Title
Consider a resolution amending "Appendix A: Fees, Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition) related to subdivision fees, building permit fees, and zoning fees.
Body
This resolution updates some fees related to planning and development applications. Many fees have not been increased in at least 15 years and a comprehensive review was recently completed by Planning & Development Services staff. In some cases, fees are being raised to reflect increased prices for services the city must use to carry out lawful duties. In others, fees are increasing due to increased staff time required to administer certain components of the development process brought about by larger and more complicated projects combined with new or revised development regulations. In all cases, the fees proposed for new rates have been compared with the rates in peer cities within our market, and our best practice cities, to ensure Round Rock remains a competitive place to do business from a fee standpoint.
The most notable changes include the following:
· Raising the base building permit fee for single-family and townhome construction from $285 to $485.
· Raising the base building permit fee for new commercial, office, industrial, and multifamily construction from $0.08 to $0.12 per square foot of floor space.
· Raising the Fire Code review and inspection fee for commercial, office, industrial, and multifamily construction from $0.05 to $0.08 per square foot of floor space.
· Adding a new fee for major revisions to preliminary plats that is half the amount of the original preliminary plat.
· Increasing the base fee for site development permits from $1,000 to $2,000 and removing the $5,000 maximum.
· Increasing the subdivision inspection fee from 1.5% of the total cost of public improvements to 3%.
· Increasing the fee for notices placed in the newspaper (required by the state for procedures requiring a public hearing) from $150 to $275 due to price increases institut...
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