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Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development›Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS›Article 1 — Major Thoroughfare and Bridge Fee

§ 13-267. Definitions.

Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Costa Mesa

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Area of benefit. A specified area wherein it has been determined that the real property located therein will benefit from the construction of a major thoroughfare or bridge facility project.

Bridge facility. Those locations identified in the transportation or flood control provisions of the transportation sub-element or other element of the general plan or the County of Orange General Plan as requiring a bridge to span a waterway, railway, freeway or canyon.

Construction. Preliminary studies, design, acquisition of right-of-way, administration of construction contracts and actual construction.

Major thoroughfare. Those roads designated as transportation corridors and major, primary, secondary or collector highways on the master plan of highways, the transportation sub-element of the general plan for the city or for the county. The primary purpose of such roads is to carry through traffic and provide a network connecting to the state highways system. (Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)

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▸ Contents — Costa Mesa Zoning Code
Costa Mesa Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
    Overview
    1. Chapter I — IN GENERAL
    2. Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
    3. Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
    4. Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
    5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    6. Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    7. Chapter VIII — SIGNS
    8. Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
    9. Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
    10. Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS
    11. ▸ Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
      Overview
      1. ▸ Article 1 — Major Thoroughfare and Bridge Fee
        Overview
        1. § 13-266. Purpose.
        2. § 13-267. Definitions.
        3. § 13-268. Fee required.
        4. § 13-269. Purpose.
        5. § 13-270. Establishment of development impact fee.
      2. Article 3 — Transportation System Management
      3. Article 4 — Park and Recreation Impact Fees
    12. Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
    13. Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
    14. Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
    15. Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE

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