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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-Public Services CITY OF SAN BERNARDIN~REQUEST FuR COUNCIL ACTION Dept: Public Services ie~}i;~ ~~:: ~', ".~. Set Public Hearing-- May 7, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing the establishment and proposed increase in certain fees to be charged by the Public Services Department. ~ -')m: M.P. Moreno, Jr. .:.:; ~ (....r-, _ ~ ,..., '" ; '-.. ,..,-". C F~':Ibject: Dat~ Synopsis of Previous Council action: 1. Sewer Connection Dye Test Fee - Resolution 86-146 - April 1986 2. Encroachment Permits - Ordinance #3009 - August 1970 3. Permits for Moving Buildings & Oversized Loads - Ordinance #2005 - November 1953 4. Street Cutting Permits/Special Deposit to Cover Cost of Street Excavations - Ordinance MC-75 - July 1981 5. Prospect Holes - MC-344 - February 1984 6. Fee for Permit & Performance of Capping a Sewer Lateral - Establish 7. Street Cutting Permits/Street Cut Inspection Fee (Asphalt) - Establish Street Cutting Permits/Street Cut Inspection Fee (Concrete) - Establish Recommended motion: That a Public Hearing be set for Monday, ~lay 7, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing the establishment and proposed increases in certain fees to be charged by the Department of Public Services. /l11~~/JYt~J Signature ~ Lori Bygum Phone: X5140 Contact person: Supporting data attached: Staff Report, Ordinance, Resolution Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. DescriPtion) Finance: -"'uncil Notes: 7'ii.n?fi2 Agenda Item No. 7 CITY OF SAN BERhRDINO - REQUEST FUR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT The Department of Public Services has conducted an extensive review of its permit fees and services and the actual costs for providing those permits and services. The review included a study of the labor-hours, accompanying salary costs and equipment costs to provide each service. In some cases, adaptations to the current code are necessary, as noted in the brief des- scriptions below. Sewer Connection Dye Test - Currently, $25.00. Proposed, $58.00. The dye test involves office time to handle paperwork, the time for two Maintenance Workers to drive to a residence, administer the dye and observe evidence of dye in the sewer main. The cost of the dye and cost to operate the City vehicle is included. Encroachment Permit - Currently, $2..00 per space per day. Proposed, $3.00 for the permit and $5.00 per space per day. These costs reimburse the City for the time to administer and produce the actual permit, the inspector's time to drive by and inspect for proper barricading and warning devices, and for the use of a City vehicle. Permit to Move Buildings - Currently, $7.50. Proposed, $7.50 The actual costs relate to office time to administer and produce the actual permit and the construction inspector's time to review the route for any overhead hazards (power lines, trees, etc.) and for weight limitation of any bridges which may be traversed. Street Cuttin Permits/S ecial De osit - (See attached resolution for chart of proposed amounts Amounts are being increased $.07 on the lowest fees up to $.20 on the highest fees. These costs are charged to any person(s) or entities taking out a Street Cut Permit but not performing the repair of their excavations. Prospect Holes - Currently $.15 per prospect hole with a minimum $1.00 fee. "Prospect holes" are holes typically one inch in diameter drilled into the street surface for testing beneath the surface. Several holes are usually drilled along a street and, under the current system, typically are not refilled. Water seepage under the street surface as a result of unfilled holes is very damaging. The Department of Public Services is proposing a change in prospect hole procedure. The new procedure involves obtaining a separate permit for holes drilled on different streets or on different days. The construction inspector will identify the locations of the holes and City forces will refill the holes to City standards. The cost for this procedure will be $15.00 for the permit and inspection of all holes drilled on a given street, as well as usage of a City vehicle. A $5.00 fee will be charged to fill each hole. The $5.00 charge is a nominal fee for an asphalt crew and equipment to arrive at the area and complete the patching. Public Services March 20, 1990 Page One 75-0264 CITY OF SAN BERNdDINO - REQUEST FbR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT Permit for Capping & Performance of a Sewer Lateral - It has come to the attention of the Director of Public Services that buildings are being moved, demolished or otherwise destroyed without the sewer