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USER FEE REPORT <br />PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br />The following information reflects the review of user fees in the areas of Planning and Environmental <br />Health. The last review of these fees was performed in 1996. In this report, the costs of services and <br />the development of the "full cost" fee is based upon the methodology applied by David M. Griffith & <br />Associates (DMG) in the performance of the County -wide user fee study conducted in 1989. The <br />primary purpose of this report is to document the cost of providing the services. These costs are not <br />limited to departmental charges, but are based on all- inclusive costs, direct and indirect, incurred by the <br />County in each fee - related area. The attached schedules reflect information on fees required to recoup <br />full cost as well as fee impacts at various incremental levels. The departmental costs are based upon the <br />1997 -98 budget and the indirect costs are based upon the 1997 Cost allocation plan prepared by DMG. <br />This report has been prepared under the direction of the Finance Director and the Budget Director. <br />PLANNING <br />The Planning Department consists of an Administration section, which provides direction, and <br />administrative support and the following operating divisions: <br />Current Planning <br />Comprehensive Planning <br />Erosion Control <br />Information Services <br />Inspections. <br />There are three divisions within the Department which have fee - related functions outside the scope of <br />providing information to the public, Current Planning, Inspections and Erosion Control. Information <br />related to these divisions is as follows. <br />Current Planniniz The Current Planning division enforces the subdivision regulations and flood damage <br />prevention ordinance in the unincorporated areas of the County. The fees associated with this division <br />are included on the attachment titled "Schedule I." <br />Cost vs Revenue - The total cost of the Current Planning Division's fee related activities is $193,959. <br />This division generates $49,946 in revenue. The Current Planning Division covered 26% of its total cost <br />with fee revenue. The County subsidy for Current Planning is approximately $144,000. <br />These fees were last revised in the 1996 -97 fiscal year. <br />