Legislation Details

File #: 26-300    Version: 1
Type: Land Use and Environment Status: Discussion Item
File created: 5/6/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - LAND USE
On agenda: 5/20/2026 Final action:
Title: SET A HEARING FOR JUNE 10, 2026: CONSOLIDATED COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL TO ADOPT ORDINANCES RELATED TO FEES, DEPOSITS, AND HOURLY RATES FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY, AND AGRICULTURE, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES EFFECTIVE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND CEQA EXEMPTION (05/20/2026 - FIRST READING; 06/10/2026 - SECOND READING UNLESS ORDINANCE IS MODIFIED ON SECOND READING) (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Attachments: 1. 2026 LUEG Fees Clean, 2. Agenda Information Sheet Fees 2026 1, 3. Updated EA, 4. A LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment A Department Fee Analysis and Description, 5. B LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment B Cost Recovery Ordinance Clean CLEAN UPDATED, 6. C LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment C Cost Recovery Ordinance Strikeout and Underline CLEAN UPDATED, 7. D LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment D CEQA Findings, 8. E LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment E PDS Comparison of Current and Proposed CLEAN, 9. F LAND DEVELOPMENT Attachment F Stakeholder Outreach, 10. G DEHQ Attachment G Department Fee Analysis and Descriptions, 11. H DEHQ Attachment H Cost Recovery Ordinance Clean, 12. I DEHQ Attachment I Cost Recovery Ordinance SOU Clean, 13. J DEHQ Attachment J CEQA Findings, 14. K DEHQ Attachment K Comparison of Current and Proposed Fees and Deposits, 15. L DEHQ Attachment L Summary of Stakeholder Outreach Final SOU Clean, 16. M AWM Attachment M Department Fee Analysis and Description, 17. N AWM Attachment N Ordinance Section 364 3 Clean UPDATED CLEAN, 18. O AWM Attachment O Ordinance Section 364 3 Strikeout Underline Updated Clean, 19. P AWM Attachment P CEQA Findings, 20. Q AWM Attachment Q Comparison of Current and Proposed Fees, 21. R AWM Attachment R Stakeholder Outreach DRAFT 2
Date Action ByActionResultAction DetailsAgenda MaterialsVideo
No records to display.


DATE:
May 20, 2026 and June 10, 2026
06

TO:
Board of Supervisors


SUBJECT
Title
SET A HEARING FOR JUNE 10, 2026: CONSOLIDATED COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL TO ADOPT ORDINANCES RELATED TO FEES, DEPOSITS, AND HOURLY RATES FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY, AND AGRICULTURE, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES EFFECTIVE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND CEQA EXEMPTION (05/20/2026 - FIRST READING; 06/10/2026 - SECOND READING UNLESS ORDINANCE IS MODIFIED ON SECOND READING) (DISTRICTS: ALL)

Body
OVERVIEW
This item was withdrawn from the May 6, 2026 hearing at the request of the Chief Administrative Officer. This item requests that the Board of Supervisors adopt a consolidated cost recovery proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 that updates fees, deposits, and hourly billing rates for multiple County departments within the Land Use and Environment Group (LUEG), in accordance with Board Policy B-29: Fees, Grants, Revenue Contracts - Department Responsibility for Cost Recovery. The proposed actions ensure the continued delivery of critical regulatory, permitting, inspection, and enforcement services that protect public health and safety, the environment, agricultural viability, and community well-being throughout the region.

The consolidated proposal outlines cost-recovery adjustments for the following:
(1) Land Development services, administered and overseen by Planning & Development Services (PDS), the Department of Public Works (DPW), and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR);
(2) Environmental health and regulatory programs administered and overseen by the Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ); and
(3) Agricultural, consumer protection, and measurement standards services administered and overseen by the Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures (AWM).

These departments perform extensive permitting, inspection, and regulatory functions essential to public health, environmental protection, infrastructure safety, and consumer confiden...

Click here for full text