Fowler Municipal Code Ch. 9 Collection of County Capital Facilities Fees

The City of Fowler, the Fowler Redevelopment Agency, and the County of Fresno have negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), commonly referred to as the tax sharing agreement, currently pending approval by the respective agencies. Section 4.8 of Article IV of the MOU provides that if the County adopts County-wide capital facilities fees, the City shall require that an applicant for any building permit within the City pay all such County capital facilities fees applicable to the permit on behalf of the County. Section 4.8 also provides that the City shall either collect all such fees, or shall require the applicant to present a voucher issued by the County evidencing the payment of the fees directly to the County.

(Ord. No. 2011-01, § 1, 2-15-2011)

The County has adopted County-wide capital facilities fees and provided notice to the City.

(Ord. No. 2011-01, § 1, 2-15-2011)

Following final approval of the MOU, no building permit within the City shall be issued until the applicant accomplishes one of the following:

(a) Pays to the City applicable County capital facilities fees;

(b) Presents a voucher issued by the County evidencing payment of applicable County capital facilities fees directly to the County;

(c) Presents written confirmation by the County that County capital facilities fees are inapplicable.

(Ord. No. 2011-01, § 1, 2-15-2011)