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

SEC. 15-177. REFUNDS.

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

(A) Once each fiscal year, the city council shall identify all unexpended or uncommitted development fees in each development fee account.

(B) With respect to any portion of development fees unexpended or uncommitted five or more years after deposit in a development fee account, the city council shall make findings once each fiscal year to identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put and to demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it was

charged. Such findings need be made only for money, and not for letters of credit, bonds or other instruments taken to secure payment of the fees at a future date. If the city council makes such findings, the fees are exempt from the refund requirements.

(C) The city shall refund to the then current record owner or owners of lots or units of the development project or projects on a prorated basis the unexpended or uncommitted portion of the fee, and any interest accrued thereon, for which need cannot be demonstrated pursuant to subsection (B).

(D) If the city council finds that the administrative costs of refunding unexpended or uncommitted development fees exceed the amount to be refunded, the city council, after a public hearing, notice of which shall be published in accordance with Cal. Gov’t Code, Section 6061 and posted in three prominent places within the area of each development project subject to a refund, may determine that the revenues shall be allocated for other capital improvements for which development fees are collected and which serve the development projects on which the fee was originally imposed.

(E) The city may refund the unexpended or uncommitted portions of development fees by direct payment, by temporarily suspending fees, by offsetting the refunds against other development fees due for development projects on the property, or by other means agreed to by the property owner.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-88.12) (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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