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ORDINANCE NO. 2424 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 16 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION), CHAPTER 16.20 (DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES), OF THE CITY OF REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 16.20.025 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 16.20.030 THROUGH 16.20.050, SECTIONS 16.20.071 AND 16.20.072, AND SECTIONS 16.20.080 THROUGH 16.20.120, ALL RELATING TO THE TIMING OF COLLECTION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Redding for the City Council to facilitate development activity while the national and local economy is suffering; and WHEREAS, the timing of collection of development impact fees can have a material financial impact on the financial borrowing needs of persons developing property in the City of Redding and collection of development impact fees at building permit issuance instead of at certificate of occupancy creates an additional financial burden and impediment to development; and NOW, THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF AND REMOVE AN ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 16, Chapter 16.20, Section 16.20.025 is hereby added to read as follows: 16.20.025 Timing for Collection of Development Impact Fees. A. The timing for collection of an development impact fees and other charges set forth in this chapter shall be as set forth below in this section, except as may otherwise be established by the specific terms of any other section in this Chapter to the contrary, or as otherwise may be provided for by separate City Council action in connection with a specific development project, or class of projects. I. Development impact fees for commercial, office, or industrial development shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit. 2. Development impact fees for residential development shall be paid prior to final inspection or granting of occupancy, whichever occurs first, for a new or remodeled residential unit or mobile home. Section 2. Title 16, Chapter 16.20, is hereby amended by amending Sections 16.20.030, 16.20.040, 16.20.050, 16.20.071, 16.20.072, 16.20.080, 16.20.090, 16.20.100, 16.20.11 0 and 16.20.120 to read as follows: ~ ~ . . ,. 16.20.030 Fire facilities impact fee. A. [No Change to subsection A] B. Fee Schedule. The fire facilities impact fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date ofthe feepayer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city, as follows: 16.20.040 Citywide transportation development impact fee. A. [ No change to subsections A and B] C. Fee Schedule. The following fee schedule is based on an analysis of proportional impact of the various types of new building construction on the city's transportation system as outlined in the Comprehensive Impact Fee Study dated May 19,2000, as amended on January 22,2004, and the North Redding Traffic Benefit District Traffic Impact Fee Study, dated August 27, 2007. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the feepayer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city, as follows: 16.20.050 Dana Drive traffic impact fee A. [ No change to subsections A through c] D. Fee Schedule. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the feepayer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city, as follows: 16.20.071 Churn Creek Road traffic impact fee zone. A. [ No change to subsections A and B] C. Fee Schedule. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the feepayer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city for a new building or for a building remodel or addition representing a fifty percent or greater building size increase of an existing building, as follows: 16.20.072 North Redding traffic benefit district impact fee zone. A. [ No change to subsections A through c] D. Fee Schedule. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the fee payer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city as follows: 16.20.080 Water System impact fees. A. [ No change to subsections A and B] 2 . . C. Fee Schedule. Fees and charges imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedules in effect on the date of the user's application for the appropriate building permit. 16.20.090 Sewer system impact fees. A. [ No change to subsections A and 8] C. Fee Schedule. Sewer charges and fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the user's application for the appropriate building permit. Where a new, changed, or expanded use of the property causes or has the potential to cause increased impact to the POTW, the applicant shall pay those applicable charges for the increased impact. Sewer connection charges include connection charges for system improvement and treatment plant expansion, line tap charges (defined in RMC Section 14.16.205), and front footage charges, and may include a special benefit charge defined in this chapter. 16.20.100 Park and recreation facilities impact fees. A. [ No change to subsection A or C] 8. Fee Schedule. A fee for each residential building permit shall be paid to the city as required by this section, except for permits issued covering work performed on buildings or structures owned by any city, county, state or federal agency or any public agency or district. Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the fee payer's application for the appropriate building permit and shall be paid to the city, as follows: 16.20.110 Storm Drainage impact fees. A. [ No change to subsection A or 8] C. Fee Schedule. Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the fee schedule in effect on the date of the feepayer' s application for the appropriate building pennit and shall be paid, as follows: 16.20.120 Exemption from payment of development impact fees. A. [Subsection C is re-Iettered to be subsection A] Section 3. The Council hereby finds and determines that the enactment of this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section I 5378(b)( 4) (California Code of Regulations Section I 5378(b)(4)) because it is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to file a Notice of Exemption with the County of Shasta pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15094. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. 3 . . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 18th day of November, 2008; and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 2nd day of December, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dickerson, Jones, McArthur, Stegall, and Bosetti None None None ',.. , ;;1zC~<[b RICK BOSETTI, Mayor -- r , ,) j,' 'r CT~~~~ 'i;~~r;\c~ ~~?~Sj~~ ~E<.s.,T~O~~Y~R, City Clerk FORM APPROVED: ~/T ,-,-".,.- - .,\ "} ~ \ 4