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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-075 Amending the Fee Schedule, Cannabis and Admin CitationsRESOLUTION NO. 2025-075 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2025 CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FEE SCHEDULE BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council (the "Council") for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota (the "City) as follows: The Community Development Department of the City oversees business licensing, city planning, and conducts inspections to ensure code compliance and the maintenance of health and safety standards within the community; and Certain fees are associated with various action items within regard to business licensing, Planned Unit Development (PUD) applications, and administrative citations; and The City Council has established an administrative citation program to promote code compliance in a more timely and effective manner as well as setting a licensing procedure for cannabis businesses; and The new licensing establishes a process for approval including setting a licensing fee, the addition of the PUD Amendment fee clarifies the cost of amending a PUD, and the new enforcement late fee sets a rate for the late fee identified in code; and Fee pricing is evaluated and established based on comparable area rates as well as regulations established via state statute; and The passage of this Resolution will establish the required Administrative Citation late fee to reflect the staff time associated with the code enforcement program and the fees associated with the staff time and resources necessary to process licensing applications. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the passage of Resolution No. 2025-075, amending the 2025 Community Development Fee Schedule as referenced in the attached 3rd Amended 2025 Fee Schedule. ORDER OF COUNCIL Passed this 22nd day of September, 2025. Offered by: Spriggs Seconded by: Buesgens Roll Call: All Ayes � r A ada Ma quez Si la, Mayor Attest: Sar on, City Clerk/Council Secretary