AGENDA DATE: 1/6/2021
TITLE:Title
Department of Community Development (CDD) Fees Update
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Adopt a Resolution of Intent to amend the Community Development Department (CDD) Fees in the Zoning Ordinance and schedule a public hearing to consider the adoption of ordinances to amend the CDD fees in Albemarle County Code Chapters 5 (Building Regulations), 7 (Health and Safety), 14 (Subdivision of Land), 17 (Water Protection), and 18 (Zoning)
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner, Walker, Filardo, Herrick, Allshouse, S.
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Under the provisions of Chapters 5, 7, 14, 17, and 18 of the County Code, the Department of Community Development (CDD) charges fees for a number of services that the Department provides to the development community and the general public. The purpose of the fees is to help CDD recover the cost of providing these services.
In August of 2008, the Board adopted a policy for updating the levels of existing fees. This policy provides for biennial fee adjustments, based on Board-approved salary adjustments. Under this approach, if Board-approved staff salaries increased cumulatively by a certain percentage over the course of the two years, CDD fees would increase by that same percentage. This policy has not been routinely applied. Most CDD fees were last adjusted on November 1, 2015, although many fees have not been adjusted since July 1, 2014. A few others were adjusted as recently as November 1, 2018.
The lack of increase in fee levels in several years has made it progressively challenging for CDD to cover the cost of providing services, including the provision of mandated services. In addition, staff has recently identified several CDD costs that the current County Code does not address, a situation that further constrains the department's ability to provide services efficiently.
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