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Related to fees is the issue of whether or not an application is required to be reviewed by the PZC. <br />When an application is required to be reviewed by the PZC, rather than staff -level approval, costs <br />increase for producing staff reports and for staff time at the PZC meeting. To reduce staff and PZC <br />time for certain routine projects which currently require PZC review, staff proposes code changes <br />that would allow staff approval. Such code changes would reduce certain application fees and would <br />save time for staff, the PZC, and the applicant. Such changes would also reduce approval time by 2 <br />to 3 weeks for the affected projects. To that end, staff proposes that the Board authorize a code <br />change to allow staff level approval for certain "routine" uses that currently require PZC review and <br />approval. A draft list of those uses is attached (see attachment #7). <br />CONCLUSION <br />To address the three workshop items assigned to Community Development by the Board, the Board <br />needs to authorize staff to move forward with an LDR amendment for certain landscape code and <br />littoral zone planting regulation items (see attachment #2), an LDR amendment for temporary <br />suspension regulations (see attachment #3), and an LDR amendment to allow staff approval of <br />routine projects that currently require PZC approval (see attachment #7). In addition, the Board <br />needs to authorize an update of development application review fees charged by Community <br />Development and by Public Works. Those fee schedules will ultimately need to be adopted by a <br />Board resolution. If authorized to move forward with these items, staff will finalize drafts of the <br />three LDR amendments and the updated development application fee schedules, obtain public input, <br />and bring those items through the appropriate adoption processes. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: <br />1. Authorize staff to initiate the formal process to review and adopt LDR amendments for: <br />a. Chapters 926 and 934 to change certain landscape and littoral zone planting <br />requirements, <br />b. Chapter 902 to change certain temporary suspension regulations, and <br />c. Chapter 971 to allow staff level approval for certain uses <br />2. Direct staff to finalize an update of development review fees for Community Development <br />and for Public Works and to present final updated fee schedules with proposed effective date <br />for Board consideration and adoption. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Commissioner Zorc's May 2, 2017 Board Item and Meeting Minutes <br />2. Draft Changes to Landscaping Regulations (Chapter 926) and Littoral Zone Regulations <br />(Chapter 934) <br />3. Draft Changes to Temporary Suspension Regulations (Chapter 902) <br />4. Comparison of Application Fees in Other Jurisdictions <br />5. Draft Preliminary Fee Schedule Update (Community Development) <br />6. Indian River County Preliminary Fees Comparison to Other Counties <br />C:\Users\GRANIC—I\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 7\@BCL@340595C8\@BCL@340595C8.doex 4 <br />P174 <br />