HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 Resolution No. 038• RESOLUTION NO . _9'J
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
AP PLI CAT ION FEE SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT .
WHEREAS, the cu rrent development app li cation and associated fees were established by
Ci ty Cou ncil in the ear ly 1980 's; and
WHEREAS , City staff conducted a survey for assessment of fifteen muni cipalities along
the fr ont range regarding their development fees ; and
WHEREAS , the City's existing development kes requ lre an adjus tm en t to reflect the
cos ts to the City for the processing of development applications .
WHEREAS, these fees are reasonably related to City of Englewood expense s that are
inherent in proce ss ing development applications .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , THAT:
Section I. City Council hereby approves the Development Re view App lication Fee
Schedule , attache d hereto as Exhib it A .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this I '/th day of March, 2003.
I, Loucrishie A. Ellis, City Clerk for the City of E
the above is a true and correct copy of Re so lut ion No. d
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda Item Subject
March 1 7, 2003 11 Ci Deve lopme nt Review Application Fee
Sched ul e
INITIATED BY I STAFF SOURCE Community Development An thony ). Fruchtl Planner I
PREVIOUS COUNCIL AQlON
On March 3, 2003, during the Regular Agenda, City Council revi ewe d the propose d Development
Review Application an d Fee Schedule and continu ed it to March 17 . Council als o recommen ded
that the proposal be referred to the Alli ance for Commerce in Englewood (ACE) for rev ie w za d
comment pertaining to the impact the proposed Deve lopment Revi ew Applicafon and Fee
5checi ,le may have ,,n th e business community.
The Allian ce for Commerce in Englewood revi ewe d th e proposed Fee Schedule at its meeting on
March 13•. A memo regarding ACE 's review is atta ched. The Board of Adjustment and Appeals
als o discussed the fee proposed for a Variance appli cation at its March 1 2• meeting. A lett rr from
Board Chair Jill Carlston is attached urging City Council to adopt a Variance application fee not to
excee d $12 5.00 .
IIECOMME NDED ACTION
Staff recommends that the City Council consider and approve by reso lution the proposed
Development Review Application Fee Schedule as outl ined in Exhibit A.
BACKGROUND
The City of Englewood's current development applica ti ons and associa ted fees were es tablish ed in
the early 1980's, and have not bee n updated since th eir implementatior,. To determine if the City's
development fees are up to date an d com pa raL,le with other cities, staff conducted • survey of
fifteen (15) mu1,icipaliti es along the Front Ran ~e. Tl10se municipaliti es are list ed in the chart below:
Surve ed Munici alities
Arvada Aurora Castle Rock Commerce Ci D enve r
Fort Collins Golden Greenwood Villa e Lakewood Littleto n
Lone Tree North lenn Parker Westminster Wheat Rid e
To establish guidelin es for th e survey, th r,?e (3) objecti ve s we re determined fo r assessmen t of the
City's current dev elopment applications and ;.ssoci ated fees . Th ose objectives are identified below:
To review th e City's cu rrent developmen t fees ensuring that they provide reasonable cost
recovery for staffs ' time; and
To compare th e City's existi ng and proposed developml fees to ensure that th ey remain
equitable with other Front Range jurisdictions; and
To determi ne projected revenu es bas ed upon propose d deve lopment review appli ca tions
an d fees .
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
During 2002, staff received 114 Deve lopm ent Rev iew l\ppli ca ti ons/Reque sts. Of th e 114 •
Development Revie w Applica tions/Requests rec eived, on ly 29 had fees ass ocia ted wit h th em.
T .. rough this rev iew, Deve lopm ent Revi ew reven ue could pote ntiall y increase fr om $2,350 to
$16,325 with th e implementation of th e pr oposed De ,elopment Rev iew Applica tion and associa ted
Fees .
