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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and Charges Schedule by reducing selected entitlement fees and adopting new fees relating to mailed public hearing notices. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 18, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance ORD-18-0025, which in addition to amending various sections of Title 21 (Zoning Regulations) of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) related to Conditional Use Permits, updated public notification requirements to utilize modern communication tools and reduce costs. Since that adoption, staff has evaluated specific entitlement application fees, which currently include the costs for mailed public hearing notices. Based upon the current LBMC requirements for noticing, approximately $950 of each application fee is allocated to the cost of processing and mailing public hearing notices. The $950 portion of the current application fee is being extracted, and a new tiered fee is proposed for the mailing of public hearing notices. Table 1 below lists the affected entitlement applications, their respective fees, and the proposed reductions for mailing public hearing notices.
Table 1 - Current and Proposed Entitlement Application Fees
Application Type Current Fee Proposed Fee Reduction ($950)
Administrative Use Permit $4,000 $3,050
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Major $8,000 $7,050
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Minor $5,000 $4,050
Standards Variance (SV) $5,000 $4,050
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) Submitted to Coastal Commission $3,500 $2,550
Local Coastal Program Amendment $11,000 $10,050
Local Coastal Development Permit (LDCP) with No Other Planning Permit Required $3,500 $2,550
Site Plan Review [Planning Commission (PC) Approval] $10,000 $9,050
Modification to Approved Permit with Zoning Administrator Hearing $4,000 $3,050
Modification to Approved Permit with PC Hearing $5,000 $4,050
Appeals to PC or City...
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