The fees contained in this Code shall be reviewed annually by the Director of the
Department of Public Works. Beginning on July 1, 1992, and thereafter on each succeeding
July 1, the amount of each fee in this Code shall be adjusted as follows: Calculate
the percentage movement between March of the previous year and March of the current
year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles,
Anaheim and Riverside areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of
Labor Statistics, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest
ten (10) cents; provided, however, no adjustment shall decrease any fee and no fee
shall exceed this reasonable cost of providing services. When it is determined that
the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing services is in excess
of this adjustment, the Chief Mechanical Inspector may present fee proposals to the
Board of Supervisors for approval.
