Memorandum
Date: September 24, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administration Officer
Casey Moreno, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of a Resolution Amending the Master Fee Schedule for Services Rendered by County Departments
Executive Summary:
Your Board's Master Fee Schedule provides the public with a convenient and transparent single-source document collecting all County service fees. When adopting the initial Master Fee Schedule, your Board expressed interest that it be routinely updated, and established the authority and procedures to accomplish those updates. Pursuant to Article XXVIII, Chapter 2, of the County Code, a Resolution adopting updates to the Master Fee Schedule is presented for your consideration.
The attached Resolution and Exhibit reflect staff's recommendation to amend fees related to the Community Development Department's Building and Safety Division, Public Works, and Water Resources.
Building And Safety Division Fees
The Building and Safety Division requests your Board authorize a Plan Review Fee pursuant to AB1332, which requires jurisdictions to post preapproved plans for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) by January 1, 2025. ADUs will still require structural and site-specific review, but new procedures are expected to reduce plan review time by 50%; this is reflected in the proposed fee reduction (as compared to standard plan reviews).
The Building and Safety Division has also seen in increase in the number of homes re-roofed to accommodate new solar installations in the past 10-15 years. An additional site inspection is required for solar panels, so the fee is calculated based on the "Re-Roof/Tear Off" fee, with consideration for the additional inspection (and 30 minutes of staff time). Applicants with existing solar installations will likewise now pay the base "Re-Roof/Tear Off" fee plus the cost of the additional required inspection.
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