(A) New construction of dwelling units and commercial and industrial buildings, as well as the establishment of new and more intense uses in existing buildings, places demands on the city to provide new services, expand and improve public facilities, and accelerate the replacement and repair of existing public facilities.
(B) In order to provide an equitable source of funding for these new services and facilities, the City Council finds that it is fair and equitable to charge such new development and new, more intense changes in use of existing buildings, for a proportionate share of the costs of new services and facility improvements and repairs.
(C) Charges on new development will ensure that there are appropriate revenues to minimize the potential threat to public health, safety, and welfare caused by new development which incrementally impacts water and sewer supply, drainage, fire and police protection, and other public services and thereby reduce the reliance on other public funds to essentially underwrite the cost of services and facilities generated by new development.
(D) This subchapter of the Code of Indio may be referred to as the "Impact Fee Ordinance," and is enacted under the city's police power pursuant to the California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7, and pursuant to Government Code §§ 66000 et seq., (hereinafter "Mitigation Fee Act"). All words, phrases, and terms used in this title shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in the Mitigation Fee Act, unless otherwise specifically defined herein.
(Ord. 1463, passed 5-17-06)