SEC. 15-181. EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES ON ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

   This article shall not affect, in any manner, the permissible uses of property, density or intensity of development, design and improvement standards and public improvement requirements or any other aspect of the development of land or construction of buildings, which may be imposed by the city pursuant to zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances or other ordinances or regulations of the city.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-88.17) (Ord. No. 2258, 2979)

SEC. 15-182. DEVELOPMENT FEES AS ADDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

   Specific development fees imposed by divisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of article VI of the code reflect a development’s proportionate share of the cost of providing improvements necessary to meet demands created by such development at established city service level standards. As such, development fees are additional and supplemental to, and not in substitution of, either onsite improvement requirements or offsite improvement requirements imposed by the city pursuant to zoning, subdivision or other ordinances and regulations.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-88.18) (Ord. No. 2258, 2979)

SEC. 15-183. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.

   An accessory dwelling unit is a second unit on the same lot that is attached or detached from a residential unit. In accordance with Assembly Bill 881 (AB 881), fees cannot be charged for an ADU that is less than 750 square feet. For an ADU that is 750 square feet or larger, an ADU will pay a percentage of the residential fee based on the square footage of the ADU in proportion to the primary dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 2979)

SEC. 15-184. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

   (A)   The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to limit the power of the city council to impose any other fees or exactions or to continue to impose existing ones on development within the City of Oxnard, but shall be in addition to any other fees, exactions or other requirements that the city is authorized to impose, or has previously imposed, as a condition of approving plans, rezoning or other entitlements within the City of Oxnard pursuant to State and local laws. In particular, individual property owners shall remain obligated to fund, construct, and/or dedicate the improvements, public facilities and/or pay other exactions authorized or required by, but not limited to: (1) the City of Oxnard public works department improvement standards; (2) school impact fees (Cal. Gov’t Code, Sections 65970 et seq.) and implementing ordinances. Any credits or repayments pursuant to section 15-178 shall not include credits or repayment for the funding, construction or dedications described in this section.

   (B)   The construction of facilities by a private owner pursuant to section 15-178 shall be performed and contracted for only as required by law, including, but not limited to, compliance with the city’s improvement standards and requirements for public works projects, if applicable to the particular facility.

(Ord. No. 2979)

DIVISION 2. PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES FEES

SEC. 15-185. PURPOSE.

   This division imposes fees to defray actual or estimated costs of constructing planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm water, as required by a development project.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-89.22) (Ord. No. 2258, 2979)