Fresno Municipal Code Art. 4.16 Fee Waiver Program for Certain Residential Infill Projects

This article shall be known as the Residential Infill Fee Waiver Program Ordinance of the City of Fresno. Although this article regulates the payment of fees prescribed by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fresno, it shall not be deemed a part thereof.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).

The Council desires to provide incentives for development within the City. It is Council's intent to provide an exemption of certain fees on certain new residential infill projects. This exemption is with the expectation that it will encourage and promote development of residential units on unutilized lots within the City.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).

For purposes of this section, Infill Project shall be defined as new multifamily and/or single family residential projects on sites no greater than 6.5 net acres in size or, regardless of parcel size, new multifamily residential projects that rehabilitate and convert existing commercial or office structures, and substantially surrounded by urban uses, and located within an Infill Opportunity Zone, Bus Rapid Transit Corridor or Downtown Planning Area, as reflected in the Priority Areas for Development Incentives Map, Figure IM-1 of Chapter 12 of the Fresno General Plan, adopted December 18, 2014. For purposes of this section, for single family residential projects within a subdivision map, the "site" shall be defined as the boundary of the subdivision map. Projects within the South Industrial Priority Area are not eligible for this Program.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21; Am. Ord. 2022-005, § 1, eff. 6-2-22; Am. Ord. 2023-10, § 1, eff. 5-26-23; Am. Ord. 2024-024, § 1, eff. 9-23-24).

Eligible residential infill developments shall be eligible for a waiver of the following fees:

(a) Park Facilities Fees;

(b) Police Facilities Fees;

(c) Fire Facilities Fees;

(d) Street Facilities Fees.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).

Eligible residential infill developments shall be eligible for up to 50% reimbursement of the cost of curb, gutter, and sidewalk improvements imposed as a Condition for Approval for the project, subject to available funding as may be appropriated by Council.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).

(a) Applications for fee exemption shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works, at or before the time of building permit approval. Applications for fee waiver shall not be submitted until after approval of all discretionary planning entitlements, except that applications for fee waiver can be submitted concurrently with applications for design review.

(b) The Director of Public Works shall approve the application upon a determination of fee waiver based on the criteria in Section 12-4.1603.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).

In the event of a conflict between this article and any other provisions of this code, ordinance, resolution, or administrative guideline adopted by Council, this article shall apply on the governance of fee waiver.

(Added Ord. 2021-029, § 1, eff. 7-22-21).