Chapter 18.87
IMPACT FEES FOR SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS IN BEAR VALLEY
Sections:
18.87.030 Responsibility for compliance with administration of fees.
18.87.040 Requirement that fee be paid before permit is issued.
18.87.050 Waiver and findings.
18.87.060 Fees not a limitation.
18.87.010 Definitions.
A. “County” means the county of Alpine and its officers, departments, planning commission, or board approving a development project.
B. “Capital improvement plan” means the capital improvement plan adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors pursuant to Government Code 66002, including revisions thereto.
C. “Bear Valley Area” means all private property in that portion of Alpine County along Highway 4 from the Alpine/Calaveras county line to Lake Alpine.
D. “Development project” means any second-family unit which requires the issuance of a special use permit or approval in any form from the county of Alpine, including but not limited to building permits for construction, addition or modification of structures where such construction, addition or modification results in the creation of a second-family unit, as defined in this code.
E. “Fee” means a monetary exaction charged by the county to an applicant in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of parking facilities related to the development project.
F. “Parking facilities” means improvements for public use, public services, and community amenities related to parking needs.
G. “Secondary dwelling unit” is as defined in Section 18.69.040 of this code as a separate and complete dwelling unit containing provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping that is contained on the same lot as the structure of a single-family dwelling. (Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 579 § 1, 1995)
18.87.020 Imposition of fees.
Whenever a development project, as defined above, within the boundaries of Bear Valley Area of Alpine County is approved by the county, the county shall impose on said development project a fee pursuant to this chapter in an amount as follows:
Bear Valley Future Parking Needs Mitigation Fee:
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All Secondary Dwelling Units |
$1,800.00 per unit. |
(Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 579 § 2, 1995)
18.87.030 Responsibility for compliance with administration of fees.
A. Alpine County shall be responsible for the collecting and receiving of the fees. The county auditor shall be responsible for depositing, accounting for and management of the fees.
B. Fees collected will be identified to a specific trust fund and may be expended for the specified purposes through the annual budget process. These revenues will be allowed to accumulate from year to year as deemed appropriate to accomplish the goals of the capital improvement plan. This fee applies to all property within the Bear Valley area of Alpine County. (Ord. 579 § 3, 1995)
18.87.040 Requirement that fee be paid before permit is issued.
No building permit shall be issued by the county building department until it has verified that fees imposed on the development project under this chapter have been paid. (Ord. 579 § 4, 1995)
18.87.050 Waiver and findings.
The board of supervisors may, by majority vote, waive all or part of the fees imposed in this chapter upon a finding that, due to circumstances of access, climate, geography, and/or other pertinent variables, it is not possible to establish a relationship between the fee’s use and the type and location of development project upon which the fee is to be imposed. (Ord. 579 § 5, 1995)
18.87.060 Fees not a limitation.
This chapter and the fees imposed pursuant thereto are not a limitation on exactions or dedications which the county and any other agency with jurisdiction over a development may impose as a condition of approval of said development as allowed by law, but are minimum fee imposed on all similar developments within the Bear Valley area of Alpine County. (Ord. 579 § 6, 1995)