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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 19-7215 (ANDING MASTER FEE SCHEDULE)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 19-7215 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S TREE ORDINANCE AND TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR TREE REMOVAL PERMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. 1. Upon the adoption of Ordinance No. 19-1397 violations of Chapter 12.36 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code ("HBMC"), the City's tree ordinance, will be subject to the procedures for administrative citations and penalties set forth in HBMC Chapter 1.10. Tree removal permits will also be subject to an application fee in an amount not to exceed the City's reasonable costs in properly reviewing a permit application. 2. Pursuant to HBMC Section 1.10.050, persons issued an administrative citation are subject to a fine in an amount established by resolution of the City Council. 3. Pursuant to HBMC 12.36.060(A), applications for a tree removal permit are subject to an application fee established by resolution of the City Council. Section 2. The City's Master Fee Schedule is hereby amended to add the following schedule of administrative fines for violations of HBMC Chapter 12.36: A. Violations of HBMC sections 12.36.050 (Damage, Destruction, or Removal of Parkway Trees) and 12.36.060 (Permit Required for Parkway Tree Removal) are subject to fines in the following amounts: 1. $250 for a first violation. 2. $500 for a second violation within one year of the first violation. 3. $1,000 for each additional violation within one year of the first violation. These penalties are in addition to any applicable replacement costs for a parkway tree that may have been destroyed by the cited party, as set forth in HBMC Section 12.36.100. B. All other violations of HBMC Chapter 12.36 are subject to fines in the following amounts: Page 1 of 2 IMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1. $100 for a first violation. 2. $200 for a second violation within one year of the first violation. 3. $500 for each additional violation within one year of the first violation. Section 3. The City's Master Fee Schedule is hereby amended to add the following application fees for tree removal permits issued pursuant to HBMC Chapter 12.36. Tree Removal Permit Fee Application Fee $200.00 Section 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. This Resolution shall take effect concurrently with the effective date of Ordinance No._19-1397. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of September 2019. PRESIDENT of the City ATTEST: City Cie MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach Page 2 of 2 APPROVED S TO FORM: City Attorney 19-7215 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH I, Suja Lowenthal, City Manager and Acting City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-7215 was duly and regularly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of said Council --at the regular place thereof on September 24, 2019-by the following vote: AYES: Campbell, Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Armato NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Dated: September 24, 2019 J Suja Lower hal Acting City Clerk