City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the ordinance which amends various
sections of the Culver City Municipal Code pertaining to fees and charges and
waiver further reading.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
At its May 7, 2007 meeting, the City Council introduced this ordinance for first
reading by a vote of 4-1 (Councilmember Silbiger dissenting). The ordinance is
brought back for adoption this evening.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed ordinance
MOTION:
That the City Council:
Adopt the ordinance and waive further reading.
Meeting Date: 06/11/07 Item Number: A-4
AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the
Culver City Municipal Code to Remove the Specific Reference to the Amount of a
Fee and Authorizing the City Council to Establish Certain Fees by Resolution.
Contact Person/Dept.: Nick Kimball,
Budget & Finance
Phone Number: 310.253.6013
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Master Notification List on 06/06/07
Department Approval:
Marlee Chang (05/31/07)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (06/01/07)
City Controller Approval:
Marlee Chang (06/01/07)
City Manager Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (06/06/07)
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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CULVER CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO
THE AMOUNT OF A FEE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN FEES BY RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the City desires to consolidate all fees and charges into one resolution;
and
WHEREAS, wherever possible, fees and charges established in the Culver City
Municipal Code will be removed and readopted by resolution; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2007, the City Council of the City of Culver City conducted a
duly noticed public hearing regarding establishment of fees and charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows:
SECTION 1. The third sentence of Subsection A. of Section 5.02.215 of
Chapter 5.02, SEWERS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Where a tract map for an industrial, commercial or multiple dwelling tract is to
be recorded but the tract is to be developed at some future time, the Director shall
charge a fee in accordance with a resolution adopted pursuant toof $2,000 per acre
which shall be adjusted in accordance with the rates in § 5.02.220 when such tract is
developed.
SECTION 2. The second sentence of Subsection A. of Section 5.02.235 of
Chapter 5.02, SEWERS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
The City shall retain $7.50the permit issuance fee and any charges for plan
check, as set forth by resolution of the permit fee if the permit is revoked, canceled
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or expires. If the work authorized by a permit is commenced, it must be prosecuted
diligently to completion.
SECTION 3. The second sentence of Subsection A. of Section 5.02.265 of
Chapter 5.02, SEWERS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
The Director may issue a permit to make such sewer connection upon
payment of the fees provided in § 5.02.240 or of this Subchapter., and in addition
thereto there shall be a charge payable to the Director of an amount equal to $6.00
per front foot of the lot sought to be connected, if said lot is rectangular and has an
ordinary area of approximately 6,500 square feet.
SECTION 4. Subsections B. through D. of Section 5.02.285 of Chapter 5.02,
SEWERS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
B. Whenever the Director finds that it is necessary for any such person
to construct any such storm drain or catch basin connection at a point where no
structural opening exits therefor, the applicant must obtain permits and pay
applicable fees., an additional fee of $8.00 shall be paid for each such connection.
Unless otherwise specified by the Director, the connection shall be made in the
presence of an inspector acting under the authority of the Director, and shall
conform to any special instruction of the City Engineer or said inspector.
C. Whenever the Director finds that it is necessary for any such person
to construct a connection to any sewer of 18 inches or less in diameter, where no “Y”
or “T” spur branch, or other structural opening exists, the contractor or person doing
such work shall excavate to the sewer at the point where the connection is to be
made, and sewer maintenance forces of the City may then cut the required hole in
the sewer top and install a saddle furnished by the City for the connection. The
additional fee for tapping the sewer and furnishing and installing the saddle shall be
$35.00. The Director may authorize the contractor or person to perform such work.
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D. Tap connections to clay pipe sewers over 18 inches in diameter shall
be made as stated in Subsection C. hereof, except that the additional fee shall be
$70.00. In the tapping of any interceptor or outfall sewer constructed of brick and
concrete, or concrete, or any sewer with protective lining, the permitted shall pay to
the City the total cost of the work done in connection therewith.
SECTION 5. Section 7.03.035 of Chapter 7.03, STOPPING, STANDING
AND PARKING, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read, as follows:
§ 7.03.035 NIGHT PARKING PERMITS.
