National City Municipal Code Ch. 4.50 Building Construction Fees

The continued increase in the development of dwelling units in the city, with the attendant increase in the population of the city, has created an urgency for the planning, acquisition, improvement and operation of public parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities to serve the increasing population of the city and an urgency for additional revenues with which to finance such public facilities. Thus, it is the intent of the city council that each builder of each dwelling unit to be constructed within the city shall, prior to construction, pay a fee as described in this chapter. The payment of such fee is required and assessed pursuant to the taxing power of the city and is solely for the purpose of producing revenue. Further it is the intent of the council that all revenue generated by the payment of such fee shall be used for the acquisition, improvement, development and operation of park or recreational facilities.

(Ord. 2224 § 17 (part), 2003: Ord. 1288 § 1 (part), 1971: prior code § 2301)

As used in this chapter the term:

A. "Dwelling unit" means each single-family dwelling, each pad for a mobilehome or trailer, and each unit of an apartment, duplex or multiple dwelling structure, designed as a separate habitation for one or more persons.

B. "Person" means every individual, partnership, firm or corporation that is to construct, or is to be responsible for the construction of a dwelling unit, or every individual, partnership, firm or corporation that is to construct, or is to be responsible for the construction of, a dwelling unit through the services of an employee, agent or independent contractor.

(Ord. 2224 § 17 (part), 2003: Ord. 1288 § 1 (part), 1971: prior code § 2302)

Every person constructing any dwelling unit in the city shall pay to the city the applicable fee as described in the following schedule:

One hundred twenty-five dollars for each dwelling unit. For the purpose of establishing the applicable fee, each pad for a mobile home or trailer shall be considered as a potential dwelling unit and shall be assessed eighty-five dollars.

(Ord. 2224 § 17 (part), 2003: Ord. 1629 § 3(h), 1978; Ord. 1288 § 1 (part), 1971: prior code § 2303)

The applicable fee as described in this chapter shall be due and payable upon issuance by the city of the building permit for the construction of any dwelling unit. Any fee paid pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be paid one time only. Any fee paid pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be refunded by the city in the event that the building permit is not used for such construction.

(Ord. 2224 § 17 (part), 2003: Ord. 1288 § 1 (part), 1971: prior code § 2304)

All fees collected pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be used solely for the acquisition, improvement and development of park or recreational facilities, which facilities shall be located and operated so as to reasonably meet the recreational needs of the increased population of the city and particularly the recreational needs of the occupants of those dwelling units, the construction of which was conditioned upon the payment of a fee or fees pursuant to the terms of this chapter.

(Ord. 2224 § 17 (part), 2003: Ord. 1288 § 1 (part), 1971: prior code § 2304)