Rocklin Municipal Code Art. VII Public Facilities Impact Fee

A. The purpose of the Public Facilities Impact Fee ("Fee" or "Fees") is to fund construction of improvements and facilities that will be needed to mitigate the impacts of new development on city facilities, and to maintain an acceptable level of public services as the city grows.

B. The fee will be used to repay outstanding debt on the existing police facility, and to provide additional public facilities to mitigate the impacts of new development in the city. As provided in the Mitigation Fee Act, revenue from the impact fee may also be used for temporary loans from one impact fee fund or account to another. The fee study identifies facilities to be funded by the fee.

C. There is a reasonable relationship between the use of the fee and the type of development on which it is imposed. As set forth in the fee study, the fee will be used to fund public facilities to serve the needs of added service population associated with new development in the city.

D. There is a reasonable relationship between the need for the facilities and the type of development on which the fee is imposed. As set forth in the fee study, new development increases the need for public facilities to maintain the existing level of service, and without additional facilities, the increase in service population associated with new development could result in a reduction in the level of service provided to all residents and businesses in the city.

E. There is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the facility cost attributable to the development project. As set forth in the fee study, the amount of the public facilities impact fee charged to a development project will depend on the increase in service population associated with that project, reflecting the impact of that project on the need for public facilities in the city.

F. The fee is consistent with the city's general plan, and the city council has considered the effects of the fee with respect to the city's housing needs established in the housing element of the general plan.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).

(Ord. No. 1149, § 5, 6-28-2022) `

A development impact fee is established on issuance of all building permits for development in the city to pay for public facility improvements, including general government, police and fire facilities. The final report development impact fee study dated April 18, 2022, identifies facilities to be funded by the fee.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).

(Ord. No. 1149, § 5, 6-28-2022) `

A. No developer, property owner, or other person or entity shall be eligible to receive building permits, nor occupancy permits, for any development project unless the provisions of this section have been complied with for that project. These requirements are hereby imposed as a condition of development approval for each development project in addition to being a requirement of this code.

B. The amount for the development impact fee imposed under this section shall be established and adjusted by resolution of the city council from time to time in accordance with the procedures set forth in state law.

C. The development impact fees imposed under this section shall be automatically adjusted on July 1 st of each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2023, by a percental equal to the change for the prior year for construction costs. The adjustment shall be based upon the average of the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (CCI) for twenty cities and for San Francisco, as published in the Engineering News Record publication for the preceding twelve months ending in May. The resultant fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar figure.

D. The development impact fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fees or charges required by law as a condition of development.

E. The revenues raised by payment of the fee imposed under this section shall be segregated and deposited into a separate fund and used only for the purposes set forth herein.

F. Credit and reimbursement policy. For qualifying facilities constructed as part of a development project, the city council may establish policies and procedures for granting credit against a development impact fee or providing for reimbursement from development impact fees. Such policies and procedures shall be established by resolution.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).

(Ord. No. 1149, § 5, 6-28-2022)

The public facilities fee shall be adjusted for inflation annually by city council resolution. The construction cost index shall be based on the city's recent capital project experience or the San Francisco Engineering News Record index. Land costs will be adjusted based on the consumer price index or appraisal data. Fee increases shall be weighted by the share of total planned facility costs represented by land or construction costs as appropriate.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).

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 cost, including administrative costs, of future construction of public facilities described in the resolution enacted pursuant to Section 3.16.520 of this article, or to reimburse the city for those described or listed public facilities constructed in whole or in part by the city with funds advanced by the city from other sources; or

B. Reimburse developers who have been required or permitted by Section 3.16.520 of this article to construct or install such public facilities improvements which are oversized with supplemental size or capacity.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).

Whenever a developer is required as a condition of approval of a development permit to construct a public facility described in a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 3.16.520 of this article, which improvement is determined by the city to have supplemental size or capacity over that needed for the impacts of that development, and when such construction is necessary to ensure efficient and timely construction of public facilities, a reimbursement agreement with the developer and/or a credit against all or a portion of the fee which would otherwise be charged pursuant to the ordinance codified in this article on the development project may be offered. The reimbursement amount shall not include the portion of the improvements needed to provide services to, or mitigate the need for public facilities created by the development, nor shall the developer be relieved from the obligation to pay that portion of the fee needed to mitigate impacts created by the development on public facilities elsewhere in the city.

(Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 2005).