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Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending the Public Works Department Subdivision Map and Document Review Fee Schedule for the County Surveyor Division, as follows:
(Set a hearing for June 6, 2023. Time estimate: 15 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of the proposed Ordinance that reduces the deposit amount for records of survey in the subdivision map and document review fee schedule from $3,624.00 to $2,500.00 within incorporated cities and extends the date of the Pilot Program for the subsidy of Record of Survey fees in the unincorporated area of the County until June 30, 2026;
b) Read the title "An Ordinance Adopting a Schedule of Fees for Services Provided by the Department of Public Works, County Surveyor Division in Connection with the Review and Approval of Subdivision and Survey Related Documents and Maps within the Jurisdiction of Santa Barbara County," and waive full reading of the selected Ordinance; and
c) Continue the hearing to the Administrative Agenda of June 27, 2023 to consider recommendations, as follows:
i) Consider and approve the adoption (second reading) of the Ordinance for County Surveyor services effective 60 days after adoption; and
ii) Find that the above-recommended actions are the establishment, modification, structuring, restricting, or approval of rates, tolls, fees, or other charges by public agencies which the public agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses and purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials and are therefore not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under California Public Resources Code Section 21080, subdivisions (b)(8)(A) and (B), and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273, subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2), and are an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a "project" as defined for purposes of the CEQA un...
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