Applications for Night Parking Permits shall be submitted to the City
Engineer on a form supplied by him, which form shall contain the address and
telephone number of the applicant, a brief description of the vehicle to which it is to
be attached, including the make, model and type of vehicle the license and motor
number thereof, a statement as to the necessity for such Night Parking Permit and
such other pertinent information as the City Engineer may require. If it is
determined, upon investigation, that there is not adequate parking space available to
applicant at his place of residence or business, or within a radius of five hundred
(500) feet therefrom, a Night Parking Permit shall be issued. There shall be a
charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for investigation of an original application and a
further fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each renewal of permit. No permit, or renewal
thereof, shall be effective for more than one year from date of issuance, and may be
revoked at any time by the City Engineer on three (3) days' written notice to the
permittee, after determination by the City Engineer, and approval of the City
Manager, that on-street parking is no longer required for the vehicle for which said
permit was issued. A Night Parking Permit sticker shall carry a permit number,
expiration date, a brief description of the vehicle to which it applies, and the limits of
the parking area. Such sticker shall at all times be displayed on the lower left- hand
portion of the rear window of the vehicle, plainly visible from the exterior thereof.
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Permits are non- transferable, as shown on the face thereof, and shall be returned to
the City Engineer for cancellation upon expiration or revocation thereof. There shall
be a fee for investigation of an application for a Night Parking Permit, a further fee
for each renewal permit, and a fee to replace a vehicle sticker which is lost or
destroyed or substituted for a different vehicle. Such fees are established by
resolution of the City Council. If lost or destroyed while still valid, or required for a
substitute vehicle, a sticker may be replaced by a duplicate upon payment of One
Dollar ($1.00).
SECTION 6. Section 9.06.115 of Chapter 9.06, PARTIES AND
GATHERINGS; PARADES, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Any applicant for a parade permit shall pay a fee, as established by resolution,
the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) at the time of filing any application for a parade
permit.
SECTION 7. Section 9.08.130 of Chapter 9.08, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
(USE OF STREETS FOR MOVING PURPOSES), of the Culver City Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 9.08.130 PERMIT FEES.
Each application for permit shall be accompanied by the following permit fees as
established by resolution.:
For Class A Permit $ 5.00
For Class B Permit $ 5.00
For Class C Permit $15.00
For Class D Permit $30.00
For Class E Permit $45.00
For Class F Permit $100.00”
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SECTION 8. Subparagraph 3, of Subsection A of Section 9.08.330 of
Chapter 9.08, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS (EXCAVATIONS), of the Culver City Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3. Each applicant for a permit under § 9.08.305, Subsection G., shall make
a minimum deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) with the Divisionpay the
permit fee and deposit as established by resolution.
SECTION 9. The second sentence of Subsection B. of Section 9.08.375 of
Chapter 9.08, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS (EXCAVATIONS), of the Culver City Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
If, upon the investigation of a reported violation of any part of this Subchapter, a
violation is found to exist, a minimum investigation fee, of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) as
established by resolution, shall be charged the permittee for each investigation.
SECTION 10. Subsection I. of Section 9.08.510 of Chapter 9.08, STREETS
AND SIDEWALKS (USE OF STREETS FOR BUS BENCHES), of the Culver City Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
In the event a permittee neglects or refuses to remove any bench pursuant to such
notice, the City may remove it and charge the permittee or owner thereof a minimum
charge performed by City crews for removal and storage as set forth by
resolutionFive Dollars ($5.00) for removal and Five Dollars ($5.00) per month for
storage, and at the end of sixty (60) days of storage, sell or otherwise dispose of any
benches remaining unclaimed.
SECTION 11. Subparagraph 1 of Subsection A. of Section 9.08.650 of
Chapter 9.08, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS (NEWSRACKS), of the Culver City Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon receipt of a fee established by resolution for removal and storage of
such publication vending machine by City crews; orof Twenty-Five Dollars
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($25.00) plus the reasonable cost of removal and storage of such publication
vending machine, if any, in excess of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00); or
SECTION 12. Section 11.01.030 of Chapter 11.01, GENERAL LICENSING, of
the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
No tax certificate issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be transferred
or assigned in any manner, nor shall the name of the business be changed without
the written consent of the Tax Collector endorsed thereon. At the time any such tax
certificate is assigned or transferred, the person applying for such transfer shall pay
to the City a fee as established by resolution of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for
each such transfer or assignment. A charge as established by resolution of Five
Dollars ($5.00) for each expiration tax certificate issued shall be paid to replace any
certificate or permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter which has been lost
or destroyed.
