Chapter 14-50
FIRE IMPACT FEE
Sections:
14-50.020 Purpose of Fire Impact Fee.
14-50.030 Establishment of Fire Impact Fee.
14-50.040 Payment of Fire Impact Fee and Applicability.
14-50.050 Building Permit Requirement.
14-50.070 Use of Fee Revenues.
14-50.080 Capital Improvement Fee Fund Requirement.
14-50.090 Flexibility with Use of Fee Revenues.
14-50.010 City-Wide Area.
The entire incorporated City territory is hereby designated as the hereafter called “City-Wide Area.”
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.020 Purpose of Fire Impact Fee.
A fee, to be called the “Fire Impact Fee,” is hereby imposed as herein provided on the privilege of constructing building units in the City-Wide Area. Every person or entity to whom a building permit for any building unit within the City-Wide Area is issued, shall pay to the City such fee as set forth in Section 14-50.030 of this chapter. The respective fee imposed hereby represents the attendant benefit and cost of providing adequate fire protection of such development upon parcels of property within the City-Wide Area.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.030 Establishment of Fire Impact Fee.
A fire impact fee shall be established and imposed by resolution of the City Council pursuant to this chapter upon all parcels for construction of new developments, additions and remodeling of properties within the City-Wide Area for residential and nonresidential construction. The aforementioned fee may be adjusted from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.040 Payment of Fire Impact Fee and Applicability.
(a) The fee as imposed by this chapter to be paid shall be due and payable upon the issuance by the City of a building permit for the construction of any building unit, or the construction of additions to any residential and nonresidential building upon a parcel. Such fee shall be imposed upon a development or parcel, whether vacant or which has been previously improved with a building unit, whenever such development is used or is intended to be used as an accessory use to a development or adjacent development for which a building permit is issued. “Accessory Use” shall mean a use subordinate to the principal use of a development, including but not exclusive to parking, recreation, landscaping or other incidental use. Such fee shall be imposed upon a previously improved development whenever a building permit is issued to add to a residential dwelling constructed before January 1, 2007 and for additions to nonresidential buildings, or more, to existing building units upon such parcel or whenever a building permit is issued for new development of building units thereon.
(b) The fee shall be imposed upon a parcel which has been previously improved with a building unit whenever a building permit is issued for a new building unit or development on an adjoining parcel under common ownership and which new unit constitutes in effect an addition or expansion of use of the previously improved parcel. Such fee shall be calculated upon the type of development and paid by every person or entity to whom a building permit is issued therefor.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.050 Building Permit Requirement.
The fee shall be paid to the Building Official or to the authorized agent of the Building Official at or before the time the building permit is issued. No building permit shall be issued for a development unit until such fee is paid in full.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.060 Payment Exemptions.
No fee imposed by this chapter shall be imposed upon issuance of a building permit for the restoration of existing building or buildings damaged by fire or other catastrophe.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.070 Use of Fee Revenues.
The fees paid to the City as provided in this chapter shall be used solely for the cost of constructing, acquiring, purchasing, and providing capital fire facilities and equipment, and for no other purpose.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.080 Capital Improvement Fee Fund Requirement.
The City Council hereby establishes a special fund designated as “Fire Department Capital Improvement Fee Fund.” All funds from the imposition of the fees provided herein, and any other monies that the City Council may from time to time transfer thereto, shall be deposited in such Fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of land acquisition, engineering, construction, installation, purchasing or any other direct cost of providing capital fire facilities and equipment.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)
14-50.090 Flexibility with Use of Fee Revenues.
It shall be within the discretion of the City Council to retain or disburse such funds for such purpose or to advance funds, and use later-paid fees to reimburse the City for such advanced funding.
(§ 1, Ord. 1213-07 (CM), eff. February 8, 2007)