06-24-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: June 24, 2019 Requested By: Corby Alexander, City Manager Department: CMO Report �r Resolution 4' Ordinance Exhibits: Proposed Ordinance 2019-3747, Exhibit A — Proposed Fee Schedule, Clean Version, Exhibit A — Proposed Fee Schedule, Marked Version Appropriation Source of Funds: Account Number: Amount Budgeted: Amount Requested: Budgeted Item: r Yes i; No SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The Governor of Texas recently signed a bill into law banning the use of valuation in calculating residential building permit fees. La Porte, like many Texas cities, had a fee structure in place that based the cost of residential building permits on the value of the proposed improvement. Since this system is no longer lawful, the City needs to consider an alternate method to calculate the cost of residential building permits. City staff is proposing that a move to a system that would calculate permit costs on the total square footage of the permitted improvement. It is believed that the proposed rates would generate the approximately the same amount of revenue from residential building permits as in previous years. Building permit fees would be $87.50 flat fee for improvements 250 square feet and smaller. Improvements greater than 250 square feet would be $87.50 plus $0.36 per additional square foot. Additionally, the re -inspection fee would be a flat $35. The plan review fee would be 50% of the permit fee for projects over 650 square feet. ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNCIL Move to adopt Ordinance 2019-3747 revising the fee structure for residential building permits. Approved for the City Council meeting agenda Corby D. Alexander, City Manager Date