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Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS›Article VI — DEVELOPMENT FEE PROCEDURES›Division 1 — IN GENERAL

SEC. 15-169. PURPOSE; USE; RELATIONSHIP.

Oxnard Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Oxnard

In any action establishing, increasing or imposing a development fee, the city council shall do all of the following:

(A) Identify the purpose of the fee;

(B) Identify the use of the fee. If the use is financing capital improvements, the improvements shall be identified. That identification may, but need not, be made by reference to the capital improvement plan, to master plans, to applicable general or specific plan requirements, or to other public documents that identify the capital improvements for which the fee is charged;

(C) Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the fee’s use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed;

(D) Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the need for the capital improvement and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed; and

(E) Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the cost of the capital improvement or portion of the capital improvement attributable to the development on which the fee is imposed. (`64 Code, Sec. 27-88.4) (Ord. No. 2258, 2979)

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▸Contents — Oxnard Planning Code
Oxnard Planning Code
  1. Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS
  2. ▸Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS
    Overview
    1. Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Article II — MAPS
    3. Article III — PROCEDURES
    4. Article IV — DEDICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS
    5. Article V — IMPROVEMENTS AND STANDARDS
    6. ▸Article VI — DEVELOPMENT FEE PROCEDURES
      Overview
      1. ▸Division 1 — IN GENERAL
        Overview
        1. SEC. 15-165. APPLICABILITY.
        2. SEC. 15-166. EXEMPTIONS.
        3. SEC. 15-167. DEFINITIONS.
        4. SEC. 15-168. AMOUNT OF FEE; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION.
        5. SEC. 15-169. PURPOSE; USE; RELATIONSHIP.
        6. SEC. 15-170. HEARING REQUIRED.
        7. SEC. 15-171. AMENDMENT PROCEDURES.
        8. SEC. 15-172. EFFECTIVE DATE.
        9. SEC. 15-173. IMPOSITION, CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF DEVELOP…
        10. SEC. 15-174. DEVELOPMENT FEE ACCOUNTS.
        11. SEC. 15-175. USE OF DEVELOPMENT FEE PROCEEDS.
        12. SEC. 15-176. TIME LIMIT ON EXPENDITURES.
        13. SEC. 15-177. REFUNDS.
        14. SEC. 15-178. CREDITS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.
        15. SEC. 15-179. APPEALS.
        16. SEC. 15-180. PROTESTS/JUDICIAL REVIEW.
        17. SEC. 15-181. EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES ON ZONING AND SUBDIVIS…
        18. SEC. 15-182. DEVELOPMENT FEES AS ADDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL R…
        19. SEC. 15-183. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
        20. SEC. 15-184. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.
      2. Division 2 — PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES FEES
      3. Division 3 — PLANNED WASTEWATER FACILITIES FEES
      4. Division 4 — PLANNED WATER FACILITIES FEES
      5. Division 5 — PLANNED TRAFFIC CIRCULATION FACILITIES FEES
      6. Division 6 — GROWTH REQUIREMENT CAPITAL FEES
      7. Division 7 — BRIDGE AND THOROUGHFARE FEES
      8. Division 8 — MOBILITY FEES
    7. Article VII — SOIL REPORTS
    8. Article VIII — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
    9. Article IX — IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS
    10. Article X — SECURITY AND SECURITY RELEASE
    11. Article XI — EFFECT OF APPROVALS

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