A fee, in full payment for all costs and expenses of the Development Services Department incurred in complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including those necessary to examine and evaluate a proposed private project in order to determine the need for an environmental impact report and prepare such a report or negative declaration, shall be paid to and collected by the Development Services Director, who shall give a receipt therefor, before such determination or report is made. The nature of the requirement of the CEQA as it applies to a private project shall be determined by the Development Services Director. Fees necessary for compliance with CEQA shall be collected no later than two days after the final filing date for the Planning Commission hearing requested. No fee shall be collected when it is determined by the Development Services Director prior to conducting an initial study that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment or when the project is categorically exempt. The City Council, by resolution, shall set the amount of such fees and may from time to time adjust said amounts, based upon an annual study.
(Ord. 2740 § 28, 1990: Ord. 2515 § 2, 1984: Ord. 2230 § 1 (part), 1978).