Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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Fees and Charges Bylaw are being proposed this year. An overview of the
recommended fee changes is as follows:
a) lnsert a new fee of $50 for a one year extension to a Development Permit
approval. This is to cover the time to review and respond to the extension
request. ln most cases, such requests are straight forward and the
extension letter requires no revisions to the approval conditions.
b) lnsert a new fee of $50 for a landscape and irrigation re-inspection related
to a Development Permit. Once landscaping and irrigation are installed,
applicants request a staff inspection. lf there are deficiencies with the
landscaping and irrigation, staff re-inspect the installation after the
deficiencies are corrected. Sometimes there are multiple re-inspections. A
re-inspection fee would provide an incentive for the landscaping and
irrigation to be installed from the onset in accordance with approved plans,
c) Decrease the fee for a Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) from $1,100 to
$200. HAPs are only applied to heritage propeilies and require a minimal
amount of work - specifically design review. The $1,100 currently collected
is an impedíment to the regular refurbishment and development of
properties which are listed on the Heritage Register. Property owners have
indicated a perceived bias against heritage property owners and have
indicated a reluctance to remain on the Heritage Register because of this.
Lowering the cost of the HAP would remove some of the perceived bias and
signal a willingness on behalf of the City to continue to preserve heritage
buildings and support owners of heritage properties'
d) Decrease the fee for a renewal of a Development Permit from $500 to $200.
Development Permit renewals require a minimal amount of staff time in
comparison to Development Variance Permit renewals. As such, the fee for
reviewing a Development Permit file and issuing a renewal should be less.
A fee of $200 is sufficient to offset the staff time to review and issue a
renewal for a Development Permit.
e) Remove the fee for Environmental Development Permits as the City no
longer issues such permits.
f) Remove fee 'T) Liquor Licence Application Fee' from the fee schedule as it
is a repeat of 'P) Liquor Licence Application Fee'.
g) lnsert a $500 strata conversion application fee in order to cover the staff
costs to review the application, present a report to Council and follow up
actions if the application is approved.
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