CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:

Planning & Development Services

Commission Meeting Date: 2-21-2017

Staff Contact:

Kurt Schroeder, Barry Walthall, Scott McCullough

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

Approve the Planning & Development Services 2016 Year End Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Regulation of Building Permit Activity, pursuant to Section 5-174 of the City Code, if appropriate.

Executive Summary:

The purpose of the Planning & Development Services/Development Services Division 2016 Year End Revenues and Expenditure Report is threefold: (1) to report calendar year 2016 permit and license fee revenues; (2) to identify 2016 expenditures reasonably related to the regulation of building activity; and (3) to make recommendations for building permit fee adjustments, if necessary.  This Report is required pursuant to Section 5-174 of the City Code. The Policy Statement adopted concurrently with passage of Ordinance No. 8008 in May 2006 provides specific criteria to determine costs of regulating building activity.

In 2016, total building permit and license fee revenue of $1,396,295 exceeded expenditures of $1,221,654 that were reasonably related to the regulation of building permit activity by $174,641 (a 14.3% revenue surplus).  In 2015, total building permit and license fee revenue was $89,914 less than total expenditures related to the regulation of building permit activity (a 7.6% revenue shortfall).  Based on Section 5-174 of the City Code, Ordinance 8008 and the Policy Statement, no adjustments to building permit fees are recommended for 2017 since the 2016 Cumulative Past Overage of 6.9%, as calculated below, is less than 20%.

Cumulative Past Overage through 2014	$0
2015 Revenue Shortfall	($89,914)
2016 Revenue Surplus	$174,641
2016 Cumulative Past Overage	$ 84,727, 6.9% of 2016 Expenditures

Strategic Goal Area:

Public Safety, Other.

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

The fiscal impact to the City is $0 since no building permit fee adjustments are required.

Attachments:

2016 Year End Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Regulation of Building Permit Activity

Reviewed By: (for CMO use only)

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