Deposit/Fee Schedule

SHASTA LAFCO DEPOSIT/FEE SCHEDULE

PROPOSALS INVOLVING ANNEXATION, DETACHMENT, OR REORGANIZATION

With 100% landowner consent - all owners within the affected territory have provided written consent to the proposed action

$1,600 deposit towards actual costs
+ Environmental document review fee

+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees

+ State Board of Equalization fees

Without 100% landowner consent and with fewer than 50 registered voters - all owners within the affected territory have not provided written consent to the proposed action

$1,800 deposit towards actual costs
+ Environmental document review fee  

+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees
+ State Board of Equalization fees

Without 100% landowner consent and with more than 50 registered voters

$2,500 deposit towards actual costs
+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees            

+ State Board of Equalization fees

Complex proposal, as determined by Executive Officer, that may include (but is not limited to) an EIR, the potential for substantial development with 50 or more units, significant effect on the community or substantial amendment to the sphere of influence

$5,000 deposit towards actual costs
+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees

+ State Board of Equalization Fees

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE UPDATES OR AMENDMENTS

Standard Update or Amendment

$2,750 deposit toward actual costs
+ Environmental document review fee

+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees, if any

Concurrent with annexation, detachment, or combination

$750 deposit toward actual costs

PROPOSALS INVOLVING

District Formations, Dissolutions, Consolidations

$5,000 deposit towards actual costs                                                    

+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees

+ State Board of Equalization fees

Incorporation

$10,000 deposit towards actual costs

+ CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife fees

+ State Board of Equalization fees

REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT RELATED TO PROPOSAL

Categorically Exempt

$200 standard fee

Initial Study and Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration

$750 deposit towards actual costs

Initial Study and Environmental Impact Report

$1,500 deposit towards actual costs

Preparation of environmental documents when LAFCO is the Lead Agency

$2,000 deposit towards actual cost of staff or consultant

OTHER FEES

Pre-application Review

Actual cost charged after first 2 hrs of staff consulting time per pre-app agreement

Request for Reconsideration

$1,000 standard fee

Special or Supplemental Studies

Actual cost of staff or consultant services

Request for Activation or Expansion of District Latent Powers

$1,000 deposit towards actual cost

Special Meeting or Hearing

$1,000 deposit towards actual cost

Municipal Service Review (not initiated by Commission)

$2,000 deposit towards actual cost

MISCELLANEOUS 

Petition Signature Verification

Costs assessed by Registrar of Voters

Copies of documents

.10 per page (after ten pages)

Annual Agenda Mailing Fee

$25

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE FEES    

Paid at the time of filing environmental document (Set by CDFW)

Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration*  

[F & G Code Sectiion 713]

Actual Costs as set by agency

Environmental Impact Report*                                      

[F & G Code Section 713]

Actual Costs as set by agency

No Effect Determination (NED) (must be filed)**

[F & G Code Section 711.14 (d)(1); Gov. Code Section 15260-15333]

$25 (for LAFCO printing and distribution costs)

County Clerk Processing Fee (for all applications)***

$50

*      California Department of Fish and Game fee, as indicated above, is a state agency charge payable when LAFCO as lead agency for environmental review files NOD or when LAFCO determines that such a fee has not been paid during or after lead agency consideration of the proposal.    

**    A "No Effect" determination has no filing fee, but sufficient copies must be submitted with the County Clerk filing.

***   A check (payable to the County Clerk) must be submitted to LAFCO for payment of County Clerk environmental document processing fees.

STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FEES (Set by SBOE)

To be submitted after Shasta LAFCO approval and prior to County Clerk filing.  Checks made payable to "State Board of Equalization"; reference: "Tax Area Services Section, MIC 59"

Actual Costs as set by agency