The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Benito finds and declares as follows.
(A) Adequate fire protection facilities must be available to serve new development.
(B) Public and private developments require the construction or expansion of fire protection facilities and the acquisition of equipment.
(C) In many areas of the county, the funds for the expansion or construction of fire facilities and the purchase of equipment necessitated by new development are not available when the development occurs, resulting in the potential for inadequate fire protection for the new development and the community.
(D) The above conditions place the residents of the development and the community in a condition perilous to their health and safety.
(E) The impacts of development on the existing fire protection facilities and equipment cannot be alleviated in a reasonable period of time without county involvement.
(F) The San Benito County general plan policies commit the county to aid in the construction of fire suppression facilities.
(G) For the above reasons, new methods for financing fire protection facilities and equipment necessitated by development are needed in San Benito County.
(1966 Code, § 15C-3) (Ord. 639, § 1(part))