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Council reviews planning-fee increase, revised rental-license rates and septage fee updates
Summary
Staff presented a 3.5% planning fee increase to keep pace with inflation, recommended returning rental licensing to an annual model at $70 per residential unit and $95 per commercial unit per year, and proposed wastewater facility changes to dumping and permit fees for septage haulers.
City planning and finance staff presented multiple recommended updates to the city’s fee schedule at the June 17 work session.
Jacob, planning staff, described Resolution 2081, which would raise planning fees roughly 3.5% to align with inflation. He flagged two exceptions where staff propose larger adjustments: right-of-way vacation fees (to cover substantial preparatory work) and non-conforming-use determinations (which require deed and history research).
On business licensing for rental properties, staff recommended moving back to an annual-rate model after feedback. The recommendation would set the residential rental fee at $70 per unit per year and the commercial rental fee at $95 per unit per year; staff noted a prior proposal to charge monthly fees would have produced steep increases for small owners.
Gloria introduced updates from the wastewater treatment plant proposing an increase in the septage dumping fee (the first increase in about 12 years) and implementing an application fee and a permit renewal fee to recover administrative and compliance-tracking costs. Staff noted operational costs (labor, energy, chemicals) have risen; specific fee amounts for septage dumping and permits were not stated in the spoken record.
Council members asked clarifying questions; staff said the changes will appear on the regular-session agenda for possible formal action.
