FEES

All fees shall be paid prior to the acceptance of an application for processing by the Executive Officer.

All fees should include the appropriate Processing Fee (Minimum $1,500) and Environmental Fees and Public Works Department Fee ($520 per application for checking maps and legal descriptions.  Please pay this by separate check.) 

Where indicated below, the fees are an initial deposit toward the actual cost of processing a proposal. The applicant shall enter into an agreement to provide for reimbursement to LAFCO for the actual costs of processing an application. A refund shall be issued for any portion of the fee not used for processing. Where fees exceed the required amount indicated below, the applicant shall be notified by the Executive Officer to pay an equal additional amount equal to the initial deposit. The proposal shall be suspended until such additional funds are deposited with the LAFCO Clerk.

 

LAFCO Fee Schedule


Effective September 20, 2001; Revised 04/27/05, 09/20/07

Annexation/Detachment Processing Fees

Acreage

Deposit Toward Project Cost

0.1 - 4.99

5.00 - 9.99

10.00 - 14.99

15.00 - 19.99

20.00+

$1,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

$3,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

$4,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

$5,000 plus $10.00/acre Deposit Toward Project Cost

Other Processing Fees

Project

Deposit Toward Project Cost

Formation of a Special District 

$5,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Incorporation of a City

$15,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Dissolution of one or more Districts

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Disincorporation of a City

$5,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Consolidation of Districts

$3,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Merger of Districts

$3,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Establishment of Subsidiary Districts

$3,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Reorganization of City or District (Two or more of the above changes of organization, excluding incorporation of a city.)

$7,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Sphere of Influence Fees (Sphere of Influence Amendment - Result of Proposal)

Acreage

Deposit Toward Project Cost

4.99 acres or less

$1,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

5.00 - 9.99

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost
10+

$3,500  Deposit Toward Project Cost

Agency Request for Comprehensive SOI Update or Municipal Service Review

$5,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Environmental Fees

Project

Deposit Toward Project Cost

Initial Study Fee

$500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Negative Declaration Fee

$1,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Responsible Agency

$1,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Categorical Exemption

$500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

EIR Appeal Fee

$1,000 Deposit Toward Project Cost

EIR required and LAFCO is Lead Agency

Minimum $5,000 deposit; to be increased to equal 25% of the cost of the report. 

Other Fees

Activation of Latent District Powers

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Request for Reconsideration

$1,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Fee Waiver Request

$500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Request for Time Extension

$500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Study Session Request

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost 

Request for Fiscal Analysis or Other Studies

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Outside User Agreement

$2,500 Deposit Toward Project Cost

Pre-application Review

Limited to three (3) hours of staff time, then Actual Cost.

Petition Verification Fee

Minimum filing fee of $10 + $1.00 per signature. 

Processing request for the State Controller's review of an incorporation fiscal analysis

$1,500

Annual Agenda Mailing List Fee

$25

Executive Officer's Report 

(monthly mailings for 12 months)

$100

Copying Fee

$.10 per page

State Fees
State Board of Equalization, State Controller's Office and the Department of Fish and Game Fees in accordance to their fee schedules.  These fees are collected after proposal approval

Other Charges
In additional to the fees specified herein, the Executive Officer may charge an applicant/appellant for the actual costs that are incurred as a result of processing a proposal that are not covered in the Commission's fee schedule. An applicant/appellant may appeal the decision of the Executive Officer in writing. Such appeal will be presented to the Commission at the next meeting. 

Refunds for withdrawn proposals shall be based on an estimate by the Executive Officer of the total costs incurred in processing the proposal up to the date of the withdrawal request. 

Fee Waiver
The Commission may waive fees partially or in total on finding that such action would be in the public’s best interest and/or is necessary for health and safety reasons . Requests for fee waiver must be submitted in writing to the Commission. Fees may be waived by the Executive Officer for proposals filed in response to Commission conditions.

Public Works Fee
$520 per application for checking maps and legal descriptions. 

Clerk-Recorder Department Fee
$50 for processing and filing a Notice of Determination as set forth in CEQA Guidelines. 

LAFCO Charge-out Rates

Executive Officer

$110/hour
Analyst

$85/hour

Legal Counsel

$150/hour
Commission Clerk $50/hour

 

If you need help in determining your fees, please contact LAFCO staff for assistance at (805) 781-5795, or click here to send an e-mail

 

Click here to download the fee schedule in PDF format (to save the file, right-click on the link, then "Save Target As..."): Revised Fee Schedule

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