McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 16.48 Development Impact Fees

"Commercial" means neighborhood centers, retail uses, office uses, and medical office uses.

"Development" means the construction, alteration, addition, occupancy or use of any building or structure within the city of McFarland.

"Dwelling Unit" means a dwelling unit as defined in the Uniform Building Code (UBC).

"Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU)" shall be the result of a calculation, based on a reasonable comparison to a dwelling unit for all developments for which the schedule of impact fees are not specifically defined. An EDU is equivalent to twenty sewer fixture units as defined in the Uniform Plumbing Code or one thousand four hundred square feet of building area. The City Engineer shall have the authority to determine EDU's for any development not specifically defined, using a reasonable relationship standard.

"Industrial" means warehouse, light industrial and heavy industrial.

"Land area" means every square foot of parcel area.

"Multiple unit" means any dwelling unit which is not a single-family unit.

"Single-family unit" means a dwelling unit for which no enclosing walls, including the walls of any attached structures, are within six feet of an enclosing wall of another dwelling unit, or a wall of an attached structure of that unit. A mobile home is a single-family unit.

"Square foot" means every square foot of floor area as defined in the UBC, except for floor area devoted exclusively to parking. The city engineer shall determine the square footage of any project which cannot be calculated by using the definition of floor area.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

A. The development impact fees shall be charged and paid at the time and place as adopted by resolution of the city council consistent with state law.

B. The fees for development shall be the sum of the amounts specified in the current schedule of fees adopted by resolution of the city council.

C. Existing fees areas are hereby terminated as of the date of this resolution. Fees collected for public facilities shall be expended on designated projects. New fees shall be collected for all building and development requiring a building permit from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05; Ord. No. 314-2006, § 1, 12-14-06; Ord. No. 1-2025, § 2, 4-16-25)

A. The development impact fees shall not be imposed on any of the following:

1. Any alteration or addition to a residential structure, except to the extent that additional rooms are created;

2. Any alteration or addition to a non-residential structure if the square footage is increased less than twenty-five square feet, unless the alteration or addition provides for higher intensity use;

3. Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished provided that the building permit for reconstruction is obtained within five years after the building was demolished except to the extent that additional units or guest rooms are created;

4. Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing non-residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished provided that the building permit for reconstruction is obtained within five years after the building was demolished unless the replacement or reconstruction increases the square footage of the structure by fifty square feet, or changes the use of the structure to a higher density category.

B. Whenever the alteration, addition, replacement or reconstruction is not exempt, the fees shall be imposed only on the additional units or guest rooms, or change in use, so long as the building was in existence within five years prior to issuance of the new permit.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, every development is responsible for the payment of all applicable fees adopted by the city.

B. Nothing in the resolution affects the obligation of any person to pay any fees establish pursuant to this code so long as the fees shall not result in the duplication of fees for any development or portion thereof included in the area of benefit.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

The revenues raised by payment of these fees shall be placed in separate accounts along with any interest earnings on each account, and shall be used for the following purposes:

A. To pay for design and construction of designated public facilities and reasonable costs of outside consultant studies related thereto;

B. To reimburse the city for designated public facilities constructed by the city with funds from other sources, unless the city funds were expended to remedy existing deficiencies as identified in the studies or were obtained from grants or gifts;

C. To reimburse developers who have designed and constructed designated public facilities which are oversized as defined in this code with supplemental size, length, or capacity. This section shall not apply if a reimbursement agreement has been reached by a developer and the city.

D. To pay for and/or reimburse costs of program development and ongoing administration of the development impact fee program.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

The fees collected pursuant to this resolution shall be deposited into the following master accounts:

A. Law enforcement improvements account;

B. Fire station improvements account;

C. Government facilities account;

D. Storm drainage facilities account;

E. Park development facilities account;

F. Circulation facilities account;

G. Water facilities account;

H. Sewer facilities account;

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

A. Fees in the accounts established in Section 16.48.060 shall be expended only for the purpose for which the fee is collected with primary consideration to areas of the city in which development has taken place and in which the fees have been paid.

B. The standards upon which the needs for facilities are based are the city general plan and those regulations and standards of practice to provide acceptable levels of service. The city will remedy any existing deficiencies without using the proceeds of the development impact fees.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

The fees provided in this resolution shall be effective sixty days from the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

Unless subsequently modified by a resolution of the city council, the fees as established herein shall be adjusted annually, beginning on January 1, 2007, in accordance with the previous 12-month construction cost index as published by Engineering-News Record.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)

All ordinances or resolutions which are inconsistent with the ordinance codified in this chapter are repealed effective on the day the new fees herein become effective.

(Ord. No. 300-2005, § 1, 9-8-05)