1. CONTINUED
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO
CONDITIONALLY APPROVE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 6924 FOR THE CONVERSION OF
FOUR RENTAL UNITS TO FOUR CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 1177-83 DELAWARE
STREET.
2.
PROPOSED FILING FEE – RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS
CERTIFICATION OF GAS HEATING APPLIANCES
3.
PROPOSED FEE INCREASE – TUOLUMNE CAMP
4.
PROPOSED FEES FOR INSTALLATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
5.
AMENDMENT OF BERKELEY MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE
INSTALLATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
1. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING OF THE APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION
DECISION TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 6924 FOR THE
CONVERSION OF FOUR RENTAL UNITS TO FOUR CONDOMINIUM UNITS AT 1177-83
DELAWARE STREET.
Kenneth Schmier, applicant, and David Darlington, tenant, have appealed
the Planning Commission's decision conditionally approving Tentative
Parcel Map 6924 for the conversion of four rental units to four
condominium units at 1177-83 Delaware Street. For further information,
contact Xandra Grube, 705-8115.
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2.
PROPOSED
FILING FEE – RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS CERTIFICATION
OF GAS HEATING APPLIANCES
The City
of Berkeley Housing Department is proposing a filing fee charge to
owners of tenant-occupied buildings in Berkeley under a new Program (Certification
of Gas Heating Appliances Program) which requires certification as
to the proper functioning of gas heating appliances in Berkeley’s
rental units.
The
Program requires rental property owners to have all gas heating
appliances and their venting systems evaluated by a licensed
mechanical contractor or by a gas/electric utility company every three
years. Newly constructed
residential rental units are exempt under this proposal for the first
five years following issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
Under this Program, property owners will be required to submit
compliance documentation to the City of Berkeley and pay a filing fee
which is being proposed as follows:
·
With the exception of rooming and lodging house units,
rental property owners shall be charged a $12.00 filing fee for each
rental unit subject to the certification provision of the Program.
·
Owners of rooming and lodging houses shall be charged a
$12.00 filing fee for the first six (6) rooms within a rooming house
complex subject to the certification provision of the Program and
$2.00 for each additional room.
The
proposed filing fee is intended to assist the City in recovering the
costs to administer the Program. The proposed fee will generate approximately $50,000 per year
in revenue. For further
information, contact Mr. Carlos Romo, Supervising Housing Inspector,
at 644-6445.
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3.
PROPOSED FEE INCREASE –
TUOLUMNE CAMP
The City of
Berkeley is proposing an increase in fees for 2001 at Tuolumne Camp to
cover the higher costs of operating the facilities.
The 2001 fees for Tuolumne Camp would increase by one dollar for
adults and one dollar for youth categories, which represents a 2.75%
increase in fees.
For more
information, contact David Poock at 644-6520.
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4.
PROPOSED
FEES FOR INSTALLATION OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
The City of
Berkeley is proposing fees to telecommunications companies as part of the
City's new Telecommunications Ordinance.
The Ordinance requires that all telecommunications companies
register with the City with information about their five year plans for
systems and equipment installation both in the public right-of-way and
also on private property. The
administrative costs for these registrations and renewals will be
recovered by the Administrative Fees below.
Those
companies not exempt from certain state and federal law pertaining to
telecommunications will be required to pay compensation to the City for
use of the right-of-way, which are described by the License or Franchise
Fee below. A company using
the right-of-way to provide services within Berkeley will be charged a
Franchise Fee. A company
using the right-of-way but not providing services within Berkeley will be
charged a License Fee.
All companies
will be required to pay fees for telecommunications engineering permits to
recover actual costs of the installation and excavation plan review as
well as inspection of projects in the right-of-way.
The fee
schedule is as follows:
Administrative
Fees
Initial
Registration Fee:
$1,014
Annual
Renewal Fee:
$5,337
Annual
License or Franchise Fee: $1.80 to $3.75 per lineal foot.
Telecommunications
Engineering Permit Fees:
Permit Review
Fee: $134
minimum per Permit. $0.67 per
lineal foot after the 1st 200 feet.
Inspection
Fee:
$130 minimum per Permit. $0.65
per lineal foot after the 1st 200 feet.
USA Marking
Fee: $130
minimum per Permit. $0.65 per
lineal foot after the 1st 200 feet.
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5.
AMENDMENT OF BERKELEY MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE INSTALLATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Recommendation: Amend the Berkeley Municipal Code to add new Chapter 16.10 and amend Title 23 (Zoning Ordinance) to regulate the installation of telecommunications systems and equipment. The proposed Chapter 16.10 will regulate the installation of telecommunications systems that use streets, public rights-of-way, easements, or other public property and require registration for telecommunications use of private property.
The ordinance will require all telecommunications carriers with infrastructure in Berkeley, whether on public or private property, to register with the City. All new work by registered telecommunications providers in the City’s public rights-of-way or on public property will require a special telecommunications permit. The decision to grant or deny a special telecommunications permit will be based on consideration of factors including damage or disruption to public or private facilities, improvements, aesthetics, travel, or landscaping; cost and disruption of construction within the public right-of-way; and the aesthetic and blighting effect of above-ground facilities. Approval of a permit may be subject to the imposition of conditions related to the timing, method of construction, and location of facilities including limitations on the number, size, and location of above-ground facilities and equipment in order to minimize adverse visual impacts and obstructions. The proposed amendments to Title 23 (Zoning Ordinance) will require approval of an Administrative Use Permit to install a telecommunications pedestal or other enclosure within a required set back. November 21 through December 12, 2000 are the starting and ending dates of the review period during which the City will receive comments:
Copies of the Initial Study and referenced documents are available for review in the Planning and Development Department, 2118 Milvia Street, Third Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704
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