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Home My WebLink AboutPacket - 10/26/2010 - Community Development Committee City of McHenry JSJ;a27 333 South Green Street -- www.ci.mchenry.il.us McHenry,Illinois 60050-5495 — Mayor's Office (815) 363-2108 Fax (815) 363-2119 Administration COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING (815) 363-2100 Fax (815) 363-2119 AGENDA Construction and October 26, 2010 Neighborhood Services 7:00 P.M. (815) 363-2170 Fax (815) 363-2173 Alderman's Conference Room Finance Department (815) 363-2100 Fax (815) 363-2119 Parks and Recreation (815) 363-2160 Fax (815) 363-3186 TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: Police Non-Emergency (815) 363-2200 1. Public Input (3 minute limitation) Fax (815) 363-2149 Public Works 2. Code Enforcement Update (815) 363-2186 Fax (815) 363-2214 3. Incentives for Small and Medium-sized Businesses 4. Review of Fees for Residential Minor Permits Mayor Susan E. Low 5. Main Street Revitalization City Clerk Janice C. Jones 6. 2010 Accomplishments and 2011 Meeting Schedule Treasurer Steven C. Murgatroyd 7. Other Business Aldermen WARD 1 Victor A. Santi WARD 2 Andrew A. Glab WARD 3 Jeffrey A. Schaefer WARD 4 Geoffrey T. Blake WARD 5 Richard W. Wimmer WARD 6 Robert J. Peterson WARD 7 Geri A. Condon COMMITTEE SUPPLEMENT TO: Community Development Committee FROM: Douglas Martin, Deputy City Administrator FOR: October 26, 2010, Community Development Committee Meeting RE: Code Enforcement Update Background. Code enforcement and property maintenance continue to be at the forefront of duties for the Construction and Neighborhood Services Department. The City currently has one person fully dedicated to code enforcement in addition to the Assistant Director of Construction and Neighborhood Services who oversees the area. Building inspectors also assist on an as-needed basis. Staff Analysis. Attached to this supplement are graphs depicting the number of complaints received by the city in the first nine months of the 2009 and 2010 calendar years. There is one graph/violation category. The violations are categorized as one of the following: dangerous building, housing, miscellaneous violation, nuisance violation and zoning. In addition the chart shows the number of complaints and their disposition. Each violation is described on the respective graph, along with the number of complaints for 2009 and 2010 for this particular category. Below are definitions describing each status classification. Unfounded cases: Cases determined to be without merit and with no basis for considering the incident to be a violation Abated Cases: Cases that have been removed from the caseload due to simply fixing the problem. An example is a code inspector removing illegal signs from the right of way. Voluntary Compliance: Cases that have been resolved by the violator after the jurisdiction has issued a formal violation or another formal notice without going to adjudication. Adjudication: Cases that have been brought in front of the city's adjudication officer. Unresolved: Cases that are still open and actively being monitored for compliance. Recommendation. No action by the Committee is needed. This is an annual update to give the City Council a snapshot of code enforcement activities from that year, as well as the previous year. � _ ' Dangerous Building Complaints 18 ---------------------- ---- ------- --' 16 14 12 , � lZ ' 10 � � E2OO9 ` ^ - 22010 ' � 6 ` � 4 -------------- ^ - -__ __ U � #Abated #Vountary #Unfounded #unresolved #tuAjudication ! Compliance � ' Total number of dangerous building complaints: 2009 3010 28 15 Dangerous Building: Violations to this code category may include but are not limited to, violations that Housing Complaints 140 120 _._._. _. 100 80 ■2009 60 ....... .. .. .. _._ 2010 40 __.... 20 ■ ■ #Abated #Voluntary #Unfounded #Unresolved #to Ajudication Compliance Total number of housing complaints: 2009 2010 130 207 Housing: Violations to this code category may include but are not limited to, structural deficiencies, unsanitary housing conditions, trash and debris problems, HVAC, minimal space, paint, weatherization, plumbing and electrical. Miscellaneous Complaints ........._........... ...................... .......... .. ..... ............. _.............................. 90 80 70 60 50 40 _., .. .___ __..____ _. _ ._ ._.. ■2009 s 2010 30 20 10 .;.:....�_ - _.. #Abated #Voluntary #Unfounded #Unresolved #to Ajudication Compliance Total number of Miscellaneous complaints: 2009 2010 138 71 Miscellaneous: Violations to this code category include all violations that do not fall under any other category , ' Nuisance Complaints 180 '----'--------'--'----- --------------------'----------- ` � 160 140 120 ' 100 02009 uo ` M2OlO -~ ` ' 40 � 20 ---- � 0 #Abated #Vo|untary #Unfounded #Unnsnked #toA]udication � Compliance | Total number of Nuisance complaints: 2009 ZOlO 332 293 Nuisance: Violations tothis code category include but are not limited to, tall weeds and grass,junk lots, graffiti, abandoned vehicles.