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e e - Carla Marmaro of the Planning Department discussed the reV1Slons to the fee schedule. She said the City is currently recovering about 12 percent of the total cost of processing land use applications. If approved, the revisions will enable the City to recover 21 percent of total costs. The increase in revenue will be about 75 percent. She said if council adopts the draft resolution, the proposed fee schedule would be effective July 1, 1986. In addition, the draft ordinance amends the Eugene Code to authorize the City Manager to update the fee schedule in the future. Ms. Marmaro said the proposed revisions eliminate the differential between fees for residential and non-residential applications; initiate charges for appeals other than those filed by neighborhood organizations, and for street name changes, and modifications to PUDs and conditional use permits; simplify the sliding scales for some applications, and waive annexation fees. She said the proposed fee schedule reflects continued City subsidy of land use application fees. She said the proposed revisions were reviewed by the Planning Commission and the Joint Committee for Economic Diversification. In addition, many people and organizations were notified of a public information meeting about the revisions held on April 22 and of tonight1s public hearing. Referring to issues discussed in a memo dated May 12, 1986, entitled "Land Use Application Fee Schedule Update," Ms. Marmaro said the council may decide to waive all annexation/zone change fees, to charge a fee for all annexation/zone change requests, or to waive only those annexation/zone change requests in the area served by the River Road/Santa Clara sewer service system. She said additional information is available about residential site review and conditional use permit applications. Responding to concerns about the fee for conditional use permits for day care and group care facilities in residential zoning districts, she suggested the council reduce the fee for day care and group care facilities operated in homes. Responding to another concern about charging people with low incomes a fee for filing an appeal, she said it is difficult to prove low-income status. She said it would be possible to require an "affidavit of indigence" which would reduce the appeal fee. Responding to a question from Ms. Wooten, Ms. Brody said people with low or moderate incomes are not more likely than others to file appeals. Responding to questions from Mr. Hansen and Mr. Holmer, Ms. Marmaro said the revisions will increase the revenue from land use fees from $32,000 to $56,000. She said the revised fees are similar to those charged by Beaverton and Tigard, but it is difficult to compare fees because the revised fees reflect a percentage of both direct and indirect charges. She said most other jurisdictions recover a smaller percentage of total costs. Ms. Brody said most other jurisdictions attempt to recover only direct costs. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom and Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Brody said there are several national day care and group care facilities. The proposed exemption would apply only to care facilities operated in residences. She said facilities for as many as 20 people are operated in residences. Mayor Obie opened the pUblic hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 1986 Page 3