lateral on the property being capped. This Department has been issuing sewer cap permits through the Building and Safety permit process. The incidence of un-permitted and un-inspected lateral caps indicates the current system is not functional. The purpose of capping a sewer lateral when a structure is removed is to prevent raw sewage from backflowing onto private property, with possibilities of seepage into the ground water. It also prevents sand, rock, dirt and other debris from penetrating into the sewer system. The proposed ordinance ensures that demolition permits will not be issued until a sewer cap permit has been iss~ed. To further prevent circumventing this important step in demolition or moving, the Department of Public Services will perform the actual capping of the sewer lateral. The office-hours, labor-hours and equipment costs come to $144.00. Street Cutting Permits/Inspection Fee (Asphalt and Concrete) - When a street cutting permit is obtained and the permitee is planning to complete their own repairs, only an inspection fee, and not the special repair deposit noted above, is necessary. The Department of Public Services is proposing permits inspection-only fees of $41.00 (on a sliding scale upward if excessive inspec- tions or emergency inspections are required). The fee is based on the time it takes to administer and produce the permit as well as the time for inspec- tions and City vehicle usage. Public Services March 20, 1990 Page Two 75-0264 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE 3 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 SECTION 1. The following schedule of fees is hereby adopted and the Director of Public Services is hereby directed to collect such fees in accordance with law: 1. Sewer Connection Dye Test Fee Encroachment permits (For each space of twenty-two (22) by eight (8) feet or less, per each twenty-four (24) consecutive hour period, or portion thereof, including Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 2. $58.00 $3.00 for permit plus $5.00 per space per day 3. Permit for the moving of any building or any $7.50 separate section thereof 4. Permit for the moving of any oversize load 15 5. Special deposit to cover the cost of repairing and replacing a public street, alley, or public place for replacement and repair of street surface excavated or damaged: 16 17 18 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / i / / DAB/ses/street.res 1 March 21, 1990 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 $7.50 10 11 12 1 Per Square Foot Cut 16-100 101-500 500 or over $.10 $.10 $.10 2 For any unsurfaced street minimum charge $20.00 1-15 $.10 3 4 For any surfacing $.80 under 1/2" minimum charge $21.00 $.50 $.50 $.50 5 6 For any surfacing over $4.15 1 1/2" minimum charge $50.00 2.80 2.00 1. 70 7 8 9 For any sidewalk $4.15 minimum charge $50.00 2.80 2.00 1.70 For any gutter - minimum charge $50.00 $4.15 2.80 2.00 1. 70 For any curb-per.lin.foot-$4.15 minimum charge $50.00 3.20 2.45 1. 70 13 6. Prospect hole, permit fee plus $5.00 per hole drilled $15.00 14 7. Fee for Permit and performance of capping a sewer lateral $144.00 15 8. street cut inspection fees (asphalt) per 500 lin. feet - minimum charge $41.00 (plus actual costs for time, expenses and materials for all inspections taking more than 30 minutes in the aggregate) $41. 00 16 17 18 9. street cut inspection fees for any curb, gutter or sidewalk (per 100 lin. feet) minimum charge $41.00 (plus actual costs for time, expenses and materials for all inspections taking more than 30 minutes in the aggregate) $41.00 19 20 21 22 SECTION 2. This Resolution shall become effective on the 23 effective date of Ordinance No. entitled: Ordinance of the 24 City of San Bernardino Amending San Bernardino Municipal Code 25 Section 12.04.080, 12.08.030, 8.66.050 and 13.08.105 relating to 26 the fees or charges for street repairs, encroachment permits, the 27 moving of any building or oversize load on a public street and 28 2 DAB/ses/street.res March 21, 1990 1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE - 2 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT 3 the capping of sewer laterals. 4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 5 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the 6 7 8 day of , 1990, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN 9 ESTRADA 10 REILLY 11 FLORES 12 MAUDSLEY 13 MINOR 14 POPE-LUDLAM 15 MILLER 16 17 City Clerk 18 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day 19 of , 1990. 20 21 W. R. Holcomb, Mayor 22 City of San Bernardino 23 Approved as to form and legal content: 24 JAMES F. PENMAN, 25 City Attorney 26 27 28 DAB/ses/street.res March 21, 1990 3