Subject:
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Proposed Revisions to Board Policy BCC-50, "Fee Waivers," and Rescission of Board Policies BCC-39 through BCC-42End
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Fiscal Impact:
Depending on specific waivers granted, this may impact the revenues of the various County agencies responsible for administering and reviewing development/permit applications.
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached proposed revisions to Board Policy BCC-50, "Fee Waivers," and rescind Board Policies BCC-39, "Waiver of Fees for Not-For-Profit Organization for Special Event Permits," BCC-40, "Waiver of Board of Adjustment Application Fees," BCC-41, "Waiver of Development Review and Permit Fees," and BCC-42, "Waiver of Fees During a Period of the Local Declaration of Emergency."
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Currently, BCC-39, BCC-40, BCC-41, BCC-42, and BCC-50 are all separate mechanisms for the waiver of development and/or building fees to be applied in specific circumstances. It is proposed that these be combined into a single policy for ease of use.
In addition to the combination of policies into a single policy, the following substantive changes are being proposed:
* The County Manager or designee shall have the discretionary authority to waive development and building fees when the owner of the property is a government agency.
* Where a waiver of special event fees being sought by a not-for-profit organization is denied administratively, and the applicant wishes to appeal this decision, the Policy now specifies that the appeal must be made within 30 days of the denial. Previously, there was no deadline specified in the relevant Policy, BCC-39. Instituting this 30-day period will align with other appeal provisions related to fee waivers contained in the proposed policy.
The revisions will have no other substantive changes to the directives contained in BCC Policies 39 through 42 or BCC-50.
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