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AGENDA REPORT
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To: The Honorable City Council
From: Jim MacDonald, Building Inspectio
Date: August 21, 1995 (CC Meeting of Sept 6, 1995)
Subject: Demolition fees
BACKGROUND
850 West Los Angeles is a site of an abandoned chicken ranch. In recent months there have been
three separate tires at this site. There are several buildings totaling 74,000 sq /ft on the site. There
is also a single family dwelling with a garage. The owner, First Interstate Bank, is endeavoring to
clean up the site and demolish the residence and the buildings that were used to house the
chickens. A permit to demolish the residence and garage has already been issued. We have been
made aware of a protest of our demolition fees and offer the following discussion in response to
the protest.
DISCUSSION
City of Moorpark Resolution No.88 -477 requires that a fee be collected for every permit issued.
The fee is based on a percentage of the valuation, or the "value" of the work to be performed.
Most of the valuations are figured on a cost per square foot basis. The fee schedule declares a
valuation of $5.00 per square foot for demolition of entire buildings. It does not provide a
separate valuation for different types of buildings or occupancies. The calculations to arrive at the
valuation and permit fees are as follows:
74,000 sq /ft of buildings to demolish
74,000 sq /ft x $5.00 sq /ft Value = $370,000.00
The permit fees are taken from "Exhibit B" from the Resolution.
Permit fee =
$ 1,788.60
Issuance fee =
$ 21.0
Total fee =
$ 1809.60
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The issuance fee is specifically set to cover the administration time for issuing and processing
permits.
The amount of inspection and administration time for demolitions can vary tremendously.
Coordination with other agencies such as Air pollution Control and Environmental Health can be
time consuming. We must assure that Air Pollution Control has cleared any asbestos removal.
Any on -site sewer systems must be located and properly abandoned. Inspections are required to
assure that all utilities are properly disconnected prior to commencing the demolition. A final
inspection must also be made to assure that the demolition is complete.
In response to the letter received from First Interstate Bank. It is staffs opinion that the fee of
$1809.60, is high when compared to reasonable inspection costs for this particular demolition
project. Any deviation or reduction in the fee schedule requires City Council approval. As such ,
this item is being submitted for City Council review.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the fee for this demolition permit be reduced to $530.00, plus $21.00
issuance fee to cover city costs for site inspection and administration.
cc: Richard Hare, Asst. City Manager
Jim Aguilera, Director of Community Development
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