Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 812-10 Standards for Land and Fees

The location and amount of land to be dedicated or the amount of fees to be paid, or both, shall bear a reasonable relationship and will be limited to the needs of the community for interim elementary and/or high school facilities including all mandated educational programs and shall be reasonably related and limited to the need for schools caused by the development.

(Ord. 78-10).

The total land area required by this division to be dedicated shall be at least equal in monetary value to the fees which would otherwise be required by Section 812-10.206. The planning agency shall determine and establish the monetary value of the land area for the purposes of this division.

(Ord. 78-10).

(a) Resolution. When fees are required by this division to be paid in lieu of land dedication or as a combination of both, such fees shall be, and paid, as set by board resolution adopted after recommendation by the director of planning.

(b) Bedroom and Dwelling. The resolution shall fix a per bedroom fee and a total maximum dwelling unit fee. Any room designed for sleeping which has a closet is a bedroom for the purposes of this division.

(c) Mobile Home Parks. The resolution shall fix a fee for each dwelling unit space or lot in a mobile home park.

(d) Costs. Among the factors to be considered when establishing fees by resolution are: any school district notice of findings, cost estimates, the costs of local leasing of portable facilities, construction of interim school facilities, and air conditioning.

(Ords. 79-68 § 2, 78-10).