Item 28 - Public Hearing Accessory Dwelling Unit Planning and Building Agency Review Fees

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Planning and Building Agency www.santa-ana.org/planning-and-building Item # 28 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 17, 2023 TOPIC: Accessory Dwelling Unit Planning and Building Agency Review Fees AGENDA TITLE Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to Reduce the Planning and Building Agency Review Fee for Accessory Dwelling Unit Applications and to Create a New Review Fee for Accessory Dwelling Unit Applications Utilizing Pre -Approved Plans Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on October 4 and October 11, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Miscellaneous Fees Schedule to reduce the Planning and Building Agency accessory dwelling unit review fee from $2,609 to $1,701 and to establish a new review fee of $460 for accessory dwelling unit applications utilizing pre -approved plans. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REDUCING THE FEE FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT APPLICATION REVIEW FROM TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS ($2,609) TO ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED ONE DOLLARS($1,701) AND ESTABLISHING THE FEE FOR PRE -APPROVED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT APPLICATION REVIEW AT FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS ($460) GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION Miscellaneous fees are intended to recover the City's costs associated with delivering the corresponding services and, in accordance with state law, cannot exceed the City's actual costs in delivering said service. The California state legislature has recently passed a number of laws limiting local land use controls and development standards that local governments can impose on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). As a result, the amount of time that Planning staff