SECTION 13. The second sentence of Section 11.01.335 of Chapter 11.01,
GENERAL LICENSING, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Whenever the Committee on Permits and Licenses or the City Council deems that a
public notice should be given of a special hearing with respect to the application, the
applicant shall pay to the City Clerk the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) a fee, as
established by resolution, before such notice is given, which payment shall not be in
lieu of any license fee or other tax otherwise imposed by law.
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SECTION 14. Section 11.06.120 of Chapter 11.06, GAMES, AMUSEMENTS
AND ENTERTAINMENTS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
§ 11.06.120 FEES AND DEPOSITS.
A. For purposes of clarification, the license fees as definedset forth in this
Subchapter are for both regulation and revenue purposes. Each application for a
permit hereunder shall be accompanied by fees and deposits, as established by City
Council resolution, payable to the City., as follows:
A.1. AnThe application fee in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
which shall be non-refundable and retained by the City for payment of the costs of
investigating the applicants;
B.2. A The permit fee in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
which shall be the property of, and retained by, the City in the event the permit and
license applied for are issued, but which shall be returned to the applicant if such
permit and license are not issued; and
B.C. In the event a license and permit are granted, additional fees, as
established by City Council resolution, shall be payable to the City by the permittee
in the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($120.00) quarterly , payableand in
advance.
SECTION 15. Section 11.06.135 of Chapter 11.06, GAMES, AMUSEMENTS
AND ENTERTAINMENTS, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
A permit issued for a particular location shall authorize the permittee to conduct
the permitted business at such location only, and such permit shall not be used for
conducting such business at any other location without the written consent of the
Committee on Permits and Licenses or the City Council, and without the payment of
a fee as established by City Council resolution.of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
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SECTION 16. A. and B. of Section 11.08.035 of Chapter 11.08, FIGURE
STUDIOS AND FIGURE MODELING, of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
§ 11.08.035 FEE.
The fee for the figure studio license shall be set by City Council resolution.:
A. Two Hundred Seventy Dollars ($270.00) for the first year.
B. Two Hundred Three Dollars ($203.00) for each annual renewal.
SECTION 17. Section 11.01.070 of Chapter 11, TAXICABS, of the Culver City
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 11.10.070 PERMIT FEES AND BUSINESS TAXES.
Fees and permits to conduct a taxicab business shall be set by City Council
resolution. The following fees shall apply to taxicab businesses conducted pursuant
to this Chapter. All fees are annual unless otherwise specified:
A. Initial application fee for permit to conduct a taxicab business (per
company) $1,000.00
B. Annual business tax (per company) $250.00
C. Taxicab inspection and license fee for each cab $400.00
D. Driver annual permit fee $30.00
E. Driver fingerprint fee (annually) $30.00
(An additional annual fingerprint processing fee payable to the California
Department of Justice in the amount of Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8.50)
will be collected at the time of fingerprinting.)
F. Annual renewal fee (per company) $250.00”
SECTION 18. Provisions of Subparagraph 2 of Section 15.02.610 of Chapter
15.02, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT (ANTENNAS), of the Culver City
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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(a.) An application for a use permit and for a building permit shall be
reviewed upon payment of fees for each application as established by
resolution of the City Council.shall be reviewed upon payment of a fifteen
dollar ($15.00) fee, and an application for a building permit shall be reviewed
upon payment of a twenty five dollar ($25.00) fee.
SECTION 19. Pursuant to Section 619 of the City Charter, this Ordinance shall
take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. Pursuant to Sections 616 of the
City Charter, prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the adoption, the City Clerk
shall cause this Ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be published in the Culver City News.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 2007.
ALAN CORLIN, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CHRISTOPHER ARMENTA CAROL A. SCHWAB
City Clerk City Attorney