ATTAC HM ENTS
Memo regarding AC E review
Letter from Board of Adjustm ent and Ap pea ls
Exhibit A -Development Review App lication Fe e Sche dul e
Attachment B -Current D eve lopment Revi ew Appli ca ti on Fees and Proj ected Reve nu e
Resolut ion
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ATTACHMENT B
Current Development Review .~pplication Fees
and Projected Revtnue
In 2002, staff rec ;ved 114 Development Re vie w Application s/Requests.
or the 114, Developm ent Review Application s/Requ es ts that were rece ived by staff,
on ly 29 had fees associated with th em.
$2,350 was collect ed via De velopment Re ·1iew App li cation fees from the 29
Development Review A pplication s/Requests th -·. were received.
If th e propos ed Developm ent Review Applica:ion Fe es were implemented, $11,125
in revenue wou ld have been generat ed from the sam e 29 app li c,.ti ons.
Th e proj ected re venue wou,d in crease 3 -3%,
Attachment B provides two separate charts tha t indi vidua ll y break down th e fees between
the existing Development Review Application Types and the associated Fees, and the
propo~ed Development Review Application and Fee Schedule.
The first chart, Current Development Review Application Fees and Projected Revenue
illu strates the current Development Review Application Typ es and Associated Fees that are
currently implemented vs . the projected reven ue th at each application would generate
based upon the proposed fee. Specifically, the chart indi cates the current fee charged for
each application, the number of applications reviewed in 2002, the rev e nue th at was
colle cted for each a pplication (and tota l revenue for all applicatio ns ), the proposed fees
associated with each application, and the projected revenue that would have been
gene rated based the number Development Review Applications received in 2002. Util izi ng
this formula, the projected revenue from the Development Review Fe es would increase
373% from $2,350 to $11,125.
Proposed Development Review Application Fees
and Projected Revenue
85 requests for the proposed Development Review Appli catio n Typ es were received
in 2002 .
or the 85 requests, th ere was no De velopment Review revenue ge nerated.
The proposed Developm ent Review Applicati ons types and associa ted fees wo uld
have generate d $5200 in reve nue from the sam e 85 req uests.
The second c hart, Propo sed Development Review f ees and Projected Revenue, illu strates
the proposed Developm en t Re view Application Type s and Associated Fees recommended
by Community Development staff. The chart depicts th e proposed Development Review
Application Typ es, the current fees cha rge d for each application, the numbe r of
reques ts/appli cations receiv e d by staff in 2002, the revenue generated for each application,
the proposed fee for each application, and th e projected revenue for each appli cation type.
Based on th e proposed Development Review Application Typ e s, the numl or of req ue sts
for each revi ew type, and the proposed associaced review fees, an additional $5200 would
ha ve been generated in Development Review Application Fees .
Application Current Number of Revenue Front
Type fee Applications Collected RanRe
2002 l'et. Ave .
Base Di strict Rezone %3 1"+"'--t-":::JSl!ift,,,:-
$400
Boundary Line
Ad'ustment $100 $200
Conditional Use Permit $75 $75
Major Subdivision $100 + $300 +
Per lot $5/lot 3 + 10/lots $50
Minor Subdivision $100 + $200 + $608 +
Per lot $5/lot 2 + 5/lots $25 11 /lot
Planned Unit
Develo ment (PUD) $500 $500
Variance High Density
Residential
Commercial/Industrial $75 $178
Variance
Residential 20 $1000 $189
Total 29 $2,350
Pro osed Develo ment Review A lication Fees and Pro'ected Revenue
Application
Type
Administrative
Amendment
Administrative Properly
Combination
Administrative
Subdivision
Amendment to Approved
PUD or TSA Ex ansion
Annexation
Change of Address
Request or Address
Assignment
Conditional Use Annual
Ins ection
Encroachment
A reement
Floodplain Certificate of
Compliance
Overall Concept Plan
(OCP)
Temporary Use Permit
Transit Station Area
TSA
Va cation of Easement
Va cation of Right of Way
Written Zoning
Verifi ca tion
Total
Number of Revenue front
fee Applications Collected Range
2002 Fee Ave
$295
35
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39 $33
85
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• March 13, 2003
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Dear Mayor Bl'1dsbaw and Englewood Clty Collllllil Membon,
TM Board of AdjU111111m and ~• bu b"°m' awan of an lnuc for di1C111lioo at the
MDnday, Man 1 17 City Coum;i! MNdag to which~ WOllld like to iubmit our reapome.
