Each year, departments review their fees to determine if any updates are necessary that require modifying, eliminating, or adding a new fee. Updates may be necessary to reflect an increased cost of a service or reimbursable product provided, or a need to establish fees for new or enhanced services or facilities. All fees charged to residents or businesses (except those exempted by City Code section 2-17) are reflected in the Citywide Fee Schedule and follow the requirements detailed in the City Code to establish or modify fees.
Fee changes are consolidated and submitted to Council together as one Resolution No. 5846 (Attachment 1) to amend the Citywide Fee Schedule, with Exhibit A being the updated Citywide Fee Schedule (Attachment 2) shown in blackline form with changes struck through and updates in all caps. A clean version of the Citywide Fee Schedule is also included to see final form (Attachment 5).
Based on the requirements of Chandler City Code 2-17, all recommended new or modified fees have been summarized in The Summary of Proposed New or Modified Fees (Attachment 3). This notice was posted on the City’s website on September 06, 2024, for 60 days. Additionally, a Notice of Intention to Amend the Citywide Fee Schedule (Attachment 4) was published in the Arizona Republic on October 16, 2024, as well as through social media on the same day, to inform the public of the proposed fee changes to be discussed at the November 7, 2024, City Council meeting as an action item, to allow for public comment.
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Over the past year, City Council has discussed the proposed fee updates on multiple occasions.
The proposed Community Services Department fees were discussed on April 10, 2023, at the Quality of Life Council Subcommittee, April 19, 2023, at the Park and Recreation Board, and October 16, 2023, at a Council Work Session. City Council direction was to move forward on those fees related to exclusive use of city facilities that take city assets out of use by the public, as well as fee changes requested by users to enhance the customer experience.
The proposed Fire Department fees were discussed on March 22, 2024, at the Community Safety Council Subcommittee, with direction by the Subcommittee to advance these fees for recommendation to the full City Council.
Finally, the proposed Development Services Department Transportation Engineering fees were discussed on May 23, 2024, at a Council Work Session, with Council's direction to staff to move forward in preparing these fees for adoption to help address traffic congestion and barricade issues throughout the city.
The following proposed new and modified fees were brought forward by various departments and reflect the fees related to their respective operations and the desire to regulate business activity:
- Community Services - Aquatics: Represents fees requested by users to enhance customer service.
- Removes the Red Cross Learn to Swim Fee and Red Cross Certification guard fees.
- Adds a Swim Team Guard fee of $5.00 per lane.
- Adds discounted Pool Pass applicable to Senior rate for residents (15 and 30 punch fee).
- Pool Pass Adult (30 punch fee) assigns the discounted rate to residents only.
- Pool Pass Youth (30 punch fee) assigns the discounted rate to residents only.
- Pool Pass Adult (15 punch fee) assigns the discounted rate to residents only.
- Pool Pass Youth (15 punch fee) assigns the discounted rate to residents only.
- Community Services – Parks: Represents fee updates for exclusive use of city facilities that remove use from the public.
- Pavilion Rental corporate size: changes from $56/hr. to $70/hr. for residents, from $76 to $90/hr. for non-residents, and adds a new $105/hr. for commercial use
- Pavilion Rental large size: changes from $23/hr. to $29/hr. for residents, $32 to $40/hr. for non-residents, and adds a new $44/hr. for commercial use
- Pavilion Rental medium size: changes from $16/hr. to $20/hr. for residents, $22 to $27/hr. for non-residents, and adds a new $30/hr. for commercial use
- Removes the Pavilion Rental medium size entire complex changes
- Pavilion Rental small size: changes from $8/hr. to $10/hr. for residents, $11 to $14/hr. for non-residents, and adds a new $15/hr. for commercial use
- Ball field reservation (No Lights) fees are changing from $11/hr. for residents to $14/hr., from $15/hr. for non-residents to $19/hr., and adding a commercial fee of $21/hr.
- Ball field reservation (Tournaments/Leagues) fees are changing from $11/hr. for residents to $14/hr., from $15/hr. for non-residents to $19/hr., and adding a commercial fee of $21/hr.
