Redwood City Municipal Code Art. V Developer Indemnification

A. The City presently requires developers and other applicants for permits to develop real property to pay fees to mitigate the fiscal impact of processing applications.

B. The costs associated with defending a legal action brought by a third party challenging the City's approval of a permit or entitlement for development should be a cost burden of the real party-in-interest who is the applicant for such development and not the City.

(Ord. No. 2378, § 1, 2-27-2012)

A. "Developer" means any applicant for a permit or entitlement for development.

B. "Development" means a land use permit or entitlement under the Redwood City Municipal Code or Zoning Code and shall include determination under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including but not limited to general plan, specific plan, precise plan or zoning modification or amendment, use permit, variance, zoning permit, architectural permit, planned development permit, planned community permit, modification to permit, sign permit, building permit, subdivision and parcel maps, condominium permits and all other discretionary permits processed by the City.

(Ord. No. 2378, § 1, 2-27-2012)

Any developer who applies for a permit for development from the City shall, as a condition of such application and process, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents, from any and all claims and lawsuits from third party(s) involving or related to the City's consideration and/or approval of the developer's application for development.

(Ord. No. 2378, § 1, 2-27-2012)