A. Residential Property. A building and equipment fee, consisting of an administrative building fee, a fire protection building and equipment fee and a police protection building and equipment fee shall be assessed and levied upon the owners of residential property located within the city at the time of the occurrence of any of the following events affecting the improvements to and/or use of such property:
1. The construction of a new building on the property containing one or more dwelling units;
2. The construction of alterations or additions to an existing building on the property which adds one or more dwelling units to such existing building: or
3. The change in use of an existing building on the property from a previous nonresidential use to a residential use;
B. Nonresidential Property. A building and equipment fee, consisting of an administrative building fee, a fire protection building and equipment fee and a police protection building and equipment fee shall be assessed and levied upon the owners of nonresidential property located within the city at the time of the occurrence of any of the following events affecting the improvements to and/or use of such property:
1. The construction of a new building or structure on the property;
2. The construction of alterations or additions to an existing building or structure on the property which results in the expansion of such existing building or structure; or
3. The change in use of an existing building on the property from a residential use to a nonresidential use, or from a previous nonresidential use to another nonresidential use requiring a certificate of occupancy under the building regulations adopted by or pursuant to this code.
C. Mixed Used Projects. A transportation facility fee, consisting of a street facility improvement fee, a street maintenance equipment fee and a bikeway improvement fee shall be assessed and levied upon the owners of a mixed use project, however, the mixed uses may be divided into separate fee categories (e.g., residential, nonresidential) based on varying uses by building story (vertical) or reasonable separation on the same level (horizontal), so long as the different uses do not support the higher intensity use. Supporting uses will be considered as part of the more intense use for fee category determination. Subsequent changes in use may require payment of fees to account for a more intense use.
(Ord. 1956 §1 (part), Ord. 2521 §27)