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Public hearing to consider amendments to certain Monterey County Fee Articles relating to fees for processing applications for land-use permits and entitlements, as follows:
a. Amend Article IX - (RMA-Planning) to re-title to RMA-Land Use and to update and consolidate land-use application fees for RMA-Planning, RMA-Public Works, and RMA-Environmental Services;
b. Rescind and Reserve Article X (RMA-Public Works);
c. Amend Article XIX (RMA-Building Services) to update plan check and inspection fees;
d. Amend Article XVII (County Counsel) to align with revisions to Article IX and update rates;
e. Rescind and Reserve Article XX (RMA-Environmental Services);
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution amending Monterey County Fee Articles (Attachment A), effective November 17, 2019, as follows:
a. Amend Article IX - (RMA-Planning) to re-title to RMA-Land Use and to update and consolidate land-use application fees for RMA-Planning, RMA-Public Works, and RMA-Environmental Services;
b. Rescind and Reserve Article X (RMA-Public Works);
c. Amend Article XIX (RMA-Building Services) to revise plan check and inspection fees to reflect updates to rates based on valuation;
d. Amend Article XVII (County Counsel) to align with revisions to Article IX and update rates;
e. Rescind and Reserve Article XX (RMA-Environmental Services).
SUMMARY:
The Resource Management Agency is proposing amendments to three of its land-use Fee Articles, Article IX - (RMA-Planning), Article X (RMA-Public Works), , and XX (RMA-Environmental Services), by combining them into a single Fee Article, entitled Article IX (RMA-Land Use). Fee Article IX (RMA Land Use) will utilize a simplified, tiered format, grouped by tasks requiring similar levels of resources. The proposed revisions reflect increased costs and changes in services and optimize recovery of RMA's actual cost of operations. Similar revisions are proposed for Article XIX (RMA-Bui...
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