Admin Order 53-22-08-F -- Amended Rental Housing Code Fee

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Administrative Order – Page 1 of 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-22-08-F of the City Manager of the City of Eugene SETTING THE RENTAL HOUSING CODE REGISTRATION AND APPEAL FEE SCHEDULE AND SUPERSEDING THE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-05-03-F. The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, authorizes the City Manager to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for services, goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits. Pursuant to that authority, on July 7, 2005, Administrative Order No. 53-05-03-F was issued establishing the current Rental Housing Code Registration and Appeal Fee Schedule (“the Fee Schedule”). B. On August 13, 2022, Ordinance No. 20670 took effect and amended section 8.440(2) of the Eugene Code (EC) to provide that the City Manager shall “set a fee for each dwelling unit covered by a rental agreement. The revenues generated by the fee shall be used for the purpose of offsetting the costs to the city associated with the enforcement of this code and costs associated with providing services to tenants and owners and managers of rental housing, including but not limited to: a rental housing navigator position, rental housing data collection, and tenant support services.” I have determined that additional revenues are necessary in order to accomplish the purposes listed in EC 8.440. C. On September 2, 2022, I issued Administrative Order No. 53-22-08 ordering that notice be given of the opportunity to submit written comments on my proposal to amend the Fee Schedule by setting a new rental housing annual registration fee. The Notice specified that comments on the proposed amendment would be received for 15 days from September 7, 2022, the posting date of the Notice. The written comments received during the public comment period are addressed in the City Manager's Findings Supporting Proposed Rental Housing fees attached as Exhibit B to this Order. D. Based on my investigation pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and after considering the comments that were submitted, I find that the fee should be set as proposed. (See Exhibit B to this Order) E. The unamended Rental Housing Code fees adopted by Administrative Order No. 53-05-03-F are incorporated into the Fee Schedule attached as Exhibit A to this Order. On the basis of these findings, I order that: 1. The Rental Housing Code Fee Schedule attached as Exhibit A to this Order is the schedule of fees to be charged for the described services as of the effective date of this Order.