(abandoned vehicles include unlicensed and inoperable on private property) ' Zoning Complaints 00 � �50 ' 40 � ` ' 30 ' ' 02009 ' -2O1O � � 20 ' ` ' . 10 � .` x ` � #Aboted #Vo|untary #Unfounded #Unreso|ved #tnAjudicotion ` Compliance � Total number of Zoning complaints: 2009 2010 /5 77 Zoning: Violations tothis code category include but are not limited to violations of McHenry Zoning Ordinance, which includes parking of vehicles, signs and regulating land use. Not included in graph for zoning complaints were signs removed from city right of ways. These signs are categorized as abated. Signs removed from right away for nine month period. .2009 2010 644 635 Sum of all complaints for nine month period: 2009 2010 703 662 COMMITTEE SUPPLEMENT TO: Community Development Committee FROM: Douglas Martin, Deputy City Administrator FOR: October 26, 2010 Community Development Committee Meeting RE: Review of Fees for Residential Minor Permits Background. It has been over ten years since the city reviewed minor permit fees. Minor permits are issued for sheds, decks, driveway construction, swimming pools, siding, and reroofing and are primarily sought by homeowners but can also be issued to businesses. Staff suggests that the fees currently charged be updated to enable that the city to recover some of the costs associated with review and inspections. It would be difficult to recover all costs due to the unique circumstances associated with each permit. Analysis. Attached is a spreadsheet outlining types of minor permits, costs for each, number of permits issues in the past nine months, and recommended fee. The spreadsheet also depicts fees charged for same in Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, and Woodstock. The proposed fee updates are solely for residential development. A plan review fee for new construction, additions, and alterations and a fee to issue a temporary occupancy permit are also proposed. It is not unusual for permit applications to be withdrawn at the plan review stage. A plan review fee would help to ensure that a person is seriously considering the project. A plan review fee would not be assessed for minor permits. Temporary occupancy permits are often issued for non-life safety and weather-related items such as landscaping and concrete driveway approaches that cannot be completed during the winter months yet the home habitable. At the time a temporary occupancy permit is issued, the owner is required to sign an agreement stating that the outstanding items will be completed by a predetermined date. Staff is proposing a fee of $50 to cover the cost to prepare the temporary occupancy permit and additional inspections that must be conducted prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy. Most communities charge a fee for occupancy permits but not temporary occupancy permits however staff is of the opinion the cost of an occupancy permit is already built in to the actual building permit fee therefore no additional fee is warranted. Recommendation. Review and forward a recommendation to City Council to amend Municipal Code Section 7-3 updating permit fees as presented. Staff also recommends reviewing fees every two or three years. RESIDENTIAL MINOR PERMIT FEE PROPOSAL McHenry Algonquin Crystal lake LITH Woodstock Average Recommended Permits issued in 2010 A/C $25 $75 $20 $30 $55 $40 $40 1 $75 for 1st 100 sq.ft. $20 for 1st 100 sq.ft. Deck $25 $15 for each add. 100 sq.ft. 0.05 for each add.Sq.ft. $30 $40 $45 $30+0.05/sq.ft. 42 $5 Zoning Fee Demolition $100 $250 $50/each 10 ft.of height 0.06.sq.ft $150 * No Change 0 Plus$25 Driveway $20 $40 $10 $32 $0 $20 $25 48 Electric Install/Upgrade $50 $40 $25 $37 $55 $41 No Change 6 Fence $20 $40 $10 $35 $20 $25 $25 84 Fireplace $50 $40 Sliding Scale$15-$40+ Sliding Scale $20-$110 $0 * No Change 1 Furnace(New unit only) $25 $40 $30 $0 $0 * $35 0 Garage 0.15/sq.ft. $35 $20 $30 $75 * No Change 2 $75 for 1st 100 sq.ft. $20 for 1st 100 sq.ft. Gazebo $25 $15 for each add. 100 sq.ft. 0.05 for each add.Sq.ft. $30 $25 * $30+0.05/sgj`t. 0 $5 Zoning Fee Hot Tub $30 $40 $25 $30 $55 $36 $35 4 Irrigation $30 $80 $60 $30 $55 $51 $50 2 Pool(AG) $30 $100 $25 $75 $60 $58 $60 6 Pool(IG) $75 $250 $35 $150 $60 $115 $115 0 Reroof $25 $40 Sliding Scale $15-$40+ $30 $0 * No Change 204 Sewer/Water Repair $50 $50 $20 $0 $55 $35 No Change 8 Shed $25 $40 $20 $30 $25 $28 $30 24 Siding $20 $40 Sliding Scale$15-$40+ $30 $0 * $25 63 TemporaryCIO's $0 $75 $0 $50 $0 * $50 *** C/O's 0** $40 $15 $75 $55 $37 $0 *** Plan Review for 0 $75 $85 $0 $0 $32 $80 45 New Const./Add./Alt. * Unable to determine average because variables exist in this category ** No fee is being recommended at this point in time because it is considered included in the building fee. ***This data not maintained so number not able to be provided.