RES-10540 Amending Master Fee Schedule For Plan Review & InspectionRESOLUTION NO. 10540
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING THE MASTER
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR PLAN
REVIEW AND INSPECTION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC
P.V.) INSTALLATIONS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the City
Council has established and maintained a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges, consisting of
fees and charges for services provided by the City to persons using such services; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the
Master Schedule of Fees and Charges has been periodically amended and revised from time
to time by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 50076 the amount the City may
charge for specified services cannot exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service; and
WHEREAS, the fees being recommended for change are based on a cost analysis by
City staff that includes a review of staff time required to perform the services, as well as a
survey comparing other Orange County cities fees to that of the City of Orange; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the Master Schedule
of Fees and Charges should be amended to reduce the current plan review and inspection fees
50% for the Photovoltaic (P.V.) installations to better reflect the true cost to the City for
recouping City staff time.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Orange as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges is hereby amended and
Attachment Al to this Resolution is hereby adopted, modifying the Master Schedule of Fees
and Charges to reduce the current plan review and inspection fees 50% for the Photovoltaic
P.V.) installations, as more particularly described in Attachment Al .
3. The City Council finds that the fees set forth in Attachment Al do not exceed
the estimated reasonable cost of services provided by the City in connection with plan review
and inspection of P.V. installations on commercial and residential projects.
4. The fees listed in Attachment Al shall be effective upon adoption of this
Resolution.
5. If the fees set forth in this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other fee, charge, or rate, or application
thereof, which can be implemented without the invalid fee, charge, or rate, or application
thereof, and to this end the fees, charges and rates of this Resolution are declared to be
severable.
ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 2011
ATTEST:
Mary E y, City Clerk it of Orange
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8 th day of March, 2011, by the
following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Whitaker, Smith, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
Mary E u , City Clerk, C4y of Orange
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