Fiscal Note
Estimated revenues derived from the fee range from $100,000 to $150,000 (depending on volume) and are included in the General Fund revenues for Building Permits. The 2009 Executive Operating Budget anticipates $100,000 in fee revenues, which is the lower end of the revenue range given the slowdown in construction activity.
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Amending Section 28.12(13)(b)3. of the Madison General Ordinances to remove the sunset provision for the application review fee.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This amendment removes the sunset provision for the application review fee and allows for the continuation of this fee that defrays administrative costs for the required staff review of building plans and site plans.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subdivision (b) entitled “Application Review Fee” of Subsection (13) entitled “Fees” of Section 28.12 entitled “Administration and Enforcement” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Application Review Fee.
1. Scope. The fee fixed in this ordinance shall be assessed by the Zoning Unit and collected by the Neighborhood Preservation and Inspection Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development for the examination and approval of building plans and site plans of all new buildings and structures, additions and alternations, and for all other services for which the Common Council has authorized the Neighborhood Preservation and Inspection Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development to fix and collect fees as provided in Chapter 28 of the Ordinances of the City of Madison. Fees are collected in advance from the owner or agent. This fee applies to building plan and site plan reviews conducted by the Zoning Unit as required by Chapter 28 on all buildings and structures within the City of Madison.
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