- ½ Multi-Use Field (No Lights) fees are changing from $5.50/hr. for residents to $7/hr., from $8/hr. for non-residents to $10/hr., and adding a commercial fee of $11/hr.
- Field preparation fees are changing from $25/prep for residents to $40/prep, from $34/prep for non-residents to $54/prep, and for commercial from $38/prep to $60/prep.
- Field preparation after-hours fees are changing from $35/prep for residents to $60/prep, from $48/prep for non-residents to $81/prep, and for commercial from $53/prep to $90/prep.
- Site Supervisor fee changes from $15/hr. for residents to $25/hr., from $21/hr. for non-residents to $34/hr., and for commercial from $23/hr. to $38/hr.
- Park Maintenance Staff (after-hours) fee changes from $35/hr. for residents to $60/hr., from $48/hr. for non-residents to $81/hr., and for commercial from $53/hr. to $90/hr.
- Community Services – Recreation Facilities: Represents fee updates for exclusive use of city facilities that remove use from the public.
- Multipurpose room – Small: changes from $56/hr. to $65/hr. for residents (50% rate for non-profits), from $76 to $88/hr. for non-residents, and commercial use from $84/hr. to $98/hr.
- Multipurpose room – Medium: changes from $85/hr. to $91/hr. for residents (50% rate for non-profits), from $115 to $123/hr. for non-residents, and commercial use from $128/hr. to $137/hr.
- Multipurpose room – Large: changes from $125/hr. to $144/hr. for residents (50% rate for non-profits), from $169 to $195/hr. for non-residents, and commercial use from $188/hr. to $216/hr.
- Set-up Fee for Room Reservations fee change from $25/hr. to $50/hr. for residents, $34/hr. to $68/hr. for non-residents, and $38/hr. to $75/hr. commercial.
- Community Services – Recreation Fitness Passes: New program to benefit users and does not change fees.
- Fitness Pass User Teen 6-month: new option for $113 for residents and $152 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass User Adult 6-month: new option for $150 for residents and $203 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass User Active Adult (55+) 6-month: new option for $113 for residents and $152 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass User Youth 6-month: new option for $100 for residents and $135 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass Two Users 6-month: new option for $250 for residents and $337.50 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass Family Users (2 Adults 4 Dependents) 6-month: new option for $300 for residents and $405 for non-residents.
- Fitness Pass Additional Family Dependent User 6-month: new option for $25 for residents and $34 for non-residents.
- Community Services – Tennis Center: Represents fee updates for exclusive use of city facilities that remove use from the public.
- Tennis Court A.M. 1.5 hours: changes from $2.50/person to $3.00/person for residents and $4.00/person to $4.50/person for non-residents.
- Tennis Court P.M. with Lights 1.5 hours: changes from $3.50/person to $4.00/person for residents and $5.00/person to $5.50/person for non-residents.
- Cultural Development – Special Events
- Trash can rental: changes from $17.00 to $20.00 for residents and $23.00 to $27.00 for non-residents (pass-through cost from outside vendor).
- Development Services – Transportation Engineering
- Deposit Fee for Authorized Temporary Traffic Control Permits: New refundable deposit (if time commitment in permit met) of 1% for projects $0 to $100,000 (min. of $1000), 2% for projects $100,001 to $300,000, 3% of projects $300,001 to $500,000, 4% of projects $500,001 to $750,000, 5% of projects $750,001 to $1,000,000 and 6% for projects over $1,000,000 not to exceed $100,000.
- Traffic Control & Lane Restriction Permit Fee (Non-refundable): New fee of $315.00.
- Fire– Fire Re-inspection Fees
- Business Fire Re-inspection Fee: changes from $40 per non-compliant visit to no cost for initial inspection, $100 for second inspection if business remains non-compliant, $150 for third inspection if business remains non-compliant, and $200 for fourth and any additional inspections if business remains non-compliant.
- Public Works & Utilities – Water Distribution
- Refundable Hydrant Meter Deposit: changes from $1,450 to $3,100 per device (pass-through cost from outside vendor).
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