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Home My Public Portal About86-052 (05-20-86)RESOLUTION NO. $6-52 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD REDUCING CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE GREATER WATTS EMPLOYMENT ZONE WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood, as an endorsing juris- diction of the Greater Watts Employment Zone (GWEZ), is committed to providing special economic development incentives to businesses located in the GWEZ; and WHEREAS, the Cit GWEZ final application the incentive to businesses in existing facilities; and WHEREAS, Section provides for the amendment tain services. ~ has included within its portion of the reduction of development fees as an the GWEZ to construct new or expand 2 of City Council Resolution No. 18-164 of fees charged by the City for cer- NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City ofLynwood does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The fee categories set forth in Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein, are approved to be made available to qualified businesses within the GWEZ at a twenty-five percent (250) reduction of their total costs provided said business generate twenty (20) or more new jobs. SECTION 2. The Director of Community Development, or his/her designee, shall determine which businesses qualify to receive reduced development fees after proper verification or evidence of compliance with applicable regulations submitted by the applicant. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon final designation of the Greater Watts Employment Zone. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 20th day of 1986. / W ROBERT HENNING, MPf'~I2~ City of Lynwood VV ATTEST: ~f~-~ ANDREA L-HOOPS-R-, CITY CLERK.~'~-~ City of Lynwood APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: / .1/ LI/.~i-~~~ VI ENTE L. MAS, DIRECTOR Conununity Development APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) )ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk for the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood as t regular meeting on the 20th day of ay 1986. AYES: COUNCILPERSON BYORK, MORRIS, TI-IOMPSON, WELLS, HENNING NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ~~ . ~~-~~ ~~~ ~ ANDI~El-,-=U-FI66}~£R, CITY CLERK City of Lynwood ,c~~ R°° 1 EXAMPLES OF REDUCED FEES Development of project application which create twenty (20) or more jobs within the community will receive a twenty-five (25i) reduction in application and building permit fees. The following application fees would apply_ DESCRT_PTION Condition Use Permit Modification of Condition Environmental Assessment Street Vacation General Plan Amendment Land Use Determination Lot Split Site Plan Review Variance Zone Change Parcel Map EXISTING FEE $300 75 75 300 300 300 300+25/lot REDUCED $225 56.25 - 56.25 225 225 225 225 112.50 225 150 300 450 575 (1-4 Parcels) 675 (5 or more) 337.50 431.25 506.25 The expected revenue loss from any fee resolution relative to development proposals in the target area is a function of the ~'^ number of proposals and the type of proposals. While this es- +I timate figure cannot be calculated at present, it is known that overall revenue from application, permit and processing fees ` would be reduced by twenty-five percent (25i). This may range from a few dollars to several thousand dollars on an application (proposal) by application basis. The benefit to applicants would be a reduction in costs), a reduction in processing time and review by saving time in the early stages of development start-up. This will result in locaer initial costs cant. The same fee and processing time reductions all developments, businesses and other applicants or small. r"` ' ATTACHMENT "A" fees (up-front periods, there- on business to an appli- will apply to whether large FEES TO BE REDUCED Grading Permit Fees Plan Checking Fees Other Inspection and Fees Land Use and Zoning Fees - Adjustment - Modifieation of Conditions - Environmental Assessment - Easement/Street Vacation - General Plan Amendment In conjunction with zone change - Land Use Determination - Lot Split - Lot Line Adjustment - Site Plan Review Existing Building New Construction - Variance Zone Change Appeal to Planning Commission and/or City Council Mechanical Permits Uniform Mechanical Code Plumbing Fees Electrical Code Permit Fees Plan Check Fee Building Permit Fees/Plan check Fees - Block walls - State Energy Conservation Regulations - Other Fees i~ ,~ EXHIBIT "A"