Sec. 17-201. - Authority.

This article IV of the West Covina Municipal Code may be referred to as the development impact fee ordinance and is adopted pursuant to the police power of the city and under Government Code section 66000 et seq. (Mitigation Fee Act). All words, phrases, and terms used in this article shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in the Mitigation Fee Act, unless otherwise specifically defined herein.

(Ord. No. 2286, § 3(Exh. A), 12-1-15)

Sec. 17-202. - Findings and purpose.

(a)

The city has prepared a Development Impact Fee Nexus Study. It shows, and the city council finds that there is a reasonable relationship between the purpose for which the fees established by this article are to be used and the type of development projects on which the fees are imposed, and between the amount of the fees and the cost of police, fire, parks, administrative, and public works facilities or the portion of those facilities attributable to the development on which the fees are imposed.

(b)

It is the intent of the city council that the fee required by this article shall be supplementary to any conditions imposed upon a development project pursuant to other provisions of the Municipal Code, the Subdivision Map Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, other state and local laws, which may authorize the imposition of project specific conditions on development.

(c)

It is intended that, as further provided for in this article, every person who develops or redevelops land in the city pay development impact fees established by this article, as provided herein. No developer, property owner, or other person or entity shall be eligible to receive a building certificate of occupancy unless such developer, property owner, or other person or entity has first complied with all applicable provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2286, § 3(Exh. A), 12-1-15)