It bu come to our attention that the Community Development Department la propollll3 a
fee incnsue from $50 to $225 to appliOIIIII wbo wish to IUbmlt a variance request for
their property. Although the Board recognize, inmued coltl to tbe City to wist
appllCIIIII, publilh, md doo.iment I Vlriuce, this appears to be I radical fee ina-.
The Board propo1e1 the fee not GXCeed $125 .00 bued on the fullowing :
• ~-the Board la a Quui-Judlcial Board, the cilir.enl of Englewood
ICdc relief from llrict lmerpretali011 of the Zonillg Ordinance, a variance,
and deciliom related to IIOlling and building. Thil fee should not rellect
cost to the City via an applic:&111'1 right to a public hearing.
• Due to the senenl typt11 of cues bJougbt before the Board, a fee 11 needed
wbicb is more reuonable to the applicant .
• The avsaae fee for IIUl1'0Wldlng cities and municipalitiea is stated u
$189 .00. The City should not illlnue ill fee above thi1 avenp.
• The Board sugests Community Developmem lllff communicate to City
Council the Board's concama and show just C&UM for 111cb an increue.
Bued on the Bomd', experience in reviewina variance maierial and in llllelllng to and
actively participating in the review of an app licant'• request, The Board of Adju11men1
and Appeals strone)y WiN City COIIIICil adopt a variance fee not to exceed S125.00.
We appreciate your atteation to thi1 matter and will gladly meet with City Council if thla
-require• 6.arth. ■tudy.
Sincerely,
ftll Carlston
Chair, Board of Adjwtment and Appeals
cc : Ma. Tricia Lanaon, Collltllllllity Demopmem Deputum
Ml . Nancy Reid, Office of the City Altomey
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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City Co un cil A"/
Robe rt Sim pson , Direc tor, Co mmunity Deve,opme nl \UY
Tri cia Lan gon, Senio r Plann er
March 1 7, 2003
Proposed Land Deve lo pm ent Fee Schedule
A Reso luti on to update land developmen t fees was prese nt ed lo City Council o n
March 4, 2003 . Counci l forwarded the proposed fee sc hedule lo the Alli ance :or
Commerce in Englewood (ACE) fo r rev iew an d co mm ent.
The proposed fee sc hedu le and the process for developing th e schedu le was
outlined at the regul ar AC E meeting held on March 13, 2003. It was exp lained that
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that the proposed fee sc hedule relates to land deve lopment appli cat i Jn fees and no t •
to Buildin g Permit f0 <?, a~sociated w ith co nstruction . A letter fro m Board of
Adjustment an d Appea ls Cha ir Jill Ca rl sto n rega r Jin g increase in Vari ance
application fees was also di stribut ed.
Co un cil Member Yurch ick opened the disc uss io n by say in g he had referr ed this
issue 10 ACE l o help det ermin e w heth er fees hind er so m eo ne fr o m dev eloping in
th e Ci ty. Dis cus sio n ensued and the ACE co nsem'JS was th at th e p roposed fees
would not binder developme nt opportunities in th e Ci ty fo r th e foll owi ng reasons:
De ve lopment fees are an accep ted part of de ve lopm ent,
The p rop osed fees are in th e reasonab le range o f fe es deve lopment w ithin
th e m etro area ,
Th e proposed fees appea r fa ir and reaso nabl e, and
Th e rea l cos t of a developmen t proj ec t is tim e.
Em phas is was pl aced o n th e las t point: developers are less co nce rn ed w ith fees than
w ith th e p rocess w hen de ·,•elopme nt proced ures are cumberso me and/o r lengthy.
D eve lopm ent is hin dered more by procedural un ce rtain l y and in eq uity th an by
known fees . As a res ult, support for Unifi ed De ✓e l op ment Co de process changes
was support ed.
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