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Sec. 7B-2. - Definitions.

Colusa Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-02 · Colusa

For purposes of this chapter the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the means respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(a)

"Development project" means any project involving the issuance of a building permit for construction or major reconstruction or remodeling for single and multifamily residential units, commercial or industrial buildings. The term "development project" shall also include permits for erection of manufactured housing or structures, modular and/or mobile homes as defined by California state law and any other structure moved into the city.

(b)

"Fee" or "development impact fee" means a monetary exaction, other than a tax or special assessment which is charged by the City of Colusa to an applicant in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilities related to the development project, pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.). A fee does not include fees specified in Section 66477 of the California Government Code (the Quimby Act, relating to payments by subdividers for park and recreational purposes), fees for processing applications for governmental regulatory actions or approvals, or fees collected under development agreements adopted pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 4, Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65864) of the California Government Code.

(c)

"Change of land use" means a change in the use, purpose, character, or intensity of the use of a building or site, and may occur despite the lack of change in the general zoning classification of the use or the land use designation for purposes of the general plan.

(d)

"Major reconstruction or remodeling" means the repair and/or replacement of a building such that the square footage of building area is increased by not less than five hundred square feet.

(e)

"Historically significant property" means a building or structure significant in American or Californian history, architecture, engineering or culture, which is listed in the federal National Register of Historic Places or is designated as a Colusa Heritage Structure by resolution of the council.

(Ord. No. 406, § 1; Ord. No. 422, § 1.)

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▸Contents — Colusa Planning Code
Colusa Planning Code
  1. Sec. 7B-1. - Findings.
  2. Sec. 7B-2. - Definitions.
  3. Sec. 7B-3. - Establishment of fees.
  4. Sec. 7B-4. - Imposition of development impact fee.
  5. Sec. 7B-5. - Creation of special funds.
  6. Sec. 7B-6. - Expenditure and reimbursement of fees.
  7. Sec. 7B-7. - Fee payment.
  8. Sec. 7B-8. - Use of funds.
  9. Sec. 7B-9. - Refund of fees paid.
  10. Sec. 7B-10. - Exemptions.
  11. Sec. 7B-11. - Developer construction of facilities.
  12. Sec. 7B-12. - Review.
  13. Sec. 7B-13. - Controlling state law.
  14. Sec. 7B-14. - Superceding provisions.
  15. Sec. 7B-15. - Severability.
  16. Sec. 7B-16. - Appeals.

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