Earlier editions: 2026-07
Palm Desert Municipal Code Ch. 3.36 Fire Protection Fund
Palm Desert Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Palm Desert
Cite as: Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 3.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 3.36.010. Established—Developments subject to fee.¶
A fire protection fund is established for providing fire protection sites, facilities and equipment required by the demand for services from new developments in the city. All developments outside of a five minute response time as identified in Exhibit "A" attached to the ordinance codified in this section and adopted by reference, shall be subject to said fee.
Said fee shall be computed and levied as follows:
A. One hundred dollars per residential unit;
B. One hundred dollars per one thousand square feet of non-residential construction.
(Ord. 266 § 1, 1981; Ord. 1073 § 1, 2004)
§ 3.36.020. Certain developments exempted—When.¶
Development within the five minute response time area of a fire protection facility shall be exempted from fees set forth in Section 3.36.010, five years after completion of said facility.
(Ord. 266 § 2, 1981)
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