SEC. 1315. FEES.

(a) Fees, payable to the Department of Public Works, shall be charged for checking and processing the maps, plans and reports, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, amended maps, records of survey, certificates of correction, and other actions and procedures set forth in California Government Code Section 66451.2. Said fees shall be due at the time of filing an application. Failure to pay such fees shall result in a return of the application as incomplete to the applicant. The fee schedule is as follows:

(1) Air Space (four lots or less) is $16,969.79 with a fee of $500 for each additional lot;

(2) Lot Subdivision “Final Map”, including Vesting Tentative/Final Subdivision Map, and whether condominium conversion or new construction of five or more units or lots is $16,651.90;

(3) Condominium Conversion of four units or less is $16,452.18;

(4) Parcel Map new construction of four lots or1 is $15,335.44;

(5) Lot Merger Re-subdivision is $6,943.00;

(6) Amended Map is $5,337.92;

(7) Lot Line Adjustment is $5,337.92;

(8) Lot Merger is $2,581;

(9) Certificate of compliance is $4,222.36;

(10) Certificate of correction is $4,222.36;

(11) Record of survey is $1,010.39;

(12) Survey Monument Setting is $3,100;

(13) Corner Record is $35.03;

(14) Incomplete Application Submittal is $295.44;

(15) Project Application reinstatement is $1,027.60;

(16) Sidewalk Width Change or Street Vacation, minimum per block or less is $4,043.46; and

(17) Other actions not specified above, shall be based on actual costs that the Department incurs in administering and processing the action or procedure and shall be charged on a time and materials basis. The Department shall provide the applicant with a written estimate of said costs at the time of application, and the applicant shall pay such fees prior to the time that the application is deemed complete. To the extent that the estimated fees do not cover actual costs, any outstanding amount due shall be a condition of the Department’s final decision on the action or procedure. To the extent that the estimated fees exceeded the actual costs, the Department shall refund the excess amount to the applicant within a reasonable period after the Department’s final decision on the action or procedure.

(b) A fee of $250 shall be charged to defray costs of an appeal under Section 1314 of this Code.

(c) Payment of fees charged under this Code does not waive the fee requirements of other ordinances and rules and regulations pursuant thereto.

(d) There is hereby created a Subdivision Fund wherein all funds received under the provisions of this Section 1315 shall be deposited. All expenditures from the Fund shall be for engineering or technical investigations and equipment directly related to the checking and processing of the maps, plans, reports, and parcel map waivers filed under this Code, and all such expenditures are hereby appropriated for said purposes.

(e) Additional Fees.

(1) In instances where administration or processing of any application, action, or procedure is or will exceed the fee amount established pursuant to subsection (a), the Director, in the Director’s discretion, may require an applicant or permittee to pay a sum in excess of the subject fee amounts. This additional sum shall be sufficient to recover actual costs that the Department incurs and shall be charged on a time and materials basis. The Director also may charge for any time and materials costs that other agencies, boards, commissions, or departments of the City, including the City Attorney’s Office, incur in connection with the processing or administration of a particular application, action, or procedure. Whenever additional fees are or will be charged, the Director, upon request of the applicant or permittee, shall provide in writing the basis for the additional fees or an estimate of the additional fees to be charged.

(2) DBI Review Fee. A subdivision fee listed in Building Code Section 110A Table 1A-J shall be charged for each action specified above that the Department of Building Inspection reviews. This fee is in addition to the fees specified above and shall be paid separately at the time of application.

(f) Beginning with fiscal year 2006-2007, the fees which are established herein may be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors, to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller. No later than April 15th of each year, the Director shall submit the Department’s current fee schedule to the Controller, who shall apply the price index adjustment to produce a new fee schedule for the following year. No later than May 15th of each year, the Controller shall file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee schedule and certifying that: (a) the fees produce sufficient revenue to support the costs of providing the services for which the fee is charged and (b) the fees do not produce revenue that exceeds the costs of providing the services for which each permit fee is charged. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in this Section, the Board of Supervisors, in its discretion, may modify the fees at any time.

(Amended by Ord. 427-85, App. 9/12/85; Ord. 142-89, App 5/3/89; Ord. 251-05, File No. 051460, App. 11/15/2005; Ord. 283-08, File No. 081235, App. 12/5/2008; Ord. 166-14 , File No. 140594, App. 7/31/2014, Eff. 8/30/2014; Ord. 126-25, File No. 250592, App. 8/1/2025, Eff. 9/1/2025; Ord. 142-25, File No. 250608, App. 8/1/2025, Eff. 9/1/2025)

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 142-25.