Article 6 — FEES AND SECURITIES

No fee or form of security referenced in this chapter exempts any individual or project from paying additional fees or from obtaining any other approvals as required by the Oakley Municipal Code or other agency. The schedule of fees will be those adopted by the City Council from time to time by resolution. Before a permit is issued the applicant shall deposit with the City Clerk cash or check in a sufficient sum to cover the fee for issuance of the permit, plan checking charge, charges for field investigation, and the fee for necessary inspection, all in accordance with schedules established by the City Council.

Grading plan check fees shall be established by the City Council and shall periodically be amended by resolution to keep pace with the cost of plan checking activities.

The grading permit fee shall be as determined by the latest edition of the adopted Uniform Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials and as regionally adjusted for the San Francisco area if applicable.

Grading inspection fees shall be established by the City Engineer and shall periodically be amended to keep pace with the cost of inspecting grading activity.

The grading inspection fees shall be computed based upon the minimal fee assessed plus a percentage of the actual construction cost plus a per yard cost as established in the "Grading Fee Schedule".

The City Engineer, as a discretionary act, may assess special fees in order to regain costs, or anticipated costs, on specific plan checking or inspection services. These fees will be paid at permit issuance or prior to the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy and will be based on the actual costs for providing plan checking and inspections.

A cash deposit shall be posted with the City prior to the issuance of a grading permit to assure the clean up of the site, the surrounding premises and the public right-of-way. The amount of the deposit shall be determined by the City. The deposit will be returned to the applicant if it can be determined prior to the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy that the project site and surrounding areas have been restored to their clean and ultimately improved condition. The City, at its discretion, may utilize funds from the deposit for clean-up of conditions considered unsafe or determined to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare. Deposit funds may also be utilized for clean-up if such conditions could prove to be materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity of the site. If, at the discretion of the City, it can be determined that

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City of Oakley, CA

PUBLIC WORKS REGULATIONS

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§ 6.9.618

a condition may arise regarding graded slope stability and erosion potential, the deposit may be held for one year or until such time that it can be determined that significant vegetation exists so as not to pose a threat to the public health, safety and welfare.

The City Engineer, as a discretionary act, may assess "special inspection fees" to cover the cost of providing said service. This fee shall apply only in special circumstances and shall be for the actual inspection. Special inspections shall be determined to be those inspections not considered a part of the normal inspection process.

In the event that an extension of time is needed to complete the grading operation, as permitted under the original grading permit, a fee equal to the initial site inspection fee shall be paid for each extension of time requested. Said fee shall be paid prior to the request for any subsequent inspections after the expiration of the initial permit or previous extension of time.

• a. Security Amount. Security shall be posted with the City in an amount required by the "Grading Fee Schedule" prior to the issuance of the grading permit.

• b. Cash Deposit. Unless this section is waived in the permit, and before a permit is effective, an applicant shall deposit with the City cash or a certified or cashier’s check in a sum to be fixed by the City as sufficient to reimburse the City for costs of restoring the site to its former condition, based on the schedules adopted by resolution of the City Council. An applicant may file a cash deposit on an annual basis in a sum estimated by the City Engineer as sufficient to cover his/her activities during any 12 month period.

• c. Bond in Lieu of Cash Deposit. Instead of the cash deposit prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, the applicant, on approval by the City, may file a cash deposit in the minimum sum established by the schedules, adopted for that purpose by the City Council and in effect at the time of application for a permit. The balance of the sum fixed by the City Engineer as sufficient to reimburse the City for expenses incurred in restoring the site to its former condition may be filed in the form of an approved surety bond issued by a company authorized to conduct a general surety business in the State.

• d. Annual Bond. Instead of a cash deposit, the applicant, on approval by the City, may annually file with the City Clerk an approved surety bond issued by a company authorized to conduct a general surety business in the State, in a sum fixed by the City Engineer as sufficient to reimburse the City for expenses to be incurred in restoring the site to its former condition, subject to the schedules adopted by the City Council.

• e. Additional Bond or Cash Deposit. The City may require an additional bond or cash deposit at any time that evidence indicates that the amount of the bond or cash deposit previously made is insufficient to cover the cost of restoring the site to its former condition, subject to the schedules adopted by the City Council.

• f. Condition of Bond or Cash Deposit. The condition of any bond or cash deposit made under this chapter shall be that the permittee comply diligently and in good faith with this title and the terms and conditions of the permit.

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City of Oakley, CA

OAKLEY CODE

§ 6.9.618

§ 6.9.618

• g. Payable to City -- Release. Any bond or cash deposit required by the City under this chapter shall be payable to the City and shall be filed with the City Clerk who shall release it 90 days after satisfactory completion of all work authorized in the permit and fulfillment of all conditions of the permit.

• h. Amount of Security. The amount of the security as referenced in this chapter shall be in accordance with those amounts referenced in the "Grading Fee Schedule". The security shall be for the purpose of securing faithful performance and labor and materials on the specific project.

• i. Alternate Security. A Letter of Credit or Certificate of Deposit may be substituted for a cash deposit or bond in a sum to be fixed by the City as sufficient to reimburse the City for costs of restoring the site to its former condition, based on the schedules adopted by resolution of the City Council. An applicant may file a cash deposit on an annual basis in a sum estimated by the City Engineer as sufficient to cover his/her activities during any 12 month period.

• j. Landscape Bond. A landscape bond shall be filed with the City in a sum established by City as sufficient to cover the costs for installation of materials as indicated on the approved plans.

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City of Oakley, CA

PUBLIC WORKS REGULATIONS

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