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RE UEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requeste . Appropriation Requested By: Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: Department: Plannine Amount Budgeted: Report: _ Resolution: Ordinance: ....x Amount Requested: N/A Exhibits: Ordinance #2003-2665-A Budgeted Item: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION In October 2003 City Council passed Ordinance #2003-2665 to waive construction fees for certain non-profit corporations and/or City initiated programs which provided housing for low income families. Since passage, the ordinance language has required clarification and additional construction related fees have been implemented. Ordinance #2003-2665-A has been drafted to address those matters and to clarify application is for "single family dwellings" only. This item was reviewed during a Council workshop on May 8, 2006. Council requested additional information regarding whether a "for profit" developer and/or projects of other governmental agencies merit fee waivers under this ordinance. In coordination with the City Attorney, the intent of the waiving of fees is not based upon whether the builder is a "non-profit" or "for-profit" builder, but rather that the end product was classified as affordable housing, that the builder received some sort of HUD subsidy and that the buyer qualified under the parameters of HUD. The current 2003 ordinance 2665 states in section 2: "The City Council of the City of La Porte authorizes the waiver of water and sewer "front foot fees", and building permit and inspection fees, in the case of construction of housing for low income families, by non-profit corporations and/or programs initiated by the City." For those completed projects which already have fees waived (each requested by separate letter), we maintain the HUD-I settlement documents on file to ensure that the HUD parameters for the owners have been met. In the 'spirit' of the law governing this program, the builder can either be a non-profit or for-profit entity as long as the final product is affordable housing as described above and fees may be waived. Staff requests that Council consider the following proposed amendments to the fees being waived by this ordinance: FEES CURRENTL Y WAIVED Development Fees (Front Foot Fees) Building Permit Fees Inspection Fees FEES RECOMMENDED FOR ADD Plan Permit Review Fee Field Re-inspection Fee Parkland Cash in Lieu of Land Fee Parkland Development Fee FEES NOT RECOMMENDED Water and Sewer Tap Fees Residential Driveway Tie-in Staffalso recommends that the fee waivers be applicable to an application from other governmental agencies (e.g. Harris County) whose projects are being constructed in the City of La Porte. Action Required bv Council: Consider approval of Ordinance #2003-2665-A to clarify intent and add waived fees. 1)6 lot Dati