CC RESOLUTION 4102RESOLUTION NO. 4102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA REDUCING
APPEAL FEES FOR ZONING DECISIONS
DIRECTLY AFFECTING A CITIZEN'S PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 3617, the City of El Segundo ( "City ")
currently imposes the following fees for appeals of zoning decisions by the Director of
Planning and Building Safety and/or the Planning Commission:
Project Size Appeal Fee
Single - family Residential less than 10 Units
Multi- family Residential less than or equal to 6 Units
Single - family Residential greater than or equal to 10 Units
Multi - family Residential greater than 6 Units
Commercial/Industrial less than 15,000 square feet
Commercial/Industrial greater than 15,000 square feet
$170
$170
$235
$235
$235
$460.
WHEREAS, in order to encourage public participation in the land use process, the
City Council finds that it is in the interest of the public health, safety and general welfare
to reduce appeal fees for zoning decisions involving a citizen's or citizens' principal
residence to fifty dollars ($50.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Fee. The City Council hereby amends Resolution 3617 and
approves and adopts a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for appeals of zoning decisions
involving an appealing party's principal residence.
SECTION 2. Applicability. The reduced fee imposed pursuant to this Resolution
shall only apply as follows:
A. The appealed zoning decision must directly apply to the appealing party's
current principal residence at the time of filing of the appeal. The
appealing party may be required to submit proof of current residence in
order to qualify for a reduced fee pursuant to this Resolution.
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REDUCING APPEAL FEES FOR
ZONING DECISIONS DIRECTLY
AFFECTING CITIZEN'S
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
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B. As long as the appealing party resides in the property that is subject to the
decision being appealed, this Resolution shall apply regardless of whether
the appealing party is an owner or tenant of the property. In situations
where the appealing party occupies one unit in a multi -unit building and
accepts rent from tenant(s) of other units, this Resolution shall not apply
unless it can be shown by the appealing party that resolution of the appeal
favorably to the appealing party would only apply to the unit the appealing
party occupies. An appealing party's principal residence for which title is
held by a family trust or other business entity in which the appealing party
and his or her immediate family or heirs hold all of the beneficial interests
would also be eligible for the reduced appeal fee pursuant to this
Resolution.
C. This Resolution applies regardless of the kind of relief sought pursuant to
the appeal and regardless of whether the appealing party, the City, or any
other party initiated the underlying zoning action being appealed.
D. Properties zoned for commercial or industrial uses shall not be eligible for
a reduced fee under any circumstances.
SECTION 3. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and
adoption of this Resolution as required by law.
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ZONING DECISIONS DIRECTLY
AFFECTING CITIZEN'S
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 1St day of December, 1998.
Mike Gordon, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the
foregoing Resolution No. 410 2 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council,
approved and signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 1" day of December, 1998, and the same was so
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Gordon, Jacobs, McDowell, Gaines, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Cindy Mo e en, City Clerk
APPZ AS
ark Hensley, City Atto
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REDUCING APPEAL FEES FOR
ZONING DECISIONS DIRECTLY
AFFECTING CITIZEN'S
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
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