Article III — PARK IMPACT FEE

SECTION:

19-42: Purpose

19-43: Park Impact Fee Established

19-44: Limited Use Of Fees

19-42: PURPOSE:

In order to implement the goals and objectives of the parks and recreation element of the city's general plan to acquire and develop park facilities, parks must be constructed or expanded commensurate with growth of the city. The city council has determined that a park impact fee is needed in order to assist in the financing of these public park improvements and to pay for new development's fair share, excluding expansion of existing development within the boundaries of the existing legally defined property, of the acquisition and development costs of these improvements. In establishing the fee described below, the city council has found the fee to be consistent with its general plan and, pursuant to Government Code section 66000. (Ord. 1754, 6-2-2009)

19-43: PARK IMPACT FEE ESTABLISHED:

A park impact fee is hereby established on issuance of certificate of occupancy for new development, excluding expansion of existing development, in the city. The city council shall, in a council resolution, set forth the specific amount of the fee, describe the benefit and impact area on which the park impact fee is imposed, list the specific public improvements to be financed, describe the estimated cost of these facilities, describe the reasonable relationships between this fee and the various types of new development and set forth time for payment. As described in the fee resolution, this impact fee shall be paid prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. On an annual basis, the fee shall be adjusted by the director of the public works department, or designee, in accordance with the "Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index" publication. (Ord. 1754, 6-2-2009)

19-44: LIMITED USE OF FEES:

The revenues raised by payment of this fee shall be placed in a separate and special account and such revenues, along with any interest earnings on that account, shall be used solely to: a) pay for the city's future acquisition and development of new or expanded park facilities described in the resolution enacted with this article. (Ord. 1567 § 1, 1-19-1999)