CONTENTS - City of Wanneroo

CITY OF WANNEROO AGENDA FOR ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 28 NOVEMBER 2000 83
Fee Principles
The system of fees outlined in the proposed Regulations is based on the following guiding
principles:
1. the underlying principle of “fee for service” provides a legitimate fee structure for the
extent and quality of service provided;
2. it is clear and simple to administer;
3. for ease of administration, fees for processing development applications represent the
average cost in providing the service;
4. there is reasonable equity between the benefits gained by the service user (applicant)
and the service provider (local government);
5. the cost of governance as it relates to a Council’s consideration of applications at
Council meetings has been excluded from the fees;
6. a maximum fee structure enables local governments to charge less or not at all;
7. justification for a fee higher than the specified maximum, or for additional charges
when and where there are exceptional circumstances beyond what is normally
undertaken by most local governments; that is, for applications which require specific
assessment (e.g., environmental assessment studies), extensive consultation procedures
(eg for exceptionally large, unusual or complicated proposals), technical resources and
equipment (eg computer modelling) and/or specialist skills (eg heritage conservation).
Range of Fees
The proposed Regulations provide for maximum fees for:
1. development applications;
2. subdivision clearances;
3. town planning scheme amendments;
4. adoption of structure plans;
5. home occupations;
6. change of use;
7. zoning certificates;
8. property settlement questionnaires; and
9. written planning advice.
The maximum fees are detailed in the ‘Max Fee’ column of Attachment No 1.
The following costs and expenses, if incurred by the City in providing services relating to
points 1-6 above, are also payable by the applicant, in addition to the fee for the provision of
the service:
1. costs and expenses of advertising the application and advertising matters related to the
application;
2. costs and expenses of any specific assessment that is required in relation to the
application, for example, environmental assessment;
3. costs and expenses of consultation procedures required in relation to the application;
4. costs and expenses of technical resources and equipment, such as computer modelling;
and
5. costs and expenses of specialist advice required in relation to the application, for
example, advice in relation to heritage matters.