TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: October 20, 2020
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RESOLUTION NO. 133-20: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, PURSUANT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA SECTION 2.4.5, “PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS, ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider a request to approve Resolution No. 133-20, adopting a Development Services Fee Schedule.
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Background:
From time to time, the City of Delray Beach finds it appropriate to review the Development Services Fee Schedule and update application fees based on analysis and comparison to surrounding municipalities. Development Services fees are typically updated every two years, since the Department was directed to do so by the City Commission in 2003. However, the most recent update to the Fee Schedule was adopted in 2015.
Staff determined that removing the fee schedule from the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) provides a simpler, more appropriate procedure for updating the fee schedule over time. Fees are not regulatory standards and do not require analyses related to performance standards, etc. or Comprehensive Plan policies, which are part of a typical LDR amendment review. The City generally uses resolutions to establish financial terms. Using a resolution is also more simple administratively, particularly when a new fee is adopted. For example, two new fees (Zoning Certificate of Use and Murals) have been added since 2018 and were adopted by Resolution. It is appropriate to establish the requirement for fees associated with development applications in the LDRs, while adopting the applicable fee ...
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