Title 16.91.010 — WRECKING YARD
Ripon Municipal Code Ch. 3.24 Planning Agency Fees
Ripon Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Ripon
Cite as: Ripon Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Sections: 3.24.010 Statutory authority. 3.24.020 Planning and zoning fees. 3.24.030 Subdivision fees. 3.24.040 Condominium or townhouse fees. 3.24.050 General plan fees. 3.24.060 Environmental documentation fees. 3.24.070 Refunds. 3.24.080 Change in fees.
3.24.010 Statutory authority.¶
Fees to provide funds necessary for the work of a planning agency are authorized under Title 7, Section 65250, California Government Code. (Ord. 331 § 1, 1984)
3.24.020 Planning and zoning fees.¶
The following fees shall be deposited with the city when a request is made for planning commission and/or city council action: A. Rezoning/prezoning, one hundred fifty dollars; B. Zoning text amendment, one hun dred fifty dollars; C. Conditional use permit, one hundred fifty dollars; D. Temporary conditional use permit, twenty dollars; E. Variance, one hundred fifty dollars; F. Home occupation permit, twenty dollars; G. Development review:
- Duplex, triplex; second unit dwelling, twenty-five dollars,
- Multifamily (four or more units), thirty dollars, plus five dollars/unit over four, one hundred twenty-five dollars maximum,
- Commercial industrial renovation/ remodel, twenty-five dollars,
- New construction, one hundred twenty-five dollars; H. Sign review, twenty-five dollars; I. Building relocation, up to two thousand square feet, twenty-five dollars; over two thousand square feet, fifty dollars; J. Annexation (other fees are due to state and Lafco), two hundred fifty dollars; K. Special meeting of the planning commission, one hundred fifty dollars, plus application fees; L. Appeal to city council:
- Applicant, one hundred dollars,
- Nonapplicant, fifty dollars. (Ord. 331 § 2, 1984)
3.24.030 Subdivision fees.¶
The following fees shall be deposited with the city when a request is made for planning commission and/or city council action: A. Tentative subdivision map or mobile home park, two hundred fifty dollars (over fifty lots, plus five dollars a lot); B. Tentative parcel map, seventy-five dollars plus five dollars/parcel; C. Lot line adjustment, seventy-five dollars; D. Conditional exception, one hundred dollars; E. Merger, seventy-five dollars; F. Tentative map time extensions, fifty dollars;
50 Planning Agency Fees (8-84) G. Final subdivision and parcel maps:
- Inspection, two percent of cost estimate,
- Final map/plan checking, as determined by city engineer,
- Recording fees, as per county recorder. (Ord. 331 § 3, 1984)
3.24.040 Condominium or townhouse¶
fees. The following fees shall be deposited with the city when a request is made for planning commission and/or city council action: A. Planning development/conversion, less than four units, four hundred fifty dollars; B
Planned development and subdivision, five hundred fifty dollars. (Ord. 331 § 4, 1984)
3.24.050 General plan fees.¶
The following fees shall be deposited with the city when a request is made for planning commission and/or city council action: A. General plan amendment:
- Up to ten acres, two hundred fifty dollars,
- Ten acres to twenty acres, two hundred fifty dollars (over ten acres, plus five dollars an acre),
- Twenty acres to one hundred acres, four hundred dollars (over twenty acres, plus eight dollars an acre),
- Over one hundred acres, one thousand forty dollars (over one hundred acres, plus five dollars an acre); B. Specific plan, as. determined by city engineer; minimum, five hundred dollars; C. Specific plan amendment, as determined by city engineer; minimum, two hundred fifty dollars. (Ord. 331 § 5, 1984)
3.24.060 Environmental documentation¶
fees. The following fees shall be deposited with the city when a request is made for environmental review committee and/or city council action: A. Initial study only, twenty-five dollars; B. Initial study and negative declaration, seventy-five dollars; C. Draft EIR, five hundred dollars, plus cost; D. Final EIR, five hundred dollars, plus cost. (Ord. 331 § 6, 1984)
3.24.070 Refunds.¶
Refunds will be made only in the specific cases listed and in the amount specified in this section. A. When the planning department and/or city council does not have jurisdiction to act, one hundred percent refund of fees paid; B. When the application is withdrawn prior to issuance of any notice of public hearing or prior to being placed upon the agenda of the planning commission and/ or city council, a refund may be given, upon application to the city administrator, in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the application fee or fees paid. (Ord. 331 § 7, 1984)
3.24.080 Change in fees.¶
Any fee set forth in this chapter may be either increased or decreased by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 331 § 8, 1984)
51 Planning Agency Fees (8-84) (Blank)
52 Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund (8-46)
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