Draft Article I Section 2.3.e Community Development Fee Waiver

Created: 2022-11-07 08:47:44 [EST] 
(Supp. No. 101) 
 
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Sec. 2-3. Community development and building permit fees; annual review and adjustment; 
payment; waiver. 
(a) 
The community development fee schedule of the City of Glendale shall be set forth in Appendix B of the city 
code.  
(b) 
The City of Glendale Community Development Fee Schedule and the building permit fees shall be reviewed 
and approved by the city council on an annual basis. The community development fee schedule shall be 
adjusted annually in accordance with the CPIU (Consumer Price Index Urban Users) inflationary index; and 
building permit fees shall be adjusted annually in accordance with the International Code Council Building 
Valuation Data. The adjusted fees shall be posted on the city's website and published in the city's official 
newspaper as required by state law.  
(c) 
Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as an economic 
development incentive upon a finding that the waiver or rebate is in the best interests of the City of 
Glendale. The city council delegates its authority to the city manager to waive or rebate, in writing, 
community development fees up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Any fee waiver or rebate shall be 
conditioned upon timely completion of the development or additional improvements which comprise the 
project.  
(d) 
Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as an incentive to 
attract privately-produced events in the city-council adopted redevelopment area upon a finding that the 
waiver or rebate is in the best interests of the City of Glendale. The city council delegates its authority to the 
city manager or designee to make the finding as to whether a waiver or rebate is in the best interests of the 
city and to waive or rebate, in writing, community development fees up to twenty-five thousand dollars 
($25,000.00). Any fee waiver or rebate is conditioned upon adherence to all applicable federal, state, or 
county laws; city codes and ordinances; and administrative policies or procedures.  
(e)  
Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as an incentive to 
attract the development of housing units that will be maintained as affordable for a period of no less than 30 
years upon a finding that the waiver or rebate is in the best interests of the City of Glendale.  The city council 
delegates its authority to the city manager to waive or rebate, in writing, 100% of community development 
fees for recipients of Arizona Department of Housing tax credit awards and to provide a copy of the waiver or 
rebate notice to the City Council. 
(Ord. No. 2260, § 1, 6-11-02; Ord. No. 2871, § 1, 1-14-14; Ord. No. 2901, § 1, 8-12-14; Ord. No. 3001, § 1, 8-9-2016) 
Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 2901, § 1, adopted Aug. 12, 2014, changed the title of § 2-3 from "Community 
development fees; annual review and adjustment; payment; waiver" to "Community development and 
building permit fees; annual review and adjustment; payment; waiver," as set out herein.