Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing the Annual Building and Construction Permit Fees and Zoning Application Fees of the Village of Oak Park.
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Overview
Overview
The First Reading of the Ordinance was held on March 16, 2015. The Building Construction Permit Fee and Zoning Application Fee Schedule has been re-formatted to be easier to read and apply. Fees have been adjusted to reflect the cost of providing plan review and construction inspection services.
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Staff Recommendation
Second reading and adoption of the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
The Building Construction Permit Fees and Zoning Application Fees have been established to reflect the cost of providing plan review and construction inspection services and should, therefore, result in a revenue neutral state for the Permit Processing Division's annual budget.
Background
The First Reading of the Ordinance was held on March 16, 2015. Upon review, Public Works revised the attached fee schedule and increased some fees to cover costs. Changes requested by Public Works are related to sewer connection fees and eliminating certain water meter accessory fees. The revised Fee Schedule also clarifies plan review fees for Fire Department's review of fire protection and detection systems and the plan review fees for Health Department's review of food service establishment projects. The revised restoration deposit requirements were further updated to eliminates deposit amounts being determined by the Director of Public Works on a case-by-case basis and instead sets specific fees. The Fee Schedule also now indicates plan review fees are to be established by the Department of Development Customer Services for larger projects. Currently, for larger projects we will hire a third party vendor to conduct the initial review and those fees based on time spent will b...
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