SEC. 19.16. GENERAL PLAN MAINTENANCE SURCHARGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY

PLANNING. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,114, Eff. 9/17/17.)

There shall be added to each fee imposed for any permit, plan check, license or application, provided in Chapter I of this Code, a surcharge in an amount equal to the greater of 7 percent of the fee or $1.00, except that any other surcharge shall be excluded from the computation of this surcharge. Monies received from this surcharge shall be deposited into the Department of City Planning Long- Range Planning Special Revenue Trust Fund. The monies received pursuant to this section shall be used for maintenance of the City’s General Plan and all associated underlying plans or elements, ordinances, and other associated planning initiatives. Fifty percent of the monies received, after the effective date of this ordinance, shall be used for costs directly related to updating the City’s 35 Community Plans. Exempted from this surcharge are all fees and costs imposed pursuant to Section 12.37.