SB 1473 Building Standards fee, and charges enumerated without rates on the City fee schedule

“SUBJECT: Chapter 719, Statutes of 2008 (Senate Bill No. 1473, Calderon)" ... "Moneys deposited in this fund will come from a surcharge on both residential and non-residential building permits.”

“Once appropriated, moneys deposited in this fund will be available to CBSC, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal for expenditure in carrying out the provisions of the State Building Standards Law and provisions of State Housing Law that relate to building standards. Emphasis is to be placed on the development, adoption, publication, updating, and educational efforts associated with green building standards.”

The City expressly excludes the SB 1473 fee from its own fee schedule; the rate is the statute's

“SCHEDULE IV: OTHER FEES OR CHARGES STIPULATED BY SEPARATE CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION AND NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SCHEDULE - School District Fees (State Mandated) | Transportation Corridor Agency Fees | SB1473 Fees | Orange County Sanitation District Fees | District 92-1 Fees | Orange County Fire Authority Fees”

2009-01-01 (statute signed 2008-09-30, operative 2009-01-01)

“On September 30th of this year Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 1473 into law. It will take effect on January 1, 2009. Among other things, the bill provides for the creation of the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, which is established in the State Treasury. Moneys deposited in this fund will come from a surcharge on both residential and non-residential building permits.”

Senate Bill No. 1473 (Calderon), Chapter 719, Statutes of 2008 — adding Health & Safety Code s. 18931.6

“On September 30th of this year Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 1473 into law. It will take effect on January 1, 2009. Among other things, the bill provides for the creation of the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, which is established in the State Treasury. Moneys deposited in this fund will come from a surcharge on both residential and non-residential building permits.”

at building permit

“18931.6. (a) Each city, county, or city and county shall collect a fee from any applicant for a building permit, assessed at the rate of four dollars ($4) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in valuation, as determined by the local building official, with appropriate fractions thereof, but not less than one dollar ($1).”

City of Irvine, Community Development Department (Building & Safety), at building permit

“In addition, SB 1473 provides that the city, county, or city and county may retain up to ten (10) percent of the fees collected for related administrative costs and for code enforcement education. The bill requires that the local jurisdiction transmit the remainder to CBSC for deposit in the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund.”

“Notification that the first quarter's fees will be due on April 15, 2009, and a reporting form for the first quarter beginning January 1, 2009, and ending March 31, 2009, will be distributed to each city, county, and city and county, and placed on CBSC's website at www.bsc.ca.gov in the first part of 2009.”