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DIVISION 8. Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing Districts 62450-62464›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 62540›ARTICLE 2. Commercial Linkage Fee 62570-62578

§ 62570

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

As used in this article:

(a) “Commercial development project” means any project involving the issuance of a permit by an underlying land use jurisdiction for construction, not including remodeling of an existing property, that is undertaken within the jurisdiction of the authority for the development of land for commercial use, but does not include any project involving solely a permit to operate.

(b) “Commercial linkage fee” means a monetary exaction, other than a tax or special assessment, established for a broad class of projects by legislation of general applicability that is charged to an applicant in connection with the approval of a commercial development project by an underlying land use jurisdiction for the purpose of addressing the need for additional housing development necessitated by that commercial development project, as determined pursuant to the nexus study undertaken pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62571.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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