(A) Development projects. To assist in providing revenue to acquire and preserve vegetation communities and natural areas within the city and Western Riverside County which are known to support threatened, endangered or key sensitive populations of plant and wildlife species, the MSHCP mitigation fee shall be paid for each development project or portion thereof to be constructed within the city.
(B) Due prior to building permit. The MSHCP mitigation fee shall be paid no later than the issuance of a building permit for a development permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no building permit shall be issued for any development project except upon the condition that the MSHCP mitigation fee applicable to such development project has been paid.
(C) Amount of fee. The amount of the MSHCP mitigation fee for a development project shall be calculated in accordance with the Implementation Manual.
(Ord. 3326 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2678 § 1, 2003.)