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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 56871 0160153_kb_20251125_ay Ordinance No. 5687 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Update Fees for Service in the Planning and Development Services Department The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A.The Department of Planning and Development Services charges user fees to applicants requesting planning entitlements and related services. B.On June 16, 2025, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule, reflecting updated fees for the Planning and Development Services Department. C.The City of Palo Alto has an interest in encouraging day care uses; this interest was inadvertently not reflected in the Adopted FY 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule. D.The Adopted FY 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule also inadvertently omitted a provision for alternative fee arrangements and the fee for a noise exception permit. E.The City now desires to amend the FY 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule. F.In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8 of Division 1, of Title 7, commencing with Section 66016 of the Government Code, as applicable, the Council did on December 15, 2025, hold an open and public meeting on the proposed amendments to the Municipal Fee Schedule, after publication of notice and after availability of the data supporting the amendments was made available to the public at least 10 days prior to the hearing. G.Fees in the Municipal Fee Schedule are for government services provided directly to the payor that are not provided to those not charged. The amount of this fee does not exceed the reasonable costs to the City of providing the services. Consequently, pursuant to Art. XIII C, Section l(e)(2), such fees are not a tax. H.The amount of new or increased fees and charges is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity, and the manner in which those costs are allocated to a payer bears a fair and reasonable relationship to the payer's burden on, or benefits received from, the governmental activity. SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule by adopting service fees for the Planning and Development Services Department as set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated here by reference to reflect its interest in encouraging day care uses. Docusign Envelope ID: 2450F9DB-EC58-4C54-BF9F-4680545EBC9B 2 0160153_kb_20251125_ay SECTION 3. The Council finds that this ordinance is not a “project” under CEQA because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change in the environment. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption as an amendment to the City’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66017, all Planning and Development Services Department fees relating to a “development project,” as defined in Government Code Section 66000, shall become effective no sooner than sixty (60) days from the date of adoption. INTRODUCED and PASSED: DECEMBER 15, 2025 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Planning and Development Services Docusign Envelope ID: 2450F9DB-EC58-4C54-BF9F-4680545EBC9B 3 0160153_kb_20251125_ay Exhibit A Fee Category and Fee Title FY 2026 Cost ($) Unit Note: Building Permit Fees Alternative Fee Arrangement If project is out of scope from a traditional building structure and/or additional services are required, then an alternative fee arrangement may be established by the Chief Building Official to achieve cost recovery. This exception may apply in cases when construction valuation (commercial), square footage (residential), Construction and Demolition Use Permit Docusign Envelope ID: 2450F9DB-EC58-4C54-BF9F-4680545EBC9B Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 2450F9DB-EC58-4C54-BF9F-4680545EBC9B Status: Completed Subject: ORD 5687 - Amendment to FY26 Municipal Fee Schedule to Implement Technical Corrections Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 170.85.155.40 Record Tracking Status: Original 12/22/2025 11:15:26 AM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Albert Yang Albert.Yang@paloalto.gov Assistant City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 136.226.56.84 Sent: 12/22/2025 11:18:10 AM Viewed: 1/5/2026 6:56:23 AM Signed: 1/5/2026 7:50:44 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Jonathan Lait Jonathan.Lait@paloalto.gov Director, Planning and Development Services City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 99.88.42.180 Sent: 1/5/2026 7:50:45 AM Viewed: 1/9/2026 12:02:42 AM Signed: 1/9/2026 12:02:47 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 99.72.153.215 Signed using mobile Sent: 1/9/2026 12:02:48 AM Viewed: 1/10/2026 3:18:36 PM Signed: 1/10/2026 3:19:02 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Lauing Ed.Lauing@paloalto.gov Mayor Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 2601:647:6880:a6f0:90bc:10b9:ce2c:dc1a Sent: 1/10/2026 3:19:04 PM Viewed: 1/12/2026 11:31:36 AM Signed: 1/12/2026 11:31:52 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@paloalto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 156.47.253.181 Sent: 1/12/2026 11:31:53 AM Viewed: 1/26/2026 8:35:11 AM Signed: 1/26/2026 8:35:38 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 12/22/2025 11:18:10 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 1/26/2026 8:35:11 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 1/26/2026 8:35:38 AM Completed Security Checked 1/26/2026 8:35:38 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps