Traffic Engineering Fees
Effective August 1st, 2010
The Public Works Transportation Division charges fees for residential and commercial development plans submitted to the City of Berkeley Permit Service that require a traffic engineering review. The fees are as follows:
| SERVICE |
FEE |
| Applications for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional projects |
Project Valuation
|
Incremental per $100 value over $3000
|
Up to $200,000
|
$90 flat fee
|
$200,001 – $300,000
|
$0.18 + $90
|
$300,001 – $400,000
|
$0.30 + $90
|
$400,001 – $500,000
|
$0.42 + $90
|
$500,001 – $2,000,000
|
$0.55 +$90
|
| $2,000,001 – $5,000,000 |
$0.60 +$90
|
| Over $5,000,000 |
$0.65 +$90
|
|
| Miscellaneous Fees for Service: |
|
| Pre-application consultation or walk-in requests for advice |
$160/hour ($40 minimum under 15 minutes or each additional 15 minutes or fraction thereof |
| Peer review of traffic impact studies and EIRs submitted by traffic engineering consultants for large development projects |
$160 per staff hour |
| Traffic Plan |
$160 per staff hour |
| Post-construction traffic monitoring |
$160 per staff hour |
Administrative Use Permits (when Traffic Engineering review is required)
|
$480 base fee for up to 3 hours
$160 per hour in excess of first three hours
|
| Use Permits (when Traffic Engineering review is required) |
$1,280 base fee for up to 8 hours
$160 per hour in excess of first eight hours
|
| Plan checking in excess of two rounds |
$160 per hour |