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(a) A person appealing a decision approving, conditionally approving or denying approval of a tentative map or tentative parcel map, other than a community planning group authorized to review and make recommendations about the map, shall pay to the Director at the time the appeal is filed, the appeal fee or deposit established by the Board. A request for appeal shall not be considered validly filed unless the appellant pays the required fee or deposit.
(b) A community planning group shall only appeal a decision under subsection (a) in compliance with Board Policies.
(Added by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10)
This section is adopted pursuant to Government Code sections 66483 and 66488. In addition to any other fees and prior to the County's approval of any final map, parcel map or conditional certificate of compliance issued pursuant to section 81.1104, a subdivider or person issued a conditional certificate of compliance shall pay local drainage area fees as follows:
According to the formula, applying individual development cost and drainage basin cost, for all land in Local Drainage Areas 1 and 2 as shown on the map and addenda attached as Exhibits A, B, and C to the "Agreement for Reimbursement of Cost of Construction of Public Drainage Facilities", on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board as Document No. 604932.
(Added by Ord. No. 5792 (N.S.), effective 7-10-80; amended by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10)
Where a subdivider is required as a condition of approval of a tentative map or tentative parcel map to pay fees relating to providing improvements or performing services to the subdivision and the subdivider enters into an agreement secured pursuant to this division to defer installing improvements required by section 81.404 or section 81.708, the subdivider may defer payment of these fees. In that case the agreement shall provide that the fees shall be paid before the work commences for which the fee was required or before the County issues a building permit, whichever comes first. The amount of the security accompanying the agreement shall be increased to include the amount of the fees. The amount of the fees shall include an adjustment factor to represent the effects of inflation as represented in the Market Trends Index as published in the "Engineering News Record" or a similar index as determined appropriate by the Director. This section shall not apply to any fee that State law or a County ordinance provides for a different payment time.
(Added by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10529 (N.S.), effective 5-18-18)
Upon written request of an applicant, the Director may waive all fees and deposits required by this chapter if the Director determines the application is for an "environmental subdivision," as that term is defined in section 81.1001, and the environmental subdivision will conserve habitat that is important to the success of the County's Open Space Program or Multiple Species Conservation Program.
(Added by Ord. No. 9428 (N.S.), effective 2-15-02; amended by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10)
An applicant is entitled to a refund of unused deposits after: (a) the approval process is completed or an application is denied, withdrawn, or closed, (b) each County department determines that it has been paid in full for all costs and fees it is due and (c) the Director of DPW or Director of PDS determines no further action will be required by any County department. A project is completed when the County accepts or approves or where appropriate, accepts and approves all engineering, improvements, plans, maps, documents and reports and when required by this division, all recording of documents has occurred.
(Added by Ord. No. 10037 (N.S.), effective 3-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10783 (N.S.), effective 5-27-22)