Fee Schedule
(Please make check payable to "City of San Rafael")
| ANNEXATIONS | $4,452 deposit*** |
| DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS | $5,656 deposit*** |
| APPEALS | |
| Planning Commission, non-applicant | $275 for appeal |
| Request for continuation | $50 addn’l charge |
| All others | $2,717 deposit** |
| City Council, non-applicant | $325 for appeal |
| Request for continuation | $50 addn’l charge |
| All others | $2,999 deposit** |
| DESIGN REVIEW | |
| Staff/Administrative (Over the Counter) |
$317 |
| Staff/Administrative STD |
$759 |
| Zoning Administrator | $1,453 deposit* |
| Zoning Administrator with DRB | $3,055 deposit** |
| Planning Commission |
$2,641 (single family residence) deposit # |
| ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | |
| Initial Study & Negative/Mitigated Declaration | $5,155 deposit*** |
| Environmental Impact Report (EIR) | Actual cost of consultant + 25% surcharge for staff administration |
| Marin County Clerk Recordation fee |
$50 |
| Dept. of Fish & Game fee | $1,876.75 (Negative Declaration) or $2,606.75 (EIR) (Collected when Notice of Determination is filed) |
| EXCEPTION |
$697 |
| GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT/REZONING | |
| General Plan Amendment | $7,124 deposit*** |
| Rezoning/Pre-zoning | $5,276 deposit*** |
| Planned District | $6,148 deposit*** |
| General Plan Maintenance | 27% surcharge on Building Permits |
| PRE-APPLICATION | |
| Pre-Application Meeting/Departmental Comments |
$600 |
| Conceptual Design Review |
$600 |
| SIGN REVIEW | |
| Staff |
$127 |
| Minor Exception |
$697 |
| Sign Program /Major Exception | $3,240 deposit** |
| Temporary Banner |
$85 |
| SUBDIVISION | |
| Lot Line Adjustment |
$1,277 |
| Small Subdivision/Parcel Map | $2,268 deposit* |
| Tentative Map | $5,916 deposit*** |
| Reversion to Acreage/Map Amendment/Extensions | $1,969 deposit* |
| Certificate of Compliance |
$1,206 |
| USE PERMITS | |
| Administrative/Animal |
$877 |
| Zoning Administrator |
$1,548 |
| Planning Commission | $3,325 deposit* |
| VARIANCE | |
| Zoning Administrator |
$1,549 |
| Planning Commission |
$2,386 deposit* |
OTHER FEES
| ARCHAEOLOGY REFERRAL | $80 reimbursement for Sonoma State University costs |
| CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (Historic Buildings) | $1,258 |
| CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY | $719 deposit @ |
| Licensing Agreement (Outdoor Dining) | $642 |
| MITIGATION MONITORING | $3,342**** |
| NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING | $1,749 deposit % |
| PROJECT SELECTION PROCEDURE (PSP) | $3,762 deposit (full cost to be shared by all Developers requesting traffic capacity) |
| REASONALBE ACCOMODATION FOR DISABLED | $623 |
| RESEARCH FEE/Letter response | First 15 minutes, no charge, thereafter hourly rate billed to the nearest quarter hour |
| PLANNING FEE FOR BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW | $90 (45 minutes and under), after that hourly rate |
| PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS | $3,000 |
| CITY ATTORNEY EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH LAND USE APPROVALS | Hourly Rate |
@ includes first 2 hours of Planner time
% includes first 6 hours of Planner time
* includes first 10 hours of Planner time
** includes first 15 hours of Planner time
*** includes first 20 hours of Planner time
**** includes first 30 hours of Planner time
# 75% estimated total cost, after that hourly rate
APPLICATION OF FEES
- Fees shall be submitted in full at the time of the application to the City.
- Portions of fees may be refunded upon withdrawal of the application; the amount of refund shall be determined by the Community Development Director, based upon the amount of work done by the City prior to withdrawal.
- Full fee credits may be granted toward re-submittal of applications if applications are withdrawn and resubmitted within 60 days from the date of withdrawal with the prior written authorization of the Community Development Director.
- In the event that any work has been undertaken or use made of the property without legal authority prior to completing the requisite procedures necessary to authorize such work or use, the applicant shall pay two times the specified amount.
- Where a project requires more than one permit, the full fee shall be collected for each permit required.
- The City Council may waive all or a portion of planning fees for projects which include below market rate housing units. The amount of fees waived to be determined based on the proportion of the project which is below market rate housing, and the permanency of the housing subsidy.