Article II — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, MILL CREEK MARKETPLACE

329-3. Establishment of Fees.

The development impact fee for the Mill Creek Marketplace is hereby established in the amounts specified in Section 329-4 of this chapter. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

329-4. Amount of Fees.

The Development impact fee is arrived at by taking the total costs of traffic facilities improvements to be constructed as set forth in Section 329-8 and dividing the total construction cost of the improvements ($152,592.00) by the total building square footage (198,988 square feet) of the previously approved Mill Creek Marketplace. This equates to a per square foot fee of $.767 per square foot of building floor area for which a building permit is being requested. For example, if someone applied for a building permit for a 5,000 square foot

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building the Development Impact Fee would be 5,000 square foot x $.767 = $3,835.00 fee. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/ 1993)

329-5. Payment of Fees.

(a) The Development Impact Fee shall be paid by the applicant for a building permit in the Mill Creek Marketplace. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

(b) The Development Impact Fee shall be paid when the building permit is issued by the Humboldt County Building and Planning Department. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

(c) The County Building Official shall not issue a building permit for any building within the Mill Creek Marketplace until the fee set forth in this chapter has been paid unless exempt as provided in Section 329.6. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

329-6. Exemptions.

The following are exempt from the requirement to pay the Development Impact Fee and the fee shall not be required if the requested building permit is to perform one of the following: (Ord. 1998, § 1, 05/11/93)

(a) A building permit for the reconstruction of any building within the Mill Creek Marketplace provided a Development Impact Fee was initially paid as a part of the issuance of a previous building permit and the square footage of the reconstructed building does not exceed the square footage of the original building. The exception is only to the extent that the resultant structure has the same or less ground floor square footage as the original structure; if the ground floor square footage increased, the square footage of the additional ground floor area shall be used to determine the amount of the fee due. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

(b) The issuance of a building permit for property not located in the Mill Creek Marketplace as defined in Section 329-2. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

329-7. Development Impact Fee Fund.

(a) The County shall create in the County treasury a fund entitled Development Impact Fee Fund into which all amounts collected under this chapter shall deposited. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

(b) The Development Impact Fee shall be expended to reimburse the Developer\Subdivider of the Mill Creek Marketplace for the cost of constructing and installing the traffic signal facilities pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and to pay for the cost to the County for administration of this chapter. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

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329-8. Reimbursement for Construction of the Facilities.

(a) The Public Works Director will direct or authorize the developer/subdivider to construct certain facilities specified in the Conditions of Approval, or portions thereof. The developer/subdivider is entitled to a credit or reimbursement of costs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if the developer/subdivider: (1) constructs the improvements, or (2) finances the improvement by cash or performance bond or other security acceptable to the Director of Public Works, or (3) a combination of the above. The credit or reimbursement to be provided to the developer/subdivider shall be determined by the terms of this chapter and the Reimbursement Agreement. The construction of the traffic facilities authorized by this section must consist of a usable facility or segment and be approved by the County and constructed in accordance with the County of Humboldt’s Public Improvement Design Standards. The developer/subdivider must post a bond or other security in a form acceptable to the Director for the complete performance of the construction before credit is given. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

(b) The Development Impact Fee will be paid to developer/subdivider after deducting any administrative cost incurred by the County every quarter once the fees have begun to be collected and the conditions in Section 329-8(a) above have been satisfied. To implement this section, the developer/subdivider and the County shall enter into a reimbursement agreement. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

329-9. Other Authority.

This chapter is intended to establish a supplemental method for funding the cost of certain facilities and services, the demand for which will be generated by Mill Creek Marketplace. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to limit the power of the County to impose any other fees or extractions or to continue to impose existing ones on development within Humboldt County, but shall be in addition to any requirements which the County of Humboldt is authorized to impose, or has previously imposed, as a condition of approving a plan, rezoning or other entitlement within the County of Humboldt. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

329-10. Conflicting Provisions.

The provisions of this chapter shall prevail over any other provisions which are in conflict therewith, but only to the extent of such conflict. (Ord. 1998, § 1, 5/11/1993)

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