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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
Planning and Development Services |
Commission Meeting Date: 2/19/2019 |
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Staff Contact: |
Barry Walthall, Building Official |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Receive the Planning and Development Services 2018 Year End Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Regulation of Building Permit Activity, pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 5-174 of the City Code. |
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Executive Summary: |
The purpose of this Planning & Development Services Department/Development Services Division 2018 Year End Revenue and Expenditure Report (“Report”) is threefold: (1) to report revenue received in 2018 for regulation of Lawrence building activity (includes building permit, plan review and inspection fees, and building contractor/tradesperson licensing fees); (2) to identify 2018 expenditures that were reasonably related to the regulation of building activity, and; (3) to recommend building permit fee adjustments, if appropriate. This Report is required by Chapter 5, Article 5-174 of the City Code. The Policy Statement adopted concurrently with passage of Ordinance No. 8008 in May 2006 provides specific criteria for determining costs of regulating building activity.
Pursuant to Chapter V, Article 5-174 of the City Code and Ordinance No. 8008, if the Cumulative Past Overage Amount (CPOA) exceeds 20% of current year expenditures, the Department shall recommend to the City Commission a reduced building permit fee schedule. The 2018 CPOA, as demonstrated in the below table, is the sum of 2016 CPOA, 2017 Revenue Shortfall and 2018 Revenue Surplus, divided by 2018 Expenditures, or 1.2%. Because 2018 CPOA of 1.2% is significantly less than 20% of 2018 expenditures, it is recommended that no action be taken in 2019 to modify building permit fees.
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Effective Governance/Professional Administration Sound Fiscal Stewardship |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
Though there was a modest surplus in permit and licensing revenues in 2018, the fiscal impact to the City is negligible when considering how the city code views the management of permit fees. The regulation of building activity was accounted for in the 2018 Planning and Development Services and the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department approved budgets. |
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