CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance amending Article E (Annexation Fees), F (Development, Zoning and Subdivision Fees) and H (Fees for Construction and New Development) of Chapter 9 (Municipal Finances), and Chapter 9 (Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control) and Chapter 10 (Landscaping, Screening and Tree Preservation) of Title 5 (Building Codes), of the Naperville Municipal Code
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
City Council conducted the first reading on the proposed ordinance on December 4, 2018.
BACKGROUND:
At the November 13, 2018 budget workshop, City Council inquired as to the status of the requested update to the City's building and entitlement fees. Staff noted that due to current staffing levels, high permit volumes, and other pending projects (e.g., e-permitting, 5th Avenue Development, and other special projects), the fee update has not yet proceeded forward. However, based on comments received at the workshop, staff completed a preliminary analysis of costs vs. revenues related to building and entitlement fees and, based on the findings of that analysis, is recommending a phased approach to the fee update project, as further described below.
DISCUSSION:
Background Regarding Current Fee Structure
While the building permit fees were last updated in 1998 and entitlement fees in 2002, staff has regularly reviewed each set of fees in the years that have followed to understand the relationship between the fees collected and the costs expended for these services. Specific to building permit fees, the fee structure has been established with the goal of this service being cost-neutral, i.e., the fees collected cover 100% of the costs related to these services, including plan review, inspections, permit processing, etc. As of the last formal analysis of building permit costs vs. revenue in 2015, this cost-neutral goa...
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