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<br />8A <br />Page 7 <br /> <br />. Deposits for Permits Issued After Work Done <br />Projects are sometimes built without the proper Planning permits. When this is done and it <br />comes to the attention of the Planning staff. Planners investigate and determine what <br />planning actions are necessary to rectify the situation. This deposit covers the time <br />involved in this investigative work. Such situations are generally very time consuming. The <br />Finance Committee recommended that such situations be charged a deposit and pay the <br />actual cost of staff time rather than the original fee that would have applied. This deposit is <br />in addition to any citations issued by others in the City. <br /> <br />. Public Convenience & Necessity (ABC) <br />The State of California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) requires cities to <br />submit a Public Convenience & Necessity (PCN) letter stating whether that use conforms <br />to the City's planning laws. A PCN letter is often required when there is a concentration of <br />uses serving or selling alcohol in a given geographic area. The proposed fee covers the <br />investigation and preparation of such letters. <br /> <br />. Historic Resources Charge <br />This permit would be used to review projects/applications for historic structures and sites <br />where environmental impacts are anticipated. It would also be used to determine whether <br />a property is eligible for the California National Register and Local Inventory. In those <br />instances where someone with a building of historic significance wished to do work on the <br />structure, the initial consultation with staff would be free but subsequent contacts would be <br />charged the deposit. <br /> <br />Planning Fees and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) <br /> <br />Planning fees are exempt from CEQA and therefore no environmental analysis is <br />necessary (Government Code Section 15273 (a». However, the City does need to make <br />the appropriate findings as the basis for this exemption. Such findings are part of the <br />attached resolution. <br /> <br />Alternatives <br />1. Take no action to adjust fees and charges. <br />2. Adjust one or more of the fees and charges <br />Committee. <br />3. Change the fee index method <br /> <br />recommended by the Finance <br /> <br />Fiscal Impact <br />With the existing fees it is estimated that in 2005-06 the City will collect approximately <br />$25,000 in revenue from planning fees. If the proposed new fees had been in place for the <br />same time period the revenue from planning fees would have been approximately <br />$190,000. <br /> <br />7 <br />