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Recommendation#1: Changes to the Fee Schedule We are recommending that conditional use hearing fees be raised by$50 to equal the variance fees. As a city, we have at least as much effort for a conditional use permit (CUP) as we do a variance. For some CUP's, such as the RV Resort or the Trailside Estates conservation subdivision,the effort is much greater. The City's expenses include meeting costs,publishing of notices,preparation and mailing of notices to surrounding property owners, staff review and report preparation, Planning Commission meeting and final notification of the Council, applicant and any interested parties. The application fee covers the first iteration of this process,the costs of which nearly always exceed the permit fee. Also note that the proposed fee is in line with those charged by the County and surrounding communities. We are also recommending that our fee for rezoning requests be brought up to the level of a conditional use permit or a variance. This would mean an increase of$100 to $350. Over the past 18 months, the City has invested a great deal of time and effort to update the zoning map,responding to public input and concerns to the greatest degree possible. A rezoning process will cost the City as much as a hearing for a CUP or variance. Since the time and energy has been spent getting the current document in place,there does not seem to be a reason to further subsidize requests to rezone. Finally, we are recommending in our End of the Year Report that the City establish a Design Review Team and designate a Development Coordinator for large development projects. Subdivision by plat can be quite complex,particularly for large projects, and our current process has not been adequate to shepherd good developments through to successful approval in a reasonable timeframe. A new approach,which would separate large and small developments into different processes, is recommended. One component of implementing this approach is a change in the fee schedule. In summary: Fee Schedule Item 2006 Fee Proposed 2007 Fee Residential Conditional Use $300 $350 Permit Commercial Conditional Use $400 $450 Permit Rezoning Request $250 $350 Preliminary Plat $400+ $20/lot Preliminary Plat(less than 14 $600 lots Preliminary Plat(14 lots or $3,000 Deposit more) (direct expenses invoiced and taken from deposit)