over 5 acres $ 11 198 $ $ 209 147 70%
2 En ineerin A lication Review
Final Ma 11 $ 198 209 $ 508 243%
Grading Plans 11 $ 198 209 $ 0%
Improvement Plans 11 $ 198 209 $ 618 296%
Parcel Map 11 $ 198 209 $ 0%
Reversion to Acreage -(Consistent with City payroll records 132 132 $ 0% charged against a $3,100 deposit)
Street Vacation -Street I Public Service Easement Vacation -11 198 209 130 62% Summary
Street Vacation -Street I Public Service Easement Vacation -11 198 $ 209· 36 17% Regular
3 Building Construction Plan (Architectural Review)
A-1 Occu ancies -New 66 $ 691 395 $ 1,152 $ 0%
A-1 Occupancies -Tl 66 $ 519 296 $ 881 $ 0%
A-2 & A-3 Occupancies -New 66 $ 461 263 $ 790 $ 0%
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Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Fee Fee Description No.
-= A-2 & A-3 Occupancies -Tl
A-4 & A-5 Occupancies -New -A-4 & A-5 Occu ancies -Tl
E Occupancies New
E Occupancies Tl
E Occupancies (Daycare only)
H Occupancies not including Chem Class) New
H Occupancies (not including Chem Class) Tl
F Occupancies New
F Occupancies Tl
I Occupancies New
I Occupancies Tl
L Occupancies New
L Occupancies Tl
R-1 & R-2 Occupancies <50 units New
R-1 & R-2 Occupancies a50 units New
R-3 Townhomes New
R Occupancies All.Tl's
S Occupancies < 50,000sq. ft. New
S Occupancies < 50,000sq. ft. Tl
S Occupancies a 50,000sq. ft. New
S Occupancies a 50,000sq. ft. Tl
High Rise Structure greater than 55 feet
Per Additional Floor
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Custom Home
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Tract <75 Homes
Vegetation Fuel Modification -Tract a75 Homes
Hazardous Materials Storage
Chem Class <10 Chemicals
Chem Class 10-25 Chemicals
Chem Class 26 -100 Chemicals
Chem Class >100 Chemicals
High Piled Storage
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"' Cost Of $ 0 Service Per z Activity --
66
108
108
108
108
108
108
108
108
ATTATCHMENT A
Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of Cost of Cost of Existing Cost Service Per Current Fee Service Per Service Per Recovery% Activity Activity Activity
.,. , ..
..
1,152 0%
881 0%
461 0%
790 0%
609 0%
790 0%
609 0%
790 0%
609 0%
263 461 0%
198 362 0%
691 1,152 0%
864 1,424 0%
461 790 0%
346 609 0%
263 461 0%
198 362 0%
461 856 0%
346 658 0%
132 132 329 0%
132 132 263 0%
198 $ 165 $ .470 0%
395 $ 362 $ 865 0%
593 $ 560 $ 1,260 0%
198 165 470 $ 0%
395 230 733 $ 0%
593 362 1,062 $ 0%
790 494 1 392 $ 0%
296 329 733 337 46%
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Fire Prevention. User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTATCHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Underground Storage Tanks (First tank) $ 108 263 263 634 $ 0%
Each Additional Tank $ 66 33 99 $ 0%
Aboveground Storage Tanks (First tank) $ 108 263 329 700 $ 0%
Each Additional Tank $ 66 33 99 $ 0%
Smoke Control • Rationale Analysis & Plan Review $ 108 790 428 $ 1,326 0%
Ill ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND FIRE CODE PERMITS
Annual Ins ections for the following Occupancies: [11
Care Facility for more than 6 ambulatory & non-ambulatory 11 132 143 0% clients
Hospitals, ursing homes, Mental hospita s, Detoxification 11 263 274 $ 0% and Surgery Centers
Commercial are Facility (i.e. Child, Drug & Alcohol, Juvenile, 11 132 143 $ 0% &etc.)
Pre-Inspection Residential Care Facility (i.e. Single Family $ 11 $ $ 132 $ 143 0% Residences)
High Rise Facility > 75 ft. (per floor of building) $ 11 $ $ 132 143 0%
Public or Private School $ 11 $ $ 527 538 0%
State Mandated Hotel and Motel Ins ection
Tier 1 . 50 units or less 11 263 274 0%
Tier 2 • 51 to 200 units 11 527 538 0%
Tier 3 • 201 or more 11 790 80.1 0%
3 State Mandated Apartment Inspection
Tier 1 • 50 units or less 11 263 $ 274 205 75%
Tier 2 • 51 to 200 units 11 527 $ 538 205 38%
Tier 3 • 201 or more 11 790 $ 801 507 63%
4 Fire Code Permits • Initial Permit [BJ
Tier 1 $ 11 132 143 250 175%
Tier2 $ 11 263 274 250 91%
Tier3 $ 11 395 406 250 62%
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Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
Tier2
Tier3 169%
Assembly
< 300 people 11 $ 132 143 124 87%
> 300 people 11 $ 263 274 124 45%
7 B Occupancy Ins ections
Tier 1 -5,000 s.f. or less 11 99 $ 110 0%
Tier 2 -5,001 to 20,000 s.f. 11 165 $ 176 0%
Tier 3 -20,001 and greater 11 263 $ 274 0%
Aerial Fireworks Dis la
Major $ 132 $ 66 1,054 1,251 $ 0%
Minor $ 132 $ 66 527 724 $ 0%
IV OTHER FEES FOR SERVICE
Special Events Application Processing
Minor: Events that may impact emergency operations
equipment or access and have attendance or participation <
1,500 persons (Building and Safety)
Building and Safet Referral $ 22 $ $ 22 0%
Parks and Recreation Referral $ 132 $ $ 132 0%
ajar: Events that may impact emergency operations
equipment or access and have attendance or participation by 132 132 0%
1,500 or more persons
M1sce aneous: Events t at may impact emergency
operations equipment or access and may only require an over 22 22 0%
the counter submittal
6~eeial EveAt iel<~eeite Fee for <1Q Days Ss~mittal $ %
2 Special Events -Fire Prevention/Operations Support Prior Actual Cost
To/Durin Event Billing
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Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
6+ 527 57%
4 Plan Resubmittal (3rd and Subsequent Submittal, er hour) 132 132 0%
5 Relnspection (per inspection) 22 165 187 71 38%
Hourly Services for: Alternate Methods and Materials l3,6j
Review, Time and Materials Review, Pro·ect Meetin s, etc.
First Hour 22 132 $ 154 70 45%
Each Additional Hour 132 $ 132 70 53%
7 Ex edited Plan Review
Processing Fee 22 $ 22 Actual Cost %
Per Hour -Overtime 147 147 + $25 0%
Per Hour -Regular Office Hours 132 132 0%
8 Weed Abatement Administrative Fee 263 263 $ 164.00 62%
or services reques e 0 I y Sa IC ave no ee 1s e ,n
this fee schedule, the City Manager or the City Manager's
designee shall determine the appropriate fee based on the
established hourly rates for this division. Additionally, the City vall
pass-through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from
the use of external service providers if required to process the
specific application.
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Fire Prevention· User Fee Study FY 15/16 ATTATCHMENT A
Cost of Service Estimate for Fee Related Services and Activities
U) Processing Plan Review Inspection Total Cost of .
Fee Fee Description ~ Co~t Of co.st of co.st of Service Per Current Fee Exlstmg Cost No. ~ Service Per Service Per Service Per A f .1 Recovery %
[Notes]
All annual Inspection fees shall Include time for the initial inspection and 1
[1] reinspection. All subsequent relnspectlons shall be charged an additional rate per
Inspection.
[2]
[3)
[4]
15]
[6)
[7)
For services requested of City staff which have no fee listed in this fee schedule,
the City Manager or the Clly Manager's designee shall determine the appropriate
fee based on the established hourly rates for this division. Additionally, the City
will pass·through to the applicant any discrete costs incurred from the use of
external service providers if required to process the specific request.
Additional Reinspection fees shall apply for phased Inspection projects at the
discretion of the Fire Marshall
Minimum deposit of $1500 required for review of Alternate Methods and Materials
Tier 1 -Candles -Open Flame; Cryogens; Dry Cleaning; Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG); Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing; Industrial ovens; Hot Works; Welding
Tier 2 -Aerosol; Av!ation Facility; Waste Handling; CarnivalfFalr; Combustible
Materials Storage; Compressed Gas; Dust Producing Operations; Flammable
Liquids -Storage; Combustible Liquids-Storage; Flammable/Combustible
Liquids -Tanks; Flammable!Combustlble Liquids -AST/UST Removal; Fruit
Ripening; Hazardous Materials; Magnesium Work; Repair Garage; Tire Storage;
Explosives-Model Rockets
[SJ Tier 3-Aircraft Refueling; Exploslves-Blasting & Fireworks; High Piled
Combustible Storage (HPS); lumber Yards & Woodworking Plants; Refrigeration
Equipment; Spraying or Dipping Operations;
[9)
Package Permits -All permlts associated in the following activities are Included in
the Tier priced above: Dry Cleaning; Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing; Repair
Garage;Welding
Additional fees for Standby of fire personflel and equipment during event will
apply.
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Estimated Inventory of Annual Inspections and Fire Code Permit Requirements
Hos itals, Nursing homes, Mental hospitals, Detoxification and Surgery Centers 73
Commercial Care Facili i.e. Child, Dru & Alcohol, Juvenile & etc. 34
Pre-Ins ection Residential Care Facility (i.e. Sin le Famil Residences 46
Hi h Rise Facility> 75 ft. per floor of buildin
Public or Private School 237
State Mandated Hotel and Motel Ins
Tier 1 -50 units or less 38
Tier 2 -51 to 200 units
Tier 3 -201 or more
State Mandated A artment Ins ection
Tier 1 -50 units or less 1,193
Tier 2 -51 to 200 units 12
Tier 3 -201 or more
Fire Code Permits -Initial Permit
Tier 1
Tier2
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Item #17 August 23, 2016 Page 91 of 92
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL
PROPOSED FEES FOR FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES
The City of Carlsbad City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
in the Council Chamber, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, to discuss and adopt the
proposed fee changes for fire prevention services.
Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting and present their views and comments to the City
Council.
Copies of the proposed fee changes and supporting fee study are available for public inspection at the
City Clerk's Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive and the City of Carlsbad Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday
Avenue.
Written and telephone inquiries may be directed to Randy Metz (Randy.Metz@carlsbadca.gov), Fire
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Marshal, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, 760-602-4661.
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