Title
Approving additional proposed fee adjustments to the FY24 Master Fee Schedule for Development Services to address changes to the Fire Flow Test Fee; and the Construction (Public Infrastructure) Plan and Building Plan Review New Commercial fees to address required legislative adjustments to value based fees per House Bill 3492.
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved proposed fee schedule adjustments on July 7, 2023. A fee adjustment to the Fire Flow Test Fee was inadvertently not included in that action and is proposed to be reduced from the current charge of $250 to $100 to be more consistent with neighboring jurisdiction fees and reflect an updated process.
Additional amendments are required to current value based fees. The proposed adjustment is a result of the 88th Texas Legislature approving House Bill 3492, which becomes effective September 1, 2023 and precludes a municipality from considering the cost of constructing or improving the public infrastructure for a subdivision, lot, or related property development in determining the amount of a fee. The current Fee Schedule approved with the FY23 budget includes two separate fees in Development Services that are value based and are required to be adjusted prior to September 1 to ensure compliance with the new legislation. According to the legislation, a municipality shall consider the actual cost, as applicable, to review and process the engineering or construction plan or to inspect the public improvement infrastructure. A municipality can consider the fee that would be charged by a qualified, independent third-party to do the review and inspection; the hourly rate for the estimated direct time of the municipalities employees performing the review and inspection; or the actual costs assessed to the municipality by a third-party providing the services.
The fee for Construction (Public Infrastructure) Plans included in the current Fee Schedule includes an initial application fee, a fee bas...
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