Title
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the adoption of a proposed Fee Ordinance for Public Works Transportation Division’s Development Review and Plan Check Review services, as follows:
(Set a hearing for June 10, 2025. Time estimate: 20 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance updating fees for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Transportation Division’s review of subdivision maps and other documents related to development review and plan check review;
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of June 24, 2025 to consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance, as follows:
i) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) updating fees for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to Transportation Division’s review of subdivision maps and other documents related to development review and plan check review; and
ii) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving charges that are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and are therefore not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l) and not a “project” as defined for purposes of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5).