A. Annexation Fees: The City Council authorizes the collection of fees relating to annexations. Said fees shall be established by ordinance or by resolution. (Ord. 608, 4-17-1979)
B. Development Impact Fees:
1. Authority To Impose And Charge: The City Council is hereby granted authority to establish and charge development impact fees as a condition of approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying the costs of public facilities (including public improvements, public services and community amenities) related to development projects. Development impact fees may be established and charged to pay for the cost of development of streets and thoroughfares, traffic control facilities, law enforcement facilities and equipment, fire facilities and equipment, general City facilities and equipment, storm drainage facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater collection facilities, water supply and holding facilities, water distribution facilities, parks and recreation facilities and open space facilities. (Ord. 94-014, 6-28-1994)
2. Content Of Resolutions: In enacting resolutions establishing and imposing such development impact fees, the City Council shall set forth the specific amount of the fee, describe the benefit and impact area on which the development impact fee is imposed, list the specific public improvements to be financed, describe the estimated cost of the facilities, describe the reasonable relationship between the fees and the various types of developments, and set forth the time for payment. The City Council may further provide in such resolution that specific limitations will apply to reductions, adjustments, waivers or deferrals of development impact fees, and the City Council may, in such resolution, set forth such specific limitations.
With regard to storm drain facilities impact fees, no less than fifty percent (50%) of such current impact fees collected by the City shall be spent on projects that specifically result in Kings River water being recharged to the aquifer underlying the City. Recharge shall take place at location(s) no farther than three (3) miles from the City limits, unless approved by any applicable government agency(ies). Unless otherwise required to do so by law, the City shall not decrease the amount of storm drain facilities impact fees below the amount in effect as of May 1, 2017, as reflected on the applicable development impact fee schedule. The City shall maintain this practice in full force and effect until the first of either of the following occurs: a) the City achieves overall groundwater sustainability, or b) the groundwater sustainability agency of which the City is a member has an approved plan to achieve sustainability. In calculating overall groundwater sustainability, the City may include offsets for recharge, including at those locations for which development impact fees or other City funds were used to create recharge facilities whether within or outside of the current City limits. (Ord. 2017-005, 10-24-2017)
3. State Law Compliance: Such resolutions shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Government Code chapter 5, division 1 of title 7 (commencing with section 66000). (Ord. 94-014, 6-28-1994)