Title
Conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution amending Section 5 (Land Use) of Article I.E. of the Monterey County Fee Resolution, effective November 17, 2019, to adjust fees for the Monterey County Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau's review and processing of applications for land use and construction permits and entitlements.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution amending Section 5 (Land Use) of Article I.E. of the Monterey County Fee Resolution, effective November 17 2019, to adjust fees for the Monterey County Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau's review and processing of applications for land use and construction permits and entitlements.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department's Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) is requesting approval of a three percent (3%) adjustment to Land Use Fees (Section 5) of Article 1.E of the County's Fee Resolution. With the proposed increase to the Land Use Fees, the permit application fees will more closely reflect, while still not exceeding, the actual and reasonable costs of services and benefits provided to the public by the EHB. Adoption of the proposed fees will contribute to the self-sufficiency of the indicated program; however, the fee increase will not fully cover cost of services and benefits and may still result in the need for additional future General Fund contributions for those services to remain at Fiscal Year 2019-20 staffing levels.
In Fiscal Year 2016-17, Environmental Health contracted with MGT America to conduct a fee/cost comparison analysis and establish a baseline for fees associated with Environmental Health. Through this analysis and evaluation, staff determined that a restructuring of fees and fee categories would reduce confusion for the public regarding fees associated with Land Use program services and revisions to the fees would increase cost recovery. A restructuring of fees and a fee ...
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