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243 <br /> <br />PROPOSALS TO MODIFY EXISTING FEES <br /> <br />Proposed modifications to existing fees range from simple fee name changes to fee rate adjustments to <br />incorporating fees established by a past Council resolution or ordinance into the Miscellaneous Fees <br />Schedule. Incorporating established fees into the annual schedule helps ensure that the fees are reviewed <br />and updated, along with all the other City fees, on a regular basis. <br /> <br />1) Drninage Assessment Area Fee (Per Acre) <br /> <br />Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 Area 6 <br /> <br />Existing Fee: $4,160.00 $5,015.00 $2,700.00 $3,985.00 $4,540.00 $4,465.00 <br />Adjustment: $4,272.32 $5,150.41 $2,772.90 $4,092.60 $4,662.58 $4,585.56 <br />Department: Public Works Agency <br /> <br />The City is divided into six drainage assessment areas as provided for in the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />Drainage fees are collected from properties at the time of development on a per acreage basis to pay for the <br />repair and improvement of the area's drainage system. Fee rates are based on the cost of constructing the <br />area's drainage facilities. The proposal is to adjust the above area fees to reflect the 2.7% CPI increase and <br />incorporate them into the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule. <br /> <br />2) Negative Declaration with Studies & Mitigation - No Traffic Study Required <br /> <br />Existing Fee: $1,080.00 per application <br />Adjustment: Minimum nonrefundable deposit of $2,500 or 10% of consultant fees whichever is <br /> greater, plus reimbursement to the City for other additional costs accrued. <br />Department: Planning & Building Agency <br /> <br />A Negative Declaration with Studies & Mitigation (a.k.a. "neg dec") may or may not require a traffic study. <br />Currently, the fee for a "neg dec" that requires a traffic study is a non-refundable deposit of $5,000 or 10% <br />of consultant fees whichever is greater, plus reimbursement to the City for other additional costs accrued. In <br />contrast, the current fee for a "neg dec" which requires no traffic study is a fiat fee of $1,080 per application. <br />The proposal is to replace this fiat fee with a fee structure similar to the first "neg dec" to improve the cost <br />recovery for providing the service. The proposed minimum nonrefundable deposit however would only be <br />$2,500 and not $5,000 since the latter "neg dec" would not require a traffic study. <br /> <br />Entertainment Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Coffee Houses <br /> <br />Existing Fee: $150 per application <br />ddjustment: No Adjustment <br />Department: Planning & Building Agency <br /> <br />This fee was originally established on December 15, 1997 by Council Resolution 97-059 to recover the cost <br />of processing a conditional use permit for an applicant who wishes to set a cover charge for entertainment at <br />a coffee house with no Alcoholic Beverage Control (liquor) license. The proposal is to incorporate this fee <br />into the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule. <br /> <br />74 <br /> <br /> <br />