Chapter 10 — PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES

The City hereby finds and declares that the construction of new buildings and parking areas within City increases the amount of hard surface runoff during rainstorm activity. In order to preserve the health and safety of its citizens and to protect public and private property, it is necessary to construct new drainage facilities within City to accommodate in a safe manner the increased surface runoff of storm and rain waters attributable to such new construction. Accordingly, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the payment of fees to defray a portion of the actual or estimated cost of constructing new planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm waters from various areas of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981, as amended by § 1, Ord. 665, eff. October 12, 1989)

The fees provided for in this chapter shall be assessed on any property requiring a building permit for any new building, any addition to a commercial or industrial building, or any new paved parking area within the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)

The fees required by this chapter shall be determined partially on the basis of construction cost estimates, which from time to time may be adjusted to reflect current costs, for planned drainage facilities as set forth in the Master Plan Drainage Study for the City adopted by resolution of the Council.

(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)

A fee formula or structure appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be established by a resolution of the Council; provided, however, that all fees required to be paid pursuant to this chapter shall be payable in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Ojai Municipal Code.

(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981, as amended by § 1, Ord. 665, eff. October 12, 1989)

(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981; repealed by § 1, Ord. 594, eff. September 24, 1981)

The fees required pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the City and deposited into a separate fund to be known as the "Drainage Improvement Fund." Moneys in such fund shall be expended solely for one or any of the following:

• (a) The construction or reimbursement for the construction of drainage facilities consistent with the purposes of the Master Plan Drainage Study for the City;

• (b) To reimburse the City for costs incurred administrating grants for such purpose; and

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City of Ojai, CA

BUILDING REGULATIONS

§ 9-10.06

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• (c) To reimburse the City for costs incurred for engineering and administrative services to form a district and design and construct such facilities.

The City may accept considerations in lieu of the payment of fees as approved by the Council. The City may advance money from its General Fund to pay the costs of constructing such facilities subject to reimbursement from the fund, or the City may incur indebtedness for such costs secured solely by moneys in the fund. The City may reimburse any person who provided such facilities, the costs for which exceed the amount of the calculated fee, such reimbursement not to exceed the difference between the actual costs incurred by such person and the amount of such fee.

• (§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)

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City of Ojai, CA

BUILDING REGULATIONS

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§ 9-10.06