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CC: Introduction of an Ordinance, Amending Culver City Municipal Code Chapter 15.02, Section 15.02.1015 "Building Permit Fees and Inspections," Extending the Waiver of Plan Check and Permit Fees for Solar Photovoltaic Installations for an Additional 10 Years to May 23, 2028.
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Meeting Date: March 26, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Craig Johnson / Building Safety, CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5802
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [x] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/21/18);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director, 03/21/2018
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an Ordinance, Amending Culver City Municipal Code Chapter 15.02, Section 15.02.1015 "Building Permit Fees and Inspections," Extending Waiver of Plan Check and Permit Fees for Solar Photovoltaic Installations for an Additional 10 Years to March 12, 2028.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On February 28th, 2008, the City Council adopted an ordinance adding subchapter 15.02.1000 et seq. to the Culver City Municipal Code (Attachment 1), establishing the first in the country mandatory solar photovoltaic requirement, which established a requirement to install 1 kilowatt of solar photovoltaic power per 10,000 square feet of new building area. Section 15.02.1015 also established a waiver of the first $5,000 of solar permit fees, which by its terms expired on March 12, 2018.
Since 2008, approximately 590 solar photovoltaic installations, both voluntary and required by the 2008 ordinance, have been completed in Culver City, generating over 4,300 kw of renewable energy.1
The City Council may wish to extend the partial fee waiver. Staff believes the fee waiver has encouraged and ass...
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