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of these costs. Neither the rezoning nor the" Land Use Plan" <br />amendment fees cover the staff time that is spent analyzing and <br />processing the requests for properties less than 40 acres in <br />size. This is important, since most of the rezoning and Land Use <br />Plan amendment applications are for properties less than 40 acres <br />in size. Staff has determined that Land Use Plan amendment <br />applications and all applications over 40 acres require as much <br />as 50% additional staff time to review due to the greater number <br />of impacts that must be considered with changes in the land use <br />designation or zoning of large parcels of land. Tables 1 and 2 <br />provide a breakdown of the average costs associated with process- <br />ing rezoning and Land Use Plan Amendment applications. <br />TABLE 1. COST ANALYSIS FOR REZONING APPLICATIONS <br />Average Total Cost <br />ITEM Cost/Unit No. of Units per Item (s) <br />Public Hearing Notices <br />$80.00 <br />2 <br />$160.00 <br />Certified Mail <br />1.55 <br />35 <br />54.25 <br />Rezoning Signs <br />15.00 <br />1 <br />15.00 <br />Copy Cost <br />.10 <br />150 <br />15.00 <br />SUBTOTAL <br />$244.25 <br />Clerical Staff <br />$6.00 <br />12 <br />$72.00 <br />Technical Staff <br />7.00 <br />12 <br />84.00 <br />Professional Staff <br />11.00 <br />12 <br />132.00 <br />Adm. Staff <br />18.00 <br />3 <br />54.00 <br />SUBTOTAL <br />$342.00 <br />TOTAL <br />$586.25 <br />Note: These costs do not reflect employee benefits, overhead <br />costs, nor the costs involved in maintaining data used to <br />review the requests. <br />TABLE 2. COST ANALYSIS FOR LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS <br />Average Total Cost <br />ITEM Cost/Unit No. of Units per Items) <br />Public Hearing Notices $50.00 2 $100.00 <br />Certified Mail 1.55 35 54.25 <br />Copy Cost .10 200 20.00 <br />SUBTOTAL $174.25 <br />Clerical Staff <br />$6.00 <br />15 <br />$90.00 <br />Technical Staff <br />7.00 <br />15 <br />105.00 <br />Professional Staff <br />11.00 <br />20 <br />220.00 <br />Adm. Staff <br />18.00 <br />6 <br />108.00 <br />SUBTOTAL <br />$523.00 <br />TOTAL <br />$697.25 <br />Note: These costs do not reflect employee benefits, overhead <br />costs, nor the costs involved in maintaining data used to <br />review the requests. <br />Analysis of the questionnaires and fee schedules of neighboring <br />jurisdictions revealed -that most cities and counties charged the <br />same or more for Land Use Plan amendment applications than they <br />did for rezoning applications. Many jurisdictions also placed an <br />additional per acre charge onto their base application fee. Table <br />3 shows how Indian River County's fees compare to the fees <br />charged by other cities and counties. <br />49 <br />D E C 111985 BOOK 62 PAGE %7 <br />